Carl Barenbrug

Research + product design

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App Defaults

I discovered this "app defaults" initiative through Manu, and although many of my defaults are the same, I thought I'd share my setup regardless, adding a few new ones:

Type App(s)
Mail Client Apple Mail
Mail Server Google Workspace
Notes iA Writer + Apple Notes
To-Do iA Writer
Photo Shooting Apple Camera (15 Pro)
Photo Management Apple Photos
Calendar Apple Calendar
Cloud File Storage iCloud
RSS Reeder (with iCloud)
Contacts Apple Contacts
Browser Arc (Safari + Firefox for testing)
Chat Apple Messages + Telegram
Bookmarks Are.na
Read It Later N/A
Word Processing iA Writer
Spreadsheets N/A
Presentations N/A
Shopping Lists Apple Notes
Meal Planning N/A
Budgeting N/A
News Hacker News + X
Music Spotify
Audio Books Audible (maybe moving to Spotify)
Podcasts N/A
Password Management Apple Keychain
Code Editor Visual Studio Code
Maps Apple Maps
AI Assistant ChatGPT 4
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