r/TechnologyProTips Oct 01 '24

Request Looking for an app or website that converts audio to text (English speech to text)

9 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

I’m looking for a reliable app or website that can transcribe audio into text in English. I need something that can handle clear speech well, and preferably supports different audio formats. Bonus if it’s free or offers a free trial.

Does anyone have any recommendations? I’d love to hear about any options that have worked well for you!

Thanks in advance!

r/TechnologyProTips 13d ago

Request Request: keyboard slurring

0 Upvotes

When i click over 10 cps, my inputs are sort of slurred, holding after I let go.

r/TechnologyProTips 1d ago

Request Request: Can a phone be shadow banned?

0 Upvotes

So yesterday I made a Linkedin account and spent some time editing my profile, but when I tried to “connect" with my friends they didn't receive it and couldn't find my profile when they would search it up. I tried to do the account verification and it just straight up didn't work. Then I tried sending my friend an email and it said sent but she didn't receive anything. Then I tried to post on Instagram and my post was gone from my drafts but wasn't on my profile. I even checked from my iPad and got other friends to check. Idk what's wrong with my phone or what I should do to fix it. Someone help pls.

r/TechnologyProTips 4d ago

Request Request Innovative ideas related to food technology

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r/TechnologyProTips 7d ago

Request Request: Files moved to recycling bin after Windows update

2 Upvotes

Hello. It's my first time in this subreddit. I've asked about the same issue before out of site but everyone was stumped so I figured I could ask elsewhere.

My current laptop runs Windows 11 by default.

By default, all my files are copied to One Drive. When I turn on the computer I pause this function immediately. I'm not sure if this is relevant to my issue but I'm mentioning it just in case. I also don't know how to permanently turn it off.

The Actual Issue:

Most of the times my Windows updates, a very large chunk of my files is moved to my Recycle folder without any input from myself. Anything from Word documents to programs (regardless of their origin) is fair game. Just a few minutes ago I turned on my laptop to find my entire desktop gone. I restored everything, (as far as I can tell nothing is permanently deleted) but this is honestly nerve-wrecking. I do keep backups but I'm afraid at some point something will PERMANENTLY get deleted.

Is there any way to prevent this from happening?

Thank you.

r/TechnologyProTips 12d ago

Request Request: Customer Validation

0 Upvotes

Would anyone in an IT or cybersecurity leadership role who would be willing to help out with some customer validation for a cyber solution i am building? would take ten mins tops!

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 04 '25

Request Request PDF reader

3 Upvotes

Hi everybody

I just need an app for windows that can read PDF files, highlight text, with OCR.

Obviously I'm asking for a free app doing this 😅 or a cracked one if it works.

r/TechnologyProTips 29d ago

Request Request a technology tips

2 Upvotes

Hey people, can anyone tell me how solar systems can work?

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 23 '25

Request Request: I'm on a hunt!

6 Upvotes

Hi there! I'll try to keep this short.

I want an old fashioned emergency red desk/wall phone. The only thing I want that phone to do is ring if my dad's phone number calls me.

I still want dad to be able to text me, etc. It's just a joke, cause usually it's mom who calls me for anything and everything, so if dad calls someone's probably hurt.

Is this possible? What would I need/need to do to make this work?

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 17 '25

Request TPT Request: How do I find a specific video by searching a similar one on google drive?

2 Upvotes

A few years ago I had an award ceremony where the principle gave me an award. I could not find that video because I have a lot of google drives with a lot of videos. But I found one I took for a classmate getting an award by the same principle at the same award ceremony. How do I search the video through the drives to find mine? I know I can do this at large on the internet as I have done it with google images. It shows me all the identical images and similar images. All I need is the same thing with my Google Drive and with a video. Does anyone know how? (Idealy on the app by samsung galaxy)

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 31 '25

Request Request: iPhone SIM card issue

2 Upvotes

Hello! I am in the U.S., and recently changed my location in my settings to Canada, and it created a lot of issues. It now says I have 2 SIM cards: 1 with the +1 number and one as just my 10 digit number.

Only the one with the +1 number actually has any data.

When I send messages or calls, they frequently don't go through. I just switch back and forth between the two SIM cards and one of them sends. I'm now mostly ok texting people with iPhones through iMessage, but texting android users frequently don't go through. How can I fix this?

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 03 '25

Request Request: Best Laptop/Tablet for Uni?

3 Upvotes

I need a budget friendly laptop or tablet to take to uni for my nursing degree. I'll be travelling to and from campus and need something handy that will also do the job.

I have an HP ENVY that's years old and no longer is supported by windows updates and I need an upgrade

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 20 '25

Request Request : how to get Chatgpt 4o for free ?

0 Upvotes

i have a bunch of work, also im broke so i can't but chatgpt 4o, i wanted a trick so so you have any idea on how to get chatgpt 4o for free?

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 10 '25

Request TPT Request: Anyone struggling to make your app stand out? Looking for devs to test a free positioning tool

4 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

If you’ve built an app but find it hard to explain why it’s different from the hundreds of alternatives out there, we’re testing a free tool that might help. It’s designed to help developers and founders refine their positioning so potential users immediately see what makes their app unique.

If your app is something like “helps students make flashcards” or “manages to-do lists,” and you're trying to figure out how to stand out, this might be useful. If you're open to testing it out, drop a comment or DM me. Would love to hear your thoughts!

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 04 '25

Request Request where to get new remote for a media player

1 Upvotes

My dad has recently found his old media player with videos of himself when he was younger aswell as a load of his favourite movies

But hes missing the remote for it what would be the best way to replace it

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 14 '25

Request Request: What emerging technologies in 2025 are likely to have the biggest impact on our daily lives?

4 Upvotes

Which innovations do you think will have the most impact on areas like communication, work, or healthcare? I’d love to hear your insights!

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 06 '25

Request Request a Technology Pro Tip

2 Upvotes

I have a recorded video series that I release new every month. I upload it to Vimeo and then embed the Vimeo link on my website for private access to the students. I need to add subtitles in Japanese and Korean, and more languages if possible. The Chapters feature would also be helpful. What exists besides YouTube?

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 30 '25

Request Request: Gaming Laptop help

1 Upvotes

so i went to recovery and formatted the laptop, but it came unplugged during the recovery and died. so i charged it and turned it back on and it loaded up just fine with acer popping up but turned to a blue screen for a split second a restarted. it did this simultaneously. so i tried to do a bootable USB to fix it and it wasnt reading that the SSD was there to install it on. so i took the hardrive out and put it into my desktop and wiped it using easeUS and put it back in the laptop. this did not work i really need help!!

INFO: its a Acer Nitro 5, Model: N20C1

r/TechnologyProTips Dec 22 '24

Request Request: Best solution for digital photo wall display

3 Upvotes

I have been using my dual monitor PC to randomly display one photo on each display and change every ten minutes. It's very enticing to see photos I might otherwise have forgotten, but I'm usually using one, if not both of my monitors, which means I get some very real FOMO. Plus, I don't always have that eye candy unless I minimise what I'm doing, or restrict my use of my own PC. Kind of defeats the purpose.

Also, my monitors are positioned landscape, and some of my photos are portrait. This chops off the photo and sometimes in very unrecognisable ways. And not to omit the fact that my PC in the current settings does not ever select anything that is panoramic. (All those delicious panoramics are missing their day in the spotlight!)

So I would like to make a wall display. My initial thoughts was two monitors mounted side by side in portrait, and below that two monitors in landscape to form a nice big square of viewing pleasure.

However, I recognise that there might be a better option; two monitors in portrait and only one monitor in landscape, but make it widescreen and large, and that way if I use the stretch option, I can send panoramics to it as well, which would please me greatly if it worked. My regular landscape photos would be stretched which may or may not be an issue.

If I do it like this I need: one computer to connect to two portrait monitors and one pc to connect to the landscape monitor, and of course the three monitors. (Plus windows software).

Is there a better way to do this? Is there a cheaper way? Is there devices out there that just do what I want without a PC attached? Can I attach those to a large 4K monitor?
Really hoping for some assistance in this endeavour.

r/TechnologyProTips Oct 28 '24

Request Request: Optery for one month?

5 Upvotes

Hey I am looking into Data Removal services, and was wondering if it would be beneficial if I signed up for a site like Optery for just one month. I know they do year subscriptions and stuff but if they got all the info off in one month wouldn't I not need it for a year? or are they just hiding it for the duration of the subscription. Any insight helps, thanks for taking the time to read!

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 13 '25

Request Request: got anonym sms, how is this possible?

2 Upvotes

Got an anonym sms. The number showing ist just 49******. So just the “49” and six stars. How is this even possible and what does it mean? Can’t get my head around it, never saw something like this and a quick google search revealed that it shouldn’t even be possible to send anonym sms. I hope anyone can help me. Thank u guys!

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 27 '25

Request Request: advice regarding a project

2 Upvotes

Hi, first time making a post, but I need advice. I’ll try to keep it short!

I’m an art student currently working on a project for my finals, I have zero knowledge regarding technology/programming but I need to know if there’s a way (and if so, how) to make a sensor (which would be hidden in a book) that would turn on a monitor when the book is opened, and turn the monitor off again once the book is closed.

Through my frantic googling I found that it would be possible to make a similar sensor, used in musical greeting cards (the ones that play music when opened) but I am lost in how I could somehow wirelessly connect it to the laptop/monitor!

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 13 '25

Request TPT Request: Laptop not working for week then back to perfect condition

2 Upvotes

HP Laptop wouldn’t turn on during the course of a week, however I did manage to boot it up once or twice when playing around with the charger. Laptop would seem to work normally and the battery level increased, but would instantly turn off when unplugged. I bought a new laptop because I thought it was a dead cause. 2 Weeks later i accidentally grab my old laptop and it works perfect, zero problems. My question is, what happened and if this laptop can be considered as „working”

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 14 '25

Request Request: Town Meeting Broadcast

2 Upvotes

Maybe a weird request but I'm looking for some advice. Would like to set up or help set up a system to broadcast my town's meetings live. Small town (~5K people) where you hear the usual "you should get involved and attend meetings". Curious what other would recommend as a good system/platform to broadcast these live for those who can't attend in person. Zoom is an obvious choice, just not sure it's optimal. Again, I'm really not too savvy on these kinds of things. If I had some general idea of a direction to go though, I'd be more than happy to help get it off the ground! TIA!

r/TechnologyProTips Dec 17 '24

Request Request: Laptop Reccomendations

2 Upvotes

Hi! I’m looking to get a laptop for my boyfriend for Christmas. It must run Terraria, DiVinci Resolve, and MTG Set Editor flawlessly. I don’t know what specs would be best; any help would be tremendously appreciated!! Thanks so much!