I am trying to get away from Windows ecosystem to get rid of the frequent management of my workflow and several constraints that I have put on myself on the choices of app and workflows as I needed them to be align with my cross-platform setup. So I am going to be relying more on the MacOS and Apple ecosystem.
Software and Subscriptions
- File Storage
- Dropbox – Default storage for key documents
- Google Drive – Searching photo is a breeze.
- Zoho Drive – For Archival
- iCloud – For photo backup and data backup
- Note Taking and Knowledge Management:
- Obsidian – The main PKM setup
- Tana (Testing it)
- Evernote (archiving and storing notes since 2008. Still the default driver for any archival notes)
- Notion – For work notes
- Standard Notes – Encrypted backup for key documents and notes
- Calendar and ToDo
- Mail Client
- Apple Mail
- Outlook
- Browser
- Arc (chromium based)
- Zen Browser (mozilla based)
- Other Utilities
- Daily journal – Day One
- Text Expander – Keyboard Maestro 11
- Blog Client – Mars Edit
- Password Manager – 1Password
- VPN- Proton VPN
Hardware
- Laptops and desktop
- Macbook Pro 14 (M1 Pro)
- Mac mini (M4 Pro) with Apple Studio
- Phones and Tablets
- Ipad Pro M2 with Cellular
- Samsung Galaxy S24
- iPhone 16 Pro
- Other accessories
- Keyboard – Logitech MX Keys
- Mouse – Logitech MX Master 3s
- Headphone – Sony Wh100M5
- Airpods Pro 2nd Gen
- Cameras
- Sony Alpha 7M3
- Lumix S5IIX
- Leica M11-P
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3