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Alias: ["Apps"]
Tag: ["Admin", "Computer", "App"]
Date: 2021-08-10
DocType: "Personal"
Hierarchy: "Root2"
TimeStamp: 2021-08-11
CollapseMetaTable: Yes

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Parent:: [[@Computer Set Up|Computer Setup]]

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```button
name Save
type command
action Save current file
id Save
```
^button-ITAppsSave

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# Applications

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```ad-abstract
title: Summary
collapse: open
Overview of Applications used on Computer and Phone.
```

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```toc
style: number
```

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### Computer

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#### Currently installed programs
Category | Apps & rationale
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_**System**_ | DropZone4, Launchpad, Mission Control, Siri, System Preferrence, TimeMachine, Utilities
_**Instant Messaging**_ | All-in-One Messenger, Caprine, Messages, Signal, [[Element]], Facetime, Zoom
_**Wealth**_ | Stocks
_**Crypto**_ | Anchor Wallet
_**Staples**_ | Brave Browser, Safari, Firefox
_**Productivity**_ | Email: Spark, Titan Mail, [[Tutanota]]
_**Productivity**_ | Calendar: Apple Calendar, Fantastical; Contacts: Cardhop & Contacts (native App)
_**Productivity**_ | TextEdit, Highland2, LibreOffice, GSuite (Doc, Sheets, Slides), Preview, Skiff.org
_**Productivity**_ | Note-taking: Bear, Obsidian, Standard Notes, Panda, Apple Notes; Reminders, Stickies (native Apps)
_**Productivity**_ |Others: Dictionary, yEd, The Unarchiver, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, VoiceMemos
_**Cloud**_ |  GitUp, [[Nextcloud]], [[SecureSafe]], [[Sync]]
_**Computer & Network Security**_ | VirusTotalUploader, Intego, GPG Key Chain, Authy, BitWarden, [[NextDNS]], Wireguard, Yubico Authenticator, MyNextDNS, CyberGhost VPN
_**Website management**_ | Wordpress, Filezilla, DBeaver
_**Media**_ | **Music**: Evermusic, Bandcamp, Background Music, Apple Music, MusicBrainz Picard, Podcasts; **Video**: Piped, QuickTime Player, [[VLC]], Apple TV
_**Pictures**_ | Management: Picktorial, Pixea, Photos; Editing: GIMP, Image Capture, PhotoBooth
_**Networks**_ | Avizio, Movemeon
_**News**_ | NetNewsWire, Apple News, Pocket
_**Map service**_ | Apple Maps
_**Shopping**_ | App Store
_**Home**_ | Home (native App)
_**Utilities**_ | Parcel, Gramps, FontBook, AppCleaner, Automator, BitComet, Books, Calculator, Duplicate File Finder, File Juicer, Fluid, Find My
_**Games**_ | Chess
_**Programming**_ |CotEditor, JSON viewer

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#### Programs under review

Current App | Change Criteria | Alternatives
-------------|-----------------|------------
_**Calendar (native Apple)**_ | Calendars aggregator; Non-[[iCloud]] syncing/backing; CardDAV; Cross-Platform | Fantastical (Flexibits/CardHop); Calendars (Readdle/Spark); Vantage Calendar; Timepage (Moleskine)
_**Spark (Email Client)**_ | in-transit/in-storage encryption; free; Slick UI; Cross-platform | [Spike](https://www.spikenow.com/)

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#### Non-App Programs
Activity | Apps & rationale
--------|------------------
_**Programmation**_ | Homebrew (install manager); [Libusb](https://pypi.org/project/libusb/), Python3 (compiler); Pytnev (compiler); Java Dev Kit 16.0.1 (compiler)
_**Cloud**_ | Storj (to check)
_**Security**_ | [[Threats and Intrusions#MVT\|MVT]] (Amnesty International)
_**Download**_ | [[youtube-dl]] (downloader)
_**Productivity**_ | [[Tesseract]] (Document reader); [Pandoc](https://pandoc.org) (document converter)
_**Media**_ | [Background Music](https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic) (Sound Output Control), Soundflower (Virtual Music player)
_**Finance**_ | [[hLedger]]


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### iPhone

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#### Currently installed Apps
Category | Apps & rationale
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_**Phone**_ | Phone, iMessage, FaceTime, Cardhop, System Settings, Clock, MyEE, MySosh
_**Instant Messaging**_ | Whatsapp, Signal, [[Element]], Telegram, Discord
_**Health**_ | Doctolib, SystmOnline, NHS, NHS Covid, TousAntiCovid, Health (native App)
_**Wealth**_ | HSBC UK, HSBC FR, [[Revolut]], HMRC, Lifesight, Experian, Wallet, SaXoTrader, Delta
_**Crypto**_ | Coinbase, Coinbase Wallet, Metamask, [[Enjin]] Wallet, Anchor, Binance, Kraken, SwissBorg
_**Staples**_ | AccuWeather, Brave Browser
_**Digital ID**_ | MobileConnect et moi
_**Productivity**_ | Email: Spark, Titan Mail, [[Tutanota]], SimpleLogin
_**Productivity**_ | Calendar: Apple, 24me; Contacts: Cardhop
_**Productivity**_ | Polaris Office, Skiff.org, Otter, iZip, QuickScan
_**Productivity**_ | Note-taking: Bear, Obsidian, Standard Notes
_**Productivity**_ |Others: Dictionary, Wikipedia, DeepL Translate, Tricount, Shortcuts (native App), IFTTT
_**Cloud**_ | Files ([[iCloud]] Manager), [[Sync]], [[Nextcloud]], [[SecureSafe]]
_**Internet Security**_ | iVerify, BitWarden, Authy, [[NextDNS]] 
_**Website management**_ | Wordpress, Lebv.org
_**Media**_ | **Music**: Evermusic; Shazam, Bandcamp, Radio Nova, NTS; **Video**: TV (native App), Netflix, Piped, BTSport, Global Polo
_**Pictures**_ | Taking: Camera+2; Management: Photos; Editing: Sketches, Darkroom 
_**Networks**_ | Facebook, LinkedIn
_**News**_ | NetNewsWire, Le Monde, Yhe Guardian, The NYTimes, Apollo, Startups, Pocket, BB Connects, LiveScore, Medium
_**Travel**_ | TfL Go, TfL Oyster, Eurostar, Paris Metro, Uber, BA, Skyscanner, OUI.sncf, Airbnb, HotelTonight, Voyage Privé, ZipCar, Rentacars, OuiCar, TrainLine
_**Map service**_ | Maps.me, Waze, Citymapper
_**Charity**_ | Klima
_**Shopping**_ | Amazon, Apple Store, Eventbrite
_**Home**_ | Home (native App), Deco, Audicast S
_**Food**_ | Deliveroo, RecipeKeeper, Vivino
_**Nature**_ | iNaturalist, PoctureThis, Merlin Bird ID
_**Utilities**_ | Find My, Units, Compass, Measure, Calculator+
_**Games**_ | FlashInvaders
_**Programming**_ | Textastic, Working Copy

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####  Apps using [[iCloud]]
App Name | Description
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_**Bear**_ | Syncing between Computer & Phone
_**Calendar**_ | For running on Phone
_**Cardhop**_ | App-side encryption; Syncing between Computer & Phone
_**Keychain**_ | Syncing password management

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#### Apps under review

Current App | Change Criteria | Alternatives
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[_**24me**_](https://www.twentyfour.me/) (Calendar) | Calendars aggregator; Non-[[iCloud]] syncing/backing; CardDAV; Cross-Platform | Fantastical (Flexibits/CardHop); Calendars (Readdle/Spark); Vantage Calendar; Timepage (Moleskine)
_**Spark (Email Client)**_ | in-transit/in-storage encryption; free; Slick UI; Cross-platform | [Spike](https://www.spikenow.com/)

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#### Current Cost
App Name | One-Off fee | Subscription p.m.
-----------|:------------:|:--------------:
_**24me**_ | £15.63 |
_**Apple Music/TV**_ | | £4.99
_**Bear**_ | | £1.17
_**BT Sport**_ | |
_**Camera+ 2**_ | £7.99 |
_**Evermusic**_ | £8.99 |
_**Flexibits (Cardhop)**_ | £19.99 | £4.99
_**Klima**_ | | £6.82
_**LinkedIn**_ | | £26.99
_**Netflix**_ | | £5.99
_**RecipeKeeper**_ | £7.99 |
_**Slidebox**_ | £7.99|
_**Textastic**_ | £8.99 | &emsp;
_**Tutanota**_ | &emsp; | £0.9
_**Working Space**_ | £17.99 | &emsp;

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<mark class="green">Applications</mark> | One-Off Cost | Subscription p.m.
-----------|:------------:|:--------------:
_**Total**_ | £103.55 | £51.85 
^AppCost

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### Further steps

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- [x] [[Applications|MacOS]]: Installation of Docker has messed with Homebrew's arborescence ✅ 2021-09-16
- [x] iPhone App review ✅ 2021-09-14
- [x] Buy Obsidian Cross-device Sync ✅ 2021-09-14

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