#187 – Time, Man, Time

We start with Dunkin, a chapter meeting that arrives sooner than Michael expected, and Damashe’s progress setting up a VoIP.ms reseller portal. That brings us to navigating the service with screen readers and what its upcoming portal changes might mean. Michael shares the latest on Earshot’s iPhone Duo layout, plans for iPad and Apple Watch support, and a listener’s request for customizable skip presets. We discuss rearranging player controls and how feedback leads to features Michael hadn’t originally planned to build. Can AI make app development a dead art? Damashe disagrees, and we spend some time on the work involved in making an app other people can comfortably use. Earshot’s early Flutter version, public testing, and Community Builder’s beginnings as a command-line tool give us plenty of examples. Generating code still leaves decisions about the experience, testing, and maintenance. A conversation about removing branding from paid WordPress themes turns into a much longer discussion about “Sent from my iPhone.” Damashe explains how his phone habits have changed, why he usually waits for a keyboard to answer email, and how braille screen input has him writing more in Drafts. After an Apple Watch shopping tangent, Damashe walks through his warehouse setup. Ubiquiti networking equipment, a server rack, and plans for a Mac mini are coming together, but AT&T Internet Air is still inconsistent. We talk about remote configuration, tracking outages, and adding freezer temperature and power alerts while waiting for a better connection. Michael explains how he uses ElevenLabs and VoIP.ms to make chapter meeting minutes available by phone. Damashe immediately suggests automating it. The answer is familiar: time, man, time. We also discuss Damashe’s VoIP.ms API work and the improvised recording setup keeping him on the show while his desk is at the warehouse. Our Mastodon bot is posting from the archives with the appropriate amount of attitude. Michael explains how it flagged feedback about Pocket Casts without replying on its own, and Damashe catches up on what it has been saying about us. We also touch on Mona, VoiceOver focus, and trying another Mastodon client. From there, we compare familiar Mac audio tools with options on Windows. Michael mentions DropDeck, while Damashe explains why knowing Audio Hijack and Loopback makes switching workflows a bigger commitment than simply installing another app. Vocaster audio routing and AccessCaster bring us back to building tools that solve specific accessibility problems. We tease some upcoming conversations, recommend Double Tap Live, and get sidetracked trying to find it a shorter domain. Domain prices make us reconsider just how generous we’re feeling. As we wrap up, Michael explains why sending Earshot feedback through Settings, then Help and About, is useful: the email includes the build and whether you’re using TestFlight or the App Store version. We also discuss Muse and ChatGPT dots, thank our tip jar supporters, and propose a future GPT-versus-Claude conversation with Steven Scott. Send feedback to [email protected] Michael on Mastodon: Damashe on Mastodon: The show on Mastodon RSS feed

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