tag:mattlangford.com,2005:/posts_feed https://cdn.u.pika.page/F7XMGdzS1FzC3UlT6PGgbeii_c9292JgXX85l709_Z8/s:100:100/fn:download/plain/s3://pika-production/jszifeyzqhrwsjvupcrqroxzva9j 2026-04-12T18:38:08Z tag:mattlangford.com,2005:Post/99276 2026-04-12T18:32:00Z 2026-04-12T18:53:08Z <div class="trix-content"> <p>It’s been a while since I updated the list of “what I use,” and there have been some changes. One of the first things you might notice is the move to first party apps and services. <em>Let’s get straight to it.</em></p> <ul> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📨</span> Mail Client: Apple Mail</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📮</span> Mail Server: iCloud Mail</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📝</span> Notes: Apple Notes</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">✅</span> To-Do: Apple Reminders</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📷</span> iPhone Photo Shooting: Apple Camera</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📸</span> Photo Editing (iOS): Darkroom</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🟦</span> Photo Management: Apple Photos</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📆</span> Calendar: Apple Calendar</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📁</span> Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive + Google Drive + Dropbox</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🗄</span> Cloud Storage Mounting: CloudMounter</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📖</span> RSS: NetNewsWire</p></li> <li><p>🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🌐</span> Browser: Safari</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">💬</span> Chat: Apple Messages</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🔖</span> Bookmarks: Safari</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📑</span> Read It Later: Messy Amount of Tabs</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📜</span> Word Processing: iA Writer + bbEdit</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📈</span> Spreadsheets: Numbers</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📊</span> Presentations: ProPresenter</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🛒</span> Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders/Notes</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🍴</span> Meal Planning: Kalena (my wife)</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">💰</span> Budgeting &amp; Finance: QuickBooks</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📰</span> News: NetNewsWire (via RSS)</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🎵</span> Music: Apple Music</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🎤</span> Podcasts: Apple Podcasts</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🔐</span> Password Management: Apple Passwords</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🧭</span> Map/Directions: Apple Maps</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🔎</span> Search: Google (ugh)</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🤖</span> Preferred LLM: Claude</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🖼</span> Screenshot Framing: Framous</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🔄</span> Automation: Keyboard Maestro + Hazel + Shortcuts</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🔧</span> Mac Utilities: Cotypist, Front and Center, Hyperkey</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">💻</span> Code Editor: Nova + BBEdit</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🎨</span> Graphics Editing: Pixelmator Pro + Sketch</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🛡</span> Safari Extensions: Wipr + StopTheMadness Pro</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">📞</span> Video Conferencing: Zoom</p></li> <li><p><span data-type="emoji">🎮</span> Games: Chess.com, NYT Games</p></li> </ul> <p>Idea originated from <a href="proxy.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefaults.rknight.me%2F">Hemispheric Views</a>.</p> </div> <br><hr><br><p><a href="proxy.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fletterbird.co%2Fmatt%3Fsubject%3DRe%253A%2520What%2520I%25E2%2580%2599m%2520Using%2520in%25202026">Reply by email</a></p>

It’s been a while since I updated the list of “what I use,” and there have been some changes. One of the first things you might notice is the move...