How to Blur background on photos in Samsung Galaxy S10 using Dec 2015 Build of Google Camera app

Yes, it’s possible to take really nice blurred background photos and re-focus the photo after taking it, on the Samsung Galaxy S10. I prefer not to use the Samsung camera app as I find the live focus feature quite buggy and slow to use. Instead, I prefer the Blur Background feature of the classic Google Camera app from 2015, which amazingly works great on the Samsung Galaxy S10.

The only issue is that the shutter sound is super loud, and I haven’t found a way to make it softer yet.

Here’s some example photos taken using Samsung Galaxy S10 using the December 2015 build of the Google Camera app:
Vegetarian dish (food photo) with Blurred Background taken on Samsung Galaxy S10:
photos.app.goo.gl/Up8bxHpE6RxahAUj7

Pasta dish (food photo) with Blurred Background taken on Samsung Galaxy S10:
photos.app.goo.gl/Up8bxHpE6RxahAUj7

I got my Google Camera December 2015 APK from apkmonk dot com but I can not guarantee the safety of that site. Use at your own risk!

How to fix epub upload failing to import in Google Play Books

Here’s a quick and easy way to fix the error where Google Play Books fails to import or load an uploaded epub file.

The solution is to use Calibre to convert the epub to mobi format, and then use Calibre to convert the mobi format back to epub, and then upload the resulting epub to Google Play Books.

Get Calibre here
calibre-ebook.com/

Access Google play Books here:
play.google.com/books/ebooks

Your Inner Police Radar – Capturing Your Ideas to Get Things Done – Toastmasters Speech Geoff Peters

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a 7 minute speech entitled “Your Inner Police Radar – Collecting and Capturing your Ideas and Action Items”.

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Accompanying article to go along with this video:
medium.com/@geoff.peters/your-inner-police-radar-collecting-and-capturing-your-ideas-and-action-items-afdc8029255d

Introduction:
Your inner police radar is the part of your mind that is always scanning for things that you need to do.

If you’re like me, ideas frequently pop up in your mind.

In my mind I might have an idea only once and if I don’t capture it or collect it right away the idea will disappear.

With luck, my mind might pop it up again in front of me some other time.

But many times the idea may be lost forever.

You need to have a system to collect and capture your ideas as soon as you have them.

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Recorded at Best Run Toastmasters in Vancouver BC Canada on October 1st 2020. Special Thanks to Jim for chairing the meeting.

This is Geoff’s “Body Language” speech, part of Level 2 in the Toastmasters Pathways program. For more information about Toastmasters Public Speaking clubs and how to join a club in your area, please visit toastmasters.org

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Geoff
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Technical notes:
-Audio recorded using Sennheiser ME-2 lavalier microphone into a Zoom H1 used as an audio interface, captured into Audacity at 44.1khz.
-Video recorded by Zoom Meetings software
-Edited in Adobe Premiere 2020 (Legal version, with Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription)

Bitcoin + $30 million dollar house at UBC – How will I make my fortune? – Toastmasters Table Topics

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a short Table Topics Impromptu Speech at Best Run Toastmasters Club on the topic of how he would like to make his fortune in the world. Topics include Bitcoin and a lovely $30 million dollar house at UBC in Vancouver.

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This was an impromptu question asked as part of the Table Topics section of the Best Run Toastmasters meeting held on September 24th 2020 in Vancouver BC Canada (held virtually over Zoom).

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toastmasters.org

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Cheers,
Geoff
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Roland GAIA-SH01 Live Synthesizer Practice Music Stream – September 12th 2020

Geoff from geoffmobile.com goes live with a synth practice on his Gaia SH-01.

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Cheers,
Geoff
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