My Top Mac Apps

What keeps me moving

Julian Cosky
ILLUMINATION

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I wrote a story about the top apps I use on my iPhone and thought I’d follow it up with the most used apps on my MacBook.

I use an old, in tech terms, MacBook Pro (early 2015).

No M1 chip, just the Intel Core i5, with 8GB RAM.

The battery is a bit knackered now, but otherwise, it still performs admirably and serves me very well.

I should caveat that the apps I mention here are what I use today.

Apps come and go, and I am vehemently against app-switching for the sake of it, that’s a real productivity killer (don’t get me started on this subject!)

However, I will change where I can see the value, or the apps I have no longer serve their purpose.

I am also not averse to spending money on apps. I don’t understand the whole argument about the subscription model. A one-off charge is all well and good, but if the development team (in some cases a single person) are to continue to support and build upon their apps, then they should be recompensed accordingly.

So, here we go…

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I use Spark Mail for all my emails.

I use it on my phone too.

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Julian Cosky
ILLUMINATION

Husband. Father. Business Analyst. I’m also a Cub Scout Leader. Writing on Medium allows me to be me!