http://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4113342/2009-01-25T13:51:58-08:00ActiveState Code Recipes2009-01-25T13:51:58-08:00nigel spinneyhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4113342/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576627-bluemon/

<p style="color: grey"> Python recipe 576627 by <a href="/recipes/users/4113342/">nigel spinney</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/automate/">automate</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/bluetooth/">bluetooth</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/parallel_port/">parallel_port</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/speech/">speech</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/ubuntu/">ubuntu</a>). </p> <p>Scans for discoverable bluetooth devices every 35 seconds, and announces (with espeak in Ubuntu) and logs, devices which come into or out of range. Idea for automated processes like turning on exterior lighting and heating by the parallel port</p>

2009-01-25T13:47:33-08:00nigel spinneyhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4113342/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576626-skype-chat-to-speech/

<p style="color: grey"> Python recipe 576626 by <a href="/recipes/users/4113342/">nigel spinney</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/chat/">chat</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/espeak/">espeak</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/skype/">skype</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/text_to_speech/">text_to_speech</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/ubuntu/">ubuntu</a>). </p> <p>Using espeak text to speech in Ubuntu, and the skype4py module, this will read out the contents of chat messages recieved-created to help me when away from my PC so if i have my hands full with the younger members of my family I can decide how urgent the chat is without having to go near the computer.</p>