Convert any webpage to Audio and Embed them on your blog via ISpeech !

Hello Humanoids .There have been many cases where websites have enabled Audio version of their posts or you call them as  podcast s , where you get to listen to whatever the written post had to say .  But most of us don't have audio versions of our posts in our blogs .  Why ?  Because we generally are better writers than orators , so we stay away from audio version of our posts .

But now with ISpeech , you can embed the audio version of your blog post on your weblog just like a widget or an addon  and you don't even have to speak !

So what  does ISpeech do  ?

• ISpeech can convert Documents of various formats to Speech 
• You can copy and paste text to listen to it in English 
• You can covert the whole webpage to Speech
• You can listen news from high quality and selected  news  providers
  

Here is what Killer Startups has to say  :

In a nutshell, iSpeech is a web-based solution that will allow you to convert your favorite websites and blogs to audio. A service like this caters for multiple users

. For example, bloggers can easily increase their existing reader base by giving readers the chance to listen to the blog, whereas content providers can easily mobilize digital content and reach a broader audience instantly. Of course, the general public will also find such an approach compelling as they will be able to dispense with sitting in front of the computer to read the news – rather, they can listen to them whenever they desire.

iSpeech has been in development for over 18 months now, and it works in a very straightforward manner – as a matter of fact, you don’t even need to download or install anything. You simply cut and paste what you want to convert into the box that is provided on the site, or upload the files in question. Supported files include Microsoft Word

and Excel documents along with Rich Text Files and RSS news feeds among several others.

You can see this system at work for yourself on the corporate website. Just type in the text you want to hear and away you go. You can also sign up by following the provided link.

I tried converting the whole blog to Speech and bam !  All the tags , titles ,and everything except the post was being spoken about so there is nothing much i could do !

Here is the ISpeech version of this post :  





How useful will it be for you ?

Youtube adds new features for Embedded Videos !

Hello Humanoids . Developers at Youtube are working hard to please their users and the result is positive . According to Youtube : 44  % of their videos are viewed as embedded videos on websites , blog , etc , in other words embedded videos form a huge part in increasing viewership for Youtube . I think they realised the importance and now they have launched few but very important updates or you can call them major updates .

From the Youtube Blog ,the newly added features  are   :

• High-quality start images (thumbnails) – Before you press play on embedded YouTube videos, the thumbnails for the video will be presented in high-quality. We're pleased with the results – let us know if you agree.

• Search in embeddable player – At the close of an embedded video, along with the usual recommended videos and URLs, a search box will appear. Not only will you be able search from within the embedded player, you will be able to watch videos through the same window. That's right, you can search all of YouTube from the comfort of your favorite blog, news, or humor page.

• Integrated video annotations – Annotations enable video producers to incorporate text information into their videos, create choose your own adventure-style stories or add links to any YouTube video. People watching videos through the embedded player can now join the fun.
• Integrated closed captions – Back in August we started allowing video creators to add captions to their videos. Closed Captions are now available in embedded videos like this one:

I am very excited ,  since i post a video in every two week in the form of an embedded video and now i can make sure my viewers can get all the benefits and all the features of video presentation they get on Youtube's website .

Great update , what do you think ?

Stay tuned for more !

Firefox 3.1 gets beta and features update [ Private browsing and Tab Preview ]

Hello Humanoids . Firefox developers are unimaginably busy , they keep getting updates every week , but hey do this for us ! We all demanded private browsing feature which has recently been implemented in Internet Explorer 8 beta and is embedded ( default) in Google Chrome and now we have private browsing in Firefox .

Lets take a look at some of the features of Firefox 3.1 beta 2 ( Firefox Minefield ) with some screenshots :

Google Reader Icon and  link  :   The Google Reader link has now been added to Firefox , the icon is located at the bottom right of the web browser . The Google Reader icon will lead you to your feeds at once. This feature will be very useful for people who use Google Reader frequently.  Here is the screen shot   :

 

 Tabs Preview and New Tab Icon : A feature which has been taken form the Opera Speed dial and the new Google Chrome , bu what's different is that the tab preview doesn't open in a new tab , a small window pops up and displays the tabs which are opened . What's great that it includes a Search button and what's bad is that you can't arrange the tabs plus there is no way to close the tabs preview window and  you have to click the tabs preview icon to close it and you can't even move the preview window which makes it difficult to read even though the tabs preview window is aero themed .

Another new and a useless feature is The New Tab Icon , its basically just an icon where you click to create a new tab , nothing new .

 

  

Private browsing : This feature was totally expected , since its there in every browser present : why would Firefox ignore it  ?  

To go to Private Browsing :  Tools - > Private Browsing  . 

This will lead you to this window  : 

Click on Start Private browsing , this will result in restarting of Firefox and and your old tabs will get saved , you can get them back by doing the same old ticking off the Private browsing mode ( in Tools ) .

I don't think there is need to tell you what Private Browsing mode does , so yeah thats all about the new Firefox 3.1 beta 2 ( nightly version )

Firefox Minefield or FF 3.1b2 is fast and i mena lightning fast , maybe because of no extensions , addons and themes . Will be great to see a a public beta release from Mozilla as early as possible .

You can download the Firefox 3.1 b2 from here :  Remember to click the second last link !

Take Care ,

Start scheduling your Tweets via Twuffer !

Hello Humanoids . First and foremost , Congratulations to the the people of U.S.A for electing a great president . Lets see how Barack Obama changes the lives of people in America , good luck though .

Twuffer : Twuffer is a Twitter app which allows you to to compose a list of future tweets, and schedule their release.

What can i do with Twuffer ?

According to KillerStartups :

This aptly-titled Twitter buffer will allow you to compose a list of future tweets, and schedule the date and time they are going to be released. The uses for such an application are many. For instance, you can use Twuffer to deliver milestone and appointment reminders, or to notify subscribers about forthcoming podcast or video episodes. Moreover, you can use it to make announcements on a regular basis, saving time and procedural headaches in the process. Finally, as the site also wryly points, you can use it to “appear to never sleep”.

Have a look at some feature enriching screen shots :

 

This is the login box , which is on the Home Page , you need to Login with your Twitter Account first . 

 Hmm now , this the dashboard . You can see if your tweets are queued or sent and remember to sent time zones if you want to avoid bad tweet timings !  The dashboard link shows you how many tweets are left to be sent and what's the next tweet to be sent .

 

This is the scheduling area , you can set the year , the month and the time in AM And PM , so you won;t have any complaints whatsoever . You can set time via the Now! link .

 

This is the main thing , just type your scheduled tweet and click on set status and you are all done! You can also tweet the moment you type it , seems fun , right ?

So that was all about Twuffer  ,

Stay tuned in for more  ,

Create Self Destructing Notes with Privnote !

Hello Humanoids . I am yet again pretty busy lately , now i have something pretty unique . How many of you wanted to send private notes to your friends but wanted him / her to remove it after he / she reads but he/she refuses to do so and the era of blackmailing begins .

But now here is the app which can be pretty useful ,

Privnote : 

What is Privnote ?

Privnote is a free web based service that allows you to send top secret notes over the internet. It's fast, easy, and requires no password or user registration at all.

What are its features ?

Just write your note, and you'll get a link. Then you copy and paste that link into an email (or instant message) that you send to the person who you want to read the note. When that person clicks the link for the first time, it will see the note in her browser and the note will automatically self-destruct, which means no one (even that very same person) can read the note again. The link won't work anymore.

You can optionally choose to be notified when your note is read by leaving your email and a reference for the note.

Can i embed this on my site ?

Sure just copy and paste this code .


And what's teh big deal with it ?

Its basically for sending super confidential stuffs , your very important business data or passwords which you won't wanna be on his/ her email for long . Just send in the super confidentail note , and when the receiver gets the email , you get notified when he reads it and when its done it gets deleted for ever , yeah forever .

Hope you did like this Super Agent style interesting website , great concept but lacks users .

Hope you enjoyed the article ,

Take Care,

Utorrent and mIRC get crucial updates !

Hello humanoids . I thought of telling you all about this before going to studies and then later on sleep ( Zzz..)

So basically , Utorrent is a is a free BitTorrent client through which you can download tons of torrents at the same time . Utorrent is famous for using less disk space and providing more functionality . I advise every torrent downloader to use this Torrent Client .

According to Utorrent Forum Admin :

The main major feature added is Teredo (see General preferences) and IPv6 support, but there's a slew of smaller features, changes and improvements. The changelog is absolutely massive, so check it out down below.

For those with "HTTP 400" error, that is a problem with NOD32. Please disable IMON or upgrade to 3.x.

Other major features are bypassing the Windows system cache (see the Disk Cache settings), significantly improved proxy support, and magnet URIs.

Go grab the stable version of Utorrent by clicking on the download button below :




 mIRC is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Microsoft Windows, created in 1995 and developed by Khaled Mardam-Bey. Although it is a fully functional chat utility, its integrated scripting language makes it extensible and versatile.

I have been an EXTREME user of mIRC in the past ( You can ask Sandeep about this fact ) , i used to be on mIRC for 6 - 8 hours and still didnt feel bored , actually it was the IRC utility which i enjoyed the most but mIRC is totally customizable for an  IRC user , you can have tons and tons of mIRC scripts :  You can have You favourite snake and ladder game while you can , you can listen to your favourite music and show what you are listening to  and tons more !  I can write about mIRC for ages and ages . Kudos to Khaled for such a useful application !

You can download the latest mIRC version 6.3.4 by clicking on the download button below :



I hope you will update your application as soon as possible , will be coming with a new post in a few hours and if not in few hours surely will be there with a ew post tomorrow !

Take care,

Facebook Gets a Useful Update !

Hello Humanoids ! I am not a big social networking freak and i dont really enjoy being part of a social networking website ( except myspace ) but yeah i know most of you are on facebook and surely would have been waiting for this to take place . So here is the update at what Facebook website developers just did :

Note : This is a day old , i have scheduled my post to be late as it could have spoiled the fun of my previous post !




Lets see what Facebook Blog says :

" The Wall now surfaces the most recent and relevant information—in the form of posts of stories—about you. We believe that having a constant stream of information, or "feed" is the most effective way to learn about and keep up with friends. Just as News Feed helps you know what is happening in your social circle, you can use the Wall as a way to give your friends the full story of what's happening with you.

A big piece of the Wall is the Publisher, which enables you to publish content—photos, notes, your status, and so on—directly to your Wall. The Publisher works with most applications so that you have one place to go to add content to your own profile or to a friends'.

The profile is very personal; it's important to us that everyone have control over their own profile. Along those lines, once you've published stories or posted content, you can adjust the size to promote the things you care about most, and demote the stories you don't find as interesting.

One of our key goals of this project has always been to make the site simpler and cleaner. The new tabbed profile should help a lot in this respect, breaking your information into tabs by type. The Wall tab displays most recent and relevant information both about you and by you. The Info tab shows information about you that doesn't change frequently. The Photos tab shows photos of you as well as your albums. The Boxes tab features all of your existing application boxes. You're also able to add tabs for your favorite applications.

Keep in mind, nothing with your privacy is changing with this; in fact, the new story formats should offer even greater control over what and how information is shared. We still respect all the same, trusted privacy controls as before. Thanks again for the feedback, and enjoy the new Facebook."

You can try the new Facebook from here : http://www.new.facebook.com.

This was just a notification post . More coming up soon :)

Till next post ,

Take care,