Figma for my wireframing and prototypes, although I’ve been playing with Adobe XD.I write most of my Markdown documentation write in VS Code, but I use Typora if I’m wanting a WYSISYG experience.Azure Data Studio has quickly become my go-to SQL interface, although I still spin up SSMS from time to time, but mainly to work with database backups.Visual Studio Code (I enjoy running the Insiders Build), using the Cobalt2 Theme.Paying $2 per month for 100 gigs is perfect for my needs (and a big reason why I don’t use Dropbox).ĭevelopment, Design, and Creativity Tools Microsoft OneDrive is what I use for my cloud storage.I also run Google Photos and Amazon’s Photos for redundancy, I pay $2.99 per month for Google storage to accommodate my photos.I run BackBlaze for off-site backup for the photos.I use FreeFileSync to make nightly backups of photos and videos to external drives (using a Scheduled Task that invokes a mirror through the command line).I do use DropBox to copy images from my phone into the Camera Uploads folder, then copy them down to the Desktop’s local drives.I have a Desktop that runs throughout the day that contains all of our photos and videos.I use them to make my own memes, but also make GIF’s when I’m documenting processes at work. ScreenToGif is an awesome tool to make GIF’s.Private Internet Access – PIA for my VPN.FFmpeg for all of my video converting, VLC for all my media viewing.I also use Winget, but prefer Chocolaty because of the upgrade all command Chocolatey to manage most of my software installs and updates.ARSClip – an incredible clipboard manager.Windows PowerToys, especially the launcher (which replaced Wox), I also love the color picker which comes in very handy in my design work.Windows 11 – I’ve used Windows all my life and run Dev Channel Insiders Builds.Last Updated 22 May, 2022f OS and Enhancements I love trying out new tools and am always looking for ways to improve my workflow. This page serves as a living document to catalog the things that I use in my tech life.

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