Resources

My toolkit for work and growth

The tools and sites I actually use for work, learning, and everyday life. Whether you're trying to grow your IT skills or just get more done, these are worth a look.

Work

What I use running IT for clients and running the business.

Computer PRO Unltd

cprou.com

My company's website, where we share IT tips, tutorials, and news. There's a lot on the blog and we try our best to keep it updated.

M365 Maps

m365maps.com

Visual maps of Microsoft 365 licenses and what each one includes. Very helpful when explaining the differences between licenses.

FreeScout

freescout.net

A self-hosted help desk with shared inboxes and ticketing, without the price tag of the commercial options. Read my post.

iLert

ilert.com

Incident management and alerting for IT systems. I was a fan of PagerDuty, but this is a great service for getting alerted when issues come up.

TMetric

tmetric.com

A time tracker that makes it easy to log your time and stay on top of hourly billing.

Canva

canva.com

Easy graphic design for flyers, social posts, proposals, and client documents.

Learning and Everyday

Apps and services that help me learn, stay organized, and keep my life on track.

Actual Budget

actualbudget.org

An open-source budgeting app that keeps your data in your hands. Read my post.

Libby and Hoopla

Free with your library card

Endless hours of audiobooks and ebooks through your local library. I listen to a lot of audiobooks. Read my post on Libby.

Anki

apps.ankiweb.net

A flashcard app with spaced repetition. Great for studying for certifications and learning a language.

Bangle.js

banglejs.com

An open-source, programmable smartwatch you can experiment and learn with. I'm happy I switched to it after a few years on a Fitbit.

Exist.io

exist.io

Personal data tracking that pulls everything into one dashboard. Read my post.

ACM

acm.org

The Association for Computing Machinery. Great for staying on top of tech trends, and the membership includes a lot of learning resources. Highly recommend.

Things I Self-Host

Services I run on my own servers. Feel free to follow along.

Mastodon

giesing.space

My own Mastodon server on the fediverse. Social media without the algorithm.

PeerTube

tube.giesing.space

A self-hosted video platform, like YouTube but on my own hardware.

Pixelfed

photos.giesing.space

My photo sharing on the fediverse, like Instagram without the ads.

Run an MSP?

I keep a separate list of the tools that help me run help desk, monitoring, billing, and documentation.

See My MSP Tools
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