I was looking for a Dropbox alternative due to its device limit and discovered Resilio Sync—an easy-to-use P2P solution without accounts, offering flexible settings and a free license.
Mendeley is a reference manager for organizing literature sources. It allows you to upload, organize, and sync data across devices. Supports only PDFs, with a free limit of 2 GB.
Notesnook is a private note-taking app with end-to-end encryption, but the free version is highly limited. It’s a paid alternative to Obsidian with convenient synchronization.
Capacities is an alternative to Notion and Evernote with an object-based data organization, built-in AI, cross-platform support, and free synchronization.
When using a new app or web service, users often encounter various issues. Some of them try to resolve their problems by consulting the documentation. However, reference materials are not always easy to access or convenient to navigate.
Recently, I've started paying more attention to applications that store data locally and are not heavily reliant on cloud synchronization. At the same time, I still want to enjoy the benefits of cloud services — especially for knowledge base tools, where data can easily take up several gigabytes.
While banner ads are easily managed with special extensions, dealing with various subscription requests, mouse button blocks, and auto-playing videos can be more challenging.
It's so easy to neglect work and get distracted by memes or short videos. Meanwhile, tasks still need to be completed. In such cases, specialized applications designed to focus attention on work tools come to the rescue.
The Pomodoro timer is a popular method for focusing on an important task without getting overwhelmed. It helps maintain short sessions of work-rest-work, allowing for more efficient use of energy.