Currently Using (Tech)

This list will change as my set-up changes, but this is my current lineup with an emphasis on minimizing big tech and favoring privacy and individual control.

My main machine is a Framework 13 laptop w/AMD Ryzen 5 7640U.

OS: Fedora Linux 42

Browser: Firefox, test-driving LibreFox

Office Suite:

• Offline:
  • Obsidian for a lot of drafting as well as general notes.
  • For course materials and things I'll be distributing, I'll often draft in a text editor (Kate) and run through Pandoc.
  • LibreOffice when necessary
• Online/Cloud:
  • Test-driving Cryptpad

VPN: Proton

Email:

• Fastmail for service w/Thunderbird as my desktop and phone app
• Proton

IDEs:

• VSCodium for most programming
• RStudio for R-related programming

RSS:

• FreshRSS through Pikapods; Readrops for mobile
  • Notes available here

• Zotero for citation management

• QR Codes: Just a QR Code has no trackers, ads, etc. Can run locally.