Yes, people judge you by the software you use.
Personal
🧠 Notion: Personal note-taking
I use notion every day. Personal and for work. I rarely write on paper anymore. Being able to search my digital notes has saved me a significant chunk of time.
💬 Discord: Messaging
This is where I chat with the majority of my friends. Plus I have a discord group where we have a book club and other fun servers.
YouTube
🎨 Canva: Graphic design
You will see tons of graphics on my Twitter account and YouTube channel and they mostly are made using this software.
💸 QuickBooks: Accounting
I use this software to do my accounting for my business (Rowe Labs LLC). My YouTuber friend Jaden (@JadenFeddock) helped me set it up!
📸 Lightroom: Photo editor
This software has a ton of features to edit photos - then I put them into Canva to add icons.
🎬 Premiere Pro: Video editor
Pretty universal video editor software. Most YouTubers use this or Final Cut Pro.
🌐 Ghost: Website host
I host my website on Ghost. That is how I give you guys the newsletter!
Liz Rowe
📩 Gmail: Business email
I bought the business email through Google Domains so my email has @itsjustliz.org.
Work
I am a huge fan of mastering your everyday software. If you use it every day, think of all the time you could save if you memorize some hotkeys and know the ins and outs better than everyone else.
⛅ Azure Synapse: Microsoft cloud
Stores all your data in one location.
👩💻 Power Automate: Automate manual tasks
Automates super manual tasks, especially if your company uses Microsoft products, this is amazing software.
📃 Power Apps: Automate forms
Sometimes you need to gather data from people and do something with it. That is what Power Apps are for.
📊 Power BI: Shows data visually
This shows your data visually so it is easier to understand.
🌐 Blazor: Build Microsoft websites
You can build websites with Blazor fairly easily. It uses C# and HTML.
📧 Outlook: Email
Ctrl + Enter = Sends email
Ctrl + R = Reply
Ctrl + Shift + R = Reply all
📄 Bluebeam: PDF editor
In construction, Bluebeam is used a lot. I spent many years mastering this PDF editor.