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Technically Working

Technically Working

著者： Damashe Thomas and Michael Babcock
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概要

 "Welcome to 'Technically Working', the go-to podcast for tech enthusiasts and productivity seekers alike. Hosts Michael Babcock and Damashe Thomas take you on a journey through the ever-evolving world of technology and productivity. As Mac OS and iPhone users, they share their personal experiences and tips on staying productive while using these tools. But they don't stop there - they also explore other platforms like Android and Windows to bring you a comprehensive view of the tech landscape. Tune in each episode to hear them keep each other accountable, discuss the latest tools and strategies, and share their journey to reaching their goals. Whether you're a small business owner, freelancer, or simply looking to boost your productivity, 'Technically Working' is the perfect podcast for anyone looking to level up their tech skills and get things done."Copyright 2026
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  • #161 – If I Can't Hear Me, They Can't Hear Me

    #161 – If I Can't Hear Me, They Can't Hear Me
    2026/05/03
    Technically Working Episode 161: If I Can't Hear Me, They Can't Hear Me

    Episode 161 comes to you from a hotel room. Michael is on the road with Mallory, recording over hotel Wi-Fi with the DJI wireless mics, and Damashe is at his desk for one last show before move day. What started as a check-in turned into a full walkthrough of portable audio setups, why monitoring yourself matters, and the boom arm that finally solved Damashe's travel mic problem.

    Damashe is using the new Rode Wireless Micro and walks through his first impressions. The case is barely bigger than an Open Fit case, the receiver is just a USB-C plug with no buttons, the app is accessible (with one quirk around radio buttons that read as dim even when selected), and the noise cancellation is configurable. The one downside is you can't put the windscreen on and close the case. He's leaning toward this over the DJI for portability, though he admits the DJI Mic 2 that Michael uses sounds slightly better.

    From there, the conversation opens up into a deeper guide on portable recording. They talk through the ATR2500x and Samson Q2U as solid USB/XLR starter mics that work with any operating system, why the Beta 87A is still Damashe's hill to die on for an XLR setup, and the long-running portable audio struggle with mic stands that are technically portable but practically uncomfortable. That problem finally got solved thanks to a tip from Rob Dunwood on the Daily Tech News Show. The Toti mic arm for lightweight mics folds into three sections, clamps onto sloped desk edges, and was on sale for $24. Damashe is impressed.

    There's a side trip into using your phone as a webcam. Damashe makes the case for Camo over Continuity Camera, mostly because Continuity Camera shows up uninvited and disappears at the worst times. Michael's setup recommendation is an old iPhone with a MagSafe pop socket clipped to the back of your laptop.

    The episode also covers the cable rule. If you travel with a bag, that bag has its own set of cables and adapters, and you do not borrow from it. Even if a cable in your house dies and you need one right now, do not touch the bag cables until the replacement is already on its way. Damashe learned this in Houston.

    Plus updates on the move (happening tomorrow), gas prices ($3.29 for Damashe, $5.50 average for Michael, $6.69 in northern California), the bot taking spring break until the new office is set up, and a listener question for the audience: what should the bot be named? Box is on the table but Damashe is not on board.

    Send your bot name suggestions to feedback@technicallyworking.show or hit them up on Mastodon.

    Episode Chapter Markers
    • 0:00 - Hotel Wi-Fi, capture portals, and recording on the road
    • 0:25 - MagSafe rumors and why they're not going anywhere
    • 2:09 - Shout out to listeners and a request for App Store reviews
    • 3:41 - Damashe's new Rode Wireless Micro first impressions
    • 5:00 - The case, the receiver, and the accessible app
    • 7:18 - Why monitoring yourself matters
    • 8:19 - Both mics compared side by side
    • 10:01 - Move day prep and storage strategy
    • 11:04 - LaunchBar VoiceOver update and a Mac mute keyboard shortcut problem
    • 12:32 - Gas prices, vending stops, and stay out of California
    • 13:37 - Portable audio setup deep dive begins
    • 16:14 - ATR2500x and Samson Q2U as starter mics
    • 18:21 - The portable mic stand problem
    • 19:57 - The Toti boom arm find
    • 22:21 - The price reveal ($24)
    • 23:13 - Audio interfaces, Zoom recorders, and the H1 XLR
    • 26:12 - The cable bag rule
    • 28:24 - Phones as cameras, Continuity Camera vs Camo
    • 31:46 - Continuity Camera popping up at the worst times
    • 33:00 - Damashe's eBay plans
    • 33:34 - Wrap up and the bot's spring break
    • 35:07 - Name the bot

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  • #160 – Push to Talk, Pull to Cloud

    #160 – Push to Talk, Pull to Cloud
    2026/04/26
    Technically Working Episode 160: Push to Talk, Pull to Cloud Episode 160 opens with the numbers. Total downloads across the lifetime of the show have hit 33,505, with episode 159 pulling 137 listens and episode 158 sitting at 157 after 14 days. The average is holding around 150 per episode and has been gradually climbing even without any real marketing. Word of mouth and the occasional Mastodon post have done all the work so far. If you want to help, leave a rating in Apple Podcasts or Pocket Casts. From there we get into Apple news. Tim Cook announced he'll be stepping down as CEO, with John Ternus taking over. Michael bought one share of Apple stock and is hoping for the best. Damashe has thoughts on Tim's legacy as an operations-focused leader, where Apple got comfortable, and what services growth has cost the company from a user experience standpoint. Neither of us are financial advisors. Please do not take investment advice from this podcast. Michael also turned a year older this week. Happy belated birthday from the show. Then: AirPods Pro 3. Michael got a pair as an early birthday gift and called Damashe immediately. The volume adjustment from the stem alone was worth the upgrade coming from first-gen. The adaptive listening feature is useful but aggressive, and Comply foam tips are probably going to be necessary for a secure fit. Damashe is sticking with his Pro 2s for now but is more likely to buy than he was before this conversation. Community Builder Tools is going to the cloud. Michael walks through the current setup: developing on Windows, pushing to a Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu, deploying from GitHub, with automated database backups running on a cron job and syncing to Dropbox via rsync. He's now using a web-based version of Builder to manage convention events, which work similarly to the ACB Community schedule across multiple Zoom accounts. A training is happening the next day. More details coming soon. Waymo. Michael is flying into San Francisco on May 20th for the GitHub hackathon and plans to take a Waymo just for the experience. Damashe is less enthusiastic than he was ten years ago, not because the tech isn't impressive, but because he's seen enough things break to have questions. The power outage in San Francisco that left Waymos sitting in the road is a real example. The conversation goes wide from there: onboard compute versus network dependency, insurance liability, the limits of LLMs, rural connectivity, and whether the companies working on this are solving the right problems in a meaningful way. Damashe would still take one in Austin this summer. He just has more conditions attached. The POC radio. Michael ordered the Lucid Budget Radio, a push-to-talk over cellular device that costs $99 with cellular plans starting at $20 for a year. It does not make the Nextel chirp sound, which is a disappointment. It does work across AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon via a smart SIM. It's accessible — the manufacturer responded to a blind user's feedback within three weeks with a working solution — and Michael is already thinking about using it for convention communications. Damashe also covers a dual-SIM router he picked up for his work van, how he's using a physical eSIM card to load up to eight profiles, and a new office space he's moving into next weekend. He's looking for suggestions on door access solutions, a security system, and sound panels. Send ideas to feedback@technicallyworking.show. Todoist check-in: Michael is at 7,425 completed tasks and sitting at Grand Master status with 15,000 points to go until Enlightened. His current streak is seven days after breaking it. Damashe broke his for the same reason: things got done, the app didn't get opened. Links and Resources Technically Working: technicallyworking.showSend feedback: feedback@technicallyworking.showLucid Budget Radio: simpleptt.com/product-page/the-2026-lucid-budget-radioComply foam tips for AirPods Pro 3 (get the version made for the 3, the connector is different from the 2)Tip jar and supporter info: technicallyworking.showMichael on Mastodon: @payown@dragonscave.spaceDamashe on Mastodon: @damashe@technically.socialBot: @tw@technically.socialHashtag: #TechnicallyWorking (capitalize the T and W so NVDA reads it right) Ready for social posts when you are. Support Technically Working by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/technically-working Find out more at https://technically-working.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/technically-working/c4281865-99ac-49ce-b773-398c47afece8 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-431b7d for 40% off for 4 months, and support Technically Working.
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  • #159 – Zoom Bloat, NVDA Wins, and the Great BlindShell Retreat

    #159 – Zoom Bloat, NVDA Wins, and the Great BlindShell Retreat
    2026/04/17

    TW 159: Zoom Bloat, NVDA Wins, and the Great BlindShell Retreat Mike and Damashe catch up on a Wednesday (weird, we know). Damashe wraps up his BlindShell experiment after about three weeks, shares news about a new commercial office space, and both hosts get into why Zoom keeps bolting on features nobody asked for. Mike talks about his growing comfort with NVDA, useful add-ons he's found, and what it took to make the switch feel natural. Plus vibe-coded tools, Stream Deck planning, a great file upload tip, and the state of LaunchBar in 2026. In this episode: • Damashe's BlindShell experiment wraps up (and why) • Missing SD cards and the Raspberry Pi graveyard • Damashe has office space news • Zoom Pro, Google Meet, and the "why am I paying for this" question • Apple, Spotify, and platform owners competing with their own marketplace • Android vs iOS, and the lies people have been telling for 15 years • Why Gmail on Android is still painful • Mike's move to NVDA: what helped, what tripped him up • The Eloquence voice that made everything click • Caps Lock as a VoiceOver modifier and the shortcuts it breaks • Stream Deck planning, vibe-coded utilities, and Farrago timing • Rogue Amoeba, AppleScript, and why it matters • New LaunchBar 6.23 with VoiceOver improvements • VOCR 3.0 beta 2 is broken on current macOS (heads up) • A killer file upload tip: paste from Finder directly into upload dialogs • Mac/iOS developers: explain why your app needs Bluetooth and network access Mentioned in this episode: • NVDA add-ons: Speech History, Virtual Window, shortcut utility • AT Guys Eloquence SAPI 5 voices • LaunchBar 6.23 • VOCR 3.0 beta 2 • Farrago (Rogue Amoeba) • BlindShell • Parallels for macOS • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Guess the mic: Damashe is using a different setup this week. Can you identify the microphone? Bonus points for the interface. Send your guesses to feedback@technicallyworking.show. Support the show: Tip jar subscriptions and one-time tips keep the lights on. Thanks to subscriber number one, still going strong. Connect: • Email: feedback@technicallyworking.show • Damashe: @ damashe@technically.social • Mike: @ payown@dragonscave.space • Bot: @ tw@technically.social • Hashtag: #TechnicallyWorking

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