Everyone who knows me knows that I have been a HUGE Apple fan since I made the complete leap from Windows to Mac back in 2002. Actually to call me a HUGE fan would be an understatement. I was on an auto-ship program for all of their new technologies and could not unsubscribe. (At least that is what I told my wife.)



Well after being off Apple products for a year now I and witnessing Apple's latest products launches, I am happy to announce to the world that I am off of the Apple teat for good now. I have essentially de-platformed Apple. I think Google might be next but that seems like a lot of work (google apps etc).



So, what have I been using?



Ubuntu for my desktop and servers.



I have been using Ubuntu for my servers for the past decade, but it hasn't been until recently that I made the switch on my desktop. The desktop experience is finally good enough to completely replace OSX and Windows (psst, I think that within the next cycle or two Ubuntu will be adopted as the next Microsoft Windows platform).



Microsoft Office?



Nope, but WPS office is pretty close and Libre Office ships with Ubuntu. I prefer WPS Office.



Adobe?



Nope, but GIMP has come a long way and for you vector types Inkscape looks great.



Coding?



Microsoft Visual Studio Code & VI



Skype, Zoom, Slack, Discord, Chrome, Spotify and more are all available as distributions.



Python3 comes installed as default as of Ubuntu 19.04 which should be welcome news for developers.



OnePlus 7 Pro for MobileThis is a fantastic cellphone. About 1/2 the price of Apple or Samsung phones, outstanding camera (more camera than most people really need.) Great storage, response time and dual sims. The front-facing camera is pretty slick too. The switch from IOS to Android took me about a week to get accustomed to but I love it now.



Hardware?



Samsung Laptop (NP940XFN) - No issues installing Linux on this laptop. Love this machine.



HP Z620 Workstation for my desktop

