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Whispering Podcast Transcripts
Whisper.cpp is a C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper that might meet your needs for audio transcription.
Bunch
Bunch is an amazing little automation tool for controlling work environments on your Mac.
Bunch of Amphetamine
A hyper addition to my podcast workflow that keeps my Mac awake at all times.
AppleScript GPT
ChatGPT doesn't always get programming right.
One (More?) Thing
Automating displaying my IP address in my menu bar.
One More One More Thing: LaunchControl
While debugging a broken LaunchAgent script, I discovered a great utility.
All the GPTs
Mac and iOS users have some great options for ChatGPT tools.
DraftsGPT
Drafts now has access to the OpenAI API for ChatGPT
Automatic Image Processing With AppleScript and Retrobatch
I now have automatic image processing for my Friends with Brews images that happens automatically when I drop images in a folder, and I love it.
Editing Safari Bookmark Descriptions in macOS
Editing Safari bookmark descriptions and the (more interesting) backstory of why I stumbled across how to do it.
Fastmarks and Safari Bookmark Descriptions
Fastmarks and Safari bookmark descriptions are a poweruser bookmark search combination supreme.
My Podcasting Setup – the Hardware
Part 1 of a series on podcasting setups and workflows. This is the hardware I use for podcasting.
My Podcasting Setup - Recording Software
Part 2 of a series on podcasting setups and workflows. This is the software I use for recording podcasts.
Podcast Recording Practices
Part 3 of a series on podcasting setups and workflows. These are some things you should consider in order to record a clean, pleasant sounding podcast.
Podcast Transcripts With Audio Hijack
Rogue Amoeba just added a Whisper powered transcription feature to Audio Hijack, and I am going to give it a try.
Grin and Bear It
Rethinking how I write blog posts on the Mac.
Mac 40
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Mac turned 40. And what a glorious 40 it is.
ScreenFloat Your Screenshots
ScreenFloat is my current choice of screenshot utility for the Mac because of its functionality and customizability.
TextBuddy Custom Links
Custom Links is a pretty cool automation feature in TextBuddy for automatically transforming specific text patterns into clickable links.
QuickTune Is Beautiful and MacStories Knows It
Mario Guzmán has made some beautiful apps over the years, and QuickTune tops the list.
Show Me More, but Let Me Read It
I'm genuinely baffled by Apple's approach to font size with respect to screen resolution.
OCR in CleanShot X
CleanShot X has Text Recognition using OCR technology, a handy tool I use all the time.
Scrolling Screenshots in CleanShot X
Need a screenshot of a long web page? CleanShot X has a function for that.
Moom 4
Mac window management tools are a dime a dozen, but Moom 4 stands out for its versatility and for being fun to use.
SuperDuper Invisible
Here's a funny little UI quirk in SuperDuper! (which I love, by the way).
Initial SuperDuper Copy
A tip for making your first SuperDuper! drive copy.
BBEdit for Log Analysis
BBEdit is not my choice of code editor or writing app, but for logfile analysis, it's the best.