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I wrote a whole thing on this, but tldr; I switched from Gmail to iCloud about a year ago. Gmail is better at filters, search, web UI, and spam filtering. iCloud is better at native UI, offline support, and ecosystem integration.

Overall I’m happy with it but only because I’m willing to pay the costs for the benefits, which I think is pretty rare.

It depends on your password manager and sync method. With most if I take all your devices away from you, you can’t go to any public computer and access all your passwords using only what you know. You need to have one of your physical devices.

Password managers do have two factors: the vault (have) and the master password (know).

Take a look at intelligent tiering for a good no-frills solution! Each item automatically determines its tier based on how often you access it.

I’d look at karlicoss’s personal data infrastructure for inspiration (or perhaps deterrent).

Obsidian is a fantastic note taking app that focuses on cross-linked notes, so is effectively a personal wiki.

It has a paid add on that lets you publish it to a website, or you can just do it yourself since the files are all Markdown.