What do you think? Should I continue my Setapp subscription, or not?
https://ellanew.com/2026/03/23/ptpl-200-setapp-evaluation-part-1

#MacOS #apps

Yes! You know you want to
Sure, if you've got the $$, why not
No! Independence all the way
No idea
Poll ends at .

Are your app subscriptions actually worth it? I'm auditing my use of Setapp and asking whether FOSS and one-time purchases can replace it. Suggestions welcome, but no Org, Emacs, or Terminal workflows please.

It's a pull between what I actually use, and how much I'd save if I used more of them! This is part 1: the evaluation. Conclusion coming next week. Poll in comments.

Medium members (with blog post link) https://miscellaneplans.medium.com/setapp-saved-me-from-myself-but-now-its-time-to-re-evaluate-d668d399f654
Blog https://ellanew.com/2026/03/23/ptpl-200-setapp-evaluation-part-1

#apps #Mac #MacOS #productivity

Setapp Saved Me From Myself, but Now It’s Time to Re-Evaluate

A quest for simpler, more independent tools

Medium

DUT Bremen - Thema: Alternative App(Stores) (am 05.04.2026)

5. April 2026, 13:00:00 UTC - GMT

https://f.termine.di.day/events/7c52d59e-7481-48d5-912e-2b8da6624e59

Abduzeedo: Recordly: Free Open-Source Screen Recorder with Auto-Zoom. “Most screen recording tools dump raw footage and leave the rest to you. Recordly, an open-source screen recorder built by developer webadderall, takes a different approach. It handles the visual polish automatically, so the gap between recording and shipping is much smaller.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/22/recordly-free-open-source-screen-recorder-with-auto-zoom-abduzeedo/
Recordly: Free Open-Source Screen Recorder with Auto-Zoom (Abduzeedo)

Abduzeedo: Recordly: Free Open-Source Screen Recorder with Auto-Zoom. “Most screen recording tools dump raw footage and leave the rest to you. Recordly, an open-source screen recorder built b…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

#AndroidAppRain at https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1&doFilter=1 today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps:

* Velune: a feature-rich YouTube Music client 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repository 

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg), with additional screening applied. Updates for the apps are usually fetched daily, and you can expect daily index updates.

IzzyOnDroid App Repo

I wish more people realized where things are going with #phone #apps. And why you should opt out now.

> Participation in society shouldn’t require a smartphone — America needs offline accessibility. https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5790581-app-only-services-inequality/

Even if you are using an Android or iPhone you can refuse to install yet another app for every damn thing in your lives people! Just say no to giant corporations tracking your every move.

#privacy

Top 5 News This Week: Roblox, the Peso, Pearl Harbor, and Spanish colonization

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/top-5-news-this-week/march-21-2026/

Espionnés par nos #apps : présentées comme anonymes et confidentielles, les #données collectées par les applis mobiles sont en réalité revendues par des courtiers sur le marché mondial. Dans le cadre d'une enquête, des journalistes révèlent un système lucratif échappant à toute régulation. Entre logique #marketing et risques de #surveillance https://peertube.mesnumeriques.fr/w/sZnuB8qeEUvHpuYvEnJ7XG

La position confidentielle du porte-avions français révélée par l'appli #Strava https://www.franceinfo.fr/monde/iran/guerre-entre-les-etats-unis-israel-et-l-iran/la-position-confidentielle-du-porte-avions-charles-de-gaulle-revelee-par-l-application-strava_7881848.html

#data #tech #DataBroker

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