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icon: material/signal-cellular-outline
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# Services

I despise advertising as the primary form of commercialization for services. And I don't want to keep too many subscriptions and actively avoid them when I can. But I'll much rather pay for the services that I need rather than be subjected to advertisements.

## NextDNS

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- :simple-nextdns:{ .nextdns } [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io/)

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## Productivity

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- ![Google Calendar](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Google_Calendar.svg){ .twemoji } [Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/)

    - <span class="solarized-red">:material-eye-lock-outline: **Properitary**</span>
    - <span class="solarized-red">:material-newspaper: **Ad**</span>-ware

- :simple-todoist:{ .todoist } [Todoist](https://todoist.com/)

    - <span class="solarized-red">:material-eye-lock-outline: **Properitary**</span>
    - <span class="solarized-green">:material-sync: **Subscription**</span>-ware

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## Media

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- :simple-audible:{ .audible } [Audible](https://www.audible.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
    Archive your Audible library in a DRM-free format. See :octicons-git-branch-16:{ .foreground } [rmcrackan/Libation](https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation).
    ///

</div>

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- ![Libby](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Libby.png){ .twemoji } [Libby](https://libbyapp.com)

    /// warning
    Libby is a product of OverDrive, which is owned by :simple-rakuten:{ .rakuten } Rakuten.
    ///

</div>

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- :simple-pocketcasts:{ .pocketcasts } [Pocket Casts](https://pocketcasts.com/)

    - <span class="solarized-red">:material-eye-lock-outline: **Properitary**</span>
    - <span class="solarized-green">:material-sync: **Subscription**</span>-ware

    Having purchased the iOS and web app early on, I'm grandfathered into its lifetime plan[^4]. I do not think that :simple-pocketcasts:{ .pocketcasts } Pocket Casts is worth it at its current subscription price. Instead, I recommend :simple-applepodcasts:{ .applepodcast } Apple Podcast, :simple-overcast:{ .overcast } Overcast, or ![Audiobookshelf](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/audiobookshelf.svg){ .twemoji } Audiobookshelf.

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## Proton

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- <figure markdown>
    <p align="center">
    ![Proton](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Proton-logotype-purple-noborder.svg){ loading-lazy width=200 }
    </p>
    </figure>

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- :simple-protonmail:{ .protonmail } [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/)

    /// warning
    Email is an insecure form of communication by design. [^2]
    ///

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- :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]
    ///

</div>

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- :simple-protondrive:{ .protondrive } [ProtonDrive](https://proton.me/drive)
- :simple-simplelogin:{ .simplelogin } [SimpleLogin](https://simplelogin.io/)

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[: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

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- :simple-cloudflare:{ .cloudflare } [Cloudflare Domain Registar](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/)
- :simple-cloudflare:{ .cloudflare } [Cloudflare DNS](https://www.cloudflare.com/)
- :simple-cloudflare:{ .cloudflare } [Cloudflare R2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/)
- ![Cloudflare Workers](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Cloudflare_Workers.svg){ .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.png){ .twemoji } [Cloudflare Zero Trust](https://www.cloudflare.com/zero-trust/)

</div>

[: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

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- ![Postmark](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Postmark.png){ .twemoji } [Postmark](https://postmarkapp.com/)

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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 }

## Steam

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- <figure markdown>
    <p align="center">
    ![Steam](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Steam-light.svg#only-light){ loading-lazy width=250 }
    ![Steam](https://assets.tylernguyen.wiki/logos/Steam-dark.svg#only-dark){ loading-lazy width=250 }
    </p>
    </figure>

</div>

[:octicons-link-external-16: Homepage](https://store.steampowered.com/){ .md-button }
[:fontawesome-regular-eye:](https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" }

[^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)
[^4]: [Lifetime Access To Pocket Casts Plus](https://support.pocketcasts.com/knowledge-base/lifetime-access-to-pocket-casts-plus/)