Reddit Refugee because Steve Huffman got Musk-pilled.

Cyber Mage, All-round Troubleshooter, Wizard of Repair, Retired.

Card-carrying member Grumpy Old Man Club.

Opinions my own… Boy, do I have some. Some are actually valid.

Oh, and feel free to ignore me and move along. It’ll trouble me none.

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Cake day: June 20th, 2023
  • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.worldtoDeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml•What apps do you use now that you're degoogled?
    71·
    2 months ago

    So far:

    Email - Tuta

    Cloud storage / file sync - pCloud

    Maps & navigation OsmAnd (OpenStreetMaps)

    Search engine - Kagi

    Web browser - Librewolf

    Calendar - Nextcloud (on theGoodCloud)

    Notes - Joplin

    to-do lists - Todoist (cause integrates with HomeAssistant)

    Office suite - LibreOffice

    Social media - Mastodon/Lemmy/GroundNews

    podcast app - AntennaPod

    Password manager - KeePassXC

    VPN - Nord DNS - PiHole Firewall - Ubiquiti ERX

    App store - FDroid (if at all possible)

    Photo backup - pCloud here too

    Weather - (personal weather station) and Wunderground

    Smart assistant - HomeAssistant

    Liking all my choices so far… No real trade-offs (that I miss/notice).

  • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.ml•App Image or AUR package
    91·
    3 months ago

    Personally, I prefer installation via the package manager… Saves some steps and I’ve not had a problem using this procedure since the 90’s…

    AppImage is fine and all but there are some extra steps required to have that “app” appear in the OS menu and such…

    And, as an old fuck, I’m not fond of referring to the software installed on my computer as “app”. It’s “software” or “a program”.

    And, yes. Phone is also a computer and “app” is the appropriate word usage on that platform…

    I know. Semantics. But it’s what I’m used to.

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