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Sneaking Early Gemini Features Into Google Home

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Gemini for Home still isn’t officially rolled out, but there’s a workaround floating around that lets you access part of the Gemini experience early: the upgraded Gemini voice pack, which is normally tied to the upcoming Home assistant revamp. On your phone, pop this into your browser: googlehome://assistant/voice/setup This deep-link forces the Google Home app to launch the new Voice Setup UI — the same one Google is reserving for the Gemini transition. If you’re using Chrome, pick the second option when it appears. The first one is just a Google search. You might see a “Continue to Home?” prompt,  hit Continue. You’re immediately given a choice of ten new voices, polished, ultra-natural, and clearly modeled after the more expressive Gemini TTS engine: Amaryllis – soft, airy, almost therapeutic Calathea – deeper, grounded Croton – bright, youthful Yarrow – calm, articulate They have that Gemini warmth, the same energy Google used in its AI Studio demos, not the old rob...
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How to Create a Torrent: A Beginner's Guide

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If you've ever downloaded a file through a torrent, you may have wondered how to create one yourself. Creating a torrent file is a straightforward process and can be useful for sharing files efficiently with others. Whether you want to distribute a large document, a collection of media files, or open-source software, torrents are a reliable way to do it. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating your own torrent file.


A torrent is a small file that contains metadata about the files you want to share. It does not contain the files themselves but rather information about where the files are stored and how they can be downloaded using a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol like BitTorrent.


To create a torrent file, you'll need a torrent client. Some popular options include:

qBittorrent (recommended for beginners)




Once you've chosen a client, download and install it on your computer.


Make sure the files you want to share are well-organized. For example, if you’re sharing a collection of files, place them all in a single folder. This makes it easier for others to download and understand the content.


Look for the option to create a new torrent. This is typically found under File > Create New Torrent or a similar menu.


In the torrent creation window, you’ll see options to add files or a folder.

Select the file or folder you want to share.

Ensure that the path to the files is correct.


Trackers are servers that help coordinate peer-to-peer file sharing. Most torrent clients will suggest default trackers, but you can also add public trackers. A few popular trackers include:

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337

Adding multiple trackers can improve the performance and availability of your torrent.


Private Torrent: If you want to restrict sharing to a specific group of people, you can create a private torrent.

Start Seeding: Enabling this option means you’ll start sharing the files immediately after the torrent is created.

Click the Create or Generate button in your torrent client.

You’ll be asked where you want to save the torrent file on your computer. Choose a location and save it.

Now that you have a torrent file, share it with others. You can:

Upload it to a torrent website 

Share it via email or cloud services.

Provide the magnet link if your torrent client generates one.

Seeding is essential for others to download your files. Leave your torrent client running so that others can connect to your computer and download the shared files. The longer you seed, the better availability your files will have.

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