I'm seeing so many create their own list of default apps with Rob Knight's encouragement. Robb is the one who started this thing. For your consideratio, I hereby offer my defaults (in no particular order).
- calendar: Google Calendar in Chrome (tab 1)
- mail: Google Mail in Chrome (tab 2)
- browser: you guessed it, Chrome
- password manager: 1password
- code editor: VS Code
- window manager: magnet
- os: macOS Sonoma
- RSS reader: Feedly in Chrome (tab 4)
- site analytics: Fathom in Chrome (tab 3)
- all around utility: Alfred
- mastodon client: Ivory
- notes: Obsidian
- todo: Obsidian
- spreadsheet: Google Sheets
- documents: Google Docs
- music: YouTube Music
- photo management: Google Photos
- grocery shopping list: Alexa
- cloud storage: Dropbox
- cloud backup: Backblaze
- podcasts: Overcast
- contacts: Apple Contacts
- personal finance: Google Sheets
- maps: Google Maps
- static site generator: Eleventy
In case it's not apparent, for the most part, I'm pretty much all in on Google.
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