alemohamad / uses

👨‍💻 What Yogi uses everyday?

Uses

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Editor + Terminal

• Visual Studio Code is my current editor.
• Sublime Text is used to edit Markdown files.
• I use GitHub Dark Theme theme in VS Code.
• I'm currently using Inconsolata for a font. But planned to move to Operator Mono, yes it will cost $200.
• I use Hyper Term as my primary terminal and native terminal as secondary ones.
• You can see all my config files (.eslint, VS Code settings, Hyper Config) over at my Dot Files repo. PS: Be careful before using it.

Desktop Apps

• I'm currently using Chrome Beta as my main browser and Chrome Canary for development.
• I use Todoist App with a GTD mindset for managing my tasks.
• I design everything in Figma.
• I use Notion to write, plan, collaborate, and get organized.
• I use Spotify to listen to music all the time and code.
• I love communities, Telegram and Discord are in the first place.
• I use Microsoft Teams for my office communication.
• I test all my APIs using Postman.
• I push everything to GitHub using GitHub Desktop.

Visual Studio Code Extensions

• Code Spell Checker - Spelling checker for source code.
• ESLint - Integrates ESLint JavaScript into VS Code.
• File Template - An extension for creating file from templates automatic.
• Prettier - Code formatter - Code formatter using prettier.
• React Native Snippet - React Native, Typescript React Native, StyleSheet, Redux Snippet.
• React Native Tools - Debugging and integrated commands for React Native.
• vscode-icons - Icons for Visual Studio Code.
• WakaTime - Metrics, insights, and time tracking automatically generated from your programming activity.

Chrome Extensions

• AdBlock — best ad blocker - Block ads and pop-ups on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and your favorite websites.
• Alexa Traffic Rank - The Official Alexa Traffic Rank Extension, providing Alexa Traffic Rank and site Information when clicked.
• BrowserStack - Instantly test your webpage on any desktop or mobile browser.
• Buster: Captcha Solver for Humans - Save time by asking Buster to solve captchas for you.
• EditThisCookie - EditThisCookie is a cookie manager. You can add, delete, edit, search, protect, and block cookies.
• GIFs for Github - Easily search GIPHY to add a GIF into any Github comment box.
• GitHub Repository Size - Automatically adds repository size to GitHub's repository summary.
• GNOME Shell integration - This extension provides integration with GNOME Shell and the corresponding extensions repository.
• Grammarly - Write your best with Grammarly for Chrome.
• Honey - Automatically find and apply discounts when you shop online.
• Hoxx VPN Proxy - Hoxx VPN Proxy service to unblock blocked websites and encrypt your connection. Completely free.
• JSON Formatter - Makes JSON easy to read. Open source.
• Krypton Authenticator - Krypton makes two-factor authentication easy and secure.
• Lightshot (screenshot tool) - Simple and convenient screenshot tool. Select an area, edit your screenshot and upload it to the server.
• Wappalyzer - Identify web technologies.

Desk Setup

• My main monitor is a 20" DELL IN2020M.
• HP 15-AY503TX as my Personal Laptop.
• Lenovo ThinkPad as my Office Laptop.

Mobile Apps

• GitHub Mobile - The world’s development platform, in your pocket.
• Chrome Canary - Get the latest features and fixes before the general public.
• Spotify - Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.
• Expo - Expo is an open-source platform for making universal native apps for Android, iOS, and the web with JavaScript and React.
• Todoist - The to do list to organize work & life.
• Spark Email - The best email client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android.
• Discord - Chat for Communities and Friends.
• Telegram - Private. Telegram messages are heavily encrypted and can self-destruct. Cloud-Based.
• WhatsApp - Reliable messaging. With WhatsApp, you'll get fast, simple, secure messaging and calling for free.
• Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams collaboration software is the hub for teamwork and group chat in Office 365.
• Instagram - Instagram is an American photo and video-sharing social networking service.
• Twitter - From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.
• Feedly - Organize, read, and share what matters to you.
• Authy - Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an additional layer of protection beyond passwords.
• Krypton Authenticator - SMS and authenticator app codes can easily be phished. Don't let that happen to you. Krypton protects you from phishing. Quickly protect your accounts.
• Swiggy - Swiggy is India's largest and most valuable online food ordering and delivery platform.
• redBus - World's largest online bus ticketing platform offers bus travels, AC Volvo bus, carpooling & bus hire at best rates.
• Rapido - India's Bike App focused on making your daily intracity commute affordable, faster, and safer travel.
• Ola - Ola Cabs offers to book cabs nearby your location for best fares. For the best taxi service at the lowest fares.
• Foursquare Swarm - Swarm lets you earn prizes and compete with friends based on the places you go.
• BHIM - BHIM is an initiative to enable fast, secure, reliable cashless payments through your mobile phone.
• Night Screen - It helps to avoid headaches and eye pain in a dark environment or at night.