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== Search engines ==
== Search engines ==
*[[Duck Duck Go| DuckDuckGo]] - a search engine that is said to not track people. It also has "Privacy Essentials" on Firefox and Chrome and "Privacy browser" on mobile.
*[[Duck Duck Go|DuckDuckGo]] - a search engine that is said to not track people. It also has "Privacy Essentials" on Firefox and Chrome and "Privacy browser" on mobile.
*[[Result Hunter]] - a search engine that favors conservative results, as opposed to Google which favors liberal results.
*[[Result Hunter]] - a search engine that favors conservative results, as opposed to Google which favors liberal results.
*[[Mojeek]] - a search engine that doesn't track people and uses a proprietary page ranking engine as opposed to PageRank, and is intended to give unbiased search results.
*[[Mojeek]] - a search engine that doesn't track people and uses a proprietary page ranking engine as opposed to PageRank, and is intended to give unbiased search results.
*[https://www.seekfind.org/| Seek Find] - a Christian search engine. Cannot be used for a general search, but a search over the Internet for information from Christian sites.
*[https://www.seekfind.org/ Seek Find] - a Christian search engine. Cannot be used for a general search, but a search over the Internet for information from Christian sites.
*[https://www.worthyseek.com/| Worthy Christian Search] - A similar Christian search engine.
*[https://www.worthyseek.com/ Worthy Christian Search] - A similar Christian search engine.
== Email ==
== Email ==
== Alternative browsers to Chrome ==
== Alternative browsers to Chrome ==
*[[Microsoft Edge]] - better on power usage than Chrome, much more secure, and better with privacy
*[[Microsoft Edge]] - better on power usage than Chrome, much more secure, and better with privacy
*[[Opera Software| Opera]] - efficient on power and RAM, lightweight
*[[Opera Software|Opera]] - efficient on power and RAM, lightweight
*[[Mozilla Firefox]] - uses Gecko instead of Chrome’s Blink engine.
*[[Mozilla Firefox]] - uses Gecko instead of Chrome's Blink engine.
*[https://www.brave.com/| Brave] - friends with DuckDuckGo. Great for privacy but, enables tracking for Facebook and Twitter by default.
*[https://www.brave.com/ Brave] - friends with DuckDuckGo. Great for privacy but, enables tracking for Facebook and Twitter by default.
== Alternatives to Android ==
== Alternatives to Android ==
*Resilio Sync
*Resilio Sync
*Amazon S3
*Amazon S3
*[[Dropbox (cloud service)| Dropbox]]
*[[Dropbox (cloud service)|Dropbox]]
== Alternatives to Chromebooks ==
== Alternatives to Chromebooks ==
Some say that Chrome OS is just a browser on bare-metal, although it recently added Google Drive and a Debian subsystem so one could install Android and Linux apps. But it’s Google. So here are some alternatives.
Some say that Chrome OS is just a browser on bare-metal, although it recently added Google Drive and a Debian subsystem so one could install Android and Linux apps. But it's Google. So here are some alternatives.
*Ubuntu on a Dell laptop or a small Acer laptop. Chrome, Firefox, and Opera all work well on Ubuntu. Ubuntu works better on a Dell or Acer laptop than on other laptops.
*Ubuntu on a Dell laptop or a small Acer laptop. Chrome, Firefox, and Opera all work well on Ubuntu. Ubuntu works better on a Dell or Acer laptop than on other laptops.
*Windows Lite (upcoming, rumored) - Windows with the Linux kernel.
*Windows Lite (upcoming, rumored) - Windows with the Linux kernel.