![]() For that I use the Otter.ai app app, which provides automatic transcriptions. But just in case that method fails, I’ll often record simultaneously on my phone. □ 7) For recording interviews, I typically use one of several trusty Olympus recorders I have owned over the years. I prefer the classic recipe (boring, I know!) but sometimes experiment with new ones, like inverted techniques. ☕ 6) Coffee nerd alert: AeroPress Timer is a fun app for brushing up on my favorite brewing method’s various recipes. People love Pocket, a rival service, but I haven’t tried it because Instapaper has proved reliable for me for years. It’s great for long-form articles that you don’t want to read in a browser. □ 5) Instapaper is one of several read-it-later services – you activate it and it saves the text of a website or document you’re reading, then you can access it for perusal later. They include sounds of a be-in, an aviary, a “psychologically ultimate seashore,” a cornfield in a summer, and more.) These are recordings made by sound recordist Irv Teibel and released as LPs in the 1960s and 1970s. (Similarly, I also love the Environments app for groovy soundscapes. I use the app (and website, when on a computer) to drown out distractions while I’m working. □ 4) Brain.fm provides ambient sounds the company says are engineered to help you focus. It might be time to consider a password manager.”) “But coming up with only a few passwords – or just one – and reusing them is a terrible idea from a security standpoint. (What’s that? You’re not using a password manager? Use a password manager! “Remembering dozens of different 14-character passwords isn’t realistic,” my colleague Katie Bindley wrote in 2018. □ 3) 1Password is my password manager of choice. It works well, has done for years, and is actively maintained by one, single, meticulous developer, Marco Arment. Especially for communicating with family and friends internationally. □ 1) WhatsApp – I may use this app more than any other, not just because I need to know how it works for my job, but because it’s hugely useful. (Note, I’m an iPhone user, and some of these are iOS-only.) In recent posts I’ve shared my ten favorite email newsletters and my ten favorite podcasts This time… My Top 10 Favorite Apps Adapted from an edition of my newsletter, Newley’s Notes, sent November 18, 2020.
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