Tools that I use |

Last updated: 09/04/2023

Essentials

OS: Fedora, simple, robust and works out of the box.
Web browser: Firefox, no further comments.
Coding: Virtual Studio Code, it’s very slow but like the plugins and the integrated debugger.
Email: ProtonMail encrypted mail and easy to use UI.
Password manager: Bitwarden easy to use with a lot of apps for all platforms.
RSS Aggregator: FreshRSS by far the best way to consume the web.

Organization

Personal Wiki: Notion used to document personal areas of my life.
Second brain: I maintain a Zettelkasten using Obsidian. The main purpose is to organize knowledge and later share it in this blog.
Personal cloud: self hosted Nextcloud instance used as calendar and contacts server.
Quick notes: Apple Notes.
Task management: org-mode I’ve been trying it out and I’m pretty impressed already. Furthermore, I’m planning to migrate my personal wiki to org-mode.
Expenses manager: Dime minimal and elegant UI without ads (only iOS)

Multimedia

Music: Apple Music, on my desktops I use Cider
Movies/Shows tracker: Trackt very convenient for recommending movies and keeping a watchlist.

Browser Extensions

uBlock Origin best ad-blocker ever.
Bitwarden passwords auto-fill.
List Feeds get RSS feed URLs easily.
Multi Account Containers separate work and personal accounts within Firefox.
LanguageTool grammar and spell checker.
Distraction-free YouTube remove visual elements from YT for a cleaner experience.
I still don’t care about cookies removes cookie banners
Sidebery vertical tabs FTW.
Bypass Paywalls useful for reading “premium” news sites.