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1 -Here comes the adventure.
1 +Here comes te adventure.
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3 -Note: I'm writing this in English so that more people can read and use of my experience. But be also aware that I'm not a native English speaker. I'm originally from the Netherlands. That means that for some native English speakers it could be a bit confusing. I apologise in advance.
3 +Point of notice: I'm writing this in English so that more people can read and use my experience. But be also aware that I'm not a native english speaker. I'm originally from The Netherlands. That means that for some native English speaking people it could be a bit confusing. I appollogise in front.
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6 6  = The current situation =
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8 -Well, every story has a beginning. So I will try to tell a short story here.
8 +Well every story has a beginning. So will try to tell the short story here.
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10 -I'm using an iPhone 17 Pro. Yep, pretty expensive thing. I've always been an Apple fan. It didn't start with the iPhone, by the way. It started years ago — the year 2006, to be precise. I wanted to get away from Microsoft Windows and switch to an Apple Mac. Why? It started with my photography education at the Photo Academy in Rotterdam. I learned to use the Mac and the way that a Mac was so much more user-friendly than Microsoft Windows was. So yeah. I ditched my Microsoft Windows environment andswapped it with an Apple Mac Pro. The first Intel series, by the way.
10 +I'm using an iPhone 17 pro. Yep. Pretty expensive thing. I've always been an Apple fan. It didn't start with the iPhone by the way. It started years ago, the year 2006 to be precise. I wanted to get away from Microsoft Windows and switch to an Apple Mac. Why? It started with my Photography education at the Photo Academy in Rotterdam. I learned to use the Mac and the way that a Mac was so much more user-friendly then Microsoft Windows does. So yeah. I ditched my Microsoft Windows environment en swapped it with an Apple Mac Pro. The first Intel series by the way.
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12 -When the iPhone 3G came out in the Netherlands in 2008, I wanted to have it. In 2025 I bought the iPhone 17 Pro, and to be honest, I still love the iPhone. But perhaps this will change. Who knows.
12 +When in 2008 the iPhone 3G came out in The Netherlands, I wanted to have it. In 2025 I bought the iPhone 17 Pro and to be honest, I still love the iPhone. But perhaps this will change. Who knows.
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15 15  == Why the switch? ==
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17 17  In 2019 the documentary "The Great Hack" came out on Netflix. At that time I used Facebook, but the irritation factor with Facebook was already very high. This documentary really opened my eyes. A few weeks later I decided to delete my Facebook account. I have never regretted that moment. What this documentary really did was open my eyes. The same for WhatsApp, by the way. I'm not using Meta products.
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27 27  == The Challenge ==
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29 -How to get away from Big Tech? Well, I don't want to get rid of everything at once. I'm a big Linux fan, but because of photo editing software (no, I'm not using Adobe software!) and music recording software, my MacBook Pro will stay for a while. For those who say "you can use this or that software program," the answer is no.
28 +How to get away from Big Tech? Well I don't want to get rid of everythiing at once. I'm a big Linux fan, but because of Photo editiing software (No, I'm not using Adobe software!!) and music recording software my MacBook Pro will stay for a while. For those who say "you can use this or that software program" the Answer is no.
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31 -Here are two examples:
30 +Two examples:
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33 -1. Photo editing software: I'm using DxO PhotoLab 9 for now. It's not open source, but as far as I know it's still European (from France). And no, I haven't seen any Linux program that can compete with this.
34 -1. Music software: I'm a guitar player and use different tools, mainly ones from Toontrack and TH-U. And no, I haven't found any software like this on Linux.
32 +1. Photo Editing Software: I'm using DxO Photolab 9 at this moment. It's not open source, but as far as I know it is still European (France). And no I haven't seen any Linux product that can compete with this software.
33 +1. Music Software: I'm a guitar player and use different
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38 -==== What to explore? ====
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40 -First of all a list of Apps on my iPhone that will be part on my quest. I'll already give my expectation, lets see what happens at the end of this adventure.
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47 -Secondly I will also look at userfriendlyness of the OS
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