Tools we use

#Tools

Streaming Entertainment - Monthly:

• Netflix is $17 per month.
• Stan is $16 per month. (Cancelled 21/1/2023)

Binge - We will never use this as the business owners don’t align with our values. Binge is a video streaming subscription service in Australia owned by Streamotion (a wholly owned subsidiary of Foxtel. Foxtel is owned by News Corp Australia (65%) and Telstra (35%). News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. Founder Rupert Murdoch.

News Subscriptions:

• $50AU Newscientist - https://www.newscientist.com/section/news/
• $?? The Advocate (Tasmania North West Newspaper) Supporting local news. https://www.theadvocate.com.au/digital-print-edition/
• https://www.themercury.com.au/ through Tasmania Library access.

AI Subscriptions:

• Jasper - AI Writing help.

Productivity Tools

• Things iOS/MacOS - https://culturedcode.com/things/
  • Houses my daily routines.
• Fantastical iOS/MacOS - https://flexibits.com/fantastical
  • I like the interface and Applescript events.
• https://1password.com/ iOS/MacOS/Windows
  • I use this for all my passwords across platforms and sync with iCloud.
  • $40 US per year.
• Surfshark VPN
  • To check how things look from other countries.

Screen Recording

• Pending - http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm#overview

https://canva.com - Pro

• Used for quickly creating posters to share

https://surfshark.com/

• Used for accessing websites from different locations. Perfect for testing.

Currently, we use the free tier:

• https://davidrobinson-team.monday.com/ Playing with it for GNATT chart.

Paid for by giving away privacy: https://www.youtube.com/

• Sharing videos and training.

https://gmail.com

• Still one of the best email clients with fast searching. I wish Apple Mail could search correctly.

Open source/Free: