Gmail for features, Proton for privacy

• Gmail: Best features, great search.
• Outlook: Professional, good Office integration.
• Proton Mail: Best privacy, encrypted.

Notion for all-in-one, Todoist for simplicity

• Notion: All-in-one workspace, docs + tasks.
• Asana: Best for pure project management.
• Todoist: Simplest task manager.

Zoom for work, Discord for casual

• Zoom: Most reliable, enterprise standard.
• Google Meet: Free, integrated with Google.
• Discord: Great for community, casual.

PostgreSQL for data, Redis for cache

• PostgreSQL: Most powerful relational, JSON support, rock solid.
• MongoDB: Flexible schema, good for prototyping.
• Redis: Blazing fast cache, sessions, real-time.

Stack: PostgreSQL + Redis.

M1/M2/M3 are all fast – M1 is best value

All three are overkill for most dev tasks. Differences are marginal.

M1: Best value, still extremely fast.

M2: Slightly faster, newer.

M3: Latest, but not worth the premium.

Get M1 or M2. Save money for RAM/storage.

Bun for speed, Node for compatibility

• Bun: Fastest, all-in-one, but new and less mature.
• Node: Most mature, huge ecosystem, reliable.
• Deno: Modern, TypeScript-native, but slower adoption.

For production: Node. For experiments: Bun.

OrbStack is the new king

• OrbStack: Fast, lightweight, beautiful UI. The new standard.
• Colima: Open source, minimal, good alternative.
• Docker Desktop: Heavy but reliable. Gets job done.

Try OrbStack. Night and day difference in performance.

Cursor for power, Codeium for free

• Cursor: Best AI features, agent mode, excellent for refactoring.
• Copilot: Most established, good baseline, widely adopted.
• Codeium: Free tier is generous, fast, improving fast.

For power users: Cursor. For free: Codeium.

Arc is different, Chrome is safe

• Arc: Beautiful, different UI, great for organization. Still maturing.
• Chrome: Best extension ecosystem, reliable, but heavy on memory.
• Edge: Surprisingly good, best Windows integration.

For productivity: Try Arc. For reliability: Chrome.

Notion for most, Coda for power

• Notion: Easiest to use, huge template library. Pricing is getting expensive.
• Coda: More powerful, better for complex workflows. Steeper learning.
• Capacities: New, interesting object-based approach. Still early.

For teams: Notion. For power: Coda.