Over the past few weeks, I’ve been heavily analyzing and (hopefully) optimizing my workflows and strategies. Many of these have been in use for multiple years, but there are quite a few additions as well. I’ve made an effort to go with first party apps unless I have a specific need for something else.
- 📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail
- 📮 Mail Server: iCloud Mail
- 📝 Notes: Apple Notes + Obsidian + Tot
- ✅ To-Do: Apple Reminders
- 📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Apple Camera
- 📸 Photo Editing (iOS): Darkroom
- 🟦 Photo Management: Apple Photos
- 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
- 📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive + Google Drive
- 🗄 Cloud Storage Mounting: Mountain Duck
- 📖 RSS: Reeder
- 🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts
- 🌐 Browser: Safari
- 💬 Chat: Apple Messages
- 🔖 Bookmarks: Safari
- 📑 Read It Later: Messy Amount of Tabs
- 📜 Word Processing: Obsidian
- 📈 Spreadsheets: Numbers
- 📊 Presentations: ProPresenter, iA Presenter
- 🛒 Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders/Notes
- 🍴 Meal Planning: Kalena (my wife)
- 💰 Budgeting & Finance: QuickBooks
- 📰 News: Reeder
- 🎵 Music: Apple Music
- 🎤 Podcasts: Overcast
- 🔐 Password Management: Apple Passwords
- 🧭 Map/Directions: Apple Maps
- 🔎 Search: Google (ugh)
- 🤖 Preferred LLM: Claude
- 🖼 Screenshot Framing: Framous
- 🔄 Automation: Keyboard Maestro + Hazel
- 🔧 Mac Utilities: Front and Center, HyperKey, Monitor Control
- 💻 Code Editor: Nova + BBEdit
- 🎨 Graphics Editing: Pixelmator Pro + Sketch
- 🛡 Safari Extensions: Wipr + StopTheMadness Pro
- 📞 Video Conferencing: Zoom
- 🎮 Games: Chess
Idea originated from Hemispheric Views.
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