![]() ![]() The key is to have a 15-story first draft before adding any more that you really want to get across.ĭon’t worry about how you’re going to get from one story to the next. Don’t worry about leaving out something you want in there just yet. Choose the stories that are the most powerful - the ones that have had the most impact on your life. Now, pick no more than three stories from each numeric category to go in your book. ![]() If you have a working title for your book, write that in the big circle in the middle. Add the numbers 1-5 in the small circles so that each circle has one number inside. However, whether you choose to write them chronologically in your manuscript is up to you.įinally, draw a story map that looks like the hub and spokes of a bicycle wheel - draw a big circle in the middle with five lines coming out and a small circle at the far end of each line. They’ll help you organize your stories into time periods. Next, assign each story a number from one to five. Do this as many times as you need until you’ve written down every story you remember. Then set the timer again for another 25 minutes and keep going. Walk around your room, get a glass of water, call your mom and tell her you love her. If the timer buzzes and you’re not done, take a five-or 10-minute break. Don’t leave anything out and limit yourself to five words so you can move through as fast as possible. Jot down every life experience you can think of. Then set a timer for 25 minutes and write down every personal experience you can think of using five words or less.įor example, instead of writing, “the time I went to the casino with $25 dollars to my name and I met that guy with the eye patch that taught me how to play poker and I made $100,” just write, “eye patch.” Something short for you to know what story you are talking about in order to just get it down into existence in your story vault. Think of every meaningful experience you have had in your life that you may or may not want to tell in your story. Write at the top of the page, “Mind Dump Story Vault,” and draw dashes all the way down the left side of the page. If you’re ready to embark on this life-affirming journey, here are the three simple steps you can take.įor your first step, get yourself a whiteboard, piece of paper or a computer program for writing and make what I call a Mind Dump Story Vault. I figured out three simple steps to organize my thoughts and decide what to include. Mine took five weeks, and I’d never written a book before. ![]() Writing a book proved a cathartic way for me to focus on personal fulfillment rather than spending the rest of my days defining myself as an addict in recovery who has to obsess about the possibility of relapsing.ĭo you know what? Writing a book is easy. I published my first best-selling autobiography, “From Chains to Saved,” on the second anniversary of my sobriety. Not only will you steer others away from addiction and give struggling addicts the encouragement they may need to get clean, but by sharing your stories, you’ll be attaching yourself to a life of purpose which is the ultimate relapse prevention for yourself. That’s literally all you need to do to craft and prepare your story to share. How? By writing a book about your experiences. Your real-life, true story of your own personal battle of drug addiction and recovery. All you need to make an impact on the lives of the future is your own story. But now you can be that person for someone else. I didn’t have those people and maybe you didn’t either. What did they know about my life? These police officers or teachers who have no idea what it’s like to be a kid now, telling me what to do? If only I’d heard warnings from people I could relate to - people who grew up like me who got seriously hooked on drugs and crawled out the other side to tell their stories. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) people who gave talks at school. Or that I still wouldn’t be able to get sober after I had my lifeless, OD’ed body dragged out from behind the wheel of a running car - all recorded on a policeman’s bodycam.Īs a kid, I didn’t pay attention to the “Just Say No” campaigns or the D.A.R.E. I took my first drink at age 11, then went on to snorting cocaine and smoking weed at 12 or 13, which continued through my years as a star high school athlete - you know, just for “fun.” I couldn’t have imagined I would eventually find myself homeless, kneeling on the floor of a crack house, staring up the barrel of a loaded gun, wishing the dealer would pull the trigger and end my misery. Remember long ago, before you ever acknowledged that drugs and alcohol were making your decisions for you? If you’re like me, in the beginning of your drinking and using, you thought you were just partying and having a good time.
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![]() I tried it again after developer contacted me asking for further details. I originally reported that it simply didn’t work because my observation was that it got to a point in the scan where there was no activity for several minutes, and I didn’t think waiting would make a difference. On big photo libraries, a long pause before finishing scan I figured out that the oldest files were on the left, but that would make it easier. It would be helpful to see the file type. As some background, I have a design business and often have an original jpeg graphic and a secondary png graphic that I’ve removed the background on so that it is transparent and can be put on shirts and the like. Being able to see a date is nice, but not always the only thing I need. I’d like to get some file details when going in to look closer at an individual picture in the compare screen after scanning. I started mine before going to bed and left it on and running. You’re supposed to be able to minimize, but that didn’t work on my iPad. A couple of points thought.įirst and most important, it does take time to scan your files. This tool is fantastic and the best thing I’ve found to help clean up my massive library better than any other ‘find dupes’ program I’ve tried. ![]() Thanks to the app developer of this app for making it simple and free for making an app that takes care of this task that would never get done otherwise. ![]() That’s unheard of now because greed has once again found a way again and instead of paying for the app once, you get to pay every month to keep using it so it’s like buying the same app every month. Not that I’m above paying for an app, which is how things used to be-pay for the app one time fee, get full access-period! No. in order to actually delete the dups the app found, guess what? Yup! Subscription needed!). scan and locate all dups, present them to you, and then whoa wait. Unlike those apps, this one actually wasn’t disappointing or only performed half the actual task (e.g. Not to mention, of the apps that I do use or have used more than once, the actual use is pitiful, within allowable functionality without having to commit to a flipping monthly subscription just to actually do anything worthwhile or justifiably important for the price. I haven’t had much time to really take this app out for a spin but, from the brief period of time I did, however, test it out, it actually seems quite useful and honestly, probably one of the most sensible apps I have on my iPhone amongst the umpteen hundreds of worthless, nonsensical, and disappointing other apps that most have never once been used. ![]() What hardware/equipment is needed to set up Highfive? In fact, Elon Musk recently tweeted that video conferencing is “definitely a future feature” using its vehicles’ in-cabin cameras. We installed Highfive last year in my Tesla, and it works great! Our vehicles may soon become new digital workplaces. This allows you to launch a WebRTC session directly from devices like smart TVs or smart cars like Teslas. Any of over seven billion browser-enabled devices, even if they are not primarily a computer, could theoretically run WebRTC protocol. It’s also a light protocol in the sense that it can operate on devices beyond traditional laptops and Web-based systems and phones. The thing about WebRTC is that natively it’s a low latency protocol, which is very important when you’re trying to do audio and video simultaneously. What about WebRTC gave you the foresight to realize its potential all those years ago? Secondly, we partnered with Twilio to provide phone numbers using CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) for people calling in from all over the world. Voice was built in collaboration with Dolby using the Dolby Voice® codec for a great conferencing experience over WebRTC. There are two things unique to Highfive audio. Traditional vendors like Webex handled voice by attaching a PSTN connection with an audio bridge or the 800 number for those who chose to join by telephone. Because, if we cannot hear each other clearly, the meeting is essentially dead before it’s even begun. The last thing was audio, which is the most essential part of any conference. We knew WebRTC had arrived when that same year Apple and Microsoft both declared they would support WebRTC in their browsers. ![]() We used to joke every year at our annual conference, ‘This is the year of WebRTC,’ and 2019 was finally the year. While we felt this was the underlying communications protocol of the future, eight years ago, that philosophy was a bit more controversial. The second thing Highfive did was build the service on WebRTC, an open-source framework enabling Web Real- Time Communications. We are running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and use Google Cloud Platform for some telemetry data, so all of our services run on a hyper-scale public cloud and provide industry-leading security. One is, Highfive is built entirely in the cloud, so it’s a true “born-in-the-cloud” company. Three things attracted me to the platform. I joined Highfive’s board of directors a little over two and a half years ago, and then 18 months ago, I was asked to join as CEO and help take the company to the next level. I came across Highfive and met its founders, Shan Sinha and Jeremy Roy, both of whom had left Google several years prior. When we saw Zoom start to take off, I researched different video and web conferencing companies to see what was out there. Dimension Data was Cisco’s largest global partner in telecommunications and collaboration. I had roughly US$1.8 billion of revenue in my business unit of about 9,000 employees. My previous position was at Dimension Data, a division of NTT, where I ran their Global Collaboration and Customer Experience business. I’ve been in the telecommunications industry for almost 30 years. Please tell us a little bit about your background before Highfive. This interview was originally published on May 10, 2020. We talked about how the pandemic has changed the way we conduct business meetings, sell products, provide counseling services – even teach pilates! – and its long terms effects on a post COVID world. Joe Manuele, CEO at Highfive, explains how their WebRTC driven conferencing platform and their immersive audio and video powered Dolby Voice® create an unparalleled user experience for both business and personal interactions. Web conferencing has become an integral part of business and now, due to COVID-19, personal continuity. ![]() Finally, hit Convert All to start the video conversion process. Step 3 Convert files to MOV/MP4/MKV on Mac.Īt the Output tab, choose a location on Mac where you want to save the converted files. Select the target format to which you want to convert your videos by clicking the drop-down icon beside Convert files to> Video > the format and the resolution. ![]() Step 2 Select MP4/MKV/MOV or another format as the output format.Īdded videos appear as thumbnails on the Mac video converter interface showing file details, including size, format, etc. Alternatively, select the Convert tab, click the Add Files to browse and add files. Drag and drop files to the program, like MPG, WMV, MP3 from your Mac that you want to convert. Step 1 Launch the Best Free Video Converter for Mac and import videos.
![]() Set up impersonation account with Exchange calendar and contacts integrationĪccount owners and admins using Exchange 2016 for their calendar and contacts service can use Exchange Web Services to set up an impersonation account that will allow users to automatically sync meetings without additional signing in. Note: This prompt will only display for client version 5.2.2 or above. Users will be prompted to configure their calendar and contacts integration. The configuration will not add the integration automatically. (Optional) To prevent all users in your account from changing this setting and to force users to use the default service, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.Ĭalendar and contact services will be disconnected from users that currently have different permissions.Google: Specify the permissions for calendar and contacts.Use MAPI to integrate with Zoom desktop client (Windows only): If you enable integration using MAPI and lock the setting, only users on Windows devices will be able to utilize Calendar Integration.Per Exchange's requirements, Zoom will be granted full mailbox access. Use Exchange Web Services API: Enter the EWS URL.Exchange: Under Choose an integration method, select how to set up calendar integration with Exchange:.You will not be able to control permissions. This will grant Zoom full mailbox access. Office 365 (authorize with Microsoft EWS API): Select the Authorize with EWS URL check box and enter the EWS URL.Note: This setting doesn't support hybrid Office 365 environments. Specify the permissions for calendar and contacts. Office 365 (authorize with Microsoft Graph API): Make sure Authorize with EWS URL is not selected (this is the default setting). ![]() You can configure the following services:.When users set up calendar and contacts integration, the default service will be selected. ![]()
![]() However, it also offers a free basic plan which is still efficient. This is why it is indicated for scientific fields, as it can understand unusual spelling and words, including medical and legal information.īraina PRO is significantly more expensive than the other apps, costing $65 a month for the Pro plan. It provides almost perfect accuracy also when it comes to punctuation and grammar, offering also a dictionary and thesaurus. With its simple instructions and interface, Braine Pro is one of the most accessible voice-to-text apps. There are multiple subscription tiers, the basic one being free and the Pro one retailing for around £14 a month. One of the limitations of this app is the fact that it only supports English. Otter can also identify different voices and consequently assign different speaker IDs. ![]() This is why it is mostly used during lectures, interviews or meetings, as well as for individual projects. The app is born as a cloud-based software with a variety of functions.įor instance, it offers keyword findings and summaries, as well as sharing them with other users to annotate. Otter is mostly used among businesses and academic environments as it is efficient in collaborative projects. If the app is downloaded on multiple devices, it automatically saves the documents on each one of them.Įven though Notta’s Pro subscription retails for £14 a month, the Basic Plan is free, even with some restrictions such as the lack of multiple playback speeds. Get readable transcripts with automatic formatting and punctuation. Use speaker diarisation to determine who said what and when. Voicemaker allows you to redistribute your generated audio files even after your subscription expires. Use speaker diarisation to determine who said what and when. In addition, Notta also supports the addition of images and the translation of over 40 languages. Convert audio to text from a range of sources, including microphones, audio files, and blob storage. Convert audio to text from a range of sources, including microphones, audio files, and blob storage. It provides multiple levels of organisation options, by organising one’s work into folders. Notta is a complete voice-to-text app which can transcribe live speeches, video calls, audio files and even videos. Step 2 Drag and drop your audio file into a Descript project. Maybe it’s in your junk drawer, beneath some old batteries, surrounded by loose paper clips and pens that don’t work. Maybe it’s on your hard drive, or your phone. Platform: Android, Mac, iOS, Windows, Chromebook Step 1 Find an audio recording that you want to transcribe. The general premise of it is free, however, there is a donation option to upgrade to premium.Ĭhrome‘s Speechnotes autosaves automatically each document and it also offers the possibility to type while speaking too. Since there is no registration or download necessary, this app is one of the most efficient and easy to use on the market. Enjoy it by sharing your text via these app.View all newsletters Sign up to our newsletters Data, insights and analysis delivered to you By The Tech Monitor team Sign up here Now You can have quotes or dialogue in text from audio clip,with Audio To Textapp. Now for e.g:-If u get any audio clip in Whats app or hike etc.app share that clip with "Audio To Text" application, that will give you text formate on "Dialogue box" of this application. 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It converts audio from all applications. The simple and powerful audio/video to text converter can immediately turn your favorite video or audio file to a text file. You can either use AI transcription or human transcription services. Audio To Textapp provide user to get their Audio to text form. There are two primary options to convert voice recordings to text documents. ![]() But before that, make sure you’re already connected to the VPN. Now, I’ll show you how to Jailbreak Firestick to download Kodi using the Downloader app. Jailbreaking Firestick (Downloader method) Once you find the app, download and install it on your device.Go back to the search bar, and type in “ Downloader”. ![]() It won’t take much time since it’s already available on the Amazon App Store. Now, to download APK or third-party files, you’ll have to install the Downloader app. Installing the Downloader app on your Firestick
(Note to fanboys about to send me an e-mail explaining the Allspark: Look up "MacGuffin" in Wikipedia.) Both races (or maybe they're brands) of robots fled the doomed planet Cybertron and have been drawn to Earth because Megatron crash-landed near the North Pole a century ago and possesses the Allspark, which is the key to something, I'm not sure what, but since it's basically an alien MacGuffin it doesn't much matter. He is the most fearsome warrior of the evil Decepticons, enemies of the benevolent Transformers. But Megatron is a three-exclamation-point kinda robot. I think that's the first time I've used three exclamation points. A yellow Camaro unfolds into a hulking robot, helicopters become walking death monsters, and an enemy named Megatron rumbles onto the screen and, in a voice that resembles the sound effects in "Earthquake," introduces himself: "I-AM-MEGATRON!!!" He was also extremely grateful to Rodney, and in addition to supplying his father with enough spare parts to keep him alive and well, decides to make Rodney his eventual successor as head of Bigweld industries.The movie is inspired by the Transformer toys that twist and fold and double in upon themselves, like a Rubik's Cube crossed with a contortionist. After Ratchet and Madame Gasket were overthrown, he returned Bigweld Industries to its former glory. During this time, he seems to return Aunt Fanny's feelings. ![]() Bigweld had lost his fighting spirit, and become a cranky old hermit whose only interest was playing with dominoes.īigweld later changed his mind, and joined Rodney, Cappy, and The Rusties in fighting back against Ratchet's evil plan. When Rodney and Cappy finally found him, he urged Rodney to give up and go home. However, after Ratchet took over Bigweld Industries, Bigweld went into hiding in his mansion, leaving many robots to believe he was gone. When triggered, these dominoes are frequently shown turning switches, activating machinery, and forming designs. Bigweld is also an inventor himself, and spends his spare time setting up elaborate systems of dominoes. Bigweld's show inspires Rodney to invent the Wonderbot and go to Robot City. He also encourages robots everywhere to believe in themselves. In his television show, Bigweld shows the viewers around Bigweld Industries and explains how the inventing process works. He believes that any robot can come up with good ideas, and keeps his factory doors open for aspiring young inventors (such as Rodney Copperbottom, who idolizes him) to show him those ideas. ![]() His two catchphrases are "See a need, fill a need" and "You can shine, no matter what you're made of". Bigweld becomes the leader once again after Ratchet's downfall. ![]() His lower half is plain and does not have legs he gets around simply by rolling.īigweld is the head of Bigweld Industries before Ratchet takes over. He also sports a metal, tuxedo-like covering which hides the upper half of his body. He has a round, spherical body with a small head on top, and two large arms. ![]() He was voiced by Mel Brooks.īigweld is a large, shiny robot with brown eyes. Old parts, new parts or spare parts, you can shine no matter what you're made of!īigweld is the founder of Bigweld Industries, a company devoted to making the lives of robots better in the movie Robots. |