Loved this idea from Episode 097 of Hemispheric Views where they had a Dual of the Defaults! So to join in the fun as everyone else has I decided to make a list of what I use myself. I think the hardest part right now is a lot is in flux as I have started to use a Mac for my work job but more on that another time. However, this is how it looks right now as I am probably in transition still.

  • ✉️ Mail Client: Apple Mail
  • 📨 Mail Server: GoogleSuite & Apple Mail
  • 📝 Notes: Apple Notes (plus Obsidian for Work)
  • ✅ To-Do: Reminders
  • 📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
  • 📚 Photo Management: Photos.app
  • 🗓️ Calendar: Calendar.app
  • 🗄️ Cloud file storage: iCloud and Google Drive (a mess right now)
  • 📰 RSS: Reeder with FreshRSS
  • 📇 Contacts: Contacts.app (Google Backend)
  • 🕸️ Browser: Safari (plus Chrome for Work)
  • 💬 Chat: iMessage and Discord
  • 🔖 Bookmarks: Shaarli
  • 👓 Read It Later: Not using anything at the moment
  • 📜 Word Processing: Google Docs
  • 📊 Spreadsheets: Google Sheets (plus Excel)
  • 🛝 Presentations: Google Slides
  • 🛒 Shopping Lists: Alexa Lists 😱
  • 🧑‍🍳 Meal Planning: None - Based on what I buy we cook 🤷‍♂️
  • 💰 Budgeting & Personal Finance: Buddy
  • 🗞️ News: Apple News and various sources in RSS
  • 🎶 Music: Apple Music
  • 🎧 Podcasts: PocketCasts
  • 🔐Password Management: iCloud KeyChain

Specail thanks to Robb for keeping track of a list of all of us doing this and you can find it on his App Defaults page he keeps currating. Also, thanks to Matt as I took his initinal list as I like the addition of the emojis.*