Word
Transcription software
Microsoft’s
new Transcribe in Word feature
is perfect for anyone that needs to transcribe conversations, like
students and journalists. You can either record audio live or upload
recorded audio, and Word will automatically transcribe a discussion and
separate sections by speakers. Best of all, it’s free for Microsoft 365
subscribers.
To start, the Transcribe in Word feature only works on the web version of Word. You’ll head to the Word live site, and either start a recording or upload one. If you’re recording a conversation live, Word can listen to your microphone and your computer’s audio, which helps you transcribe a video call.
If you prefer, you can record something ahead of time, then upload it to Word for transcription. Word accepts .mp3, .wav, .m4a and .mp4 files. In either case, Microsoft will identify different speakers and separate out the transcribed words accordingly.
Translation Glasses.
This is my pet theme as it would revolutionise my ability to have a
conversation with someone, face to face, even in a noisy situation. But
even more than that it would enable people to communicate to others who
speak a different language, even via the internet. Having another
look at the subject in 2023 I have decided they are not (yet) for
me. 1. Too expensive. 2. They include cameras - an expensive and
INTRUSIVE add-on. 3. They are still too heavy and look ugly - Google
Glass showed that this was not necessary. I thought that Xiaomi would
have produced something at a reasonable price by now. But not so.
I will have to wait a little longer.
Multiple video
contacts
That scourge, the pandemic, resulted in a plethora of communication
programs to help people work from home and to keep in tounch with
friends and family. See Help14 on this
site for more detail
Smart Everything These days it is possible to do a great deal more with the aid of the internet, whether it is via a smart phone, computer or by your voice. Examples of programs are Google Assistant
Artificial
Intelligence. Chatgpt There are others but this is currently most well known program
which can demonstrate what is coming, Chatgpt is the program being used by Boston Dynamics robotic dog, Spot. It can now answer questions and obey orders.
Phone (tablet)
"detox".
People are spending 4 hours a day on their phone or tablet.
Whoever would have thought this thing could be so addictive ! But
it has and must be reducing the world's productivity by billions.
Although, on the other hand these things save you hours when you are
trying to get information. But it is possible to reduce the ever
increasing pestering by those sites that innocently tell you they keep
your information safe and would you mind telling them your location and
e-mail address! Data means money, often in the form of
advertising.
If you want to reduce the pestering to some extent there is a very
interesting article by Mozilla/Firefox at HERE
Calling
emergency on and Apple Watch.
To make an emergency call directly from your Apple Watch:
Press and hold the side button (not the digital crown) until you see
the Emergency SOS slider appear.
Keep holding the side button until an alert sounds, and you see the
emergency countdown begin. Alternatively, slide the “Emergency SOS”
slider to the right. To end the call, press firmly on the screen (Force
Touch) and tap End Call.
A
Roku player plugs into one of your TV's input slots, and connects to
your high-speed Internet to bring a wide selection of entertainment
options to your living room. Hundreds of free channels are available,
but additional charges apply for subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu,
Youtube TV, Amazon video and other streaming services. Another way to
do this is by attaching a Google gadget to the HTML socket at the back
of the average TV. This will pick up most programs you can find
on your tablet or phone and tansmit them to the bigger screen, without
further cost..
The
average speed of downloads in the UK is increasing quite rapidly as the
OpenReach vans go round the country digging up paths and laying
fibreoptic cable to the green BT boxes in streets. Speeds of up 100
Mb/s are becoming commonplace, although the distance between your
computer and that box determines whether you will get the highest
speeds. Nevertheless, this will be fast enough for most home use,
including 'streaming' of videos and TV. The idea of laying fibe
cable to every house in the country is uneconomic - and will probably
become unnecessary as mobile telephone connections get ever faster and
will supersede the requirement for cables (my opinion)
From 2020 Windows 7 will rarely
be updated, although businesses will be able to pay for updates
at an
increasing amount each year. This will be a charge per Windows 7
PC. Microsoft is hoping people will finally give up on it.
iPhone 14 is the most expensive yet at between £849 and £1099
The Wi-Fi (wireless) connection has evolved over several years. It used to be called meaningless things like 802.1 It is now on the 6th version so will be called Wi-Fi 6 This generation wireless standard is faster than 802.11ac. More than speed, it will p