I make simple apps.
I believe one of the next major social issues will be overwork caused by collaborating with AI. I’ve already experienced it over the past few months, so I’d like to explain what it feels like. New technologies always change how we live and work, and with them, new problems emerge. When the internet spread, Nicholas [ ] The post The Future of Overwork in the Age of AI first appeared on plumshell .
I ve been making a living as an independent app developer for over 10 years, and lately, I’ve been experiencing—quite intensely—the so-called AI-driven work revolution that the media often talks about. I think the impact of AI varies greatly depending on the profession, but if you re an engineer, you re probably feeling the effects more than anyone [ ] The post AI Is Changing Work—And Indie Devs…
Lately, I’ve been developing apps with AI every day. It’s incredibly easy. And fast. You can build out all kinds of features instantly. And the AI we use for development keeps getting smarter. Things that used to be impossible are now just handled automatically without you even asking. AI is getting smarter at an insane [ ] The post AI Speeds Up Dev, Cloning Comes Easy Too first appeared on…
It has been a year since I started using ChatGPT. I mainly use it for programming and language translation, and the translation tasks, in particular, have been incredibly efficient. Recently, I was able to make my Voicepaper app support 20 languages at once. ListTimer and Zeny can now support 12 languages. To be precise, I ve [ ] The post ChatGPT Revolutionizes App and Blog Localization first…
The other day, I finally went to see the movie Oppenheimer that I had been wanting to watch for so long. It s a Nolan film, and its historical background is fascinating, so I had been eagerly waiting for its release in Japan since last year. Despite reading biographies and waiting, the release date in Japan [ ] The post I watched “Oppenheimer” in a packed theater in Japan, the atmosphere following…
Hello. I am someone who, about 15 years ago, wanted to listen to web news and blogs via text-to-speech while doing other things, so I created a reading app. That app started me on a journey where I ended up living through apps. Because of this, I ve always made it a point to check the [ ] The post I made a comparison video between ChatGPT and iPhone’s text-to-speech first appeared on plumshell .
About a month ago, I became hooked on mahjong, the ultimate game. It s a bit late in my life to start, but that s how it is. In the past, I might have thought, Playing games like this would be ruinous, leading to personal downfall. But now, as I ve grown older, I ve stopped worrying about these [ ] The post Having a Game I’m Really Into Makes Every Day Incredibly Enjoyable first appeared on…
This year, around February, I started offering telephone support for Taxnote, which I hadn’t done up until then, because the idea made me anxious. I intended to quit if, at any time, I thought it was tough for me to do; but, so far, I have continued with it for over half a year, so [ ] The post As a solo developer, I decided to offer phone support, and this is what happened first appeared on…
Pocket for iOS has own text to speech function, but it s not useful enough because of the following reasons. Pocket App Problem 1.You can t make Playlist to keep listening. 2.You can t play from selected words easily. 3.It doesn t have Sleep Timer and Repeats functions. Overall, you cannot use it like Podcast apps since it was [ ] The post A Better Text to Speech App for Pocket & Evernote Users…
I ve been developing iPhone/iPad apps for over 5 years as an indie iOS developer who makes a living from them. Nowadays, there are many useful tools for app development and business which didn t exist before and I strongly recommend using them to boost your productivity. These are the Top 10 tools that I am still [ ] The post The Top 10 Most Useful Tools for iPhone/iPad Business & Development…