Tool Much Fun 26 — Uncaught Exception Are you of of those creatives that does it all? Make or edit videos, write music, and graphics too? Catch up with what’s new in the world of creativity software.

Are you one of those creatives that does it all? Make or edit #videos, write #music, and #graphics too? Find out what's new in the world of creativity software, #samples, #productivity apps, training courses & more. Tool Much Fun ㉖

Icy what you did there

Proof of Authenticity — Uncaught Exception How can we prove what is a real image, video or song with a better system than a removable watermark? We need to make systems where the proof is baked in, from the device you created something on to w...

How can we prove what is a real video, photo, image or song with #AI improving every 2-3 months? Here's a short piece with my thoughts on it.

#proof #verification #genuine

WhereFromtoComment Automator Action — Uncaught Exception Want to sort downloaded files by the URLs you downloaded them from? This Automator action copies the links to the Comments field so you can see them and sort your downloads by where they came from.

Hey #mac users of Bluesky, I have released my first utility. It’s an Automator Action that copies the URLs hidden in the metadata of your downloads into the Comments field so you can see & sort them. Donationware.
www.uncaughtexception.com.au/store/p/wher...
#macsoftware #automator #productivity

There’s a couple of short stories in SUM: 40 tales of the afterlife by David Eagleman @davideagleman.bsky.social you might like, based on this post.

A New Analogy for AI: Astroturf — Uncaught Exception When debating AI use, people use analogies to explain their point of view. Here's one I’ve never seen: Astroturf! It never replaced real grass, and AI won’t replace traditional methods.

Do you really think people that use AI want it to replace making things traditionally? I never read “put down your pencil”. Here’s a new analogy: Astroturf. It’s artificial but wasn’t invented to replace all grass worldwide.

Tool Much Fun 25 — Uncaught Exception So many tools, so little time to find them. If you make stuff, whether it’s graphics, videos, music or websites, you’re gonna need tools and resources. Find a bunch of goodies all in one place here at...

OK you can stop pestering me. I have completed another edition of Tool Much Fun: a digest of all the creative tools, utilities, apps and websites I find in my travels.
#creativity #creativeapps

He kinda looks like an Eric Clapton clone

The Chef Analogy (and why it's broken) — Uncaught Exception We’ve all heard the Chef Analogy when people discuss using AI: ordering a meal —even with changes— doesn’t make you the chef. Here’s a short piece on why the analogy fails.

AI critics keep returning to The Chef Analogy when they are arguing against the use of #AI.
It’s time for something better. Here are some thoughts on why it’s broken:

That makes me sad

I always thought blocking was for when people harass you. Isn’t muting for controlling your feed?

Yeah I’d like to see some data on people who claim that AI talked them out of self-harm, whether that’s self-reported or not.

Is anyone out there in Blueskyland that collects vintage calculators?

Emotionally Charged Words & Phrases Used in the AI War — Uncaught Exception People are passionate about what they believe in. In this post I’ve collected the disparaging terms and phrases used largely in anger about the use of AI, and some insults hurled back by those who use...

Did you see this summary of a year on Threads?

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Tool Much Fun 24 — Uncaught Exception Don’t fall behind your peers! They’re installing new stuff all the time without sharing. Keep up with what’s around to help you make the stuff you love to make. Tool Much Fun 24 gives you a brief look...

I’m terribly sorry but I neglected to tell you that I published another edition of Tool Much Fun. So in case you didn’t know… it’s a blog where I make a quick summary of all the cool creative and useful software and sites I find.

Speccraft is quite good.

Emotionally Charged Words & Phrases Used in the AI War — Uncaught Exception People are passionate about what they believe in. In this post I’ve collected the disparaging terms and phrases used largely in anger about the use of AI, and some insults hurled back by those who use...

So many emotionally charged words and phrases are used by people who disapprove of #AI software! I have collected the best of them for almost a year, plus insults from both sides. Enjoy!

Music Software Installers Comparison Part 3 — Uncaught Exception The third in my series of reviews of vendor websites and installation methods for delivering your purchase to you. See who gets it right and who doesn’t.

Part 3 of my #Music Software Installers Comparison is out now. (No report cards in this one though. Formatting in Squarespace takes too long.)
Anyway if you’ve been following the series, let me know what you think.

#plugins #audioapps #installers #UX #customerexperience #customerjourney

Here’s another of my Venn-style diagrams I’ve been working on. It’s one of the most complex so far: #Apple Product Ownership. Some of their products require others to use. Which zone do you land in? Let me know if there are any errors, this one is hard!

#iPhone #iPad #Mac #HomePod #AirPods

Tool Much Fun 23 — Uncaught Exception Can it be true? Another issue of Tool Much Fun is out. Packed with a massive amount of creative tools to check out. Stuff for Graphics, Fonts, Audio, Music, Promotion, Productivity, Mac & iOS apps...

Can it be true? Another issue of Tool Much Fun is out. Packed with a massive amount of creative tools to check out. Stuff for #Graphics, #Fonts, #Audio, #Music, Promotion, Productivity, Mac & iOS apps and more. Have a rummage and see what you’ve been missing out on!
tny.app/8liabgri

AI at Apple — Uncaught Exception A diagram about the real reason why Apple didn't get their AI rollout right.

I was thinking about why Apple didn’t get their AI right the first time. It’s a people problem— they don’t have enough developers good at it. This diagram breaks it down. $2AUD for a printable PDF and JPEGs you can use in a presentation.

#aidevs #aidevelopers #AppleAI

screens shot of the crash dialog of Minidust in Logic Pro.

I don’t suppose any of you music makers own SoundParticles MiniDust? I tried using it in Logic for the first time and it keeps crashing. I want to see if it’s just me.
#musicproducers #musicproduction #plugins

Bad Reviews of Your App — Uncaught Exception Sometimes people buy your app, use it, have a problem and immediately post a bad review. Why? Most haven't read the manual.

I was thinking about why people jump back on the App Store and post a bad review of an app that they had problems with. Most of them don't read the manual. Here's a #diagram to show the proportions. High-res version is $2 AUD if you want to print it.
www.uncaughtexception.com.au/store/p/bad-...

Zero Cost Fallacy — Uncaught Exception Addons, plugins and asset packs. If the things you got for free weren’t free, would they hold up when compared with what’s on the market now? Are they actually good, or do you just like them more beca...

New blog post: “Zero Cost Fallacy”
Would you still buy the things that are bundled with other things if they didn’t get included for free?
www.uncaughtexception.com.au/uncaught-reflection/zerocostfallacy

#creativitysoftware #software #addons #plugins

It looks like they saw that people were already using ChatGPT or Claude at work and thought: hey we should get them to use Copilot instead.

That’s a great comeback and really showed me what was flawed about my thinking.

Gunpowder was found to be able to propel bullets, then propellant allowed missiles to kill people and now to send satellites to help us communicate and probes to explore the solar system.
It’s what we choose to do with the tech that counts.

I wonder what @davideagleman.bsky.social will say about this.

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them. Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!” Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.” Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face. Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

You’ll probably call this “whataboutism” but a lot of things don’t need to exist but still do.