lug, probably @ probablylug @lemm.ee

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The computer/server i am running Nextcloud on is very work in progress, and does not have a lot of storage, nor does it have a fast internet connection, i do plan to add more storage and a proper ethernet connection in the near future however. At the moment, I use it more for calendar/todo list syncing, contacts sync, RSS feed syncing, as well as bookmarks syncing. Also i have been using Syncthing for much longer than Nextcloud, I have around 200GB of data synced across three devices and I have never had any issues with it so i feel no need to change what already works pretty well

Email

• Mix of Proton Mail and Tuta Mail. I do want to get a custom domain just so I don't need to go through the email shuffle the next time a service goes to shit. Unfortunately i still need to keep around my Google account and Microsoft account. To access emails, I use FairEmail on my phone alongside the Proton and Tuta Mail apps, and on the desktop I use Thunderbird.

Cloud storage / file sync

• Filen for cloud storage, Syncthing for file sync, also selfhosted Nextloud. Used to use MEGA in the past, but i don't anymore. To backup my phone, I use LineageOS's built-in tool (Seedvault), I simply ask it to back up to the SD card and use Syncthing to sync this to my computer and server.

Maps & navigation

• OpenStreetMap is not great where I live, so I am still forced to use GMaps.

Search engine

• Duckduckgo (for most things) + Startpage (when I need better results).

Web browser

• Fennec Browser on mobile, Librewolf on desktop.

Calendar

• Fossify Calendar on mobile, Thunderbird on desktop, calendar is synced to a selfhosted Nextcloud server.

Contacts management

• Using the default contacts app on LineageOS on mobile, these synced with the same Nextcloud server.

Notes / to-do lists

• Tasks: Tasks.org on mobile, synced with the same Nextcloud server (with Nextcloud tasks). Honestly I can't find a desktop todo list app that supports Nextcloud, so i just use the website (if anyone knows a good option for this, let me know).
• For note-taking, i use Obsidian synced across all my devices with Syncthing, backed up to my Nextcloud server and Filen as well. For quicker notes (my obsidian vaults do take a while to open on my phone) i use the Nextcloud Notes app.

Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)

• Still using Microsoft Office, however looking into switching to LibreOffice or Onlyoffice.

Messaging / chat

• Sadly, still forced to use closed apps like Discord and Whatsapp, as 99% of my friends and family still use these apps. I'd like to use Signal more, alongside Element and maybe Revolt as a Discord alternative, but trying to convince them to switch is really hard.

Video calling

• (i don't do video calling)

Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news

• Social media: been using Lemmy more often via Thunder, been trying to use Mastodon more but I don't seem to find any good posts for some reason? anyways. I still use some closed social media, if i need to see a post on Twitter, it'll be through Squawker (really good client for twitter), i don't keep any social media apps on my phone anymore, so i just use the browser if i need to look something on twitter/reddit/bsky/tumblr/whatever, this way I get ad and tracker blocking as well.
• RSS reader: Nextcloud News on mobile, RSS Guard on desktop, all synced to Nextcloud News.

Music streaming / podcast app

• I don't do music streaming, i prefer to keep my music files locally, either buying them on Bandcamp or elsewhere For music playback however, on mobile i use Musicolet, and on desktop I use Musicbee (currently trying to find a replacement that is as good as Musicbee for Linux).

Video streaming / YouTube alternative

• Still using YouTube, YouTube Revanced, however GrayJay does look pretty good as a YT front-end and i do want to switch to that (once the desktop version is not awful).

Password manager

• I've used Bitwarden for the longest time, but I'd like to start using KeepassXC instead, since it is offline and does not look like a mobile app cosplaying as a desktop app.

VPN / DNS / Firewall

• Using ProtonVPN, alongside Tailscale to connect to the server i have at home.

Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)

• Launcher: Used to use Nova Launcher until they were bought out by a sketchy company, now I use Lawnchair. Still miss Nova Launcher to this day honestly.
• Custom ROMS: LineageOS 14, with microG. Honestly still surprised my banking app does not care about the fact I don't have GApps installed (the most it ever gave me is a single "your phone may be modified message" notification). Whatsapp messages are really delayed which has been a pain, but it is a worthwhile tradeoff.

App store / APKs

• Aurora store, F-Droid.

Photo backup / gallery

• Nextcloud Photos for camera backup, Syncthing for everything else, and for the gallery i use Fossify Gallery.

Weather

• Weathermaster on F-Droid. For a widget that tells me the weather, Another Widget is really good (sadly no longer developed).

Smart assistant (if any)

• (i don't use any)

Anything else you’ve replaced?

• planning to switch to Linux, I really do not like Windows 11 and their plans to shove AI everywhere, I been trying out Linux on my laptop and it has been pretty great, I really like how customizable it is, KDE Plasma is great and Fedora has been really stable as a daily OS. I may still be forced to keep a Windows VM or separate Windows partition around for certain stuff, like games that use anticheat bullshit, or other tools that are Windows only.
• Currently the phone I have is on its last legs, so I may switch to a degoogled Google Pixel, and use something like GrapheneOS or something that lets me lock the bootloader with a custom ROM installed
• Been looking into alternatives for MSOffice, Libreoffice looks good, however compatibility wise OnlyOffice tends to get the formatting right more often.

lmao this is literally just MIUI

seriously tho why can't they just stick with one design and improve it as much as possible instead of changing everything just for the sake of change ffs

Privacy Badger is also nice to have

it does a good job on blocking as much trackers as it can

reminds me of the one time I tried to configure a proxy on fedora KDE and then realizing most apps don't even use the inbuilt proxy settings and there are three separate ways to configure it that are only accessable via the terminal and it is pain