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      <title>I Have De-Googled My life</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I Have De-Googled My life&#xA;&#xA;Google is all-knowing and is used by so many people. Here are my alternatives.&#xA;&#xA;(Google products listed taken from Wikipedia)&#xA;&#xA;Search -  replaced with Startpage&#xA;Books -  archive.org and ebooks&#xA;Dictionary -  merriam-webster&#xA;News-  hackurls and reading less news&#xA;Shopping -  Shopbot&#xA;Feedburner -  my own rss feed&#xA;G Suite (Business version of gmail.com) -  Runbox / Owncloud / Zoho&#xA;Blogger -  my own wordpress website, medium, write.as&#xA;Bookmarks -  pinboard.in&#xA;Calendar -  Runbox / Owncloud&#xA;Docs - Owncloud / text files&#xA;Domains -  namesilo, that hosting company&#xA;Drive -  Owncloud&#xA;Hangouts -  text / whatsapp&#xA;Gmail -  Runbox&#xA;Google URL Shorterner (goo.gl) -  Don&#39;t use any shorterners anymore&#xA;Keep -  Evernote / Turtl / text files&#xA;Play music -  Spotify&#xA;Google+ -  Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram&#xA;Fonts -  same font name but hosted by jsdelivr&#xA;App Engine -  Visual Studio Code / text files&#xA;PageSpeed Tools -  webpagetest&#xA;reCAPTCHA -  no captcha&#39;s used&#xA;Maps -  still use somewhat use but also use openstreetmap&#xA;Analytics -  Clicky, Matomo&#xA;Chrome -  Firefox&#xA;Web Designer -  Visual Studio Code / Notepad++&#xA;Google Authenticator -  1password one-time password&#xA;Public DNS -  was using Cloudflare but now using dns on vps]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Google is all-knowing and is used by so many people. Here are my alternatives.</p>

<p>(Google products listed taken from Wikipedia)</p>

<p>Search –&gt; replaced with Startpage
Books –&gt; archive.org and ebooks
Dictionary –&gt; merriam-webster
News-&gt; hackurls and reading less news
Shopping –&gt; Shopbot
Feedburner –&gt; my own rss feed
G Suite (Business version of gmail.com) –&gt; Runbox / Owncloud / Zoho
Blogger –&gt; my own wordpress website, medium, write.as
Bookmarks –&gt; pinboard.in
Calendar –&gt; Runbox / Owncloud
Docs – Owncloud / text files
Domains –&gt; namesilo, that hosting company
Drive –&gt; Owncloud
Hangouts –&gt; text / whatsapp
Gmail –&gt; Runbox
Google URL Shorterner (goo.gl) –&gt; Don&#39;t use any shorterners anymore
Keep –&gt; Evernote / Turtl / text files
Play music –&gt; Spotify
Google+ –&gt; Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Fonts –&gt; same font name but hosted by jsdelivr
App Engine –&gt; Visual Studio Code / text files
PageSpeed Tools –&gt; webpagetest
reCAPTCHA –&gt; no captcha&#39;s used
Maps –&gt; still use somewhat use but also use openstreetmap
Analytics –&gt; Clicky, Matomo
Chrome –&gt; Firefox
Web Designer –&gt; Visual Studio Code / Notepad++
Google Authenticator –&gt; 1password one-time password
Public DNS –&gt; was using Cloudflare but now using dns on vps</p>
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