- Audirvana - this has been one of my most used apps this year. It is audio app that runs on my Mac 24/7. It pulled in my library like iTunes did, but also has a plug in for the excellent audio app Qobuz. Their iOS App is a treat to use and allows you to send lossless audio to any DLNA device.. and I have a lot of those around since DLNA/UPNP has been around forever.
- Disney+ - I was one of those people that saw very few Marvel movies at the theater, so we have had a lot of fun watching some of them this last year. Of course, “baby Yoda”, National Geographic, etc... have made the comparatively inexpensive service a must have!
- Butcherbox - this service has been amazing. Delicious, high quality, meat delivered to the door once a month. If you haven’t checked them out, and you aren’t a vegetarian, it is worth it and makes you feel a little less guilty about eating meat. I just have them send me a mix of pork, chicken, and beef, but you can customize it more to your liking.
- AppleOne - this came along at the end of the year, but it is $30 a month and gives you access to most (all?) of Apple’s services. I was paying Apple $30 a month for 3 services already, so this was icing on the cake.
- DoorDash - I have always thought it would be great to have a donut delivery service available. Who really wants to get out in the morning? This makes that and a whole lot more possible! I pay a monthly fee to keep the charges down, but we use it at least once a week for dinner and it has been so convenient while giving us access to the food of our favorite restaurants.
- Grocery delivery - I probably use Kroger the most, but have also ordered from Aldi and Whole Foods. Just awesome to pick out everything without trying to locate it in the store and then have it delivered inside a window I decide. Heck, I might continue using it when the pandemic is over.
- Amazon Prime - This has really been worth having this year to have Amazon deliver stuff to the house and also give me access to shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, which always cheers me up.
- Youtube - I bought a subscription to Youtube a while back to skip the pre-roll adds. It was part of my cutting CableTV. This has been great to have while spending time at home.
- Hulu - I just added this when they promoted a fee of $2 a month. Still don’t like commercials, but it has a lot of shows, so we will see how long I hold onto it. I usually pick up the iPad and have it available while they are running ads.
- Qobuz - I mentioned this is the first entry, but this has given us fantastic sound quality in every room of the house using Audirvana. I also have a headphone setup that has Chromecast, so I use the app directly, as well.
Hopefully, I won't be home as much in 2021, but I am sure I will use all of these apps/services in the future.