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diff --git a/articles/library.html b/articles/library.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..87527c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/library.html @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang='en'> + + <head> + <title>Personal Library</title> + <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/css/bootstrap.css'> + <meta charset='utf-8'/> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> + </head> + + <body><a name="top"></a> + <section id="navbar" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="navbar" "navbar-inverse"> + <div class="navbar-inner"> + <div class="container" style="width: auto;"> + <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse"> + <span class="icon-bar"></span> + <span class="icon-bar"></span> + <span class="icon-bar"></span> + </a> + <a class="brand" href="https://tylerhoang.xyz/index.html">Tyler's Website</a> + <div class="nav-collapse"> + <ul class="nav"> + <li><a href="#cooking">Cooking</a></li> + <li><a href="#music">Music</a></li> + <li><a href="#conclusion">Conclusion</a></li> + </ul> + </div><!-- /.nav-collapse --> + </div> + </div><!-- /navbar-inner --> + </div><!-- /navbar --> + + <center> + <h1><img src="/img/static/book2.gif"> <blink><span style="color:#ff6000">P</span><span style="color:#ffbf00">e</span><span style="color:#dfff00">r</span><span style="color:#80ff00">s</span><span style="color:#20ff00">o</span><span style="color:#00ff40">n</span><span style="color:#00ff9f">a</span><span style="color:#00ffff">l</span><span style="color: transparent;text-shadow: none;"> </span><span style="color:#0040ff">L</span><span style="color:#2000ff">i</span><span style="color:#7f00ff">b</span><span style="color:#df00ff">r</span><span style="color:#ff00bf">a</span><span style="color:#ff0060">r</span><span style="color:#ff0000">y</span></blink><img src='/img/static/Image_Book.gif'></h1> + <p>I'm not going to pretend that I'm an avid reader, but I do read sometimes, so here's a few books that I own.</p> + </center> + <section id="cooking" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="page-header"> + <div class="well"> + <h1>Cooking</h1> + </div> + <center> + <img src="/img/static/mchammer.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/mchammer.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/mchammer.gif"> + </center> + </div> + <h3>French</h3> + <h4><i>Mastering the Art of French Cooking</i> by Julia Childs</h4> + One of the best cookbooks ever made. The reason why I list this cookbook first is because it's a must read for any aspiring home and professional chef out there. Be wary though, this book isn't small; it's super dense and filled with basically anything you can think of regarding cooking. Think of it as the encyclopedia of cooking. This isn't just a recipe book, it's a guide on how to become a better chef, with detailed explanations and illustrations of techniques. I've referenced this book many times when I don't know what to make for dinner, and everytime the dish turns out amazing. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/masterfrench.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h3>American</h3> + <h4><i>The Food Lab</i> by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt</h4> + Another must-read book for any aspiring chef that wants to understand cooking at a scientific level. Say what you want about Kenji, but this book is the real deal. Super dense and chock-full of amazing recipes and information to help you succeed in the kitchen. Honestly, I'd probably even call this book a modernized version of Julia Child's book, because it really is more of an encyclopedia than just a cookbook. Anything you want to learn about cooking, <i>The Food Lab</i> probably has it. There's a lot of information in this book, but don't feel like you have to read all of it, because I sure as hell didn't. Just look at the things that interest you. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/foodlab.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h3>Chinese</h3> + <h4><i>Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking</i> by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo</h4> + My knowledge of Chinese cooking is limited to say the least, but I glanced over this book when trying to find Chinese cookbooks and a lot of the material in there look delicious. Hundreds of recipe, and lots of backstory about the culture of Chinese cooking and it's history. I'll definitely reference back to this book again in the future when I eventually start tackling authentic Chinese cuisine. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/masterchinese.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h4><i>Complete Chinese Cookbook</i> by Ken Hom</h4> + I actually haven't read this book yet, but I saw this book recommended everywhere for people trying to get into Chinese cooking, so it must be pretty good. Again, like the above cookbooks, it doesn't seem to just be a recipe book, but an entire guide on understanding food at a deeper level. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/completechinese.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h3>Japanese</h3> + <h4><i>Tokyo Cult Recipes</i> by Maori Murota</h4> + I also haven't read this book yet either, but my friend had a copy and he recommended that I check it out. Lots of pictures, lots of text, and lots of recipes. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/tokyorecipes.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + </section> + + <section id="music" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="page-header"> + <div class="well"> + <h1>Music</h1> + </div> + <center> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_girl.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_girl.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_girl.gif"> + </center> + </div> + <h3>Piano</h3> + <h4><i>Jazz Piano Method</i> by Mark Davis</h4> + This book has everything you need as a total beginner to start your journey as a jazz pianist. It's not a long book at all, but that doesn't mean that you should rush through it. The book has tons of excercises and pratice, so make sure to get really good at those before moving on. I reckon it might even take you a whole year to learn everything that this small book has to offer. Take your time with the book, and don't get frustrated if the excercises seem too hard and too cumbersome, because they are. You just have to develop that muscle memory by going through these excercises everyday. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/jazzpianomethod.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h4><i>Jazz Piano - Methods and Songbook for professional playing</i> by Kent Hewitt</h4> + This was the first jazz piano book that I bought, and I liked it very much. It's not quite as profssional or polished as the Mark Davis book, but the content in it is amazing. Hewitt puts a lot of soul in this book and he gives you everything you need as a beginner to build up a solid foundation. The way he explains things in his book is very simple to grasp, and he makes learning fun. Don't just rely on this book for your entire journey though. Like the Mark Davis book, this book is for beginners, and once you start to get better you're going to have to rely on just listening to more jazz and improving yourself by playing. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/jazzpianokent.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h3>Fake Books</h3> + <h4><i>The Real Book 6th Edition</i></h4> + This book is by no means perfect and has many inaccuracies but it's basically the industry standard for anyone that wants to learn jazz. If people could only buy a single fake book and go with it, then this book is most definitely the one. Don't rely too much on <i>The Real Book</i> though, or any fake book for that matter. Use it as a guide to learn melodies and then try to memorize the chord progression and embellish the melody without looking at the book. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/realbook.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + <h4><i>The Disney Fake Book</i></h4> + Disney songs are super fun to play, and this book gives you a whole bunch of them to play and jam out. Keep in mind though. that some songs are written in alternate keys. For example, <i>Someday My Prince Will Come</i> is normally written in the key of BbMaj, but in the <i>Disney Fake Book</i>, the song is written in the key of FMaj, which I guess is easier? Anyways, just keep that in mind, and you'll be fine. + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/disneyfake.webp" width="250px"> + </figure> + </section> + <div class="text-center"> + <a href="#top">Back to top of page</a> + </div> + + <!-- <div class='text-center'> + <embed name='music' src='mmt.mp3' loop='true' hidden='true' autoplay='true' id="music"> + </div> --> + + </body> + <html lang="en"> diff --git a/articles/software.html b/articles/software.html index d5aebaf..b4266e8 100755 --- a/articles/software.html +++ b/articles/software.html @@ -1,120 +1,117 @@ <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang='en'> - <head> - <title>Software and Hardware</title> - <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/css/bootstrap.css'> - <meta charset='utf-8'/> - <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> - </head> + <head> + <title>Software and Hardware</title> + <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/css/bootstrap.css'> + <meta charset='utf-8'/> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> + </head> - <body><a name="top"></a> - <section id="navbar" style="padding-top: 0"> - <div class="navbar" "navbar-inverse"> - <div class="navbar-inner"> - <div class="container" style="width: auto;"> - <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse"> - <span class="icon-bar"></span> - <span class="icon-bar"></span> - <span class="icon-bar"></span> - </a> - <a class="brand" href="https://tylerhoang.xyz/index.html">Tyler's Website</a> - <div class="nav-collapse"> - <ul class="nav"> - <li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a></li> - <li><a href="#software">Software</a></li> - <li><a href="#conclusion">Conclusion</a></li> - </ul> - </div><!-- /.nav-collapse --> - </div> - </div><!-- /navbar-inner --> - </div><!-- /navbar --> + <body><a name="top"></a> + <section id="navbar" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="navbar" "navbar-inverse"> + <div class="navbar-inner"> + <div class="container" style="width: auto;"> + <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse"> + <span class="icon-bar"></span> + <span class="icon-bar"></span> + <span class="icon-bar"></span> + </a> + <a class="brand" href="https://tylerhoang.xyz/index.html">Tyler's Website</a> + <div class="nav-collapse"> + <ul class="nav"> + <li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a></li> + <li><a href="#software">Software</a></li> + <li><a href="#conclusion">Conclusion</a></li> + </ul> + </div><!-- /.nav-collapse --> + </div> + </div><!-- /navbar-inner --> + </div><!-- /navbar --> - <center> - <img src="/img/test/TypingComputer.gif"> - <img src='/img/test/computer3.gif'> - <h1><blink><span style="color:#ff4900">S</span><span style="color:#ff9200">o</span><span style="color:#ffdb00">f</span><span style="color:#dbff00">t</span><span style="color:#92ff00">w</span><span style="color:#49ff00">a</span><span style="color:#00ff00">r</span><span style="color:#00ff49">e</span><span style="color: transparent;text-shadow: none;"> </span><span style="color:#00ffdb">a</span><span style="color:#00dbff">n</span><span style="color:#0092ff">d</span><br><span style="color:#0000ff">H</span><span style="color:#4900ff">a</span><span style="color:#9200ff">r</span><span style="color:#db00ff">d</span><span style="color:#ff00db">w</span><span style="color:#ff0092">a</span><span style="color:#ff0049">r</span><span style="color:#ff0000">e</span> -</blink></h1> - <p>A lot of people like to know what hardware and software that I run on a day-to-day basis, so here it is.</p> - </center> - <section id="hardware" style="padding-top: 0"> - <div class="page-header"> - <div class="well"> - <h1>Hardware</h1> - </div> - <center> - <img src="/img/test/mchammer.gif"> - <img src="/img/test/mchammer.gif"> - <img src="/img/test/mchammer.gif"> - </center> - </div> - <h4>Laptop</h4><p>I use a Lenovo Thinkpad W530 as my daily driver. I bought it for like $250 on eBay, one of the best purchases I've ever made. Super sturdy, good build, and very customizable for a laptop.</p> - <figure> - <img src="/img/test/w530.jpg" width=350> - </figure> - <h4>Mouse</h4><p>I've been using a trackball mouse for close to six-months now, and I've gotten pretty used to it. I opted for the Logitech M570, although I might consider upgrading it in the near future. Before I switched to using trackballs, I mostly used the Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical, no real problems with it, and super cheap too.</p> - <figure> - <img src="/img/test/m570.jpg" width=250> - <img src="/img/test/wmo.jpg" width=250> - <figcaption>M570 on left, WMO on right.</figcaption> - </figure> - <h4>Digital Audio Player</h4><p>I use the HiBy R3 Pro as my music player of choice, and for $200, it's probably the best bang for your buck in this price range. Decent and intuitive OS, fantastic sound quality, and build quality makes it feels like a premium product. Uses a microSD card, USB type-C, and has 3.5 out and 2.5 balance out.</p> - <h4>In-Ear Monitors</h4><p>BlON BL03 are the best in-ear monitors I have ever heard, and I can't honestly say that I need any more. I'm not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination, and the BLONS combined with the R3 Pro satisfies all of my audio player needs. A lot of people recommend that you buy aftermarket tips though, and they're completely right. The stock tips on the BLONS are completely awful. I bought the Spinfits CP100s and they feel super comfortable.</p> - <figure> - <img src="/img/test/dap.jpg" width=250> - </figure> - </section> + <center> + <img src="/img/static/TypingComputer.gif"> + <img src='/img/static/computer3.gif'> + <h1><blink><span style="color:#ff4900">S</span><span style="color:#ff9200">o</span><span style="color:#ffdb00">f</span><span style="color:#dbff00">t</span><span style="color:#92ff00">w</span><span style="color:#49ff00">a</span><span style="color:#00ff00">r</span><span style="color:#00ff49">e</span><span style="color: transparent;text-shadow: none;"> </span><span style="color:#00ffdb">a</span><span style="color:#00dbff">n</span><span style="color:#0092ff">d</span><br><span style="color:#0000ff">H</span><span style="color:#4900ff">a</span><span style="color:#9200ff">r</span><span style="color:#db00ff">d</span><span style="color:#ff00db">w</span><span style="color:#ff0092">a</span><span style="color:#ff0049">r</span><span style="color:#ff0000">e</span> + </blink></h1> + <p>A lot of people like to know what hardware and software that I run on a day-to-day basis, so here it is.</p> + </center> + <section id="hardware" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="page-header"> + <div class="well"> + <h1>Hardware</h1> + </div> + <center> + <img src="/img/static/mchammer.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/mchammer.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/mchammer.gif"> + </center> + </div> + <h4>Laptop</h4><p>I use a Lenovo Thinkpad W530 as my daily driver. I bought it for like $250 on eBay, one of the best purchases I've ever made. Super sturdy, good build, and very customizable for a laptop.</p> + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/w530.webp" width=350> + </figure> + <h4>Mouse</h4><p>I've been using a trackball mouse for close to six-months now, and I've gotten pretty used to it. I opted for the Logitech M570, although I might consider upgrading it in the near future. Before I switched to using trackballs, I mostly used the Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical, no real problems with it, and super cheap too.</p> + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/m570.webp" width=250> + <img src="/img/static/wmo.webp" width=250> + <figcaption>M570 on left, WMO on right.</figcaption> + </figure> + <h4>Digital Audio Player</h4><p>I use the HiBy R3 Pro as my music player of choice, and for $200, it's probably the best bang for your buck in this price range. Decent and intuitive OS, fantastic sound quality, and build quality makes it feels like a premium product. Uses a microSD card, USB type-C, and has 3.5 out and 2.5 balance out.</p> + <h4>In-Ear Monitors</h4><p>BlON BL03 are the best in-ear monitors I have ever heard, and I can't honestly say that I need any more. I'm not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination, and the BLONS combined with the R3 Pro satisfies all of my audio player needs. A lot of people recommend that you buy aftermarket tips though, and they're completely right. The stock tips on the BLONS are completely awful. I bought the Spinfits CP100s and they feel super comfortable.</p> + <figure> + <img src="/img/static/dap.webp" width=250> + </figure> + </section> - <section id="software" style="padding-top: 0"> - <div class="page-header"> - <div class="well"> - <h1>Software</h1> - </div> - <center> - <img src="/img/test/dancing_girl.gif"> - <img src="/img/test/dancing_girl.gif"> - <img src="/img/test/dancing_girl.gif"> - </center> - </div> - <h2>Main</h2> - <h4>Operating System</h4><p>I use Artix Linux, which is basically the same thing as Arch Linux without systemd. I don't inherently have anything against systemd, and if anything I think systemd made my life pretty easy, but it didn't take long for me to get used to OpenRC. OpenRC has a pretty fast startup time too.</p> - <h4>Terminal</h4><p>I use st (simple terminal) by the suckless guys. More specifically, I use the fork made by Luke Smith which you can download <a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/st">here</a>.</p> - <h4>Web Browser</h4><p>Honestly I change web browsers pretty frequently, but I tend to use Firefox-based browsers the most. Currently I'm using Librewolf, before that I used Firefox, but for many reasons I have decided to boycott Firefox along with any Mozilla product. Although I guess using Librewolf is kind of cheating since it's based on Firefox. Also, make sure to at least install uBlock Origin and Decentraleyes to make browsing the web that much more enjoyable.</p> - <h4>Text-editor</h4><p>Emacs.</p><br><p>JUST KIDDING LOL, WHO EVEN USES EMACS?! I use vim, and most of the software that I use also uses vim bindings. I used emacs for like a month and while I didn't hate it, I was already too used to vim and eventually I came crawling back.</p> - <h4>Window Manager</h4><p>I use herbstluftwm, a manual tiling window manager. Don't let the word manual scare you though, because as with anything, a week with it and you'll get used to it. I also highly suggest bspwm also. They all basically do the same thing anyways.</p> - <h2>Utilities</h2> - <h4>File Manager</h4><p>Vifm. Dual-pane file manager (similar to midnight commander), and uses vim bindings by default. Super customizable config file, and overall works really well. Downside is by default it doesn't have image previews like ranger does, but you can use <a href="https://github.com/cirala/vifmimg">this script</a> to get them working.</p> - <h4>Mail Client</h4><p>Neomutt. Curses based terminal mail client that can be a pain to setup your accounts with. Luckily, Luke Smith has a great <a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/mutt-wizard">script</a> that makes adding accounts extremely easy and pain-free. If you don't like using terminal-based mail clients though, no shame in using Thunderbird; it's what I used for quite a while.</p> - <h4>Music Player</h4><p>Ever since I got my DAP and IEMs, I actually rarely listen to music on my laptop anymore, but when I do, I use mpd + ncmpcpp. For the uninitiated, mpd is a music server that requires a client to interact with; that's where ncmpcpp comes in. Really great combo, ncmpcpp also has a killer built-in tag editor. I also use "beet" to organize my expansive music library.</p> - <h4>Video Player</h4><p>mpv is my video player of choice. Lightweight, lots of customizability, and tons of scripts available for it to enhance your experience. It used to be that mpv was Linux only, but I hear mpv.net is a pretty decent windows implementation of it. You could also use VLC too I guess, but give mpv a try first.</p> - <h4>RSS Reader</h4><p>Newsboat is a great minimal terminal RSS reader. A lot of people don't know what an RSS feed is, and it's truly quite a shame. Most sites that give updates often have an RSS feed, so take advantage of them. Unified updates all from one program, no need to make an account or sign up for a newsletter.</p> - <h4>Torrent Client</h4><p>Transmission via the web interface. Web interface is a bit limited in terms of customizability, but to be perfectly honest, I've been using the web client for like four years now and I haven't had a major problem that couldn't be fixed in a matter of minutes. Deluge is also a great torrent client if you're on Windows.</p> - <h4>Image Viewer</h4><p>Sxiv is all you need. Fast, minimal, functional. Feh is also a good option, but why use that when sxiv exists.</p> - <h4>PDF Viewer</h4><p>Zathura is great. Minimal, and loads pdfs instantaneously. Mupdf is also a good option, although I think Zathura supports more formats since it's somewhat modular.</p> - <h4>Image Editing</h4><p>GIMP for more involved projects, imagemagick for small simple tasks. You'd be surprised at the crazy things that imagemagick can do. Sometimes I also use Krita if I'm drawing.</p> - <h4>Video Editing</h4><p>Openshot and Kdenlive are all great GUI-based options for video editing. Although if you don't need to do anything fancy, and just need to transcode or crop or splice, ffmpeg on the command line works fine for that sorta stuff.</p> - <h4>Office and Writing Documents</h4><p>I just use LibreOffice if I need to use spreadsheets or make slides/presentations. Simple to use, and while a bit bloated I guess, it gets the job done. Although for preparing documents, I prefer to use LaTeX. It can be pretty hard to get used to at first, so search engines are your best friend when figuring out how to use LaTeX. The effort is worth it though, as you'll be rewarded with gorgeous looking documents and automatically formatted bibliographies.</p> - </section> - <section id="conclusion" style="padding-top: 0"> - <div class="page-header"> - <div class="well"> - <h1>Conclusion</h1> - </div> - <center> - <img src="/img/test/dancing_baby.gif"> - <img src="/img/test/dancing_baby.gif"> - <img src="/img/test/dancing_baby.gif"> - </center> - </div> - If you haven't noticed already, all of the software that I use are free and open source software. Software that respects my freedom to use and share, and freedom of privacy. Using libre/free software will liberate you, and ultimately will stop you being chained down by proprietary software and corporation that don't have your best interests in mind. Proprietary services/programs like Discord, Amazon, Steam, Google (Chrome) only exist to extort your personal information and sell your data to the highest bidder. Stop using proprietary software and switch to libre software NOW! - </section> - <div class="text-center"> - <a href="#top">Back to top of page</a> - </div> - - <!-- <div class='text-center'> - <embed name='music' src='mmt.mp3' loop='true' hidden='true' autoplay='true' id="music"> - </div> --> - - </body> - <html lang="en"> + <section id="software" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="page-header"> + <div class="well"> + <h1>Software</h1> + </div> + <center> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_girl.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_girl.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_girl.gif"> + </center> + </div> + <h2>Main</h2> + <h4>Operating System</h4><p>I use Artix Linux, which is basically the same thing as Arch Linux without systemd. I don't inherently have anything against systemd, and if anything I think systemd made my life pretty easy, but it didn't take long for me to get used to OpenRC. OpenRC has a pretty fast startup time too.</p> + <h4>Terminal</h4><p>I use st (simple terminal) by the suckless guys. More specifically, I use the fork made by Luke Smith which you can download <a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/st">here</a>.</p> + <h4>Web Browser</h4><p>Honestly I change web browsers pretty frequently, but I tend to use Firefox-based browsers the most. Currently I'm using Brave as Mozilla keeps destroying Firefox and making it crap with every update. For that reason and many others I have decided to boycott Firefox along with any Mozilla product. Also, make sure to at least install uBlock Origin and Decentraleyes to make browsing the web that much more enjoyable (although Brave comes with a pretty good ads and tracking blocker by default.</p> + <h4>Text-editor</h4><p>Emacs.</p><br><p>Just kidding! What am I, an insane person? I use vim, and most of the software that I use also uses vim bindings. I used emacs for like a month and while I didn't hate it, it didn't work with my workflow. Maybe I would've liked it more if I was a developer and optimized my workflow, but I'm not. I was already too used to vim and eventually I came crawling back.</p> + <h4>Window Manager</h4><p>I use <a href=http://github.com/tyhoang/dwm>dwm</a>. Before that I used herbstluftwm, a manual tiling window manager. Don't let the word manual scare you though, because as with anything, a week with it and you'll get used to it. I also highly suggest bspwm and i3 also. They all basically do the same thing anyways.</p> + <h2>Utilities</h2> + <h4>File Manager</h4><p>Vifm. Dual-pane file manager (similar to midnight commander), and uses vim bindings by default. Super customizable config file, and overall works really well. Downside is by default it doesn't have image previews like ranger does, but you can use <a href="https://github.com/cirala/vifmimg">this script</a> to get them working.</p> + <h4>Mail Client</h4><p>Neomutt. Curses based terminal mail client that can be a pain to setup your accounts with. Luckily, Luke Smith has a great <a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/mutt-wizard">script</a> that makes adding accounts extremely easy and pain-free. If you don't like using terminal-based mail clients though, no shame in using Thunderbird; it's what I used for quite a while.</p> + <h4>XMPP Client</h4><p>Gajim for Linux, Conversations for Android. Both come with OMEMO support, and nothing else really compares to this combo. As for iPhone users, I have no recommendations, but apparently Siskin IM is pretty decent; Chatsecure is also another option, but I don't think it's as good.</p> + <h4>Voice Chatting</h4><p>I use Mumble when I want to talk with my friends. I also sometimes have to resort to using Discord because some normie colleagues of mine use it and I can't realistically get them all to switch over to XMPP and Mumble.</p> + <h4>Music Player</h4><p>Ever since I got my DAP and IEMs, I actually rarely listen to music on my laptop anymore, but when I do, I use mpd + ncmpcpp. For the uninitiated, mpd is a music server that requires a client to interact with; that's where ncmpcpp comes in. Really great combo, ncmpcpp also has a killer built-in tag editor. I also use "beet" to organize my expansive music library.</p> + <h4>Video Player</h4><p>mpv is my video player of choice. Lightweight, lots of customizability, and tons of scripts available for it to enhance your experience. It used to be that mpv was Linux only, but I hear mpv.net is a pretty decent windows implementation of it. You could also use VLC too I guess, but give mpv a try first.</p> + <h4>RSS Reader</h4><p>Newsboat is a great minimal terminal RSS reader. A lot of people don't know what an RSS feed is, and it's truly quite a shame. Most sites that give updates often have an RSS feed, so take advantage of them. Unified updates all from one program, no need to make an account or sign up for a newsletter.</p> + <h4>Torrent Client</h4><p>Transmission via the web interface. Web interface is a bit limited in terms of customizability, but to be perfectly honest, I've been using the web client for like four years now and I haven't had a major problem that couldn't be fixed in a matter of minutes. Deluge is also a great torrent client if you're on Windows.</p> + <h4>Image Viewer</h4><p>Sxiv is all you need. Fast, minimal, functional. Feh is also a good option, but why use that when sxiv exists.</p> + <h4>PDF Viewer</h4><p>Zathura is great. Minimal, and loads pdfs instantaneously. Mupdf is also a good option, although I think Zathura supports more formats since it's somewhat modular.</p> + <h4>Image Editing</h4><p>GIMP for more involved projects, imagemagick for small simple tasks. You'd be surprised at the crazy things that imagemagick can do. Sometimes I also use Krita if I'm drawing.</p> + <h4>Video Editing</h4><p>Openshot and Kdenlive are all great GUI-based options for video editing. Although if you don't need to do anything fancy, and just need to transcode or crop or splice, ffmpeg on the command line works fine for that sorta stuff.</p> + <h4>Office and Writing Documents</h4><p>I just use LibreOffice if I need to use spreadsheets or make slides/presentations. Simple to use, and while a bit bloated I guess, it gets the job done. Although for preparing documents, I prefer to use LaTeX. It can be pretty hard to get used to at first, so search engines are your best friend when figuring out how to use LaTeX. The effort is worth it though, as you'll be rewarded with gorgeous looking documents and automatically formatted bibliographies.</p> + </section> + <section id="conclusion" style="padding-top: 0"> + <div class="page-header"> + <div class="well"> + <h1>Conclusion</h1> + </div> + <center> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_baby.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_baby.gif"> + <img src="/img/static/dancing_baby.gif"> + </center> + </div> + If you haven't noticed already, all of the software that I use are free and open source software. Software that respects my freedom to use and share, and freedom of privacy. Using libre/free software will liberate you, and ultimately will stop you being chained down by proprietary software and corporation that don't have your best interests in mind. Proprietary services/programs like Discord, Amazon, Steam, Google (Chrome) only exist to extort your personal information and sell your data to the highest bidder. 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