Amazon has fired another salvo in the virtual assistant wars by opening up access to the far-field voice recognition technology found in its Echo smart speakers so that third-party manufacturers can make their own versions (via ). The move comes as Amazon attempts to spread the use of its Alexa virtual assistant across a wide range of connected products and take ownership of a larger portion of the growing smart devices market. Google announced its branded Home smart speaker in November, while Apple is also to be planning a similar Siri-enabled device this year. The initially invite-only access to the technology via the Alexa Voice Service program will give manufacturers the right to replicate the Echo's seven-microphone array that allows the speakers to hear a voice command from across the room. The access also means third-party developers can use the proprietary algorithms used for wake-word recognition, which focus the array on the owner's voice and filter out echoes and other noises. Developers will be provided with a reference kit as a starting point for their own designs, and the freedom to source components from a range of parts manufacturers. 'Our vision is for Alexa to be everywhere, and that means making it available to other companies and services to integrate into a wide range of devices,' said an Amazon spokesperson.
Rob Says: DVD Burning on your Mac can be a simple and fun project if you have the right set of burning apps on your OSX machine. I only reviewed a few products because they are all good solutions that got the jobs done and did them well. Made my life easier!:) Depending on your burning needs there are two options I would recommend. 1) If you want to create, copy, rip, or convert video or DVD's then go with Wondershare's Video Converter Ultimate.
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 64-Bit Edition. This update provides the latest fixes to Microsoft Outlook 2016 64-Bit Edition. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements. Dec 05, 2018 TUTORIAL: How to enable Dark Mode on Outlook.com. Miles Fitzgerald, who leads the mobile design for Outlook, told The Verge: Microsoft is also working on a dark mode for Outlook mobile, and it’s a highly requested feature. That mode won’t debut today, but is something that’ll appear in a future update.
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I'm trying to maintain my business's account balance and transaction history in quickbooks by manually importing the.qbo file. I successfully imported my transactions as a.qbo file from bank of america a few months ago. So when I go to 'Downloaded Transactions', I see them all, and the account dropdown at the top says 'Bank of America'. But now I'm trying to update these transactions by importing another.qbo file containing all transactions since the last import. I click 'import file' and select the file.
Secure Gmail is an extension intended for you to use it in Chrome, and it will allow you to have more security in your emails. Secure Gmail is pretty easy to install and it will use very little space on your computer, because it is an extension that is downloaded directly into the browser. When you install it, you will realize that you have different options to send emails because you can send both encrypted and unencrypted. This can be used when you send an important message, and it allows that the rest of the emails are sent in the same way as always. If you want to access messages that are coded using this extension, the only option you have is to install Secure Gmail The whole process, both the installation and the encryption is very fast and simple, and it allows you to have a tool with bigger security, without losing any time.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Mouse Keys enables the user to move the pointer by pressing keys on the numeric keypad rather than via the mouse. This will benefit users who are unable to manipulate or have difficulty manipulating the mouse. Turning On Mouse Keys By default, Mouse Keys may be turned on in the Universal Access panel of System Preferences:. Chose Apple menu System Preferences, and click Universal Access. (Alternatively, click on the System Preferences icon in the dock.). Click on the Mouse tab.
I have noticed a lot of developer these day developing on Macs. I have never use one for an extended period of time or to develop. I was thinking of investing in one for programming purposes but don't have sufficient knowledge in pros/cons of developing on Mac OS X or Windows. Visual Studio 2017's Pair to Mac feature discovers, connects to, authenticates with, and remembers Mac build hosts so that Windows-based iOS developers can work productively. Pair to Mac enables the following development workflow: Developers can write Xamarin.iOS code in Visual Studio 2017.
Just wanted to tell you guys about a project I've been working on for almost a year: a free and open source engine that replicates the RMXP player functionality and lets you play games made with the RPG Maker XP on Linux (and soon Mac). Here is the project github: There are some limitations to consider, namely that midi playback doesn't work (yet!!), and you cannot use scripts that make use of Win32API functionality. But otherwise everything works great so far. I have successfully ported freebirdgames.com and freebirdgames.com to Linux.
Looking for a free VPN that works with Netflix? Well, in January 2016, announced it would begin blocking VPN aka Virtual private network, that allowed customers outside the United States, to watch American Netflix. Fast forward one year; most paid VPN services are no longer working on Netflix, let alone a free one. Although Netflix doesn’t reveal exactly how it block VPNs, in general, they block IP address associated with hosting providers commonly used by VPN providers.
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