{"id":44424,"date":"2025-06-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44424"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:29:14","slug":"personal-info-audit-free-audio-transcription-than-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/personal-info-audit-free-audio-transcription-than-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal info audit\/Free audio transcription\/Than Average"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Auditing personal info on web<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Google has made it easier to see what personal information about you is currently posted on the web. Go to the Results About You<\/a> page at Google, and fill out the form. It will take several days to weeks before you get results back showing what the public web shows. For me about a dozen occurrences of my home and email address. You can ask Google to delete each instance, but it only deletes it from its search results and not the web. (For that you need to contact the site displaying it.) \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free audio transcription<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Speech-to-Text by Borg<\/a> is an automated transcription service with a generous free tier. You can upload MP3s up to 25MB (roughly 30 minutes of audio) and get fast, high-quality transcripts without paying a cent. They offer a paid tier at $0.06\/hour for longer recordings. I use it for interviews, meeting notes, and voice memos. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compare yourself to others<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Than Average<\/a> is a small, \u201cunscientific\u201d investigation into how you compare yourself to others\u2014for fun. Just answer the questions instinctively and see where you land in a room with 100 strangers. You can view all the questions and see how many people have answered them. I left my emotions and insecurities out of it, and found all the results interesting. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Used stuff marketplace<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rather than trashing my old stuff, I like to find a new home for it, selling it or giving it away for free. The real action for used stuff has moved away from Craigslist to Facebook Marketplace<\/a>. (The broadest reach is on eBay, but everything needs to be packaged for shipping.) Facebook Marketplace is the best for local and bulky things. It is a lot easier to use than Craigslist, and in my experience has 10 times the responses (for selling) or varieties (for buying). It is free to use. If you have patience you can find almost anything you want on Facebook Marketplace used, or get rid of almost anything you want with minimal hassle. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suction cup caddy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I needed a caddy for a newly tiled shower stall but was skeptical of suction-cup mounts, which in my experience always fail. The Hasko Shower Caddy<\/a> changed my mind \u2014 it uses a knob-tightening mechanism that creates an incredibly strong hold on smooth tile. I installed it a month ago and it hasn’t budged, even when loaded with heavy bottles and supplies. For rough surfaces, it includes adhesive mounting discs. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginner\u2019s Wood Whittling Kit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Through ACER<\/a>, an online integration community I am part of, I occasionally host wood whittling sessions. I am not a detail-oriented person or particularly skilled with my hands, but I find it very soothing and meditative to shape and smooth out tree sticks, which I then glue crystals and feathers onto to create wands. My only tool is this beginner\u2019s carving kit by BeaverCraft<\/a>. I\u2019ve used it for a year now, and the knives are still sharp and easy to hold. They\u2019re helping to build my confidence to someday carve a figure. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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