Zak Kolar

Uses

A list of things that I use and like.

Laptop

Framework 13
Ubuntu

2018 Macbook Pro as a fallback for the occasional things that don't work easily on Linux. I only have to turn it on a handful of times per year. Once it dies, I don't feel strongly I'll need to replace it.

Website

Kirby CMS
Letterbird Contact Form
EchoFeed
Buttondown

Home Automation

Home Assistant Green

Managed self-hosting

ServerPilot (on Digital Ocean)
MastoHost
PikaPods

Music

Navidrome
Tangara

Apps and Services

Proton email
Simple Login
Bitwarden (I want to switch to Proton Pass, but still waiting on a few features)
Readwise Reader
Obsidian
Kagi

Analog tools

Field Notes pocket notebooks with a sheath from J.A.B. Leatherworks
Panobook
Twemco AL-30 Flip Alarm Clock

Paid news subscriptions

404 Media
ProPublica
Wired
The Verge

I use my local library for access to the New York Times when I run out of free articles.