Originallypublished Dec 29th 2024 Audio woes with AI I recently got a M4 Mac mini, more on that later but along with that, I also got a Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th gen, that has been working quite well up until now. Yesterday I decided to try out an app called SuperWhisper , as I hoped that it would help speed up my workflow, in particular, writing these blog posts for example. I installed it via my setapp subscription ( referral link if you’re interested, we both get a free month), launched it and tried to dictate something. It didn’t see the mic, which was weird, so I checked the system preferences - security settings, all looked good there. I decided to try ChatGPT and see if that worked, same problem. didn’t see the mic. Ok, lets try something else, launched Quicktime, made an audio recording no problem. Launched Logic Pro, made a quick voice recording with no problems. Tried OBS, made a quick screen recording and voice over, no problems. Went back to ChatGPT - tried again, still...
Originally published Dec 28th 2024 To NAS or not to NAS… So for a while now I have known that I need a NAS at home. Up until now we have had our files stored in various cloud services but with the ever increasing monthly or annual fees for this, the clock was always ticking. That’s also taking into account the fact that your files are on someone else's server, which is never at the end of the day the best call, at least depending on the level of risk vs convenience that you’re willing to accept. Now the thing that always kept me from going to a NAS was the price, Synology, QNAP and all of the others, don’t really fall into the affordable category, especially if you want a decent size array with some level of protection. So basically I kept putting it off but was then stuck in an endless loop of paying for cloud services because I couldn’t afford something local but if I cancel the cloud, then I need to put the files somewhere and catch 22. I finally got a break in this endless ci...