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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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Reboot your PC on a schedule with Task Scheduler

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1. Open Task Scheduler


Press the Windows key, type Task Scheduler, then hit Enter.

  1. Create a New Basic Task

    • In Task Scheduler, select Create Basic Task on the right side.
    • Give it a name, like “Daily Reboot,” and click Next.

  2. Choose Trigger

    • Set the task to run Daily.
    • Pick the time you want your computer to reboot every day, then click Next.

  3. Choose Action

    • Select Start a program and click Next.

  4. Program/Script Details

    • In the “Program/Script” field, type: 
      shutdown.exe
    • In the “Add arguments” field, type: 
      /r /f /t 0
      The /r option reboots, /f forces programs to close, and /t 0 sets it to happen immediately.

  5. Finish

    • Click Next to review the settings, and finally click Finish.

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