Default apps
With so many default apps from Robb Knight landing into my RSS feeds, I got intereseted by the apps other people uses by default and the ones listed on https://defaults.rknight.me/
So letโs share mine as it is easy to write.
๐จ Mail Client
Protonmail is the defacto free and good version for private emails. I use their web UI to read and write emails and their app on smartphones.
๐ฎ Mail Server
As the mail is hosted by Protonmail, I use their servers as hosting. So it is not applicable in my case.
๐ Notes
Everything I notes is written in an Obsidian vault. My notes are then organized using the PARA method: Project, Area, Resource and Archive.
โ To-Do
Pen & Paper ๐ When a task needs to be done, it is added, and when done, it is checked. Thatโs it and it works well. I do some daily todo-list, and I added a weekly todo.
๐ท Photo Shooting
Well the simple camera of any smartphones.
๐ฆ Photo Management
My phone Gallery app and I upload the rest to my cloud file storage. KISS on this as it is not so much important for me.
๐ Calendar
The calendar of Simple Mobile Tools fits my need.
๐ Cloud File Storage
A 2TB lifetime plan with pCloud is well enough at the moment. It keeps the document reachable accross devices.
๐ RSS
Liferea is my go to on my desktop. I organize the feeds in folders and subfolders. It can carry the XXX feeds I have at the moment and it is enough.
๐ค Contacts
I use the simple Contact app of the phone and call it a day. I donโt need it that much.
๐ Browser
Firefox on both smartphones and desktops. Nothing else except to test web UIs in browsers.
๐ฌ Chat
Signal, Telegram and Whatsapp. I promote Signal above all else; Telegram is useful for friends, and Whatsapp for family in general.
๐ Bookmarks
Most happens on my selfhosted instance of Shaarli. I use the bookmarks of the browser too, sometimes with specific names or namespaces to find them again, and the โmarkedโ state of the RSS reader Liferea.
๐ Read It Later
Well, it is the same as with the bookmarks: reading on the fly happens with a specific tag on Shaarli. It allows to access the resource from any device with an internet connexion. I mark some in Liferea directly and open my reader to get them on the couch. It goes in pair with my bookmarks.
๐ Word Processing
n/a
๐ Spreadsheets
I donโt use them anymore, but it was Libreoffice all the way.
๐ Presentations
slides.dev for small and quick presentations. I was using PowerPoint for some projects at the university though.
๐ Shopping Lists
I somehow came to use Flatastic while I was living in a shared flat. Iโve kept it that way ever since.
๐ด Meal Planning
/tree/master/src What is in the fridge, then I have a shopping list and thatโs it.
๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance
n/a
๐ฐ News
A lot goes with RSS or Mastodon. I also get some from friends ๐ฑ For the society news (especially France), I use the channel of Hugo Dรฉcrypte.
๐ต Music
Spotify while working or to have some sound. I also use termusic for local files and custom playlists.
๐ค Podcasts
The VLC app or the pCloud music player. I always download them and put them in a ~/resources/podcasts
folder.
๐ Password Management
A simple KeepassXC local database that is synced accross my devices works well for now.
At some point I am considering a self-hosted Nextcloud instance for the daily business: Contacts, Agenda & Calendar, Tasks, etcโฆ
and have a good day!