MacWhisper, the app that uses an AI Large Language Model to create transcripts, just got its third major update. Improvements include:
New full transcript mode
Podcast mode, which can transcribe a podcast by adding the audio files for each host.
System App transcription. Record and transcribe your zoom meetings or any other audio source on your Mac
Faster speed (up to 40%).
I can’t help but feel that we are at an inflection point with voice to text and it is getting a lot easier to use and implement. MacWhisper is part of this wave.
Today Apple released the second developer beta builds. This second beta usually deals with any obvious problems from beta 1 plus starts to show the areas where they are willing to reconsider decisions. As users, these early betas are the best time to weigh in on bits we’d like to see changed. The further the train gets down the track, the harder it is to back it up. I’d guess we’ll get beta 3 in another few weeks and, hopefully, before that, a public beta. My fingers are crossed.
Perhaps even more noteworthy, Apple also released the Vision Pro Software Development Kit (SDK). This is the first release of this SDK for the new platform. One of the nice bits about being in Cupertino during WWDC week was observing my indie developer friends’ eyes as they discussed developing for the new platform. To date, there has been no “killer” augmented reality apps. Indie developers plan on changing that.
Stephen Hackett is publishing his third annual Apple Wall Calendar for 2024. This one is focused on Apple Services and Retail and full of gorgeous images. Moreover, Stephen researches the hell out of these calendars and they are packed with interesting Apple history dates. You can get a digital version or a physical version (with the additional digital download). I’ve already ordered mine.
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Day One’s creator wrote a blog post about Apple’s new journaling app and its relationship to Day One. It’s too early to tell exactly how deep the Journaling app will go, but I doubt it matches the Day One feature set, which has been growing for years. I generally agree with Paul in that I don’t think the Journal app will “Sherlock” Day One. Indeed I could see many folks starting with the Journal app and then moving up to Date One once they get it about journaling.
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