bonus reading
Todo

Rules for Computing Happiness

software
Use as little software as possible

software
Use simple tools that do one thing well

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Pay for software that’s worth paying for

Do not use software that does many things poorly

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Only use software with business incentives aligned with your values

VC funding will need to be payed back eventually – usually by screwing you over

software
Use a password manager

Enterprise software sucks because it’s made for corporate buyers, not users

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If you write or express yourself online, have your own domain name and email address

It’s a little annoying to set up, but having secure passwords and keeping them out of your brain is worth the effort

Megacorps return shareholder value . Increasingly short term. We’re in the enshittification age

That’s platform agnostic. Platform lockin will screw you over in time

software
Some of my favorites

2fa using otp, authenticated app is ideal

Sublime Text and Sublime Merge

TextEdit

Kinopio (of course)

hardware
Use a Mac for personal computing

Fantastical

ColorSnapper

Jumpcut

TablePlus

textsniper

IA writer

Firefox

Here’s what my setup looks like

list paid service subscriptions

pure paste

youtube

cleanshot

Fastmail

Over the years I’ve slowly found my favorite things. Maybe it’s just me, but it feels good to use something for a long time and know you may never need another

kagi