Windows
I can get by working on Windows in a pinch. Using Power Toys to remap my keyboard to be more "Mac Like" with Alt Swapped for Control and Caps Lock mapped to Esc really helps.
App favorites
1Password - Password vault
Affinity Photo - Lighter weight and cheaper alternative to Photoshop
Appy Text - Text editor
Calca - Better calculator
Cyberduck - SFTP client
Docker for Windows - Run apps in containers
Dropbox - Sync files
Encrypt.me - VPN
Foo IRC - Chat client
Power Toys - Add Spotlight'esque search and swap ctrl and alt keys with Keyboard Manager
Stopwatch + Timer - What I use for pomodoros
Todoist - Cross platform to do list service
Ubuntu - What a time to be alive
Visual Studio Code - Light code text editor
Windows Terminal - A store app for some reason
Winstall.app - Web GUI for the WinGet package manager
Apps under consideration
7-Zip
HexChat
HWMonitor
Notepad++
Paint.NET
Prime95
RealTemp
Sumatra PDF
Fluent Search - search everything, including things on screen
Breaktimer.app - Break timer
GWSL - Run X Windows Linux apps on Windows
OpenInWSL - Set WSL apps as the default file handler
ShareX - screenshot tool
Feedlab - RSS reader
simplewall - blocks all network traffic
I use the built in Win key search as an app launcher. I use the built in Snip & Sketch tool for screenshots. Check my ChromeOS list for some of the web apps I also use for productivity.
Power Toys Settings:
Keyboard Manager:
Caps Lock -> Esc
Esc -> Caps Lock
(Optional) To make alt and ctrl more Mac like:
Alt (Left) -> Ctrl (Left)
Ctrl (Left) -> Alt (Left)
Alt (Right) -> Ctrl (Right)
Ctrl (Right) -> Alt (Right)
Shortcuts:
Ctrl + Q -> Alt F4
PowerToys Run set to Ctrl + Space
Misc. Settings:
Go to clipboard settings and enable clipboard history.
Go to mouse pointer and set the cursor to a custom color of black. The default black cursor option is smaller and harder to see.
Open VS Code within WSL 2:
In Windows Terminal, go to project folder
wsl code .
Links:
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