πŸš€ Everyday Software You Should Know About


Yes, people judge you by the software you use.

Personal

🧠 Notion: Personal note-taking

I use notion every day. Personal and for work. I rarely write on paper anymore. Being able to search my digital notes has saved me a significant chunk of time.

Notion – One workspace. Every team.
We’re more than a doc. Or a table. Customize Notion to work the way you do.

πŸ’¬ Discord: Messaging

This is where I chat with the majority of my friends. Plus I have a discord group where we have a book club and other fun servers.

YouTube

🎨 Canva: Graphic design

You will see tons of graphics on my Twitter account and YouTube channel and they mostly are made using this software.

πŸ’Έ QuickBooks: Accounting

I use this software to do my accounting for my business (Rowe Labs LLC). My YouTuber friend Jaden (@JadenFeddock) helped me set it up!

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πŸ“Έ Lightroom: Photo editor

This software has a ton of features to edit photos - then I put them into Canva to add icons.

🎬 Premiere Pro: Video editor

Pretty universal video editor software. Most YouTubers use this or Final Cut Pro.

🌐 Ghost: Website host

I host my website on Ghost. That is how I give you guys the newsletter!

πŸš€ It’s Just Liz | Liz Rowe
I’m Liz. I’m a Mechanical Engineer and YouTuber. I film videos about engineering in your 20’s - career tips, technical advice, and other techniques!

πŸ“© Gmail: Business email

I bought the business email through Google Domains so my email has @itsjustliz.org.

Work

I am a huge fan of mastering your everyday software. If you use it every day, think of all the time you could save if you memorize some hotkeys and know the ins and outs better than everyone else.

β›… Azure Synapse: Microsoft cloud

Stores all your data in one location.

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Power Automate: Automate manual tasks

Automates super manual tasks, especially if your company uses Microsoft products, this is amazing software.

πŸ“ƒ Power Apps: Automate forms

Sometimes you need to gather data from people and do something with it. That is what Power Apps are for.

πŸ“Š Power BI: Shows data visually

This shows your data visually so it is easier to understand.

🌐 Blazor: Build Microsoft websites

You can build websites with Blazor fairly easily. It uses C# and HTML.

πŸ“§ Outlook: Email

Ctrl + Enter = Sends email

Ctrl + R = Reply

Ctrl + Shift + R = Reply all

πŸ“„ Bluebeam: PDF editor

In construction, Bluebeam is used a lot. I spent many years mastering this PDF editor.

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