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Over the years I tried a lot of stuffs. Followings are the ones I like:

Software

Tool	Choice
Browser	Safari (macOS) and Chrome (Windows).
ChatBot	OpenAI's ChatGPT
Cloud Storage	Google Drive and iCloud
Code Editor	Visual Studio Code and PyCharm
Email	Gmail
Finance Manager	Wallet by Budgetbakers
Language Assistant	ChatGPT, Google Translate, Grammarly, and Linggle.
Note	Apple Notes, Google Docs, and Day One.
Password Manager	Bitwarden
Programming	Mostly Python and somtimes JavaScript.
Reference Manager	Zotero
Time Tracker	WorkingHours
Todo	Todoist
Visualization	Matplotlib with Python for general purpose, ECharts for web, and Omni Graffle (only support Apple devices) for academic visualizations .
VPN	Astrill, this is my referring link. Normally its expensive, but during Black Friday you can expect $200 for a two years subscription.

Hardware

Device	Using & Used
Smartphone	iPhone 14 Pro Max (2023, current)iPhone 11 (2019) iPhone 7 (2016) Mi 4C (2016) iPhone 5s (2014) Nokia Lumia 920 (2012)
Laptop	MacBook Air M2 15-inch (2023, current, 16GB, 512GB) MacBook Air M1 13-inch (2020, 8GB, 256GB) Lenovo Z51-70 15-inch (2015, i7-5500U, R9-M375, 8GB, 1TB)
Desktop	Homebuilt (2018, current, continually updated, R7-1700 + B450M, GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB, 512GB+1TB) Lenovo Desktop (2006, forget the exact model, one of the HomeJoy (家悦) series with a 2 cores CPU)
Wearable Devices	Apple Watch Series 9 (2023, current) Fitbit Alta (2016) Fitbit Charge (2015)
Tablet Computer	iPad Mini 3 (2015)
Earphones	Earpods (2023, current) Beats urBeats3 (2020) Airpods Pro 1 (2021) AKG K3003 (2019, lost it at a airplane from Abu Dhabi to Beijing) Airpods 2 (2019) Vsonic GR09 (2018) Airpods (2017) Ecci PR200 MK2 (2016) Mi In-Ear (2015) Earpods (2015) Logitech UE 900 (2013, love it, but lost it) Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic (2012, my love!)
Headset	Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless (2022, current) Sennheiser MOMENTUM 2 Wireless (2016) AKG K450 (2015)
Media Player	iPod Classic 6 (second-hand, 2013) iPod Nano 6 (2012) iPod Touch 4 (2012) iPod Shuffle 4 (~2010) iPod Shuffle 2 (second-hand, ~2009) ONDA MP4 with 3 inch screen (~2009) Cheap MP3 bought from a grocery store (~2008)
Keyboard	CHERRY XTRFY MX 8.3 TKL Wireless (2025, current) Logitech K120 (2020) CHERRY MX Board 8.0 (2018) Logitech K120 (2016) CHERRY MX Board 2.0 (2015)
Mice	CHERRY XTRFY M68 Pro Wireless (2025, current) Logitech G Pro Wireless (2021) Various models of DAREU EM915/925 (2015)
Video Game Console	Switch (2021, current) Xbox One X (2018, current) Xbox One S (2017)