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Boosting Content Creation and Productivity: Unleashing the Power of AI with TheTechBoy

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Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article.      I use AI in my life to help with my blog articles. When I switched to my smartphone for two weeks, I used ChatGPT to correct my grammar mistakes in articles, instead of Grammarly. It is really fast and accurate, although it can make formatting mistakes.      I even added extra context to my Pexels article using ChatGPT and created the search descriptions for blog articles. A typical workflow would look like this: first, write the article. Second, paste it into ChatGPT and ask it to fix the mistakes. Third, ask ChatGPT for a search description, and for the first time with the Pexels article, comma-separated tags, and a description for a Canva post along with the 'hashtags'. Lastly, I would paste the article into Blogspot and reformat it.      I use ChatGPT in other problems as well. I helped it create and edit content for my school election, and tried to use an application to solve a probl...

Samsung M8 vs Samsung M7 (Samsung M7 vs M8)

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Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special review. Wow, this post has received plenty of views. Please feel free to check out some other posts on thetechboy.org   Check out Nord VPN !! (Affiliate)       I recently saw this comment on a YouTube video. I did a little research and found that there was not much about this topic online. I decided to write about it myself so here we go.  Suggested: YouTube has a Problem Overview:     The Samsung M8 and M7 are Samsung's smart monitors. They both run Tizen and have support for streaming applications for watching  television. Both monitors feature a remote and voice assistants. The monitors also have Office online support and Dex support.  Pricing:      The Samsung M7 monitor (32 in) retails at 329.99 dollars on Samsung.com and the M8 monitor (32 in) between 699.99 and 729.99 dollars. The M7 has an additional 43-inch monitor that retails for 499.99. However, for our purposes, we...

3 Tips For Using Pexels For videos

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Greetings, this is TheTechBoy bringing you three tips to Using Pexels.       Pexels is akin to Unsplash but with the added advantage of supporting videos. It allows users to effortlessly download videos from their platform without requiring any user attribution. To enhance your experience with Pexels, here are three valuable tips: 1. Begin by visiting Pexels.com and navigating to the search bar located at the center of the page. Click on it and select 'Videos' to tailor your search specifically for videos. Enter your desired keywords to find relevant content. 2. Once you've found a video of interest, simply click on it. To optimize your viewing experience, utilize the green bar to choose the desired video quality. You can also use the arrow keys to seamlessly switch between different videos. The bottom bar provides information on the video's duration. 3. For more refined search results, take advantage of the text bubbles positioned at the top of the page. They allow ...

Snapdragon Releases The 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform

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  Hello, this is TheTechBoy with an analysis of the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Chip.    Snapdragon has realeased the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. (Flagships use 8Gen, so I'm assuming this is budget.) The platform supports UFS 3.1 memory, better 'Ai' camera processing for photos and videos, and faster 5G and WiFi speeds. Let's dig into this and find out what kind of phones would use this chip.    The chips support fast charging technology that allows phones to reach 50 percent in 15 minutes. These are really good charging speeds for any phone, flagship or otherwise.  The cameras also support 108 MP camera capture, 1080p video recording at 60 FPS, and 720p 120fps slow-motion footage. On the connections side, the chip supports WiFi 5 and WPA3 connections. The screens support 120 Hz and USB 3.2. You can see that this chip is not for flagships and even some upper midrange phones. However, it nails the basics for sub $300 phones.    It has a 120 Hz scree...

The most underrated keyboard shortcut.

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    Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a short post about the most underrated keyboard shortcut.      Imagine you are listening to audio/YouTube when all of a sudden you need to stop it. However, you are busy and do not want to have to drag the arrow key all the way to the pause button, ugh so much work.     There is one solution. Press the spacebar. This works in most applications.  God bless, and Tech Talk To You Later!!! usechatgpt init success usechatgpt init success

My Podcast Episodes From The Past 3 Weeks

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How To Screenshot Using Your Hole Punch Camera On Android

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Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article. First download the application 'NotiGuy' and give it access to the permissions it requires. For today's tutorial, you do not need to give it access to your notifications. Next click interactive notch and click the action to want it to do. I think that the screenshot and camera ones are probably the most useful. I selected the screenshot one because it means no waiting to voice activate or use buttons to screenshot. Lastly click 'long youch' which is recommended. To launch the action just long press on your front facing camera cutout. God Bless and Tech Talk To You Later!!!

ShotCut Is an Underated Video Editor

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    Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special first impression of ShotCut. ShotCut is a severely underated video editing application that is based in South Korea (not China) and I have made 2 videos with it, A YouTube Short and a Podcast episode and I have to say it is amazing. 1. Transitions     The transitions are amazing in this application. They are much better than the LumaFusion transitions. There may not be as many free ones but I like them alot better. Check out this YouTube short to see what the transitions look like. 2. Speed    I was using LumaFusion last week to try to add an intro to 35 min video over Dex and it was very slow. I disconnected from Dex and tried again and it crashed and did not work. This week's podcast episode I added the intro and some transitions and it took less than 40 minutes. I think it was about 10 min. 3. Graphics.    The included graphics are great. Check out the Youth short to see what they look like but I lik...

QnA

Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special post.      On Saturday I want to do a QnA. Guys Put Questions In the Comments For A Special QnA video. God Bless, TheTechBoy

Five Problems With Dex

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1. YouTube Does Not Play In other Tabs     Youtube needs to be able to play in the background in, at least, Samsung Internet. This is useful for productivity and entertainment. Also for some reason, live chats do not load properly on Samsung Internet.  2. No Inspect Menu/Desktop Class Browser   There needs to be an inspect menu for browsers this would help web developers do their job and would open up plenty of opportunity for more  DEX users to switch, especially with new laptop docks and monitors coming out. Two finger tapping also does not highlight text  most of the time, and somotimes Autofill only works on the touchscreen.        A desktop-class browser would also mean we could have extensions (like Grammarly) and connect external cameras and share screens with streaming services such as Streamyard. (UserLand has a desktop Firefox in the PlayStore but I could not try it out as it is paid.) 3. No External Camera Support ...

How to use PicsKit

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  Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article.    How to use PicsKit. PicsKit is a realy good photo editor with layers. This means that you can import multiple images into the software to make 'Photoshop' like edits. Here are some tips  on how to use it.   Open the application and create a new project. The + button lets you import new images as a layer.     In this mode you can move images around, crop them and stickers and even change the sky as well as play with filters. Scrolling through them lets you download new one  (some are paid).   Two finger zooming out let's you cookout if the image. And touching the crop button on the image in your layer.   Now to cut out an image click the cutout button on the homescreen and you can use this image in pictures ie cutting outsomeos head and pasteing it on someone's body.    Another button on the homescreen allows you to eraseparst if an image, blend it with effects, and add...

Twitter is Not Social Media!!!

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   Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article. It is time to admit that Twitter is Not Social Media!!!    Twitter started as a social network that lets you post 140 characters and was later expanded to 280 characters. Twitter also supports Direct messages, Twitter spaces, and even short videos. Typical social network things. Well, Elon Happened   After Elon Musk took over he added subscriptions people could pay for and they would get a blue checkmark and extra functionality including longer higher resolution video uploads, better engagement with your tweets, and the ability to make paragraph-level tweets.    The inclusion of these features has turned Twitter into an 8-dollar-a-month web hosting service for creators. People who pay can now quite frankly run their own mini-media company. They can host a live podcast via Twitter spaces, tweet out full blog posts of text, and upload videos up to two hours long.    On top of a...

Shortwave Adds AI Functionality to Service

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Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special update.       Shortwave , now has an AI summarizer for emails. I tested it out in Shortwave's newsletter which talked about the new features. Here is an excerpt from the AI summarizer.          " Shortwave has released new AI features, enhanced settings, and other improvements to enhance the email experience, including Smart Commands for generating draft replies, listing action items, offering critique, or translating threads, as well as new settings pages for Bundles, Firewall, and Search, and Explain with AI, Mark as Unread, Multi-account support on Android, and Share Shortwave features."        In order to access the AI summarizer, click the button that looks like the three stars and click the button that says summarize. There are other tools as well including a button to critique, translate and generate a draft reply to the email. You can search for the commands and make cu...

BeReal Launched 'RealChat' in Beta

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Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article.      Per Android Headlines : BeReal is getting a chat function that is already in Beta phase. This is different from their original goal of keeping users off the area and only having spontaneous photos to send to friends.      The chat function is called 'RealChat,' and it will let you message any user on the BeReal application. however, protections are in place that let you block and report users. Over the coming weeks the chat function should roll out to all users globally.  God Bless and Tech Talk To You Later!!!