On my phone I just use a throwaway google account, mainly to access the play store for apps. I do have a VNC client (bVNC), very handy if I need something on th

On my phone I just use a throwaway google account, mainly to access the play store for apps. I do have a VNC client (bVNC), very handy if I need something on the PC. For the PC I try to avoid using anything by MS except the OS itself and the usual simple apps like Notepad, Paint. I do have a Google account but mainly for email; after the Gmail redesign I'm giving Eudora a try(!) love the quaint but effective UI. Don't have Facebook, very rarely shop on Amazon, don't have any Apple stuff. I haven't starved yet... :¬) BTW on HN I try and avoid the usual FAANG articles, and pay more attention to the stuff that falls into the cracks, for me that's where the gems lie. (However HN can be too much of a good thing, so I try and only skim it for articles very first thing in the morning, then read a few of them throughout the day.)