Notes from the workshop.
Short essays, longer rationales, the occasional teardown. Mostly about dictation — sometimes about writing, computers, and the seam between them.
- May 24, 2026Comparison
Willow Voice vs Speechcap: cross-platform reach or Mac-first depth.
Willow Voice ships on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android with a polished style-memory feature. Speechcap is Mac-first, runs on-device, and is roughly half the price. Both work — the question is which gap matters to you.
6 min → - May 24, 2026Comparison
Apple Dictation vs Speechcap: where the built-in falls short.
Apple's built-in dictation is free and right there in macOS. It's also stuck around 88% accuracy and won't fix your um's. Here's where the gap actually matters.
6 min → - May 24, 2026Comparison
Superwhisper vs Speechcap: modes or simplicity.
Superwhisper's modes give you per-context AI prompts and serious flexibility. Speechcap is push-to-talk + one clean pipeline. Which wins depends on whether you want a power tool or a sharp knife.
6 min → - May 24, 2026Comparison
MacWhisper vs Speechcap: transcribe files, or dictate live.
These tools sound similar but solve different problems. MacWhisper transcribes audio files you give it. Speechcap types what you say into any text field, live. Which one you need depends on the verb.
5 min → - May 24, 2026Migration guide
Dragon NaturallySpeaking on Mac in 2026: it's gone. Here's what to use.
Nuance discontinued Dragon for Mac in 2018. The last version doesn't run on modern macOS. For Mac users, the migration question is what fills the gap — and modern Whisper-based tools have closed most of it.
5 min → - May 24, 2026Comparison
Wispr Flow vs Speechcap: an honest comparison.
Both tools turn your voice into clean text on a Mac. Wispr Flow has more polish, broader platform support, and a head start. Speechcap is half the price, runs on-device, and uses push-to-talk by design.
7 min → - May 21, 2026Essay
The case for push-to-talk.
Tap-to-toggle dictation feels modern. Hold-a-key feels primitive. We think the primitive one wins — here's the case, from someone who shipped both.
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