Favorite Things
*Cue Julie Andrews*
It can take time to discover the things we like. For many of the things I use on a daily basis, it took years and dozens of alternatives before finding my favorite. I wish I could have discovered all this stuff sooner, so I hope pages like this become more popular.
Aside from making cool things more discoverable, pages like this are also a great way for people to get a better picture of who you are if they don’t know you yet. Plus, writing a sentence about stuff you use ensures everything in your life has a purpose, and the page also can save you money on some of the paid things you use via referral links (disclosure).

My goal is to make this page as comprehensive as possible, so many of the lists here are complete lists. For example, I really do have only a dozen apps installed on my laptop, and I rely on the list to reinstall those apps every time I get a new computer.
This page lists all my favorite digital things. For a list of all the physical stuff I own, check out my onebag page. If you have recommendations for things to check out, let me know!
Favorite Mac apps
- Chrome browser.
- Pixelmator Pro photo editing.
- Final Cut Pro video editing.
- Blender 3d modeling.
- Coconut Battery battery stats.
- Noizio ambient noise.
- TunnelBear VPN.
- Sublime Text code editor.
- Tableau data visualizations.
- Minecraft game.
- Utorrent torrent client.
- VLC video player.
- +my fav wallpaper (original).
Favorite Chrome extensions
- Adblock for Chrome adblocker.
- Wayback Machine save web archive.
- 1Password password manager.
- Privacy burner debit cards.
- Alexa website analytics.
- Bypass Paywalls removes paywalls.
- PixelBlock blocks gmail tracking pixels.
- Book with Carry flight discounts.
- Smile Always, Honey for Amazon.
- Sponsorblock, VidIQ for YouTube.
- Minimo for minimalist empty tabs.
Favorite iPad apps
- Procreate drawing.
- Shapr3D 3d modeling.
- Notability note-taking.
- Zoom video calling.
- GarageBand making music.
Favorite iPhone apps
- Twitter and Instagram for social media.
- WhatsApp and Telegram for messaging.
- Airbnb, Uber, Lyft for travel.
- Tinder, Bumble, Hinge for dating.
- Spotify for music and podcasts.
- Adblock, Privacy Pro for adblocking.
- TunnelBear, Google Auth for security.
- MyRadar Pro accurate rain notifications.
- Cash App venmo alternative.
- Unfold Instagram story templates.
- AllTrails, Guthook, CalTopo for hiking.
- Arc App location tracking.
- Duolingo, Memrise for languages.
Favorite services
Favorite movies
- 28 Days Later. Great zombie movie.
- 300.
- Arrival.
- Avatar. Top 5 movie, hard to explain.
- Avengers. Infinity War and Endgame.
- Back To The Future. The trilogy.
- Batman. The Dark Knight trilogy.
- Blade Runner 2049.
- Catch Me If You Can.
- Cloud Atlas.
- Django Unchained.
- Fight Club.
- Forrest Gump.
- Good Will Hunting. Top 5 movie.
- Groundhog Day.
- Harry Potter. All 8 movies.
- Hot Fuzz. Standalone or in the trilogy.
- Inception.
- Inside Out.
- Interstellar. Top 5 movie.
- Iron Man. Just the first one.
- John Wick. Just the first one.
- Kick Ass. Just the first one.
- Kingsman. Just the first one.
- La La Land.
- Limitless.
- Logan.
- Mad Max.
- Men In Black. The trilogy.
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- Oblivion.
- Pulp Fiction.
- Star Wars: Rogue One.
- Scott Pilgrim Vs The World.
- Spaceballs.
- Tenet.
- The Grand Budapest Hotel.
- The Greatest Showman.
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E..
- The Martian.
- The Matrix. The trilogy.
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
- The Shawshank Redemption.
- Thor Ragnarok.
- When Harry Met Sally.
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- Your Name (君の名は).
- Zombieland. Just the first one.
Favorite shows
- Sherlock. So well done.
- Futurama. My fav animated show.
- How I Met Your Mother. My fav sitcom.
- One Punch Man. My fav anime.
- The Mandalorian. Sooo good.
Favorite games
- Minecraft. Best game of all time.
- Kerbal Space Program spaceflight sim.
- Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and 5.
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- CODM and Gameloft games
Favorite YouTube channels
- Mark Rober. Educational STEM videos.
- Marques Brownlee. Tech reviews.
- The Thought Emporium. STEM.
- Melody Sheep. Science and music.
- The B1M. Architecture.
- Smarter Every Day. STEM.
- Captain Disillusion. VFX breakdowns.
- Allen Pan. Nerdy STEM projects.
- NightHawkInLight. Science projects.
- Wendover. Travel economics.
- I Like To Make Stuff. DIY projects.
- Attache. Travel guides.
- CGP Gray. Creative videos.
- Corridor. Nostalgic VFX videos.
- Lemmino. Short documentaries.
- Nerdwriter. Video essays.
- NileRed. Chemistry projects.
- Peter Sripol. Building planes.
- Pop Culture Detective. Video essays.
- Primitive Technology. Survival skills.
- Pablo Cimadevila. Jewelry videos.
- Get Hands Dirty. Home improvement.
- Stuff Made Here. Crazy contraptions.
- DIY Perks. Cool DIY projects.
- Daily Dose of Internet. Viral videos.
- Tomska. Comedy sketches.
- Baumgartner Restoration. Art.
Favorite YouTube videos
- History of the entire world, I guess by Bill Wurtz (2017)
- NASA’s Curiosity landing, from a creator’s POV by Mark Rober (2012)
- Space Oddity by Chris Hadfield (2013)
- Self-driving potato by Marek Baczynski (2017)
- Building the perfect squirrel proof bird feeder by Mark Rober (2020)
- The most valuable piece I have created by Pablo Cimadevila (2020)
- Edgar Wright – How to Do Visual Comedy by Every Frame a Painting (2014)