Ola Johansson
Hello! My name is Ola. My colleague Markus and I built this site because we always wanted to find good alternatives for all the applications that are out there. And please help us by suggesting more applications. Thanks for using the site!
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Liked Testmy.net- Found this interesting: From quest‑hunting to cartographer‑craft: a guide to contributing to OpenStreetMap
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- Upvoted a comment on Leaving Google Maps and Waze behind: my journey to find my way around the world
Okay, i love this article, and i really love CoMaps, using OpenStreetMap offline. I even enjoy volunteering to update the OSM map wherever i go. I haven't used Google maps in a long while.
But, the thing about Waze is real-time traffic. I completely agree that getting away from Google (and Facebook, Amazon, etc.) is how we will get a free and open internet commons back. But i don't see any alternatives right now. I'd love it if someone would create an app/program that would aggregate local...
- Upvoted a comment on Leaving Google Maps and Waze behind: my journey to find my way around the world
Well said!
Offline maps are also a great when traveling overseas, saving battery on a trip, or simply getting instant map or results.
OsmAnd is also great, more advanced and much appreciated for cycling (the kind of app that won't recommend you taking the motorway).
As great as it is, OpenStreetMap may miss many details or be outdated for low-covered cities (i.e. where not many contributors are active), creating an account on OpenStreetMap allows to contribute to improve the map (like adding...
- Found this interesting: Leaving Google Maps and Waze behind: my journey to find my way around the world
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Liked Code Wiki
Thinks GodSVG is an alternative to Adobe Illustrator
Thinks Perplexity Comet is an alternative to ChatGPT Atlas
Updated OuterTune
Liked AffiliateOtterSounds like a great idea, a bit messy to work with a cli based AI inside an IDE.
- Found this interesting: JetBrains will collaborate with Zed to bring the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) to their IDEs
Updated RorkTrying it now. It's not bad. Better than the stupid windows search IMO.
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- Found this interesting: Bruno v2.11.0: custom HTTP methods, WSSE for gRPC, UI enhancements & bug fixes