#tech alternatives

#1 - Vivaldi🎯 - a private search engine with no AI integration / AI overviews of online sources!

#2 - Ecosia🌱 - a search engine where your browsing contributes to reforestation! AI search / integration is available, but you don't have to use this - plus the widgets are fire!!😉

#3 - Vimeo💙 - an alternative to youtube (a lot like early youtube) - alot of artists and creatives post here I feel it deserves more recognition!

#4 - Qobuz🎧 - while a subscription is needed, this is a music app with no AI integration, amazing, more "out there" reccomendations for music explorers, and an app that gives back to / supports artists more❤️

#5 - Tidal🎵 - one of my fav music apps! The layout is a lot like YT music, but it is artist-first and actively demotes AI music slop - algorithmic integration is for "daily discovery" and similar "mixes" - curators promote new artists through "TIDAL Rising"!

#6 - Internet Archive📺 - so so underrated!! I use it to watch old TV broadcasts and specials - I keep them on quick access with my Ecosia bookmarks widget!

#7 - NewPipe🔺️ - a Youtube alternative that is downloadable as an app via their website (re-download on the same website when updates are available!) - it contains all youtube content except shorts - you can downlad vids too!! It is also very customizeable and only your subscriptions show up on your main feed!

#8 Freetube🔷️ - very similar to newpipe, but I was able to download it more easily on my surface pro - more customizations too!

#9 Sflix🤫 - a website (sflix.fi) and an app with a layout similar to most streaming services (it has a very clean appearance!), but EVERYTHING is free - some ads you have to sit through for the app, and you can avoid pop-ups on the website by going full-screen - some media is available on the website but not the app so I go back and forth to check - I can not reccomend this enough!! -- let's keep this one on the down-low though, ok?😉

#10 Tangible Media💿 - I LIVE for the days of DVD and VHS - buying physical copies is a great way to support your favorites without any nasty subscriptions!

*BONUS* - Tumblr💜 - I know whomever is reading this is currently on the app, but I urge you to share it with others especially your loved ones and fam! (My parents are suffering from Facebook and Instagram reel burnout lol) - such an amazing chill space overall for everyone esp the creatives!

It depends on what you're using Google Docs for. If it's a word processor, I really love the Libre Office suite. It's got a match for everything in the Microcrap Office suite and it doesn't piss me off the way Word does. If you are using Google Docs for collaboration and sharing, it's probably the easiest and cheapest option, especially if you are sharing with people not on the same network and you want to have access to the same documents at the same time. If you don't need access simultaneously, you can ship a text document (doc/docx/odt/etc) via email and use track changes to identify who made what changes. Microsoft has One Drive, which is supposed to be good for file sharing, but it is not. It sucks and made me want to poke out my eyes with sticks.