Proton is the move, in combo with board.net for GoogleDocs and OpenStreetMaps for GMaps, you've degoogled more than most. Start using GrapheneOS instead of Android and you'll damn near remove the big G from your day to day!
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Those are all nice suggestions, I'll try to implement them!
Cryptpad is worth trying out as a GoogleDocs alt too. It has excel and powerpoint along with word docs. Board.net is more straight forward, but it only offers word docs
I’ve degoogled my desktop/laptop nearly completely, but are there any risks or downsides to using iOS/Apple’s default apps?
I mean, once the journey starts it's not long before Linux over MacOS or Windows is a no brainer. Being Android is Linux based allows for a degoolged option to be equivalent to a fork. But sure, iOS is more private and secure out the box vs Android, yet with a few minutes spent in settitngs, Android quickly wins out. Degoogling and FOSS options are two peas in a pod, so might as well also get a pixel with degoogled android and cover all basis.
I suggest you check out Runbox as another alternative webmail service. You get the first month free to try it out before having to pay for the subscription. I've recently switched my mail from Gmail to Runbox.
Replacement for maps: ~~apple maps, bing maps,~~ openstreetmaps
Replacement for drive: ~~OneDrive, box.net, Dropbox,~~ nextcloud, your own Fritzbox Router with NAS enabled
Not too sure how I feel about Bing and Apple Maps or OneDrive and Dropbox being referred to as alts in a privacy forum...But if ProtonMail is the GMail replacement, using ProtonDrive is an easy solution I'd say
Also syncthing is a P2P alternative to drive.
And duck duck go has a map.
Before today I never heard about NAS, they are fascinating! Having your own server seems like an amazing idea. Do you have any resources to suggest on the topic? I'm unfortunately not extremely tech savvy, but I can probably manage. Can you create a NAS with any modem or is the fritzbox particularly good for this job?
NAS is the way to go. Raspi is a decent place to start but if you want something with more power, say you want to run a plex server for instance, buying an old optiplex off ebay is a great way to start. If you want to learn Linux/Docker slap ubuntu server on it and if you dont, use truenas SCALE. The PI will "make" you learn linux and docker as well.
what do you think about i cloud?
Depends on the social situation. For a ball or a nice dinner, a black suit is probably best, for work, try something blue or gray.
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