​​VideoCrafter：A Toolkit for Text-to-Video Generation and Editing

VideoCrafter is an open-source video generation and editing toolbox for crafting video content.
It currently includes the following 3 types of models:

1. Base T2V: Generic Text-to-video Generation
It is based on the latent video diffusion models (LVDM). It can synthesize realistic videos based on the input text descriptions.

2. VideoLoRA: Personalized Text-to-Video Generation with LoRA
By providing a sentence describing the video content along with a LoRA trigger word (specified during LoRA training), it can generate videos with the desired style(or subject/concept).

3. VideoControl: Video Generation with More Condition Controls
By pluging a lightweight adapter module to the T2V model, you can get obtained generation results with more detailed control signals such as depth.

#app #video #ai #gpt

​​AI Code Translator

Use AI to translate code from one language to another.

https://github.com/mckaywrigley/ai-code-translator

Demo: https://ai-code-translator.vercel.app/

#service #ai #gpt

​​Storrent

Storrent is a BitTorrent implementation that is optimised for streaming media: it allows you to watch a movie or to listen to music from a Torrent without downloading it entirely.

Storrent works entirely in RAM: except for the DHT bootstrap database, it will never write anything to disk. It requires a fair amount of memory (1GB will do, 4GB is better).

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A neural network creates pictures based on text descriptions

If you are surfing the Internet again in search of a unique picture, it's worth looking at the possibilities of neural networks.

Artificial intelligence Dream by Wombo will turn your idea into a work of art based on the text description and chosen style.

There are different generation styles to choose from.

Try it!

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Log out of your online accounts

If you temporarily decide to let other people use your 💻, you should take care that they cannot log into your accounts. The most logical thing to do would be to manually log into each platform and disable it, but that would take a lot of time.

You can simplify the task with Logify. It allows you to log out of all services and some of them.

✅ Click on "Custom Logout".

✅ Select the platforms of interest and click on "Logout".

Save and use it!

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How to download stock images without watermarks

Watermarks are usually used on photo stocks so that users pay for the material. Therefore, you can download an image without a watermark by purchasing a subscription. But you can use the following site and download images for free.

Downloader.la is a service for downloading images from the best photo stocks without watermarks. Here you can also find and download a huge number of videos, vector images and music. It is even possible to download content from various social networks: Youtube, Facebook, Instagram. Easy, fast and free!

So, open the site, scroll below, select the desired source, insert a request or link to the file you are looking for and download. There is also an extension for Google Chrome, with which everything loads in a couple of seconds.

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Generative AI for Krita

Generate images from within Krita with minimal fuss: Select an area, push a button, and new content that matches your image will be generated. Or expand your canvas and fill new areas with generated content that blends right in. Text prompts are optional. No tweaking required!

This plugin seeks to provide what "Generative Fill/Expand" do in Photoshop - and go beyond. Adjust strength to refine existing content (img2img) or generate images from scratch. Powerful customization is available for advanced users.

Features are designed to fit an interactive workflow where AI generation is used as just another tool while painting. They are meant to synergize with traditional tools and the layer stack.

Local. Open source. Free.

#app #windows #mac #linux

HyperOS Updater

HyperOS Updater is an app for Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices that lets you find out the latest available software version for your smartphone. It also informs you whether or not your device will receive the Android update with HyperOS, the customization layer that replaces MIUI.

HyperOS Updater automatically detects which smartphone you have, as well as its codename. Then it checks your operating system version and installed MIUI or HyperOS against the latest one available. It also informs you if your device is on the list of those that will receive future updates from Xiaomi.

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Keep Alive

Keep Alive will send a custom message via SMS to one or more people if you haven't used your device in a given period of time. Intended to be used as a failsafe for those living alone in case of an accident or other emergency. Once the settings are configured, no further interaction is required.

Features:
✔️100% Device-based, no cloud services or accounts required;
✔️Free with no ads or trackers;
✔️Minimal Battery Usage;
✔️Multiple SMS Recipients;
✔️Custom Alert Messages;
✔️Optional: Include Location Information in SMS;
✔️Optional: Place a phone call with speakerphone enabled

#app #security #android

Know everything about emails you send!

Do you want to know when your emails ✉️ are read ? This useful service will help you - Get Notify.

This nifty little website tracks whether the emails sent by you were opened and read by the receiver. Moreover, it also provides the recipient’s IP Address, location, browser details, and more.

Keep your messages under control 🔍!

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How to block access to a smartphone microphone

You can get rid of wiretapping forever with the Micro Guard FREE app for Android. It securely locks the microphone so that no applications can access it.

To use, you need:

1️⃣ Download the app from Google Play.
2️⃣ Open, move the slider to the "ON" mode and click on "Scan for spies".
3️⃣ Then click on "Fix all problems".
4️⃣ Allow to enable the "Deep detective" function. It will help to record attempts to gain access to the microphone without your knowledge.

#security #android

‘FAWKES’ TOOL PROTECTS YOU FROM FACIAL RECOGNITION ONLINE

The use of facial recognition systems by large companies has serious ramifications for personal privacy. Fawkes, a free tool from UChicago computer scientists, is one way to fight back.

Fawkes“cloaks” photos to trick the deep learning computer models that power facial recognition, without noticeable changes visible to the human eye. With enough cloaked photos in circulation, a computer observer will be unable to identify a person from even an unaltered image, protecting individual privacy from unauthorized and malicious intrusions.

To use Fawkes, users simply apply the cloaking software to photos before posting them to a public site. Currently, the tool is free and available on the project website for users familiar with using the command line interface on their computer.

Make your internet security stronger!

#security

How to edit any files in one place

We all work with files every day - sometimes you need to crop a video, convert a format to another, compress a file or resize a photo. There are complex special applications for this, but they often weigh a lot, with advertising and an incomprehensible interface.

Try the convenient 123apps service!There are a lot of features for editing video, audio and documents. Among other things, you can quickly stabilize, mirror and rotate the video, as well as split, merge and compress the PDF.

Just go to the site, select the desired tool, upload the file, edit it and download the result. It's simple!

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Ability

Ability is a Chrome extension designed to enhance web accessibility for users with different needs. It is a comprehensive collection of assistive tools, providing a range of features including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, image hiding, high contrast mode, dyslexia-friendly font injection, etc.

This collection of tools was designed keeping in mind individuals with sensory sensitivities, dyslexia, epilepsy, visual & mobility impairments, and intellectual disabilities. The features will continue to grow as more needs are discovered. See the list of upcoming features for a look at what's coming down the pipeline.

Features:
✔️ Text-to-Speech (TTS): Customize TTS in the pop-up, access via context menu.
✔️ Image Hiding: Toggle to hide all images on the page.
✔️ High Contrast: Enhance the page's contrast for easier reading.
✔️ Dyslexia-Friendly Font: Replace the page's font with a dyslexia-friendly one.
✔️ Highlight Links: Make all links on the page more visible.
✔️ Disable Animations: Stop all CSS animations, autoplaying videos, and animated gifs. Refresh the page to resume.
✔️ Focus Line: Create a horizontal line that follows the cursor to assist with reading.
✔️ Letter Spacing: Increase the spacing between letters.
✔️ Dimmer Overlay: Apply an overlay to dim unfocused content, with a "flashlight" effect around the cursor.
✔️ Large Cursor: Enlarge the cursor for better visibility.
✔️ Autocomplete: Enables autocomplete on all text inputs on the page.

#addon #chrome

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​​Change your username everywhere

If you need to change your username on various internet services, you should use service Namechk first. It lets you enter any username, then see the services where that name is still available 🔎.

This way, you'll know whether a new handle will work on all sites. If you don't want to change your username on half of the services you use, then find that it's already in use on some others ✔️!

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​​How to speed up the work of any browser

Over time, the browser becomes very clogged — unnecessary cookies, files and other garbage appear in databases. This cannot be avoided, even if you have a powerful computer. Instead of manually cleaning the browser, try the SpeedyFox utility.

It optimizes databases where your download and visit logs, cookies and other settings are stored. The program carefully deletes all the most unnecessary data and leaves only the necessary one. After that, the browser will speed up, and the data will load several times faster.

After launching SpeedyFox, click "Optimize" and in a few seconds the browser will be optimized. Almost all browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Opera) and even Skype and Viber messengers are available for this. Windows and Mac OS are supported.

#lifehack #utility #windows #mac

​​The Most Helpful Google Search Modifiers Everyone Should Be Using

Hidden google tricks:
✔️ Use quotation marks around the phrase to force Google to show results matching the entire phrase.
✔️ Use dashes to exclude misleading words (canyon -grand).
✔️ Looking to expand your search results? Use a tilde symbol before a word to find results related to the term (coding ~class. That way, you’ll also see results for coding colleges, classes, courses).
✔️ Type in the search phrase, and then just add filetype:pdf at the end to look for PDFs. You can also find PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and Excel sheets using this format.
✔️ Use an asterisk for words you can’t remember.
✔️ You found a website you liked and want to find more websites like it — use related:(site address).

Did you know about it?

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Blocky

Blocky is a DNS proxy and ad-blocker for the local network written in Go with following features:

✔️Blocking - Blocking of DNS queries with external lists (Ad-block, malware) and whitelisting;
✔️Advanced DNS configuration - not just an ad-blocker;
✔️Performance - Improves speed and performance in your network;
✔️Various Protocols - Supports modern DNS protocols;
✔️Security and Privacy - Secure communication;
✔️Integration - various integration (Grafana, Prometheus and database, Various REST API endpoints);
✔️Simple configuration - single or multiple configuration files in YAML format;
✔️Simple installation/configuration - blocky was designed for simple installation.

#lifehack #security #github

​​Information That Used to Steal Your Identity

Identity theft can be costly. Scammers don't need all these items to crack your identity; just a few will suffice. You need to protect each one to ensure nothing devastating happens in the future.

✅ Your Date and Place of Birth. This could be used to reset your password or grant thieves access to your account.

✅ Your Financial Account Numbers. It's easy to protect this information. Just be sure these numbers aren't where a scammer could find it.

✅ Your Banking PINs. Use different PINs for different accounts.

✅ Your Physical and Email Address. Both of these can be used in phishing to get you to reveal personal information. Even past addresses can be useful, as some organizations will ask for your previous address during sign-up.

✅ Your Driver's License or Passport Number. A passport is esp. dangerous - the scammer can create accounts in your name in other countries.

✅ Your 📱 Number (can be used for phishing).

#security #privacy