Download your favourite YouTube videos !!!!!

Watched some interesting video on YouTube & always thought that it should have been a part of your PC's Media Library. Unfortunately YouTube doesn't provide a direct way to download its videos :( , then how to go about saving your favourite stuff. Don't worry, I will guide you throught some easy steps to download THAT favourite YouTube video.

1.First copy the YouTube video link, something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkhxIa8qV_w, from YouTube.

2. Then open the URL http://video.qooqle.jp/dl/ .

3. Paste the YouTube video link in the Video URL text box provided.

4. Now click on the Get Download URL link. This should generate a link for you.
5. Click on the generated link & you should soon see the File Download dialog box popping up.
6. Save the file with a .FLV extension.
7. Download & Install the Free FLV Player from http://applian.com/flvplayer/download_flv_player.php .

Now enjoy, that video is all yours !!!!!

How about a flexible, fully-coloured display screen?

Just had a glimpse of the YouTube video of an amazing release by Sony - a flexible, full-color OLED (organic thin-film transistor (TFT)). Technology is just racing ahead of time. Things that we could only dream of & see in Sci-Fi movies, are fast becoming reality. Why don't you all watch this amazing YouTube video to see Sony's new release....



Download this Video (Save as .FLV file)

My Tech Review article on Rediff

I have a habit of frquently searching my name on Google to find out how many search results it returns. Yesterday when I did the same the first search result was something which made me feel very happy.

Actually a few days back Rediff had asked its readers to mail them Tech Reviews of gadgets & Gizmos which they use. I thus mailed them all the Reviews which were already published in my Blog. I found that the Tech Review of my LG Sound System was published on Rediff. Check out the same on http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2007/may/08gizmo.htm .

Enjoy your Scrapping experience

Is your Corporate Proxy Server blocking Orkut ? Don't worry, I'll give you two sites that will allow you to scrap even in your workplace. One of them, http://www.orkuch.com, can be said to be an Anonymizer; but the other one can be said to be an Orkut Front-end application (http://www.powerscrap.com). Powerscrap converts Orkut into a menu-enabled web-site. It also adds many powerful options to enhance your Orkutting. It shows your friend list in a Combo Box & has many other features. So explore these sites.

Happy Scrapping !!!!!

My first weekend @ Mumbai

So atlast I'm back at Mumbai after completing my joining formalities at Infy Pune in the past few days. It feels great to be associated with NRN's company, my dream company. The ambience & atmosphere provided here is just great. Initially I was a little bit sceptical about leaving my comfortable new home at Mumbai & start working in a city which is somewhat new to me. But my past few days have given me the confidence to stay away from my family & work in Pune. I have also arranged for a shared accomodation where I shall shift this Monday. This is for the first time in my life that I will be working somewhere without staying with my family. Anways there is always a first time everywhere, & I believe whatever is happening in my life is for my betterment. I have been offered a Consultancy role in my new profile & have finally shifted from pure Technical Service to Technical Consultancy. I will draw my inspiration from my seniors in my team to excel in my new role.

So I shall stride henceforth with a positive approach leaving back the negative things that have happened to me in my previous firm.

Solution to Codec related Errors

You might have faced a problem several times wherein you try to play your favourite Music or Movie on your PC but your Player gives you a "Codec Error". What to do in such a case ? You have 2 options - Either install an application like GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot) which gives you sufficient information on the Codecs required to play the specified media Or download a Codec Pack (http://www.cole2k.net/), like Cole2k Media Pack, which is freely available on the net. The second option is actually easier for a layman because a Codec Pack contains almost all basic required Codecs.

Migrating your Blog from one platform to another

As you all might be aware that I recently migrated from Windows Live Spaces to Blogger to get more out of HTML/JavaScript. I will give you few handy tips & tricks for Blog migration. In Windows Live Spaces or say some other Blogging platform you might find some ready made pluggins/add-ons (called Microsoft Gadgets by Microsoft) to integrate some dynamic content on your Blog. The dynamic content can be anything from a Windows Media Player add-on to a Flickr addon. If you are migrating to Blogger (I have not tried out other platform) the main advantage you get is the independence of Coding, provided you know a little bit of HTML/JavaScript. Even for the non-tech people Blogger is a good platform since it is WYSWYG (What You See is What You Get) complaint.

When talking about HTML & JavaScript you need not know the intricacies of both, but just the basic knowledge of how to search for specific code on the net & integrate it in your Blog's template/design. Take the example of the section of Live Video Feeds in my Blog, which is nothing but an embeded Windows Media Player code freely available on the net. The same thing applies to the "Add to Favorites" link.

So if you think you want to incorporate any interesting feature on your Blog which can be done through HTML/JavaScript then welcome to Blogger.

Place from where I Blog

Thought of sharing some selected pics of my new Home, a place which gives me the perfect ambience for Blogging. I derive all my creativity while Blogging & designing the home page due to this wonderful place of mine. A dream home whose interior design has been entirely done by my mom & me. Hope you people like them.

Cisco PIX & VPN Concentrator Simulator

Few days back I found a lot of people in one of the Orkut communities looking out for a Cisco PIX Simulator. Infact one of them has also shared a link to the Simulator. So I went ahead & downloaded the same.




Its a Cisco PIX & VPN Concentrator Simulator which is CLI based. Its a 22 MB RAR file. It seems to be a good one for practicing commands. So thought of sharing it with others. Those of you who want to download it, you can find it on http://rapidshare.com/files/11472783/file3.rar.html . Since it is hosted on Rapid File Share Server, I cannot guarantee the availability of this file. If anyone is unable to download it please intimate me & I will upload it somewhere else.

iPod Shuffle look-alike

I was just browsing through Rediff this morning & to my surprise I found the latest Apple product, the iPod Shuffle, for just Rs. 2,199, available on Rediff Shopping. The MRP of iPod Shuffle currently in Indian markets is around Rs. 3,990.




I decided to cross-check this product from eBay. And finally eBay solved my query. The product which I saw on Rediff Shopping was an iPod Shuffle look-alike (Made in China) & was infact a 1 GB MP3 player. Don't believe me, just check the link above & you will start realising how much China has pioneered in the Electronics market by encouraging Small Scale Industries & SEZ's.

So those of you who don't want to burn a hole in their pocket by shelling out Rs.3,990 on an iPod Shuffle, this look-alike is then made for you.

Trying to monetise my Blog

Yesterday I read a small booklet on Blogging & thought of making some quick money. Also someone commented in my previous Blog about Google AdSense. So I finally decided to move my Blog from Windows Live Spaces to Blogspot, after Blogging for about 5 months in Windows Live Spaces. So I will spend my entire day today importing my posts from my previous Blog (http://baudhayan.spaces.live.com) to here (http://baudhayan.blogspot.com).

I must say that Blogspot has some cool features. It gives me more options to customize my HTML code & also to change the date of my posts. So you will feel as if I have been with Blogspot from November 10, 2006, the day I entered the Blogosphere.