Cool Products and Services I Use
Utility:
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Bleeper for consolidating all chat apps (SMS, Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Google Chat)
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Obsidian for notes with git sync to Github
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Claude AI / Chatgpt / Deepseek for AI assistance
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Library Genesis (Libgen) for journal articles and books
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33mail for disposable email addresses
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Downloader to assist with multi-part archives: https://jdownloader.org/
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Block specific Android apps from internet: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard
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Encryption (for less trustworthy cloud storage) with https://cryptomator.org/
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Firefox as browser (to have extension support on Mobile)
- FastStream pre-buffer videos
- uBlock Origin as adblocker
- Dark Reader dark mode any website
Health & Fitness:
- Strava for tracking runs and bike rides
- Hevy for tracking workouts
- Trailforks for mountain biking trail maps
- Sleep as Android: solve a puzzle to turn off alarm
Fun:
- Boardgame Sites
- Pokemon Showdown basically chess, but with enough RNG that you can win even if you’re bad
- Twitch Drops Miner for auto-collecting Twitch drops for games
Clothing & Gear:
- Outdoor Research Foray 3L Rain Jacket — huge side/pit zips
- Osprey Radial 34 (discontinued?): expandable, fits a volleyball, great back ventilation and support
- Garmin Fenix 7x Sapphire Solar, a really expensive flashlight… comes in handy though
Financial:
- Wealthsimple and Questrade for investing in ETFs
- Credit card suite:
- Wealthsimple Visa for 2% cash back on all purchases
- Rogers World Elite for 1.5% cash back on all purchases (mostly for Costco)
- BMO CashBack Mastercard for 3% cash back on groceries
- Simplii Visa for 4% cash back on dining