The state of speech-to-text in 2026
A journalist briefing on the speech-to-text industry: on-device models, privacy, accuracy, bias, market layers, and the Mac’s shift toward voice-first input.
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Guides, deep dives, and news for Mac users
Practical walkthroughs and opinion pieces from Benedict Slaney on backups, recovery, hardware, and automation.
Bootable backups on Apple silicon
Step-by-step workflow combining Install Disk Creator and Mac Backup Guru.
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Behind the scenes adapting Mac Backup Guru to Apple's new filesystem.
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Everything you need to prep reusable installer media with Install Disk Creator.
Read the articleMacBook Pro memory deep dive
A preserved 2016 engineering analysis of the 16GB MacBook Pro limit, including Phil Schiller's follow-up.
Read the archiveThunderbolt, USB-C, and pro workflows
Archived commentary on the transition to modern ports, external GPUs, and modular Mac setups.
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