Articles

Field notes on offline dictation.

Guides and analysis: verifying privacy claims, voice-to-code for developers, and what cloud dictation actually costs you.

Guide · Privacy

How to verify your dictation app is actually offline

Don't trust "offline" claims — test them. Three field tests with nettop, Little Snitch, and airplane mode, plus the traffic that's legitimate vs the traffic that's a red flag.

Guide · Developers

Dictation for developers in 2026: voice-to-code that respects your machine

Talk to your editor like it owes you money. Casing commands, spoken symbols, and dictating prompts to AI coding tools — without your code's audio leaving the room.

Analysis · Industry

The real cost of cloud dictation: reliability, privacy, and $432

Cloud dictation bills you three ways: the subscription, the freezes, and the screenshots. A dated, sourced look at the complaint pattern — and the on-device alternative.