Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:56:13 +0000, 10:56 PM
(This post was last modified: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:28:02 +0000, 10:28 PM by strider1.)
Corporations only have power because we use their services. We have the power to remove this power simply by choosing an alternative product or service.
This is a list I’ve compiled of alternatives to products and services created by large corporations (Microsoft, JPMorganChase, Apple, Google etc..)
Here are a few simple changes I believe everyone can do. Feel free to post your own.
Banking
http://banklocal.info/
Use this website to find a local bank rather than using a "Too Big To Fail" entity
Web Browser
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Firefox used to lag behind Chrome but the most recent release of Firefox Quantum has resulted, in my opinion, a browser superior to Google Chrome.
Mobile Browser
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/
Firefox for mobile
Search Engine
https://duckduckgo.com/
Admittely it isn't on par with google but you can redirect searches to google by adding "!g" to you search term when you aren't satisfied with the results.
Operating System
https://www.ubuntu.com/
Use Linux. The most noob friendly distribution is Ubuntu.
E-mail
https://protonmail.com/
Created by the scientists at CERN, is encrypted, and hosted in Switzerland.
Smartphones
https://swappa.com/
Never pay full price. Always buy used from a site like Swappa.
Streaming, Audio books, E-books
https://www.hoopladigital.com
https://www.overdrive.com/
If you have a library card you can use these services for free.
Office Software
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Use LibreOffice
Ad Block. Use uBlock Origin
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...ck-origin/
and if you insist on using chrome.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en
This is a list I’ve compiled of alternatives to products and services created by large corporations (Microsoft, JPMorganChase, Apple, Google etc..)
Here are a few simple changes I believe everyone can do. Feel free to post your own.
Banking
http://banklocal.info/
Use this website to find a local bank rather than using a "Too Big To Fail" entity
Web Browser
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Firefox used to lag behind Chrome but the most recent release of Firefox Quantum has resulted, in my opinion, a browser superior to Google Chrome.
Mobile Browser
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/
Firefox for mobile
Search Engine
https://duckduckgo.com/
Admittely it isn't on par with google but you can redirect searches to google by adding "!g" to you search term when you aren't satisfied with the results.
Operating System
https://www.ubuntu.com/
Use Linux. The most noob friendly distribution is Ubuntu.
https://protonmail.com/
Created by the scientists at CERN, is encrypted, and hosted in Switzerland.
Smartphones
https://swappa.com/
Never pay full price. Always buy used from a site like Swappa.
Streaming, Audio books, E-books
https://www.hoopladigital.com
https://www.overdrive.com/
If you have a library card you can use these services for free.
Office Software
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Use LibreOffice
Ad Block. Use uBlock Origin
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...ck-origin/
and if you insist on using chrome.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en