[seibaby]

Password manager: KeePass is free and you can sync it using DropBox which is also free, or whichever service you prefer.

E-reader: libraries exist and should be used. Paper books are still better.

White noise: ludicrous. If you pay for Spotify or any other streaming service, you can get an endless stream of white, pink, or brown noise, or rain, ocean waves, or diesel engines if you prefer. Or for free on YouTube. Or you can use an app. Or you can make your own with Audacity.

[runjake]

For those with Apple iOS devices, iOS 15 comes with a white noise generator under the name Background Sounds, under Settings.

iOS also comes with a password manager, although it’s a serious work-in-progress that isn’t cross-platform. Nonetheless, it can be extended a little with Shortcuts.

[johnwalkr]

I think it works pretty well. It is available for MacOS (keychain) and Windows/chrome too.

[triplechill]

Solid point on the free password managers.

FWIW you're still supporting your local library if you're checking out ebooks from them

Fair enough. I personally prefer to play it on my separate device from my phone but you're totally right that it is a viable option.

[crossroadsguy]

Yes. People must remember that the libraries will close down sooner if politicians and bureaucrats are able prove nobody uses them anymore.

[jhbadger]

Libraries have realized that they need to move away from printed books for years. Besides things like offering ebooks (and e-magazines; I read The Economist and The New Yorker free of charge thanks to my library), libraries often have various social gatherings -- story times, book clubs, etc. If physical libraries will continue into the future they will be more community centers than just warehouses of printed material. Which will never completely go away; if nothing else main libraries have rare book collections where the physical artifact of old books is of interest.

[pkd]

I love paper books too but e-readers solve the transportation problem so well that I read a lot on my Kindle as well. Plus you get the highlighting, notes and progress tracking that you can integrate with other tools like readwise.

[jhbadger]

>E-reader: libraries exist and should be used. Paper books are still better.

Are you under 40? Sooner or later your eyes are going to get bad and the teeny tiny fonts most printed books use are going to become hard to read even with glasses. In the bad old days there were a subset of books published in large type but with an e-reader you can adjust the font size of any book to where it is comfortable to you.

[matt-attack]

Any reason not to just use Apple Keychain? Seems to work just fine for me. Synced to all iOS and MacOS devices.