Piper is a neural text-to-speech system that can run locally and deliver great sounding audio clips even on underpowered computers. Piper is optimized to run on the Raspberry Pi 4, and you can easily import it to your application as a library. I stumbled upon Piper TTS after looking for a simple text-to-speech application where… Continue reading How to read text aloud with Piper and Python
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Python and Flask 101: How to Make Your Own Weather Forecast Application
Weather forecast applications are a prominent part of our daily lives. They help us plan our day and stay ahead of any inclement weather. Nowadays, every smart device includes one of those apps. You can find them in smartphones, smart bands, smart assistants, and even refrigerators. While weather forecast applications have varying degrees of complexity,… Continue reading Python and Flask 101: How to Make Your Own Weather Forecast Application
A Guide to Choosing the Right Python IDE in 2023
Python is one of the most popular programming languages today. Thanks to its simple syntax, multi-platform support, and active community, Python has become the go-to programming language for data science, artificial intelligence, and more. Choosing the right Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Python development can make a big difference in how efficiently and effectively you… Continue reading A Guide to Choosing the Right Python IDE in 2023
How to build a temperature converter with C# and Windows Forms
In this tutorial, you’ll create a temperature converter application using C# and Windows Forms on Visual Studio. Windows Forms is a graphical framework used to create desktop applications that run on Windows. Since Visual Studio features a visual designer for it, it is possible to create a GUI for your application very easily using Forms.… Continue reading How to build a temperature converter with C# and Windows Forms
How To Protect Your Business From Ransomware Attacks
A ransomware attack happens when an attacker encrypts data stored in your device using malware. The attacker then tries to make you pay the ransom for the key to decrypt your files. According to the Ransomware Report of 2021 by Cognyte, over 1,000 organizations were affected by Ransomware in 2020. That number doubled in 2021,… Continue reading How To Protect Your Business From Ransomware Attacks
Creating a stack in C using arrays
What is a Stack in programming? A stack is a linear data structure that allows to access and store values in order LIFO (Last In First Out) or FILO (First In Last Out). The way this structure behaves in programming is similar to that of a stack of objects in the real world, for example,… Continue reading Creating a stack in C using arrays
A guide to efficient image compression with Python
Reducing the file size of images can be very useful to save disk space or reduce bandwidth use. With Python, you can compress dozens or hundreds of images in a quick and efficient way. What you will learn After reading this post, you will know: How to install the Python Image Library (Pillow) How to… Continue reading A guide to efficient image compression with Python
How to boot a Raspberry Pi from a USB drive
The usual way to boot a Raspberry Pi involves using a micro SD card with an image of the Operative System that will run on the device. However, since the Raspberry Pi 3, it is possible to boot directly from a USB device, with all the advantages that this entails. You may especially be interested… Continue reading How to boot a Raspberry Pi from a USB drive