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Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?

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Re: Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?

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Post by thewebcount »

Logic Pro. I’ve been writing a ton of music, and it does a really great job of letting me do it without being in my way.

Orion - The WebKit-based browser from Kagi.com. It has all the benefits of Safari, but allows Chrome and Firefox extensions (and uBlock origin runs in it). Paired with their paid, ad-free search, it makes the web usable again.

Re: Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?

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Post by bojangleslover »

zachlatta wrote: post #40
bojangleslover wrote: post #36

I used Tailscale to -Replace Zoom with FaceTime audio + screen sharing -Prototype APIs totally privately with remote collaborators -Give tech support to my elderly landlady -Self host a "Netflix" to friends and family -Monitor my home security cameras from afar

Can you talk more about how you used Tailscale to replace Zoom?

*to replace Zoom screen sharing

I used MacOS screen sharing and simply connected to the Tailscale IP—far, far smoother than any other screen sharing software I've used. Then I used FaceTime audio to chat (or WhatsApp, Signal, etc).

Re: Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?

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Post by bmurphy1976 »

Home Assistant, ZigBee2MQTT, OpenWrt and Grafana+Prometheus as they are plugged into my home automation system.

I have many complaints and issues with this stack but it's the only thing I had this year that brought me the pure joy of hacking and just making something work because it was cool and fun.

Not bogged down with bullshit deadlines and requirements. No advertising, subscriptions or monetization nonsense. No messed up approval processes or limits of what is allowed. No new workflows or another half baked product trying to convince me it will make my life easier when in fact it actually does the opposite but hey I get charged for the privilege and oh yeah everything is locked up in the cloud and slow as molasses.

None of that. Just some cool software doing fun things and being wildly successful at it.

Re: Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?

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Post by deafpolygon »

isaacaggrey wrote: post #47
rr808 wrote: post #12

Windows Terminal has completely changed how I view Windows. Open a console and ssh to anywhere. Open a WSL console and use Linux on the desktop. Hard to believe.

Are you just saying that Windows users longer need to use PuTTY or similar? That sounds convenient but leaves me wondering what particularly about that quality of life improvement changes how you view Windows.

PuTTY is used for SSH or Telnet, right? Windows 10 has had SSH built in for some time.
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