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Ads for Wisprflow are unavoidable online, but are there free tools that do the same thing? I looked into it for WIRED:
Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?
I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.
wired.com
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Fans don’t actually cool rooms—just the people in them. I wrote about this and a few other home energy facts for PopSci:
Fans don't cool rooms and 3 other myths about home energy conservation
Step away from the thermostat.
popsci.com
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I set up my website to push both full blog posts and short status updates to both Bluesky and the Fediverse. The best part: replies from both show up on my site as comments. This open internet thing is pretty cool.
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I hate the interface on my Google TV, so I found a replacement. I wrote about it for WIRED:
This App Makes Google TV Actually Usable
The app AT4K turns the messy Google TV interface into something closer to the Apple TV interface, making it cleaner, more customizable, and less frustrating…
wired.com
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How to use AI without stagnating
Are you metaphorically driving a car while pretending to run a marathon?
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Sill finds the best links on Bluesky and Mastodon so you don’t have to
I want to read more and scroll less. The problem is I find a lot of good things to read by scrolling. Sill is a potential solution.
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Our devices are exhausting us
I’m no longer working with Lifehacker, which is disappointing. But I’m grateful I got to spend two years doing one of my favorite things: finding great indie and open source tools and sharing them with readers. I couldn’t be happier that Current, a different sort of RSS reader, is the last app I wrote about over […]
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Pips and the art of feeling good about being wrong
In the short term, being confidently wrong about something feels just as good as actually being correct.
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The peace that’s available
We’re told we live in unprecedented times, and there’s truth to that. It’s worth remembering, though, that it’s all a little less unprecedented than it feels. The last track on Simon and Garfunkel’s 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is a little strange. For one thing it’s a Christmas song on an album without […]
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What’s worth saying right now?
Lately I’ve been wanting to write a newsletter and realizing that, for the most part, I don’t feel like I have much to say. I sometimes wonder if it’s depression, but I’m not sure it is. My life is pretty good. I have a great wife, the best cat, and fantastic friends. I’m secure. I […]
