Mac Apps

Be aware, as a Mac user, sometimes I am stuck with what software is available. Inclusion in this list doesn’t mean I recommend it, it just means it is the least bad of all the available alternatives.

• • Code editors: BBedit, VS Code, Cursor
  • Database: FileMaker Pro
  • Spreadsheet: MS Excel
  • Browser: Firefox (Extensions: Tab Session Manager, uBlock Origin, Singlefile, Form History Control (II), Web Stickies, Go To Playing Tab, Save A Link To The Current Tab)
  • Notes: Apple Notes.app
  • File Synching: Syncthing
  • Home Automation: Home Assistant
  • Security video recorder: SecuritySpy
  • Security camera control: Bitbar with homebrewed BASH scripts
  • Backup: Backblaze
  • Anti-Malware: Little Snitch, BlockBlock
  • OS Utils: LaunchControl
  • Filesystem management utils: GrandPerspective, DupeGuru
  • OS: MacOS 12.7.6 Monterey
  • Email: Thunderbird (plugins: FiltaQuilla, QuickFilters)
  • RTF Editor: Bean
  • Audio editor: Audacity
  • DAWs: Logic Pro, Garageband
  • Image editor: Photoshop, Preview.app
  • VM Host: VMware Fusion
  • Shell: BASH
  • RSS reader: FreshRSS

Linux Apps

• OS: Debian 12
• Web Server: Apache
• Database: MariaDB
• Backup: rsnapshot
• Filesystem management utils: ncdu, jdupes, baobab
• Window manager: lxdm

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