Tools

Last Updated: November 18, 2020

🖱️ Hardware

• MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2017, 2.3 GHz, i5 8GB RAM, 128GB - bought second hand
• iPhone SE 32GB - bought second hand
• Broken apple wired earphones

🖥️ Desktop Apps & Tools

Web

• Firefox tweaked with user.js - highly tweaked browser for maximum privacy

Search

• Startpage - current replacement for g00gle search engine

Security

• Bitwarden - open source, cross-platform password manager

Email

• Migadu - privacy-oriented domain email hosting

Notes

• Standard Notes - open source note taking app with powerful privacy manifesto

Storage

• Sync - 5gb free storage, zero knowledge encryption

Misc

• Homebrew - the missing package manager for macOS or linux

📱 Mobile

Messaging

• Signal - private alternative to wh@tsapp, open source, funded by non-profit

Productivity

• Things - highly customizable task app

Podcast

• Overcast - decently private free podcast app

💾 Development

• VSCodium - open source version of VSCode without the micro$oft telemetry
• iTerm2 - improvement to the traditional mac terminal

🎒 Backpacking

• Gregory Zulu 40 - ergonomic, economic and compact