A list of mostly software and hardware, excluding abstract ideas, methods (e.g. Zettelkasten), PKM, and plugins that don't exist without the underlying tool (e.g. Obsidian plugins and Anki add-ons).

(New to old. x = obsolete; b = backup; g = a cursory glance)

Software/apps/websites

MacOS (or any web tool)

• Beeper (2024/4)
• PDFSam Basic (2024/2 for "alternative mix," collaging PDF pages that are left-right-page out of order)
• UltraEdit (2024/2, for Replace In Files - fail compared to EmEditor)
• CapCut 剪映 (2023/12)
• Upnote (2023/12)
• BBEdit (2023/12)
• Movavi Video Editor 24 (2023/11)
• Movavi Screen Recorder 24 (2023/11)
• Exporter (app) (2023/6)
• Visual Studio Code (2023/5) g
• Mochi (2023/5)
• Glasp (2023/4)
• ChatGPT (2023/4)
• Globse (2023/3)
• Microsoft Translator (iOS app) (2023/3)
• Obsidian (2023/2)
• Microsoft Bing (2023/2, the new one with ChatGPT)
• CotEditor (2023/2)
• Interpreter's Help (2023/1)
• Powerpoint (2023/1, really used to create)
• 4K Video Downloader 下載影片的免費神器 (2023/1)
• Canvas (2022/12)
• Word (2022/10, re-discovered its usefulness)
• GoReact (2022/9)
• Eudic 歐路詞典 (2022)
• Descript (2022)
• Keynote (2022/7)
• DaisyDisk (Mac app) - TreeSize equivalent on the Mac
• Git (2021, a fruity company)
• Sublime Text (2021) b
• InterpretBank (2020/8)
• AutoSleep app (2020/6)
• Web Captioner
• Otter.ai 英語實時語音轉寫工具
• Zoom (2020)
• Movavi Video Editor Plus 2020
• Movavi Video Editor 4
• Movavi Screen Recorder 11
• Loopback
• QuickTime Player
• aTimeLoggerPro
• Record It! (2018, rediscovered its utility in 2023)
• Notability
• Anki (2018)
• Google Translate (iOS app)
• Calibre
• Parallels Desktop
• Abbyy FineReader
• VLC Player
• MT
  • DeepL
  • Google Translate (also does ASR)
• Beyond Compare
• Chrome

Windows-only tools

• Windows 11 Pro VM (2024-02) - brand-new installation
• Windows 10 VM - to retire because its Intel-based Parallels Desktop image cannot be transferred to the new ARM-based Apple Silicon M3
• Abbyy FineReader
• EmEditor
• Araxis Merge x
• DTSearch
• TreeSize

iOS/iPadOS

• 每日英語聽力 (2023/4; made by Eudic, freemium)
• Safari

Hardware

Computers

• MacBook Pro Max M3
• iPad
• MacBook Pro (Intel)
• Android smartphone (a Samsung)
• iPhone

My computer hardware ⛔️

Audio equipment

Accessories

• 7-port powered USB 3.0 hub with USB Type C and USB-A adapter (2024/3)
• Wireless 2.4GH USB-A mouse (2023/11)
• USB C 8-in-1 multi-Port Adapter (2023/11)
• Apple Watch Ultra (2023/5)
• Nuphy Air75 (mechanical wireless multi-device keyboard) (2023/5)
• Apple Thunderbolt Display (2560 x 1440, 16:9) (2019?)
• Apple Pencil Gen 1 (201?)
• Behringer U-Control UCA222 audio interface (201?)
• USB

More ...

Glad to find like minds who share tools they use:

• Jack - mentions DEVONthink