Services¶

I despise advertising as the primary form of monetization for services. And I don't want to keep too many subscriptions and actively avoid them when I can. But I'll much rather pay for the services that I need rather than be subjected to advertisements.

Productivity¶

• iCloud+

The iCloud+ Suite is essential to my setup right now. It handles email for my custom domains. And importantly, it is also backup storage for my iPhone.

• Tweek

I've been loving Tweek as a minimal calendar/to-do/planner. On the backend, it syncs with Apple Calendar via the iOS app.

• Todoist
• Claude

Utility¶

• 1Password
• Proton VPN VPNs do not provide anonymity

I use ProtonVPN strictly for P2P traffic as it's one of the few VPN services that supports port forwarding .

• Postmark

I mainly need transactional email for self-hosted apps, which send a very low volume. Postmark's free plan has been perfect for this.

• NextDNS

Internet¶

• Discord

This is my instant messenger and voice chat for friends. I also have a personal server for webhook notifications.

• Cloudflare: Domain Registrar , DNS , R2 Workers , Pages , and Zero Trust
• PostHog

Media¶

• Steam
• Pocket Casts

Having purchased the iOS and web app early on, I'm grandfathered into its lifetime plan³. I do not think that Pocket Casts is worth it at its current subscription price.

Instead, I recommend Overcast , or Audiobookshelf .

• Audible Subsidiary of Amazon¹

Audible is only used for exclusives.

eBooks and audiobooks are sold by Amazon with DRM. Buy directly from publisher and your local bookstore when possible!

• Libby