I’m talking here about their hardware (MacBook, iPhone, iPad, iWatch) and software (iCloud, Apple One, mail, passwords, wallet, other apps), in terms of owning all of that.
What’s your opinion on using everything that comes from Apple? Is there anything that you would throw away from the “basket” full of apples? If yes, then what would be that and why?
Yes, but.
Overall, yes, leverage the Apple Ecosystem as far as you can - and you can quite far before “needing” alternatives. I have several Apple devices are various stripes and the integration between them is very good/nice. I have a PC (strictly for gaming) and I made some efforts to integrate it with my Apple devices, but as I don’t use it much except as a launch pad into Steam, it really doesn’t matter much.
I have used Linux (at one time I would build my own boxes), Windows (professionally), and macOS for decades relatively interchangeably, but in my dotage I am more and more becoming a MacOS-only user.
Amazing list. I use the iCloud download extension (not iTunes) on my gaming pc to back up photos. Although, it now has an annoying pop up every time it runs.
Used to love 1Password through version 7. When it was a standalone, Apple-first, single purchase program.
Now it’s an electron cross platform app, features come to the macOS version last, and it’s a subscription.
I’m just using keychain now. Screw those guys.
I haven’t used. Iva but I’m going to check that out. I’ve been using RapidWeaver for small static site design.
I have made several sites (and maintain one) with RWC. However, I found that using Hugo (installed with Homebrew) for static sites was worth the effort learning Hugo. It’s just more fun to me to actually write HTML (et al) and watch Hugo compile everything into a site that sit so high and remote in RWC (plus, if I can pass the site off easily to anyone).
Hadn’t heard of Hugo. I’m going to grab it now. Sounds fun. For retro sites/vintage stuff I like firing up NetObjects Fusion on my old 90’s PowerMac and uploading to neocities.
Hugo is opinionated, but fun, yes.