App defaults

Nov 15, 2023

I’m not that different to Manu or Carl, but it’s fun to share nonetheless.

Updated: 2025

Mail Client: Mail
Mail Server: iCloud
Notes: Things 3
To-Do: Things 3
Photo Shooting: Camera1, Blackmagic Camera2
Photo Management: Photos, Photomator
Calendar: Calendar
Cloud File Storage: iCloud, Backblaze
RSS: Not so much these days, Feedly if needed
Contacts: Contacts
Browser: Safari
Read It Later: GoodLinks3
Shopping Lists: Reminders
Music: Music
Podcasts: Podcasts
Password Management: Passwords
Chat: iMessage (Messenger, Telegram, Discord because that’s where the people are)
Bookmarks: Safari
Word Processing: iA Writer
Spreadsheets: Numbers
Presentations: Keynote
Meal Planning: Mela
Budgeting and Personal Finance: Credit & Debit and Numbers
News: The New Yorker
Code Editor: BBEdit

Other

via Manu & Carl; similar to Derek’s Uses

Mail Client: Mimestream, Spark
Mail Server: FastMail, Google
Notes: Notes or paper
To-Do: Reminders or paper, Todoist, Asana
Photo Shooting: Moment Pro, Filmic Pro
Photo Management: Lightroom (CC & Classic), Photo Mechanic
Calendar: N/A
Cloud File Storage: Dropbox RSS: Feedbin, Reeder (and Classic), FeedMail, NetNewsWire)
Contacts: Contacts
Browser: Rockmelt
Read It Later: Reeder, Pinboard.in, Instapaper
Shopping Lists: N/A
Music: Doppler, Shokz, Mighty, Spotify, Pandora, iTunes
Podcasts: Overcast
Password Management: 1Password
Chat: N/A
Bookmarks: Del.icio.us, Favs
Word Processing: Pages
Presentations: iA Presenter
Meal Planning: Paprika
Budgeting and Personal Finance: Finances 2
News: The Spinoff Bulletin, The Press
Code Editor: TextEdit

Other:

I’d actually rather take film photos, but I need a rangefinder camera.

For 4k HDR timelapses

This can be a bad habit