Google Chrome on Android has a “Listen to this Page” Feature

[admin at 2024-3-26 in: Uncategorized]

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Google Chrome has introduced its native ‘Listen to this page’ text-to-speech (TTS) functionality. This feature is accessible within the three-dot menu of the Google Chrome Android app.

The mini-player has a circular play/pause button positioned on the left side, accompanied by the page title, site name, a progress bar, and a close button. Upon tapping the mini-player, users are presented with a new sheet UI, showcasing a detailed timeline indicating the article’s length, along with rewind and fast forward controls.

Additionally, the ‘Listen to this page’ TTS feature offers the ability to adjust playback speed, ranging from 0.5x to 4x.

  • To turn on this feature make sure you have Chrome 121 or above installed
  • then go to “chrome://flags#read-aloud”
  • You’ll see a bunch of options with “Read Aloud” as the first one
  • Click the drop-down and choose Enabled
  • Let it reset the application and then go back in
  • Now whatever page you are on… press the 3 dots in the top right corner
  • Select the Listen to this Page option
  • Now sit back and enjoy the audio

Recover Google drive space

[admin at 2019-11-26 in: Tech Stuff]

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Google allows everyone 15gb of storage space. If you’ve been uploading a lot you can start running out of it. The above page gives you the option of compressing them all and recover some free space. Go to https://photos.google.com/settings and click on the recover/compress (next to the blue “Buy 200gb…” button)

Sync Your Folders

[admin at 2019-10-7 in: Tech Stuff]

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I just found this amazing application that automagically synchronizes folders on 2 different devices over a LAN or even internet. You just have to set the devices up one time and in syncs files put into those folders. It’s called Syncthing.

Previously I had used a similar app called BTSync, but those people were cagey and not very upfront about their code. This app is all open source and based on well documented technology. Check it out:
https://syncthing.net

Update pfSense (2.2.5) Dynamic IP to Google Domains

[admin at 2015-12-2 in: Tech Stuff]

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Lately users have started using pfSense to use as a firewall for their home connections. When I set this up one of the issues I had was with configuring the dynamic DNS settings. Previously I used NO-IP.com for this but then I decided to use one of my custom domains registered at Google Domains to configure this piece.
Here’s what I did to get this setup:

Part I: On Google Domains


-Go to the configure DNS section
-Scroll down to the section for Synthetic Records
-Make sure “Dynamic DNS” is selected as the record type
-Type in a new name for your record (which gets appended to your domain). E.g. MyNewRec.tofi.me

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-Click on Add and it creates the name space for the record
-Expand the Dynamic DNS section and click on click on “View Credentials”
-Mark down the Username and Password that’s listed there and we’re done with Google Domains site

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Part II: pfSense Configuration


-Login to your pfSense firewall
-Click on Services \ Dynamic DNS
-in the DynDNS tab click the + sign
-Service type = Custom
-Interface to monitor = WAN
-Interface to send update from = WAN
-Username = USERNAME (From Part I)
-Password = PASSWORD (From Part I)
-Update URL: https://domains.google.com/nic/update?hostname=MyNewRec.tofi.me
-Result Match: good %IP%|nochg %IP%
-Description: GoogDynDNS
-Click on Save

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Once the settings are saved you are done. Now if you check on the Google Domains section for Dynamic DNS, and expand your Dynamic DNS you created in Part I you would see your IP address listed out.

Using RDP with Dual Monitors

[admin at 2014-5-30 in: Tech Stuff]

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It is not an understatement to say that once you are used to the convenience and increased efficiency that multiple monitors provide, you just cannot go back to working with a single monitor. So why should you use a single monitor when you’re remotely connecting to another computer or virtual machine?

One of the new features of the Terminal Server/Remote Desktop Client in Windows is the support for multiple monitors. If the machine running the RDP-Client has a multi-monitor configuration that creates one logical rectangle, then the RDP-Client can span over all the monitors, creating one virtual desktop of the combined size.

Some points to keep in mind when using this configuration:

  • You need 2 equal resolution monitors. If they are of different size make sure you bring down the bigger one to the same resolution as the smaller monitor or things would look askew
  • The maximum size of the 2 screens is restricted to 4096 x 2048
  • Make sure the RDP client you are using is version 6.0 or later. You can check that by clicking on the top left corner of the MSTSC window and click on about dual02
  • As this is just a very large resolution spanning both monitors if you maximize a window in the mode it will maximize across both screens

Here is what you do:

  1. Modify the resolution on the 2 screens
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  2. Click on Start / Run and put in “mstsc /span” (MSTSC = Microsoft Terminal Services Client)
  3. Put in the URL of the server and BOOM, you have a dual screen RDP sessiondual04

Learn to Learn

[Tofi at 2014-4-19 in: Miscellaneous]

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Dust of Comfort

[Tofi at 2013-12-19 in: Miscellaneous]

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Golden Gate Bridge-sized asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31st

[admin at 2013-5-16 in: Uncategorized]

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There’s no danger to Earth or the moon, so phew!!! Its a 1.7-mile long asteroid which pass by at about 3.6 million miles from the Earth (a weekend’s worth of drive ;)). Its called the “1998 QE2”.

BBM on Android and iPhone, am I dreaming?

[admin at 2013-5-14 in: Tech Stuff]

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I never thought I’d see this day. The app will be available for both Android and iOS this summer.

“Today at BlackBerry Live, CEO Thorsten Heins announced BBM will soon be available on Android and iOS. The messaging app will launch globally this summer. This is a huge move for BlackBerry as it brings BB10?s strongest feature to literally hundreds of millions of potential users.

“It is a state of confidence,” Heins explained. “The BB10 platform is so strong and the response has been so good that the time is right for BBM to become an independent mobile messaging platform.”

The app will be free on both Android and iOS. Much like other messaging apps, it will be a standalone application. iOS 6 or Ice Cream Sandwich will be required.”

For details check out this TechCrunch Article.

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Facebook now wants navigation (Waze)?

[admin at 2013-5-9 in: Tech Stuff]

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waze Facebook Inc. is in talks to acquire mobile-driving application Waze in a deal that could be worth as much as $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

While these people characterized the discussions as serious, a deal may still fall apart, they cautioned. Waze, which has offices in Israel and Palo Alto, Calif., is a crowd-sourced, ad-supported driving application with close to 50 million users.

For full article published on Wall Street Journal follow this link: https://tofi.me/i/11

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