Download your favorite Youtube Videos using Metatuber

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

At Technofriends, i have written about Youtube video downloads earlier either using some websites or softwares, however, this time, it getting even more interesting.

MetaTuber.com is a new way to watch, discover, download and save your favorite YouTube videos.

In order to watch or download your favorite Youtube Videos, all you need to do is as follows

1.) Point your browser to MetaTuber at http://metatuber.com

MetaTuber allows you to watch and download Youtube Videos for Free

Image:MetaTuber allows you to watch and download Youtube Videos for Free

2.) If you already have a URL for the video of your choice from Youtube, enter that in the search box provided and click on Start. Or, Enter the keyword for your video search and press Start.

Download Youtube Videos using MetaTuber

Image: Download Youtube Videos using MetaTuber

3.) If you entered the URL of your video from Youtube, you will get a link to download the video. Save the video using a .flv extension. If you entered a keyword, you can either play or download the video from the search results list.

You can even Burn Youtube videos to DVD for later playback on your Television.

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Youtube Videos get Wider Screen

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

For all you, Youtube fans, this will come as a good news. Youtube is now showing a Wider Video Screen for any Video of your Choice. The new format is 16:9 format against the earlier 4:3 format.  

Youtube Blog says

We’re expanding the width of the page to 960 pixels to better reflect the quality of the videos you create and the screens that you use to watch them. This new, wider player is in a widescreen aspect ratio which we hope will provide you with a cleaner, more powerful viewing experience. And don’t worry, your 4:3 aspect ratio videos will play just fine in this new player.

All those of you who have their videos edited and deployed as per the 4:3 video frame, you need not worry. They will continue to play as they were.

Also Read: How To: Burn YouTube videos to a DVD.

3 Websites that outsmart Youtube.

Youtube video dowloads: Can it get better?

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Cheers

Vaibhav Pandey

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Youtube to Come Alive with Youtube Live

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

YouTube, the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, will be holding for the first time an event which will be live streamed. The event called. YouTube Live will be a  a celebration of the vibrant communities that exist on the site including bedroom vloggers, budding creatives, underground athletes, world-famous musicians, gut-busting comedians and more.

YouTube Live will be held on November 22 in San Francisco at the Herbst Pavilion in Fort Mason Center. The two-hour event will begin at 5:00 pm (PT) and will be streamed for a worldwide audience of millions through YouTube at http://youtube.com/live.

Youtube live

Youtube live

Youtube blog says

Go to www.youtube.com/live for all the latest news on the event, including a list of who’s already onboard to appear, and to take our survey, which is your chance to tell us what you would expect from an event like this. (You can also leave a comment below or on the video above, or post a video response to that clip.) The channel will also contain information on how to apply for tickets to attend the event in San Francisco.

Japan will be hosting its own YouTube Live event on Sunday, November 23, in Tokyo, with the show available to view on the site for an audience across the globe. 

Does it give you some hints about the Live Streaming product Youtube might be working on? If yes, do you think its time for the startups in this space to pack their bags?

Also read: ZunaVision Allows you to Embed Videos or Pictures inside Videos

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Keep the Guns off the street

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

The below embedded slow motion video from Youtube shows a bullet hitting various objects and the after effects captured in multiple frames played in slow motion. Have a look.

Lets keep the GUNS off the Streets and make peace. Live life to the full.

Also read: How Google Search Really Works

What is Twitter?

RSS in Plain English

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Cheers

Vaibhav

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RSS in Plain English

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Vaibhav Pandey

If you happen to be one of those who finds it difficult to understand what RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is all about, the below embedded Youtube video is a must watch for you. The video explains in plain English what RSS is about and how it can be used to stay ahead in the fast changing internet world.

The video also demonstrates step by step procedure for subscribing and reading RSS Feeds using Google Reader.

Have a look…its worth it.

Cheers

Vaibhav

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Gmail gets IMAP Support

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Vaibhav Pandey

Gmail has officially released IMAP Support for users. IMAP is a two way communication mechanism unlike POP. Earlier Gmail was only supporting POP. This meant that syncing the read mails was not possible from your favorite email client to Gmail Server. However, from now on, this two way syncing is possible. The list of Gmail’s supported email clients goes as Thunderbird, Eudora, Outlook Express/2003/2007 and Windows Mail, Mail.app as well as the iPhone.

IMAP

Official Gmail Blog states ” As we roll out the feature over the next couple of days, you will be able to use Gmail at work, in your car, or just about anywhere on any device, and actions you take will be automatically synced with Gmail on the web (and remember it works the other way too: anything you do on the Web will be seen on your phone or in your mail client). Just click the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab in your Gmail “Settings” and turn it on. (Psst. If you don’t see the “IMAP” in the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab, then check back soon. We are giving it to users as fast as we can).”

With IMAP support coming into Gmail, users can easily

  • Read their Email on Gmail web interface.
  • Using their favorite email client mark a mail as Read
  • Archive it using iPhone and finally
  • View the relevant changes on their Blackberry. 🙂

Isn’t this exciting ?

The below embedded video gives a step by step process of setting up Gmail IMAP on the iPhone in about a minute.


Source: Official Gmail Blog

Cheers,

Vaibhav

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3 Websites that outsmart Youtube.

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Vaibhav Pandey

Youtube for sure is like a heavy gorilla of video sharing sites but there is an impressive count of websites which are infact rivals of Youtube.
Some although are merely clones, others do offer unique twists. Here in this post, I will be featuring three websites which definitely outsmart Youtube.

  1. Blip.tv: Blip.tv has an extremely superior Video/Audio quality. The website allows you to upload video via its Wesbite, mobile phone , FTP address or a desktop utility called UpperBlip.Blip.tv The design of the embedded player also is very good and makes Blip.tv stand out. Blip.tv also has a revenue sharing mechanism.Blip.tv also offers unlimited user storage.
  2. Brightcove Beta: The Video/Audio quality of Brightcove is Very good. The ease of upload is also another feature which i liked. If you are also interested in making money from your content, free BrightCove Network account is the way to go.BrightCove                                                                                                       Like Blip.tv, Brightcove also offers unlimited user storage.Brightcove has a superior embedded player design.
  3. DivX Stage 6 Beta: Stage 6                The video quality of DivX Stage 6 Beta is also very good. However, the audio quality gets a rating of good. DivX Stage 6 Beta like Brightcove has a superior embedded player design.DivX Stage 6 Beta doesnt allow revenue sharing.

Do let me know your comments on the above listings.

Cheers,

Vaibhav

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Microsoft Windows: How to Process Idle Tasks

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Vaibhav Pandey

Running multiple applications simultaneously in Windows for long periods leads to a gradual decrease in system performance over time. Often the only option is a Restart. Even if you close the application in the Task Manager, the tasks/threads associated with the application are not released completely, depleting the system’s memory resources making the system unstable and sluggish. The following tip is designed to offer fast relief:

  1. Right-click on your desktop and select New > Shortcut
  2. In the text box enter the command:
    %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
  3. Click Next. In the next screen, name the shortcut: for example, Clear Memory
  4. Click on Finish

Whenever you feel that the system is sluggish you can double click on this shortcut and it will take care of the idle tasks by removing them. This can be used before you resort to restarting/rebooting the system.
DISCLAIMER This tip requires changes to processes/components that may lead to undesirable system behavior. While I personally test all tips before publishing them,  I dont takes responsibility for the potential side effects of tips.
Note to this tip: Because this tip involves shutting down application processes, there is the possibility that some applications could be shut down improperly, leading to unexpected application behavior. That said, the following tip has been running happily on my machine for many months without any problems so far.

Cheers,

Vaibhav

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Open DNS: A big DNS Cache

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Vaibhav Pandey

To begin with, i thought of writing a little about DNS and then moving on. So here I am, beginning with a very basic question ” What is DNS ? “.

                                                            What is DNS

Ok, having written that, i also need to write the explanation for this question. :). So here you go:

DNS stands for Domain Name System.Whenever we type a URL in our browser, it is first translated into computer translated numbers. In short, DNS is a database system that translates a fully qualified domain name into an IP Address.

Usually, most networks use the DNS servers provided by their ISP’s or run their own small DNS Server.

I was looking for a DNS server which really gives a boost to my internet speed and also adds some crispiness to my internet broadband connection. Thats when i found OpenDNS. OpenDNS is free, fast and secure DNS Server. As per the website:

OpenDNS is a better DNS, free to all. OpenDNS uses its distributed network of DNS servers to speed up your Internet experience, increase reliability, improve security and make DNS smarter for users all over the world.

OpenDNS

OpenDNS is a zero downtime service. Personally, i have been liking it since the day i started using it. Also, the thing that impresses me about OpenDNS are the features that come along with it. Once the setup is complete ( which is as simple as changing the IP on your computer ), OpenDNS blocks unsafe websites and also fixes up the mistyped domain names.

The key question that might and rather should come to anyone’s mind is ” How can OpenDNS be free?”. The answer to this key question is; OpenDNS makes money by placing advertisements on pages for domains which do not exist.

Try out OpenDNS by clicking here.

If you find the service interesting, do let me know.

Cheers,

Vaibhav

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How-To: Get default Registry values

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Vaibhav Pandey

Playing with the Windows Registry is always a risk prone job. Often, the advisory from many professionals is to take a backup of your registry before changing the values. In this How-To guide, i will try to explain the process of getting the default values from Registry.

This tutorial will be a good tool for those who often change the HKEY_CURRENT_USER branch of the registry. Sometimes, what happens is, that the user tends to forget the default value of the node while editing the registry. In such cases, it becomes tough to revert to the previous value. However, this trick comes handy.Registry

You can easily find the default registry values for most of the settings in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER branching of the registry tree in the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT node of the registry. This is the part of the registry which Windows XP edition uses while creating new user accounts.

Lets take up an example, Lets suppose you intend to customize Windows Explorer’s Menu color setting by altering the RGB value stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors\Menu. To do this, you edit the value, but something prompts you to restore the value back to the default. However, to your horror, you had not noted the value at a safe place and now it seems to have gone.

But the good news is that you can still track down the RGB values for the default color by navigating to the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors\Menu. You can then copy the default value from this subkey and paste it into the key that you’ve altered.
Following this trick will return you back your default value for the intended key. 🙂

Also Read:Why does Windows have a registry?

Cheers,

Vaibhav

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