The Best Of - 2020 Edition

Near the end of every year I note down a summary of the best apps, hardware & podcasts I’ve enjoyed throughout the year (and often for some time before).

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Software and Services#

• Plex
• Things
• Pixelmator Pro
• Reeder
• NextMeeting
• Bumpr
• Fastmail
• 1Password
• Calibre
• Backblaze
• iTerm
• Gitlab
• PFsense
• Stay
• Onyx
• Evernote
• Handbrake
• Amphetamine
• Firefox

Software - Mobile#

• Plex
• Things
• Reeder
• Overcast
• Evernote
• MiniHack
• Alien Blue
• Singal
• Prompt

Browser Addons#

• uBlock Origin
• Dencentraleyes

Hardware#

• LG C9 OLED TV
• Das Ultimate 4
• Logitech MX Master 3
• 16’’ Macbook Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro
• AppleTV 4K
• Audioquest DragonFly Red USB DAC
• Ultrasone Signature Pro Headphones
• Kindle Paperwhite
• All Day Socks
• Bellroy Wallets

Podcasts#

• The Skeptics Guide To The Universion (SGU)
• You Are Not So Smart
• Risky.Biz
• RHLSTP
• Louis Theroux - Grounded
• Hiphop Saved My Life
• Geological
• 99% Invisible
• BBC Global News

YouTube Channels#

• Techmoan
• Jim Jefferies - Well I Don’t Know About That!
• Salvatore Ganacci
• Warped Perception
• Smarter Every Day
• DTM
• First We Feast (HotOnes)
• NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
• Logic

The Absolute Worst Software I’ve Experienced#

• 💩 Microsoft Office365 💩
• 💩 Microsoft Teams 💩
• 💩 Atlassian Jira 💩
• 💩 Atlassian Bamboo 💩
• 💩 Atlassian Confluence 💩
• 💩 McAffee Endpoint Security 💩
• 💩 Facebook 💩