zsh, nvim, fzf -- These things drive my daily everything. I'd pay if that wasn't all FOSS.
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#12I received a Kinesis keyboard in the mail today - maybe not what OP had in mind but my hand issues were to the point of contemplating leaving computer work. Not sure how much it’ll change with the new keyboard - but my response is ergonomics.
also get a vertical mouse, best $30 buck you'll ever spend
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#13If you work with Postgres a lot I'd recommend Postico. It's not a necessity but I've found it to make me much more productive and worth the cost.
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#14I would add,
Obsidian https://obsidian.md/
to that list.
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#15* https://tableplus.com/ for database access
* https://bear.app/ for notes
* Skitch for screenshots and markup
* Dash for easy docs
* Easy CSV Editor (https://vdt-labs.com/easy-csv-editor/) for just editing a CSV file without loading a whole spreadsheet app.
* VSCode, Sublime, zsh, iTerm, Proxmox
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#16I pay for computer, internet, electricity and paper books.
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#17* Github Copilot
* ChatGPT
The other tools I use (VSCode, ...) are free
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#18zsh, nvim, fzf -- These things drive my daily everything. I'd pay if that wasn't all FOSS.
You can pay for free software, but you don't need to.
ohmyzsh: https://opencollective.com/ohmyzsh
nvim: https://neovim.io/ supports donations via bitcoin, Open Collective, and GitHub Sponsors.
fzf: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf supports donation via GitHub Sponsors, PayPal, and buy me a coffee.
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#19I would add, Obsidian https://obsidian.md/ to that list.
What does the paid version get you that free does not?