https://blog.maceage.com/tags/cloud/Recent content in Cloud on Maceage's BlogHugoen-au© Graham MaceSun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maceage.com/posts/2024/tools-of-the-trade/Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.maceage.com/posts/2024/tools-of-the-trade/<p><small><i>(Originally drafted in December 2019 during my tenure at Xero. Republished here in January 2024 with updated context and removed proprietary references)</i></small></p> <p>A blog post about the software I actually use every day – why I use it, and what it gives me. Less a product review, more a snapshot of how one person tries to keep a digital life manageable.</p> <h2 id="the-philosophy-bit">The philosophy bit</h2> <p><img src="there-is-no-cloud.png#center" alt="There is no cloud" loading="lazy"> </p> <p>Cloud-based software has revolutionised the workplace. Most of what we use day-to-day arrives through a browser, and new features ship seamlessly without ever touching your local machine. But desktop software isn&rsquo;t going anywhere – after all, a cloud-based server is just someone else&rsquo;s machine, and it still needs software installed locally to operate.</p>