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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Voice Apps, Smart Calendars, Flea's New Album, and a Surgeon's AI Morning Routine

Apps:

  • Speechify Speechify — Text-to-speech for Kindle books, PDFs, and web articles.
  • Wispr Flow Wispr Flow — AI voice dictation that works in any app. Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android.
  • For all its quirks, Reclaim.AI is still the best smart calendar app I've found.



Now Playing:

Honora by Flea

Honora by Flea — new solo album, out this week.




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