Uses | Joanna J.

A list of things I use and enjoy

Devices

Firefox [macOS + iOS] — I've tried using Safari but I always come back to Firefox
Fantastical [macOS + iOS] — A better calendar app
Things [macOS + iOS] — There are probably better todo list apps out there but this does everything I need, plus it was one of the first apps I ever purchased from the iPhone App Store.
Obsidian [macOS + iOS] — I recently started using this for notes. Not sold yet.
Apple Mail [macOS + iOS] — It's fine
1Password [macOS + iOS] — The OG password manager
Tor Browser [macOS] — For when I'm feeling sneaky
NetNewsWire [macOS + iOS] — Super, reliable RSS reader
Signal [macOS + iOS] — I use it to talk to non-iMessage friends
Proton Drive, VPN, and Mail [macOS + iOS] — I use Drive for more sensitive things that I don't want on iCloud. VPN for when I need a VPN. I don't really use Mail but I really like the idea of encrypted email.

Plex [iOS + TV OS] — a media server for personal movies and TV shows
Roon [macOS + iOS] — a music streaming server kind of like Plex
TIDAL [macOS + iOS] — I recently stopped using Apple Music and started using TIDAL because it is built-in to Roon
Sleeve [macOS] — Shows me what song is currently playing on my desktop. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with TIDAL or Roon

iStat Menus [macOS] — macOS system status in the menu bar
Alfred [macOS] — a powerful launcher that I don't use enough
balenaEtcher [macOS] - a great tool for creating bootable USB drives from disk images
Transmit [macOS] — my favorite SFTP client
AutoMounter [macOS] — If you use network attached storage on a Mac this makes it much less painful
DaisyDisk [macOS] — shows you where all your storage is being used
Drafts [macOS + iOS]
XLD [macOS] — used to create my FLACs
MusicBrainz Picard [macOS] — helps manage music metadata
VLC [macOS]
Bartender [macOS] — I'll be happy when Apple "sherlocks" these kind of apps
Tailscale [macOS + iOS] — a private VPN service that I use to access all of my servers when I'm not at home.
Syncthing [macOS]
Backblaze [macOS] — an affordable whole computer cloud backup service with unlimited storage. Has come in handy when I need to get a file off my parent's computers.

Visual Studio Code [macOS]
iTerm2 [macOS] — a better terminal emulator for macOS
Xcode [macOS] — a necessary evil for doing iOS development
Xcodes [macOS] — makes installing multiple versions of Xcode a breeze
RapidAPI [macOS] — formally Paw, a macOS REST client
OpenSim [macOS] — a handy tool for viewing your app's sandbox in an iOS simulator

Sig Sauer P226 MK 25 — I've always had a historical interest in firearms and recently bought this as my first one.