Programs I like

Linux

Terminal text editor: micro. I like it because it has familiar keybindings, familiar defaults, and it’s easy to configure. Surprisingly good user experience for a terminal program.

The gnome calculator is pretty good! It has a mode for evaluating typed-in expressions and a unit converter.

Mint came with a little program called notify-send which can be used to post desktop notifications from a script. Handy for testing background services; you might not see an echo but you can see the notify-send.

I also need to learn the ins and outs of programs like rsync and ssh. I use them in a basic capacity but don’t know everything I can do.

Still learning!

Android

Nice music player called “Auxio” on f droid. I’ve used Phonograph-derived players before but could never get gapless playback working right. Haven’t had problems with Auxio though.

Need to explore Termux more, also from f droid. I’ve installed openssh, micro, make, rsync, and even Java on my phone.

Mastodon client: Subway Tooter. It’s kind of an app for sickos and the UI has a learning curve. Big fan of it though.

Fun app called “NFC Tools” which can be used to read and write NFC tags.

Sony put out a weird app just called “Sketch” which has been abandoned but it’s still my favorite drawing app.

All “smart home” devices are rebadged versions of products from the same 4 companies and the rebadgers often put their name on terrible apps that don’t work very well. I installed “tuya smart” from google play and it’s good at setting up these devices.

Windows

Been a while since i used windows now!

I liked “X-Mouse Button Control” for remapping trackball buttons. Way better than KensingtonWorks. It’s also a fun program to use. Possibly the most Win32 program ever written.

I miss ShareX a lot when I use Linux :(

scoop is my favorite way of installing and managing programs on windows.

Java

Vineflower is the leading Java decompiler.

fabricmc/Enigma is a nice GUI for Java reverse-engineering (nicer than jd-gui). Primarily used for minecraft but it works on any jar. I wish it was packaged a little better so i could more handily recommend it.