From 75f9d102540e33f2cd164d2649ba578d6ee3e71f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neale Pickett Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:25:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Fix apps --- .../{index.md => _index.md} | 0 .../apps.md | 88 ++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-) rename content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/{index.md => _index.md} (100%) diff --git a/content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/index.md b/content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/_index.md similarity index 100% rename from content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/index.md rename to content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/_index.md diff --git a/content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/apps.md b/content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/apps.md index ba15b80..1515d0c 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/apps.md +++ b/content/blog/2024/01-17-my-dumb-dumbphone-experiment/apps.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: App List +title: Smartphone Apps I Use date: 2024-01-17 --- @@ -8,56 +8,42 @@ and some thoughts on how difficult it will be to give it up. | App | Purpose | Need | | --- | --- | --- | -| 1Password | I'll have to rely on the browser version -| A Better Route Planner | The new phone has some version of Google Maps, - and longer trips can be planned on the computer beforehand -| Amtrak| | this one could be tough. Having the Amtrak app is very helpful - on train voyages when problems happen. -| Andronome | A metronome app. I bet I can make a web app on woozle.org to do this. -| AntennaPod | Podcasts. I think there's a podcast app for KaiOS. -| Authenticator | There's a TOTP app for KaiOS. I may need to update it. -| Awful | I'll use the web version. -| Book Reader | I wasn't reading books on the phone. What's funny is that - I read Moby Dick on my Nokia 5310. But the smartphone is too distracting to read. -| Calculator | KaiOS has a calculator. -| ChargePoint | EV charger app. I may have to either pay more and use my credit card, - or get their plastic card for in-network rates. -| ConnectBot | ssh client. There's one on my laptop. -| Contacts | There's one built into KaiOS. -| Electrify America | same story as ChargePoint. -| EVGo | same story. -| Firefox | KaiOS has a browser. I bet it's awful. But I don't think I'll use it much. -| Fitbit | Gonna have to give this one up. -| Gmail | I'm already off gmail. -| *Google Calendar| | This may be the thing that pulls me back. - Getting push reminders of upcoming events has been a big deal. -| Google Home | I think I actually need to keep the phone just for this app. -| Google Messages | It'll be SMS only for me. -| Google News | good riddance. -| Google Photos | web version. -| Google Podcasts | they're killing this anyway. -| Google Pay | credit cards have tap to pay. -| Listen Audiobook Player | I'll have to see if I can find a KaiOS app for this. -| Mattermost | No more work push notifications for me, so sad. -| Open Camera | The camera is not as big a part of my life now as it once was. - I can get snapshots with the dumbphone. Not good ones, but good enough. - I grew up with crummy 110 cameras. It'll be okay. -| Plex | maybe I can copy video files over, for the train trips. - Will I want to watch movies on a 2-inch screen, though? - Good thing I have a laptop! -| PlexAmp | I will have to copy music files over to my phone, like I did 20 years ago. - It'll be okay. -| Proton Mail | laptop ahoy! -| *Signal| | Ironically, Signal is the one app that absolutely cannot run without a smartphone. - And it's where most of my friends are. -| gStrings | (instrument tuner) I may have to buy a guitar tuner! -| YouTube | comes with the phone, although, again, 2-inch screen. -| YouTube Music | same story as PlexAmp. Music files on phone. -| Work Apps | I'll just use my work laptop for work. It'll be fine, - the main inconvenience will be when I forget to do my timecard, - I'll have to grab the laptop. -| Banking Apps | they all have web sites I can use, - although one of my credit cards leans fairly heavily into the app. +| 1Password | Password Manager | I'll have to rely on the browser version +| A Better Route Planner | Electric Car Trip Planner | The new phone has some version of Google Maps, and longer trips can be planned on the computer beforehand +| Amtrak | Rail Travel App | this one could be tough. Having the Amtrak app is very helpful on train voyages when problems happen. +| Andronome | Metronome | I bet I can make a web app on woozle.org to do this. +| AntennaPod | Podcasts | I think there's a podcast app for KaiOS. +| Authenticator | 2-Factor Authentication | There's a TOTP app for KaiOS. I may need to update it. +| Awful | Something Awful Forums Client | I'll use the web version. +| Book Reader | Ebook Reader | I wasn't reading books on the phone. What's funny is that I read Moby Dick on my Nokia 5310. But the smartphone is too distracting to read. +| Calculator | Calculator | KaiOS has a calculator. +| ChargePoint | EV charger app | I may have to either pay more and use my credit card, or get their plastic card for in-network rates. +| ConnectBot | ssh client | There's one on my laptop. +| Contacts | Address Book | There's one built into KaiOS. +| Electrify America | Car Charger Network App | same story as ChargePoint. +| EVGo | Car Charger Network App | same story. +| Firefox | Web Browser | KaiOS has a browser. I bet it's awful. But I don't think I'll use it much. +| Fitbit | Fitness Tracker | Gonna have to give this one up. +| Gmail | Email Client | I'm already off gmail. +| Google Calendar| Appointment Reminder | This may be the thing that pulls me back. Getting push reminders of upcoming events has been a big deal. +| Google Home | Smart Home Manager | I think I actually need to keep the phone just for this app. +| Google Messages | Text Messages | It'll be SMS only for me. +| Google News | News | good riddance. +| Google Photos | Photo manager | web version. +| Google Podcasts | Podcasts | they're killing this anyway. +| Google Pay | Tap to pay app | credit cards have tap to pay. +| Listen Audiobook Player | Audiobook player | I'll have to see if I can find a KaiOS app for this. +| Mattermost | Chat | No more work push notifications for me, so sad. +| Open Camera | Camera | The camera is not as big a part of my life now as it once was. I can get snapshots with the dumbphone. Not good ones, but good enough. I grew up with crummy 110 film cameras. It'll be okay. +| Plex | Video/Music Player | maybe I can copy video files over, for the train trips. Will I want to watch movies on a 2-inch screen, though? Good thing I have a laptop! +| PlexAmp | Music Player | I will have to copy music files over to my phone, like I did 20 years ago. It'll be okay. +| Proton Mail | Email | laptop ahoy! +| Signal | Chat | Ironically, Signal is the one app that absolutely cannot run without a smartphone. And it's where most of my friends are. +| gStrings | instrument tuner | I may have to buy a guitar tuner! +| YouTube | Video Player | comes with the phone, although, again, 2-inch screen. +| YouTube Music | Music Player | same story as PlexAmp. Music files on phone. +| Work Apps | Work | I'll just use my work laptop for work. It'll be fine, the main inconvenience will be when I forget to do my timecard, I'll have to grab the laptop. +| Banking Apps | Banking! | they all have web sites I can use, although one of my credit cards leans fairly heavily into the app.