One thing I have in the back of my head my while doing this is that the stuff I end up using has to be really user friendly and intuitive. I’m doing this for myself now, first, but the solutions I adopt are the ones I will recommend to my friends and family in the future. They might not be as intrinsically interested in experimenting with tech as me, and basically stuff need to just work. 2/n
Nothing can really fully replace iCloud (google was obviously never an option). But I’ve made good use of Proton mail, and Proton drive. Looking very much forward to the promised Proton drive linux client. Also, I tried uploading my entire 100K+ iCloud photos album with Proton drive’s photo sync feature. It kind of worked, and eventually completed (took two months), but the app behaves way too slow and lacks the features to replace Apple’s photos app. That might change, though, as Proton drive is being developed. Also, Proton VPN is very good, although I miss a few features I used to have on NordVPN. I was sad to let #1Password go, but with Proton pass included in my subscription I couldn’t really defend the double expense. So all in all, #Proton yeay! 3/n
