I was inspired by jcrabapple@dmv.community to write up a post about the apps, software and other things that I use on a daily basis.

This is a list that likely changes quite often depending on new apps or software that I find that is useful and beneficial to me and how I do things on a daily basis. This could change depending on work stuff or even personal stuff.

If you have any suggestions for other apps or software that I could be using, let me know via the contact form here: Give Me Suggestions.

Apps And Software


  • Email Service: ProtonMail – Paid service
  • Mail Client: ProtonMail(Both PC and Mobile)
  • Note Taking: Google Keep(Looking for an alternative), Vivaldi
  • Calendar: Proton Calendar – Paid service
  • Contacts: Proton Contacts(Paid service), Google Contacts
  • RSS Client: Vivaldi – It’s built into the browser
  • Cloud Storage: Proton Drive(Paid service), Google Drive(Moving away from this soon)
  • Photo Storage: Google Photos – Looking for an alternative
  • Web Browser: Vivaldi on all platforms
  • Shopping List: Google Keep – Looking for an alternative
  • Music: YouTube Music
  • Password Manager: ProtonPass(Paid service), Bitwarden(Moving away from this soon)
  • Weather: At A Glance widget within Nova Launcher on Android
  • Search: Kagi – Paid service
  • Android Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime
  • Chat Apps: Discord, Google Messages
  • Bookmarks: Looking for something outside of the browser
  • Social Media: Mastodon, PixelFed
  • VPN: ProtonVPN – Paid service

Computers, Laptops And Other Hardware


  • Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900KF CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz
  • 64GB of RAM
  • 2TB NVMe + 2TB NVMe + 4TB SSD
  • Nvidia 3080 GPU
  • Alienware 34 Curved OLED Gaming Monitor- AW3423DW
  • 2 – Viotek GNV27DB 27-Inch Curved QHD Gaming Monitors
  • Roccat Vulcan 122 AIMO Keyboard
  • Logitech G502 X Plus Lightspeed Mouse – White
  • MacBook Pro – Work laptop
  • MacBook Pro – Personal Laptop
  • Pixel 8 Pro
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • AirPods Pro 2
  • PixelBuds Pro
  • GoXLR
  • Rode PodMic
  • Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Certified Computer Speaker System

I’m sure there are other things that I use that aren’t on this list. Some of these things are also likely to change as I find newer things that suit me better.

If you have any questions about any of these items on the list, please don’t hesitate to ask!

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