Monday, September 28, 2009

How to download videos from youtube without using any service or software.

Today, we will see how we can download videos from youtube without using any service i.e softwares or any website. All we will need to download a video is a browser ;) . With out beating around the bush let me start directly with the process to download the video. I have tried this trick with google chrome.I have used : Google Chrome as an Browser. Youtube as a site to download videos.

NOTE: In onder to avoid confusion later, perform this step .When in google chrome press ctrl+shift+del - to clear your
browsing data or press the wrench sign in the topright conner of google chrome and select Clear Browsing Data.


Firstly, We need to open youtube , and play the video you want to download. Now y
ou just watch your video after it's complete.minimize your browser [note : DON'T CLOSE YOUR BROWSER].

Then go to-



If you are using :

Google Chrome : C:\Documents and Settings\techgeektricks\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache

Firefox : C:\Documents and Settings\techgeektricks\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.udq\Cache

Internet Explorer: C:\Documents and Settings\techgeektricks\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

Where C is the drive which contains windows. i.e the system -operating system
and techgeektricks is the name of the user.


After reaching the directory mentioned above.Right click and make sure that the view of the files is in tiles. Now look for a file size larger than 3 mb .( Because I Don't think any video will be less than 3 mb ).

After finding the file copy it and paste it in another folder say 'My Documents' now rename that file with an extension of .flv let's say tgt.flv Now open this file with your favorite media player.I personally would suggest you to use VLC Media Player.

NOTE : Some times the file that you have copied is not the video you want to download. Then you have to do is trail and error method.I.E. You need to search for another file which is larger than 3 mb or has an size of an videoand then you need to copy it into another folder and change it's extension to flv as mentioned above and try to play it.

Good LUCK

If you are facing any problems or if you have any doubt or just know some another method then you might want to drop a comment down here.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Create Shortcuts to change wallpapers,run screensavers and more

Today we will look at an Free application to change wallpapers ,Open/Close CD-ROM and much more.

Shortcuts or hotkeys are simple keyboard based combinations to perform a specific operations . like – ctrl +alt +del to open task manager and so on. It saves a lot of time Wink.

This Software , Swift Keyboard can create hotkeys to.

  • -Change wallpaper
  • - Clear menu Documents
  • - Empty recycle bin
  • - Group hot key
  • - Hide active window in tray
  • - Minimize all window
  • - Open a folder
  • - Open/Close CD-ROM
  • - Paste text
  • - paste date & time.
  • -paste text from file
  • - Restart computer
  • - Run Screensaver
  • - Sound volume control
  • - Start desired program
  • - Turn off computer
  • - URL command
  • - Control Winamp
  • - Windows cascade,Windows tile horizontally ,Windows tile vertically

To Download this software visit here:- Download Swift Keyboard

To Know More about the Above described Facilities Visit here : Documentations

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Visualize your history & personalize your search.

WebMynd · Extension for Firefox' - www_webmynd_com_html_#1Personalize your search. Visualize your history with WebMynd a plug-in for Firefox.

According to WebMynd.

It makes Google better by personalizing it with the information sources that you most value. You can embed different search tools, search your WebMynd browsing history and your most frequently visited sites.It saves and records the pages you see online so you can find what you have seen before faster.

WebMynd is quite an interesting plug-in  for Firefox.

 

Personalized Search

WebMynd presents personalized, configurable search results on the right-hand side of the Google results page unless you have configured it not to show.

                                                            More info Here.

You can also view your web history .

After opening the WebMynd playback by clicking on the WebMynd icon in Firefox, you can view your web history either as a film reel or in a grid. You can select these modes by clicking the links in the top left of the playback mode.

                                                                      More Info Here.

Over to you

Do you use services like WebMynd ? if so do drop us a line.

Lock your notepad notes with password.

As security threats increase you can't just distribute your important text documents [written in locknotelogonotepad ] in the Internet or off line.

I used to type my e-mail passwords and other important info in Note pad[.txt file]. Increasing the threat of data theft, Till I discovered a free and open source software called LockNote to protect my files with .

I could have used Microsoft word – to save a doc file with password, But it is not standalone program . I need to have Microsoft word for it to run. But Locknote doesn't require installation , it is a standalone application and free too.

With LockNote your information's will be encrypted using a password and AES 256bit encryption technology.

Features.

No installation required

Move LockNotes wherever you want, as often as you want. A LockNote document does not require much more hard drive space than an unencrypted document.

Encrypt existing text files by just drag and drop.

Simply drag and drop existing text files on a LockNote window: they will be encrypted automatically.

Open and free

LockNote is open source and is based upon open source technologies, e.g. the certified CryptoPP program library for strong encryption.

                                                                                                            Source- Locknote official site

 

Using it:-

Type in your information in the text field or just drag and drop you text files, after that click on File>SaveAs and specify the location where you want to save it. And type in your file name and hit save.

Now you are promoted with a Dialog box. Type in your password and hit ok. Now distribute your secure file on line or off line . 

Locknote

Making It more Secure.

While saving it I noticed that it could be made more secure and undetectable.

But for that you need to do a small change in your folder option .

Open my computer click on Tools>Folder Option now select the view tab and un tick the Hide extension for known file types.

Now click on apply and on OK.

Now go back to the location where you have saved your locked file.

Note:- Copy that file name and give it a another name. Creating a backup is always good if you are doing this for the first time.

Right click on it and click on Rename and rename it to filename.dll

[ you can use .zip,.txt,.mp3 and so on instead of .dll ]

You will receive a message like this. Without fear click on ok.

warning

Now to Get it back just rename it to filename.exe

Over to You:-

Do you use Software's like Locknote, or have any thing to say about locknote please leave us a comment below. thanks.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Convert your recent twitter status to an image

Have you ever wanted to convert your recent twitter status to an image so that you can display it in TwitStamp __ Show Everyone That You're a Twitaholic' - twitstamp_comblogs, bb , forums, Web site and so on..  then head over to twitstamp.com and create a free twitter stamp [image for you ] But Wait before you go look below to see what you will need to get one and what types of style you will get there.

How do I get one ?

 

You can get images like  this [shown right. This is my favorite though they are many other designs].

You will notice that the current status get updated as soon as I update a new tweet and my friends images keep on changing that makes this app quite attractive.

It shows you, current no of followers and friend with images and you don't have to worry about no html, css codes, just an image link.

To create an image go to Twit Stamp and enter your twitter username and click on generate

See the image below for more details

 

 

FireShot capture #22 - 'TwitStamp __ Show Everyone That You're a Twitaholic' - twitstamp_com  

Over to you

Do you use Service like Twitstamps if so please drop us a line or if you have some thing to say about twitstamp. thanks

You can view twitstamp here . or read there faq here.

Translate Your Tweets to different language by Human Translators

Another twit app created recently, Hit my Rss feed via [Techcrunch] .With this app  you canTranslate Your Tweets To Any Language by Human Translators' - twitrans_onehourtranslation_com  translate your tweets to  Arabic,Chinese,Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.  

What Exactly is it?

If this is your question then . It is a free service run by human beings not BOTS! to translate your tweet to different languages as specified above.

How do I do it ?

Well type @twitrans orginallanguage2newlanguage your tweet

what are the codes for languages?

Well, the Available language codes are Arabic-ar, Chinese-zh, Dutch-nl, English-en, French-fr, German-de, Greek-el, Hebrew-he, Hindi-hi, Italian-it, Japanese-jp, Portuguese-pt, Russian-ru, Spanish-es

You have to use the codes not the full name of the language

for example ; if you want to translate" hi how are you "from English to Japanese then you have to type

@twitrans en2jp hi how are you

More Info Here

Over to you

Do you know any Translators like twitrans or do you have to say any thing about twittrans then feel free to drop us your comment below thanks.

Track Trends across twitter with Tweetfu

Today we will look at a app to track trends across twitter. 'TweetFu_ Tracking trends across the Twitter community' - www_tweetfu_comYou could use this tool to see/compare different types of service like Blogger vs WordPress you can also use this tool to find  a popular niche on twitter.Eg :- Make money online vs Technology.  And so on

Here is a screen shot below to get you  attracted to this app :

Here is a fight Between Windows and Linux :

TweetFu_ Tracking trends across the Twitter community' - www_tweetfu_com

Another fight between  Blogger and WordPress :

TweetFu_ blogger vs_ wordpress' - www_tweetfu_com_fights_175-blogger-wordpress

To create a fight for yourself click here.

To visit Tweetfu click here.

Note you can also vied the fights created by you ;

http://www.tweetfu.com/search/creator/twitterUsername

like my is

http://www.tweetfu.com/search/creator/achute