You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
โย Albert Camus
Uses
๐ป Silver Apple MacBook Pro M2 Max 14"
๐ฅ๏ธ Apple Studio Display
๐ฑ Starlight iPhone 13 mini
โ๏ธ Midnight Apple Watch Series 8 + Black Nomad Sport Strap
๐ง Sennheiser Momentum 3 and Sage Grey Beats Fit Pro
๐ Starlight Apple iPad Mini 6 + Paperlike + Apple Pencil 2
๐พ Synology DS223
๐ Soundcore Sleep A20 + Apple Watch Series 8 (for sleep tracking)
๐ฎ Nintendo Switch and Playstation 5 Slim
๐ฅ Roland TD-07KV V-Drums
๐ซ Museum
These are my old devices and devices that Iโve collected over the years from my parents and wife.
- iPhone 12 mini - BlackโจI still use it to run iOS Beta versions
- Apple MacBook Pro (13-Inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)โจFor when I need to run something on Windows
- Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)โจI still use it if I need to rip a CD! Yeah, 13+ years old! It was upgraded with an SSD, more RAM, and an updated Bluetooth board to allow handoff! Good times! ๐ย
- Apple iPhone 4
- Apple iPod Touch (4th Generation, 2010)
- Apple iPhone 6S
- Apple Watch (1st Generation, 2015)
- Apple Watch Series 3
- Apple iPhone SE (1st Generation, 2016)
Themes for Monda
Mona is one of the best Mastodon clients on the App Store. It is a highly customisable app that allows you to create themes.
Below, you will find four of the themes that I've created.
Mastodonian
Version: 2
Link: mona-cat://23b0
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
Neonian
Version: 1
Link: mona-cat://a348
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
Metroidian
Version: 1
Link: mona-cat://05c4
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
SamusAranian
Version: 1
Link: mona-cat://0b32
My Configuration:
- Text Spacing: Relaxed++
- Profile Photo Shape: Circle
- Profile Photo Size: Medium
- Profile Photo Position: Alongside
- Post Display Style: Default
- Heading and Body Text Font: AtkinsonHyperlegible-Regular
App Defaults
Productivity
๐ฎ Email, Calendar and Contacts Server: Fastmail ๐งโ๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ซ๐บ๐ธ
๐จ Email Client: Fastmailย ๐งโ๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ซ๐บ๐ธ
๐ Calendar Client: ๏ฃฟ Calendarย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts Client: ๏ฃฟ Contacts ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
โ Personal To-Do: Things ๐งโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช
โ Family To-Do: Todoist ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Personal Notes: Bear ๐งโ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ธ
๐ Family Notes: ๏ฃฟ Notes
๐ Scribble: GoodNotesย ๐งโ๐ป๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ
๐ Quick Notes: Tot ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Text Editor: Visual Studio Code ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Word Processing: ๏ฃฟ Pagesย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Spreadsheets: ๏ฃฟ Numbersย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: Monzo Bank ๐งโ๐ป๐ฌ๐ง + ๏ฃฟ Numbers ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ง Mind Maps: MindNode ๐งโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช
๐ฒ Diagramming: draw.io ๐งโ๐ป๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ญ
๐ Shopping Lists: A magnetic shopping list pad stuck to my fridge
โจ๏ธ Typing Assistant: Grammarly ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ
๐ ฐ๏ธ Font Management: iFont (iOS and iPadOS)
๐ Cloud File Storage: Synology Drive ๐ and ๏ฃฟ iCloud Drive ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
Web
๐ Browser: ๏ฃฟ Safari ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ and Vivaldi ๐งโ๐ป๐ณ๐ด๐ฎ๐ธ
๐ Bookmarks: Raindrop.io ๐งโ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ซ๐ช๐บ
๐ฌ Chat: ๏ฃฟ Messages ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ, Signal ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐ย and WhatsApp ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐
News and Entertainment
๐ผ Media: Plex ๐
๐ต Music: Plexamp ๐ ย and MusicHarbor ๐งโ๐ป๐ง๐ท
๐ฆ Photo Management: Synology Photos ๐ and ๏ฃฟ Photos ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ท Photo Shooting: ๏ฃฟ Camera ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ค Podcasts: Overcastย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐๏ธ News: The Guardian ๐ฌ๐ง
๐ RSS: Tapestryย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Read It Later: GoodLinks
Privacy and Security
๐ VPN: Proton VPN ๐งโ๐ป๐จ๐ญ๐
๐ DNS: NextDNSย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ
๐ Password Management: ๏ฃฟ Passwordsย ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐
๐ Secure Notes and Documents: Bitwarden ๐งโ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐ซ๐ช๐บ๐
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๐ซWhere the data is storedโจ
๐ On-premiseโจ
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