# Uses

Here you will find information on the hardware and software that I regularly enjoy, and recommend. My software usage frequently fluctuates, but the software and services listed below have stayed with me over the years.

## Computers

Buckwheat

My main desktop computer; the first custom computer I have ever built for myself. 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700K CPU and 64Gb DDR4 RAM on a Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE ATX Motherboard

Fireweed

A monstrous 2011 MacBook Pro with the main drive swapped to an SSD, the optical drive swapped for an internal drive, and RAM maxxed to 16Gb. I believe it is the last MacBook that allows modification

Clover

A Lenovo all-in-one that I saved from the dump, gives me something to watch movies and shows in my bedroom

Basswood

A 2013 MacBook Pro that I keep for some MacOS software, listed below

Bluegum

A 2017 iPad Pro 10in

Alfalfa

An iPhone 11 Max Pro that I get from work. The phone wasn’t being used in a drawer, and I needed an upgrade at the time.

## Operating Systems

These are my currently used operating systems, be sure to check out my favorite and alternative operating systems:

- Fedora Silverblue, installed on Buckwheat
- Alpine Linux, installed on Clover and is my absolute favorite Linux distro
- Kali Linux, installed on Fireweed
- MacOS, installed on Basswood
- iPadOS, installed on Bluegum
- iOS, installed on Alfalfa
- Windows. I do not enjoy nor recommend Windows for regular use, but I am listing it here because I use and support it every day at work

## Services

Email

Fastmail

CalDAV

Fastmail

CardDAV

Fastmail

Password Manager

Bitwarden

VPN

Mullvad

DNS Registrar

Porkbun

Music Streaming

Navidrome (self-hosted)

RSS

Miniflux (self-hosted)

Read-it Later

Linkding (self-hosted)

Tasks

Todoist

## Software on Computers

Shell

bash or whatever default shell a system comes with

Window Managers

- Sway on Buckwheat
- bspwm on Clover, and is preferred

Text Editor

neovim

File Manager

yazi

Notes

- nb
- vimwiki
- Obsidian

RSS Client

- Miniflux

Browsers

- LibreWolf
- gplaces

IRC Clients

- The Lounge
- senpai with soju
- catgirl
- sic

Media Player

mpv

Music Player

cmus

## Software on Mobile

Email Client

iOS Mail app

Notes

iOS Notes app

Task Management

Todoist

CalDAV Client

iOS Calendar app

CardDAV Client

iOS Contacts app

Music Player

play:Sub

RSS Client

lire

Read-it Later Client

Linkdy

## Recomendations

I no longer use these services for different reasons, but I still highly recommend them.

- Miniflux paid-hosting
- Pinboard