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title: Rock Band / Clone Hero instruments
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title: Rock Band / Clone Hero instruments
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date: 2023-12-27
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- rockband
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title: Smartphone Apps I Use
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title: App List
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date: 2024-01-17
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This is most of the apps I use on my smartphone in January 2024,
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This is most of the apps I use on my smartphone.
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and some thoughts on how difficult it will be to give it up.
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| App | Purpose | Need |
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* 1Password: I'll have to rely on the browser version
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* A Better Route Planner: The new phone has some version of Google Maps,
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| 1Password | Password Manager | I'll have to rely on the browser version
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and longer trips can be planned on the computer beforehand
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| 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
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* *Amtrak*: this one could be tough. Having the Amtrak app is very helpful
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| Amtrak | Rail Travel App | this one could be tough. Having the Amtrak app is very helpful on train voyages when problems happen.
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on train voyages when problems happen.
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| Andronome | Metronome | I bet I can make a web app on woozle.org to do this.
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* Andronome: A metronome app. I bet I can make a web app on woozle.org to do this.
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| AntennaPod | Podcasts | I think there's a podcast app for KaiOS.
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* AntennaPod: Podcasts. I think there's a podcast app for KaiOS.
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| Authenticator | 2-Factor Authentication | There's a TOTP app for KaiOS. I may need to update it.
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* Authenticator: There's a TOTP app for KaiOS. I may need to update it.
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| Awful | Something Awful Forums Client | I'll use the web version.
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* Awful: I'll use the web version.
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| 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.
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* Book Reader: I wasn't reading books on the phone. What's funny is that
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| Calculator | Calculator | KaiOS has a calculator.
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I read Moby Dick on my Nokia 5310. But the smartphone is too distracting to read.
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| 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.
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* Calculator: KaiOS has a calculator.
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| ConnectBot | ssh client | There's one on my laptop.
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* ChargePoint: EV charger app. I may have to either pay more and use my credit card,
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| Contacts | Address Book | There's one built into KaiOS.
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or get their plastic card for in-network rates.
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| Electrify America | Car Charger Network App | same story as ChargePoint.
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* ConnectBot: ssh client. There's one on my laptop.
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| EVGo | Car Charger Network App | same story.
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* Contacts: There's one built into KaiOS.
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| Firefox | Web Browser | KaiOS has a browser. I bet it's awful. But I don't think I'll use it much.
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* Electrify America: same story as ChargePoint.
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| Fitbit | Fitness Tracker | Gonna have to give this one up.
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* EVGo: same story.
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| Gmail | Email Client | I'm already off gmail.
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* Firefox: KaiOS has a browser. I bet it's awful. But I don't think I'll use it much.
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| Google Calendar| Appointment Reminder | This may be the thing that pulls me back. Getting push reminders of upcoming events has been a big deal.
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* Fitbit: Gonna have to give this one up.
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| Google Home | Smart Home Manager | I think I actually need to keep the phone just for this app.
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* Gmail: I'm already off gmail.
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| Google Messages | Text Messages | It'll be SMS only for me.
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* *Google Calendar*: This may be the thing that pulls me back.
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| Google News | News | good riddance.
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Getting push reminders of upcoming events has been a big deal.
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| Google Photos | Photo manager | web version.
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* Google Home: I think I actually need to keep the phone just for this app.
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| Google Podcasts | Podcasts | they're killing this anyway.
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* Google Messages: It'll be SMS only for me.
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| Google Pay | Tap to pay app | credit cards have tap to pay.
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* Google News: good riddance.
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| Listen Audiobook Player | Audiobook player | I'll have to see if I can find a KaiOS app for this.
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* Google Photos: web version.
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| Mattermost | Chat | No more work push notifications for me, so sad.
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* Google Podcasts: they're killing this anyway.
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| 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.
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* Google Pay: credit cards have tap to pay.
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| 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!
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* Listen Audiobook Player: I'll have to see if I can find a KaiOS app for this.
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| PlexAmp | Music Player | I will have to copy music files over to my phone, like I did 20 years ago. It'll be okay.
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* Mattermost: No more work push notifications for me, so sad.
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| Proton Mail | Email | laptop ahoy!
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* Open Camera: The camera is not as big a part of my life now as it once was.
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| Signal | Chat | Ironically, Signal is the one app that absolutely cannot run without a smartphone. And it's where most of my friends are.
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I can get snapshots with the dumbphone. Not good ones, but good enough.
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| gStrings | instrument tuner | I may have to buy a guitar tuner!
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I grew up with crummy 110 cameras. It'll be okay.
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| YouTube | Video Player | comes with the phone, although, again, 2-inch screen.
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* Plex: maybe I can copy video files over, for the train trips.
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| YouTube Music | Music Player | same story as PlexAmp. Music files on phone.
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Will I want to watch movies on a 2-inch screen, though?
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| 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.
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Good thing I have a laptop!
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| Banking Apps | Banking! | they all have web sites I can use, although one of my credit cards leans fairly heavily into the app.
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* PlexAmp: I will have to copy music files over to my phone, like I did 20 years ago.
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It'll be okay.
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* Proton Mail: laptop ahoy!
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* *Signal*: Ironically, Signal is the one app that absolutely cannot run without a smartphone.
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And it's where most of my friends are.
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* gStrings: (instrument tuner) I may have to buy a guitar tuner!
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* YouTube: comes with the phone, although, again, 2-inch screen.
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* YouTube Music: same story as PlexAmp. Music files on phone.
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* Work Apps: I'll just use my work laptop for work. It'll be fine,
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the main inconvenience will be when I forget to do my timecard,
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I'll have to grab the laptop.
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* Banking Apps: they all have web sites I can use,
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although one of my credit cards leans fairly heavily into the app.
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title: My Dumb Dumbphone Experiment
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title: My Dumb Dumbphone Experiment
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date: 2024-01-17
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- src: apps.md
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* Google Calendar: Getting reminders has caused an improvement in me being to things on time.
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* Google Calendar: Getting reminders has caused an improvement in me being to things on time.
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* Signal: This is where all my friends are.
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* Signal: This is where all my friends are.
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I made [a full list](apps/),
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I made [a full list](apps.html),
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if you're interested.
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if you're interested.
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I don't have a lot of personal anecdotes,
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I don't have a lot of personal anecdotes,
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or commentary on current events.
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Mostly this is just hobbies and idle thoughts.
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Mostly this is just hobbies and idle thoughts.
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