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Guides & comparisons

ADA Title II and your university's video: what the rule requires, and the date that moved

Public universities have to caption their video under WCAG 2.1 AA. The deadline moved to 26 April 2027 in an interim final rule. Here is who is covered, what counts as a caption, what is exempt, and what compliance actually costs per hour.

Aug 30, 2026 · 9 min read
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Turn any video into text - and when to extract the audio first

MP4, MOV, a Zoom recording, a Loom - every video-to-text job is really an audio-to-text job. Two clean paths: upload the video directly, or pull the MP3 out first. Here's how to pick.

Aug 4, 2026 · 5 min read
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Professional phone greeting scripts: 8 templates + an AI voice to record them

Copy-paste scripts for your main line, voicemail, after-hours and IVR menu - and how to turn any of them into a studio-quality MP3 with an AI voice in about a minute.

Jul 23, 2026 · 8 min read
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ElevenLabs vs OpenAI TTS: which AI voice do you actually need?

OpenAI voices are cheaper and cover more languages; ElevenLabs sounds more lifelike. Here's an honest breakdown of the trade-offs - and a simple rule for picking a tier.

Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read
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The best Otter.ai alternative without a monthly subscription

Otter, Rev and Happy Scribe all charge every month, used or not. If you transcribe occasionally, pay-as-you-go is cheaper. Here's an honest comparison of the trade-offs.

Jun 30, 2026 · 7 min read

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