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What non-FOSS software have you been unable to quit? (beehaw.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me, Google video search, Google books (Internet Archive is good, but doesn't always have the same stuff), Adobe InDesign (but in the process of learning LaTeX), and Typewise. As for the Google stuff, I liked Whoogle a lot, but almost all their instances seem to have been blocked or shut down. Also, apologies if this is repeating an earlier post.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Obsidian. Plain text files with as many or as few plugins as you want. All versions of the app look and behave the same (other than mobile, but at least android is kinda close). Nothing stored in a database file, no manipulation of the text files themselves (looking at you, Joplin). I'm open to another option but so far, nothing is as elegant and platform agnostic as Obsidian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Steam

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

TotalCommander.

I was using Norton Commander in DOS in the 90s, then WindowsCommander in Windows 3, which was renamed TotalCommander. Using this for maybe 35 years. I don't know how to use Windows gui to copy/paste or explore multiple folders etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Krusader and Double Commander immediately come to mind.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Google maps, venmo, and lyft are my last real holdouts.

I tried Osmand~ but it like using your dads Garmin from 2005. The last two have been hard to find good alternatives to. Would be nice if signal payments were in a stable coin instead of a shitcoin.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

OsmAnd is a maps app, not a navigation app

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are there good FOSS navigation apps?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is Organic Maps better at navigation than OsmAnd?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I've been using Organic Maps for my navigation. It uses the same OpenStreetMap data, but navigation (as well as searching for e.g. "food" as opposed to a specific place) works flawlessly and routing happens offline.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Seems ok, but seems to struggle w/ long distances. Works better than osmand tho, thanks

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Discord, Steam and Obsidian.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm really liking Logseq. I started on it instead of Obsidian since Logseq is FOSS. I understand it's not too hard to switch over since they both use markdown files, granted some scripts need to be run to convert markdown differences between the two.

Logseq's business model is to charge $5/mo for syncing on their (fully encrypted with a private key) server, but you can use a FOSS syncing solution (or a property one) if you prefer. I pay to support the project and to simplify sync on work devices I don't have administrator rights on (so most other sync solutions wouldn't work well.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I started on it instead of Obsidian

This is the way. I started on Obsidian, and Logseq is painful in comparison. It's a good product, but I got accustomed to too many nice conveniences over the past couple of years.