--- icon: material/signal-cellular-outline tags: - Evergreen --- # Services I hate subscriptions and actively avoid them when I can. This is mostly a financial decision but is also motivated by data privacy. The services here are mostly irreplaceable for their features and/or should not be self-hosted for security. ## Productivity
- :simple-todoist:{ .todoist } [Todoist](https://todoist.com/)
## Media
- :simple-audible:{ .audible } [Audible](https://www.audible.com/) - :simple-pocketcasts:{ .pocketcasts } [Pocket Casts](https://pocketcasts.com/) - ![Libby](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Libby.png){ .twemoji } [Libby](https://libbyapp.com)
/// warning Audible is a subsidiary of Amazon.[^1] Audible is only used for exclusives. eBooks and audiobooks are sold by Amazon with DRM. Buy directly from publisher and your local bookstore when possible! /// /// tip Consider archiving your audiobooks from Audible. See [rmcrackan/Libation](https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation). /// ## 1Password
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![1Password](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/1Password-light.svg#only-light){ width=200 } ![1Password](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/1Password-dark.svg#only-dark){ width=200 }

/// warning 1Password is not open source. /// 1Password is robust, cross-platform, and well integrated. Its ease of use and wide adoption also makes sharing passwords effortless. 1Password also offers various developer functions that I find cannot be matched by other offerings. These include: - SSH Authentication - Git Commit Signing - Developer Tokens and Secrets Automation - [twpayne/chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/password-managers/1password/) integration for managing dotfiles - [Visual Studio Code](https://developer.1password.com/docs/vscode/) integration for editing secrets /// info 1Password is [audited](https://support.onepassword.com/security-assessments/) on a regular basis and also documents their security in the [security white paper](https://1passwordstatic.com/files/security/1password-white-paper.pdf). /// [:octicons-link-external-16: Homepage](https://1password.com/){ .md-button } [:fontawesome-solid-money-bill:](https://1password.com/sign-up/){ .card-link title=Pricing } [:fontawesome-regular-eye:](https://support.onepassword.com/1password-privacy/){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-markdown-16:](https://developer.onepassword.com/){ .card-link title="Developer Documentation" } ## Proton Unlimited
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![Proton](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Proton-logotype-purple-noborder.svg){ width=200 }

- :simple-protonmail:{ .protonmail } [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) /// warning Email is an insecure form of communication by design. [^2] ///
- :simple-protonvpn:{ .protonvpn } [Proton VPN](https://protonvpn.com/) I use ProtonVPN purely for P2P traffic as it's one of the few VPN services that supports [port forwarding](https://protonvpn.com/blog/port-forwarding/). /// danger VPNs do not provide anonymity.[^3] ///
- :simple-protondrive:{ .protondrive } [ProtonDrive](https://proton.me/drive) - :simple-simplelogin:{ .simplelogin } [SimpleLogin](https://simplelogin.io/)
[:octicons-link-external-16: Homepage](https://proton.me/){ .md-button } [:simple-torbrowser:{.torproject }](http://o54hon2e2vj6c7m3aqqu6uyece65by3vgoxxhlqlsvkmacw6a7m7kiad.onion){ .card-link title="Onion Service" } [:fontawesome-solid-money-bill:](https://proton.me/pricing){ .card-link title="Pricing" } [:fontawesome-regular-eye:](https://proton.me/legal/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-markdown-16:](https://mullvad.net/en/help/){ .card-link title=Documentation } ## Cloudflare
- :simple-cloudflare:{ .cloudflare } [Cloudflare Domain Registar](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/) Cloudflare offers at-cost pricing both for new registrations and renewals. - :simple-cloudflare:{ .cloudflare } [Cloudflare DNS](https://www.cloudflare.com/) - :simple-cloudflare:{ .cloudflare } [Cloudflare R2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/) Cloudflare R2 hosts assets for this wiki, as well as for my [Mastodon instance](https://tylernguyen.social/@tylernguyen). - ![Cloudflare Workers](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Cloudflare-Workers.png){ .twemoji } [Cloudflare Workers](https://workers.cloudflare.com/) - :simple-cloudflarepages:{ .cloudflarepages } [Cloudflare Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com/) - ![Cloudflare Zero Trust](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Cloudflare-Zero-Trust.svg){ .twemoji } [Cloudflare Zero Trust](https://www.cloudflare.com/zero-trust/)
[:octicons-link-external-16: Homepage](https://cloudflare.com/){ .md-button } [:fontawesome-regular-eye:](https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-markdown-16:](https://developers.cloudflare.com/){ .card-link title=Documentation } [:octicons-typography-16:](https://blog.cloudflare.com/){ .card-link title=Blog } ## Postmark
- ![Postmark](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Postmark.png){ .twemoji } [Postmark](https://postmarkapp.com/)
I mainly need transactional email for self-hosted apps, which send a very low volume. Postmark's free plan has been perfect for this. [:octicons-link-external-16: Homepage](https://postmarkapp.com/){ .md-button } [:fontawesome-solid-money-bill:](https://postmarkapp.com/pricing){ .card-link title="Pricing" } [:fontawesome-regular-eye:](https://postmarkapp.com/privacy-policy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-markdown-16:](https://postmarkapp.com/manual){ .card-link title=Documentation } [^1]: [Richard Stallman: Reasons not to buy from Amazon](https://stallman.org/amazon.html) [^2]: [Privacy Guides: Email is an insecure form of communication by default](https://www.privacyguides.org/basics/email-security/) [^3]: [Privacy Guides: VPN Overview](https://www.privacyguides.org/vpn/#vpn-overview)