My default apps at the end of 2023
I stumbled upon this by reading Kev’s great blog but it seems there are a bunch of people currently sharing their default apps.
For me, always looking for a new app to improve my workflow, this is great. However, I had to notice that many people - like myself - stick with the default apps of their operating system. But, I will scroll through most of the other contributions to check if there is something to try out for me.
I won’t let you wait any longer - here is my list:
📨 Mail Client: Mail.app
📮 Mail Server: uberspace.de
📝 Notes: Notes.app, and just trying out Obsidian.md
✅ To-Do: Reminders.app
📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
🟦 Photo Management: Synology Photos
📆 Calendar: Calendar.App & Calendar 5
📁 Cloud File Storage: Synology Drive
📖 RSS: miniflux + Reeder
🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Contacts.app
🌐 Browser: Safari
💬 Chat: Signal, WhatsApp
🔖 Bookmarks: currently everywhere. Need help 🫠
📑 Read It Later: Pocket
📜 Word Processing: Word
📈 Spreadsheets: Excel
📊 Presentations: PowerPoint
🛒 Shopping Lists: Reminders.app
🍴 Meal Planning: no app, discussions over dinner
💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: Excel
📰 News: Sueddeutsche Zeitung
🎵 Music: Apple Music
🎤 Podcasts: Castro
🔐 Password Management: Enpass
You can get the full list of participants from here: https://defaults.rknight.me/ and also use the opportunity to add some new blogs to your RSS reader.
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