Bookmarks
Jacob Pledger's Bookmarks
Applications
- 1Password
- Password manager.
- Bitwarden
- Open source password manager.
- Brave
- Web browser.
- Calibre
- Ebook manager by Kovid Goyal.
- Coteditor
- An open-source, simple, solid text editor for macOS.
- Cyberduck
- Cyberduck is a libre server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows with support for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox.
- Docker
- Containerization for app development
- F-Droid
- Free and Open Source Android App Repository.
- ffmpeg
- Command-line audio multitool.
- Homebrew
- The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)
- iStat Menus
- An advanced Mac system monitor for your menu bar.
- Meta
- Audio file tag editor for macOS.
- NetNewsWire
- Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS. By Brent Simmons (and team).
- Overcast
- Podcast client for iOS. By Marco Arment.
- Pixelmator
- Image editor for macOS.
- Soulver
- Scratchpad calculator.
- Sublime Text
- Cross-platform text editor.
- Sublime Merge
- Git client, done Sublime.
- Termius
- SSH client with sync.
- Termux
- Android terminal client
- Things
- Todo lists and task manager.
- Transmission
- Torrent client.
- Visual Studio Code
Blogs
- Jacob Pledger's Blog
- Occasionally a doge on the internet.
- Charity Majors
- Co-founder and CEO of Honeycomb.io. Pioneer of Observability. About technology, databases, startups, engineering management, and whiskey.
- Coding Horror
- By Jeff Atwood.
- Daring Fireball
- By John Gruber.
- Dhole Moments
- Writings about information security, cryptography, software, and humanity, from a member of the furry fandom.
- Marco.org
- The blog of Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper, Overcast.
- Stratechery
- By Ben Thompson.
- Troy Hunt
- Creator of haveibeenpwned.
Gaming
- ArenaNet
- Bethesda
- Bungie
- Epic Games
- Good Old Games
- Good Old Games - DRM-free digital game store by CD Projekt Red.
- Guild Wars 2
- Halo Waypoint
- How Long To Beat
- How long does it take to complete your favourite games?
- Origin
- ProtonDB
- Database of games that can run on Linux via Proton.
- Steam
- Ubisoft
- Warframe
Dungeons & Dragons
D&D Beyond
Roll20
Internet Activism
- Canadian Internet Governance Forum
- Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- OpenMedia
Magic: The Gathering
- Magic: The Gathering
- Formats
- What's in Standard?
- Banned and Restricted Lists
Operating Systems
- LineageOS
- A free and open-source operating system for various devices, based on the Android mobile platform.
- Xubuntu
- Ubuntu xfce spin.
Podcasts
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Apple, tech, programming, and loosely related matters. Hosted by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, and John Siracusa.
- Cortex
- CGP Grey and Myke Hurley talk about work.
- Dan Carlin
- Home of Common Sense and Hardcore History.
- Darknet Diaries Podcast
- True stories from the dark side of the internet. By Jack Rhysider.
- Exponent
- Business and Tech podcast by Ben Thompson and James Allworth.
- Hello Internet
- Presented by CGP Grey and Dr. Brady Haran.
- The History of English Podcast
- The Spoken History of a Global Language
- IRL
- A podcast from Mozilla. Because online life is real life.
- Late Night Linux
- Lex Fridman Podcast
- Conversations about the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power.
- Overdue
- A podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
- You're Wrong About
- A podcast about pop-culture misconceptions.
- We're Alive
- A "zombie" story of survival. A radio-play in podcast form.
Radio
- I Miss My Bar
- Mix & match bar sounds.
- List to the Cloud
- Listen in on ATC chatter.
- Sounds of the Pub"
- Mix & match bar sounds.
- Rainy Mood
- Rain Sounds.
Services
Streaming Music
- Apple Music
- Spotify
Streaming Movies and TV
- Apple TV+
- Crunchyroll
- Disney+
- Funimation
- Netflix
- Backblaze
- Computer backup.
- Bitwarden
- Free and Open Source password manager.
- Fastmail
- Email host. Based in Australia.
- Feedbin
- RSS feed aggregator.
- Hover
- Domain registrar.
Shopping
Computers and Tech
- Apple
- Buy A Pi
- Raspberry Pi in Canada.
- Memory Express
- Newegg
- PC Part Picker
- Purism
- System76
- ThinkPenguin
- Penguin Laptops, Desktops, and Accessories with Linux & GNU Support.
E-Books
- Artima
- Leanpub
- Publish Early, Publish Often
- Kobo
- E-books and e-readers.
Furniture
- Anthrodesk
- Herman Miller
Magic: The Gathering
- Card Shop Tolaria
- MTG card shop out of Calgary.
- Face to Face Games
- MTG card shop located in Eastern Canada.
Notebooks and Stationery
- JetPens
- Research and shop pens, inks, and paper.
- Leuchtturm1917
- Great notebooks.
- Theme System Journal
Retro Consoles
- Analogue
- Retroid
- 5.11 Tactical
- 7digital
- DRM-free music.
- Amazon
- Buff
- Multifunctional headwear.
- Downpour
- DRM-free audiobooks.
- Everyday Carry
- Stuff everybody needs in their bags and pockets.
- Gerber
- Leatherman
- Mechanix
- Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)
- Tilley
Search Engines
- Brave Search
- DuckDuckGo
Software Development
Programming Languages
- Python
- Rust
- Scala
- Swift
Frameworks
- Django REST Framework
- Sparkle
- An easy-to-use, open source software update framework for macOS applications.
- Advent of Code
- An annual programming challenge.
- Choose A License
- GitHub
- Semantic Versioning
Travel
- Airbnb
Weather
- Environment Canada
- Weather information from the Government of Canada.
- Firesmoke.ca
- Fire smoke forecasts for Canada with map projection.
Website Tools
- Certbot
- Let's Encrypt
Webcomics
- Awkward Zombie
- Extra Fabulous Comics
- Floccinaucinihilipilificationa
- Gone with the Blastwave
- Litterbox
- Penny Arcade
- Romantically Apocalyptic
- The Oatmeal
- VG Cats
- War and Peas
- Whomp!
- xkcd
Firefox
- about:about
- about:addons
- about:config
- about:firefox
- about:memory
- about:profiles
- about:restartrequired
Sundry
- Apprentice Alf’s Blog
- Accursed Farms
- Solarized Colour Schemes
- By Ethan Schoonover.
- iStat Menus
- A system monitor for the MacOS menu bar. Helpful for monitoring system load and diagnosing issues.
- Diceware
- Have I Been Pwned?
- Two Factor Auth List
- LineageOS
- A free and open-source operating system for various devices, based on the Android mobile platform.
- 1.1.1.1
- Pi-Hole
- A black hole for Internet advertisements
- Privacy Badger
- Binging With Babish
- Corridor Digital
- Bongo Cat
- Worldometers
- Music For Programming
- LinkedIn