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Obsidian running on laptop
My Obsidian vault lives on my NAS now, and every device sees the same notes without a subscription

It's like a cloud-based solution but better.

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lightworks on desktp pc, clock and lamp in view
I replaced Premiere Pro with a free video editor, and I haven't missed the subscription once

A free NLE with Hollywood credits

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An Obsidian base created for anime
I treat Obsidian less like a note-taking app and more like a personal operating system

I still take notes, but Obsidian can do so much more.

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Docmost on Lenovo Legion
This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the structure Obsidian never could

I finally gave my messy documentation a proper home.

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The Google Keep widget on the Pixel 10 Pro
I couldn't stand Google Keep anymore, but I found the ultimate replacement

Switching services never made more sense

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Markdown notes in VS Code
I switched from Notion to a plain Markdown folder and Syncthing, and I'm faster than I ever was before

It's a lot better experience with less clutter.

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Obsidian Community on a monitor
Obsidian's plugin library is drowning in vibe-coded abandonware

The plugin count has tripled in six months.

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Using the Bitwarden extension with Vaultwarden
I finally self-hosted my passwords, and it's simpler than I expected

I kept my passwords in the cloud for years, until Vaultwarden made self-hosting feel surprisingly simple.

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Koncentro running on Lenovo Legion
This open-source productivity toolkit solved my context switching problem without adding complexity

I found an open-source productivity app that helped me stop bouncing between tasks, tabs, and tools all day.

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Karakeep running on Mac and iPhone 16 Pro
It took me a year to find a real Pocket replacement, and it was self-hosted the whole time

Pocket disappeared, I tried countless alternatives, and somehow a self-hosted app ended up being the one that stuck.

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A man using the FlowLift Pro dingle monitor arm in his home office
HUANUO's back-to-school sale brings huge discounts to ergonomic desk upgrades

This article is sponsored by HUANUO

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Obsidian bases on desktop pc, lego and lamp in view
I gave up on Obsidian twice before I found the setup that finally stuck

Third time's the charm

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notion and mem on laptop and ipad
4 tiny open-source tools that save me hours every week

Open source software might just be what you need

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Noodle gallery on a phone
This Immich fork does what Google Photos still can't

Noodle Gallery fixes the one thing Immich got wrong about family photo sharing

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google antigravity on desktop pc, lego and lamp in view-1
The best productivity tool I set up this month is built for developers, and I should have done it sooner

The productivity tool I keep recommending is a coding tool

obsidian graph view on desktop pc, lego and lamp in view
I turned Obsidian into a full project manager by adding one folder to my vault

All it took was one folder and one agent, and my vault started running itself

Perplexity and Microsoft Loop on desktop pc, lamp in view
Microsoft Loop is an underrated productivity gem that you are not using

The unsung hero in Microsoft’s productivity suite

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AFFiNE open on Macbook
4 self-hosted Notion alternatives that you can easily run with Docker

My favorite self-hosted Notion alternatives after testing dozens of different options.

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Craft running on Windows PC
My favorite alternative to Microsoft Word is not Google Docs, it is a surprisingly powerful editor

My documents no longer need Microsoft Word.

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AFFiNE open on Macbook
My favorite Notion alternative isn't Obsidian, it's something I can actually self-host

The Notion alternative I didn't expect to keep using every day.

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