Hey, I'm David.
I'm a dad, husband, software developer, and consultant based in Cleveland, Ohio. I enjoy hanging out with my family, road tripping, and relentless learning. I have always been absolutely fascinated with technology, and am constantly finding new ways to push the boundaries of what I can do with it. I've been deaf since first grade (bacterial meningitis: 0/10, do not recommend), so I'm particularly interested in applying accessibility tools such as automatic captioning.
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The AutoCaptions Project - in which I review automatic captioning tools from a variety of companies, praising what's awesome about them and roasting them for the areas where they fall short.
Recent Posts
Apple Live Captions: A Quantum Leap? (Fall 2025 Update)
As I mentioned in my previous post, I wanted to come back and write about Apple Captions again. I last reviewed it a year ago, and Apple made significant updates since then. I use Apple Live Captions - henceforth referred to in this article as "Live Captions" for brevity - primarily on my Mac, but also frequently on iOS. On both platforms, I use it for captioning live in-person audio, and on-device audio like YouTube videos. You know, the usual stuff you'd want to caption. This review...
Live Transcribe (by Mighty Fine Apps) for iOS/iPadOS, Fall 2025
We now return with the latest installment of the Auto Captions project with a review of Live Transcribe by Mighty Fine Apps. Bottom line up front: Great app, and the captioning tool I use most on a day to day basis. It depends on internet access to a cloud server for best results. As a cloud-based app, there are some costs and downsides inherent to how it works - running on other peoples' computers, I mean, the cloud, costs money. It also has advantages - you too can witness the firepower of a f...
Windows Live Captions Review: March 2025
Note: This was originally published under the wrong year folder, and since I added a substantial addendum I decided to republish it under the correct folder and with an updated title. Management regrets the error, and the person in charge of creating files in year-appropriate folders has been sacked. We've talked about Apple Live Captions, now let's talk about its biggest competition: Microsoft's Windows Live Captions. It was officially introduced in Windows 11 22H2, and unofficially introduced...