Xovee's Handy Tools
Over the years I tried a lot of stuffs -- followings are what I'm currently using:
Software
Tool | Choice |
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Browser | Chrome |
Calendar | Google Calendar |
Cloud Storage | Google Drive (also use its Desktop version for local file sync) and iCloud (mostly for photo sync). |
Code Editor | Visual Studio Code and PyCharm (students and faculty can apply for free professional version) |
Gmail and sometimes Outlook | |
File Archiver | 7-Zip |
Finance Manager | Wallet by Budgetbakers |
Language Assistant | Grammarly, Linggle, and Youdao. Alternatives: Ludwig and Academic Phrasebank. |
LaTeX Editor | Mostly using Overleaf, sometimes local compiling with VS Code. This is my referring link of Overleaf. |
Literature Search & Track | Google Scholar, DBLP, and Semantic Scholar, for computer science field. |
Multimedia Player | PotPlayer |
Entertainment | Apple Music and Netease Cloud Music (music), YouTube (video), Goodreads (book), IMDb (movie and show), and RAWG (game) |
Note-taking | Local markdown files with Google Drive sync. Many of my files and documents are managed the same way. |
Passward Manager | Bitwarden |
Programming | Mostly Python and somtimes JavaScript |
Reference Manager | Zotero with TeraCloud WebDAV synchronization. Current version of Mendeley is a mess. |
Todo | Microsoft To Do |
Visualization | Matplotlib with Python, Omni Graffle (only support Apple devices), I also like Bokeh for web. |
VPN | Astrill, this is my referring link. |
Hardware
Device | Used |
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Smartphone | iPhone 14 Pro Max (2023, current)iPhone 11 iPhone 7 (2016) Mi 4C (2016) iPhone 5s (2014) Nokia Lumia 920 (2012) |
Laptop | MacBook Air M1 (2020, current, 8GB, 256GB) Lenovo Z51-70 (2015, i7-5500U, R9-M375, 8GB, 1TB) |
Desktop | Homebuilt (2018, current, R7-1700 + B450M, GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB, 512GB+1TB) Lenovo Desktop (2006, forget the exact model, one of the 家悦 series with a 2 cores CPU) |
Earphones | Airpods Pro 1 (2021) Beats urBeats3 (2020) AKG K3003 (2019) Airpods 2 (2019) Vsonic GR09 (2018) Airpods (2017) Ecci PR200 MK2 (2016) Mi In-Ear (2015) Earpods (2015) Logitech UE 900 (2013) Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic (2012, I like it!) |
Headset | Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless (2022, current) Sennheiser MOMENTUM 2 Wireless (2016) AKG K450 (2015) |
Keyboard | Logitech K120 (current, 2020) Cherry MX Board 8.0 (2018) Logitech K120 (2016) Cherry MX Board 2.0 (2015) |
Mice | Logitech G Pro Wireless (current, 2021) Various models of DAREU EM915/925 (from 2015 to current) |
Video Game Console | Switch (2021, current) Xbox One X (2018, current) Xbox Series S (2017) |