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July 31, 2024
I’ve been thinking about subscriptions recently and the need to cut-down on the cost of these. The following are those that I feel are the ‘gold standard’ in what they offer in terms of genuine value or innovation.
| Subscription | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Adobe Lightroom | For the monthly cost, I think this offers great value for money |
| Bear (notes) | I have changed my notes app too often but feel the latest major revision of Bear meets all my needs. |
| Claude AI | I have recently changed to using this in place of Chat GPT and it seems the most ‘humane’ of the LLMs I have used |
| Day One | Used this forever and it has never let me down. |
| Drafts | Nearly everything that starts as text begins in this app. Several times a day… |
| Feedbin | I tried all the post-Google RSS and have been happy with Feedbin for years. |
| Glass | It’s a very expensive ‘patron’ subscription but I am happy to support the platform Glass is building. |
| Kagi | Paid search is a new thing for me and I enjoy the good results and ad-free experience. |
| MailMate | The closest simple client to my beloved Mailsmith. |
| Pinboard | I’m not sure if this is maybe an ‘El Cid’ service but I have too much saved there to move away. |
| SetApp | For the number of apps I use here this represents a cost saving |
| Tinderbox | Tinderbox is like no other Mac application. I find it can do things in a unique way that provides powerful visual links between notes |
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