I’m a free/libre software user, web developer, technology consultant and advocate for software freedom. I graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.Sc. in Computer Science.
Articles
- Degooglifying series
- Four Criteria for Free Network Services
- It’s Not a Phone, It’s a Mobile Computer
- GSoC 2009 Wrap Up: Creative Commons Drupal Module
- Unlocking an iPhone is Not Freedom; Zittrain Argues for Civic Technologies
- Thumbs Down for Like Culture
Software
Below are some of the software tools I appreciate and rely on (see also Prism Break and the EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guide).
Mobile Applications
Firefox Preview
A better mobile web browser
K-9 Mail
Email client
AntennaPod
Podcast client
Nextcloud
Nextcloud file sync
Notes
Client for Nextcloud Notes – my songwriting tool
OCReader
Nextcloud News client (RSS Reader)
Jitsi Meet
Client for Jitsi Meet video conferencing
DAVx⁵
CalDAV/CardDAV sync (used with Nextcloud)
KeePassDX
Password Manager
andOTP
Two-Factor Authentication
NewPipe
YouTube client
Frost
Facebook web wrapper
Twidere
Twitter client
Desktop Applications
Mozilla Firefox
My web browser — principles over profits
Office Productivity Suite
Digital Audio Workstation (Recording)
Rosegarden
Digital Audio Workstation (string arrangements)
SooperLooper
Digital Audio Workstation (Live Looping)
Web Applications / Services
Nextcloud
Self-hosted cloud services
WordPress
Website Content Management System
DokuWiki
Wiki software
CRM for nonprofits
Roundcube
Webmail
Jitsi Meet
WebRTC Video Conferencing
OpenStreetMap
Like Wikipedia, for maps
DuckDuckGo (Non-Free)
Web Search that doesn’t track you
Operating Systems / Repositories
Debian GNU/Linux
My universal operating system
LineageOS
My mobile OS — an Android distribution
Software repositories for audio production
Ubuntu GNU/Linux
Sometimes, I’ll use Ubuntu instead of Debian
F-Droid
Free (libre) software repository for Android
Essential Command Line Tools
Todo.txt CLI
todo.sh manages todo.txt files
rsync
File transfer and backups
vim
I love using the same text editor locally and remotely
