Google Introduced offline YouTube Support for Indian Users....

During the launch of Android One Phones in India in sept, Google Made an announcement that they will make YouTube accessible Offline. And Now they are finally making good on its promise by introducing offline YouTube Videos.

This feature is quite easy to use & allows temporary storage of YouTube videos in mobile device to watch it later during no internet connectivity. However, Due to copyright issues and other restrictions these Videos are only accessible through YouTube Application.

Follow these steps for downloading Offline Videos to your device:

• Update YOUTUBE APP on your Device, this can be done by visiting Google Play store & choose to install YouTube Update under My Apps Section.
• Open Video you wish to download in Youtube Application.
• Click on the '+' button & then select Offline Option.

• Select Video Quality & its done.

YouTube will then automatically download the selected video to your offline category for offline viewing. 

The offline videos are only available in three countries, fortunately INDIA is on the LIST...

This device will let your communicate without any connectivity

Almost all of us are addictive to our smartphones. Life without smartphone are worst of our dreams. And when we find ourself without Internet or Wifi Services, our connection to everything becomes useless. Thats where GoTenna Comes in.

The new company has just started selling a hardware radio device that pairs with your phone (iOS or Android) over Bluetooth and sends radio text messages the old-fashioned way: straight from one device to another.

The device has launched for pre-order and lets users create their own closed network on which they can communicate. Starts shipping in late Fall 2014.

For Details Visit Gotenna's Website

Private Browsing is not as Safe as you Might Think

Let's be honest: There's probably a few things you've been looking online that you don't want anyone else to know about. There are plenty of reasons to want to keep your web history in the shadows.

Perhaps you're planning a surprise party for someone that you share a computer with. Perhaps you're on a computer at the office and don't want your co-workers poking around in your work. Or perhaps you just have concerns about someone sneaking into your top-secret bunker and finding out about your search history . Whatever your reason for going undercover, private browsing will help keep other people from being nosy. Privacy mode, private browsing or incognito mode,is a term that refers to privacy features in modern web browsers. All Popular browsers Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer etc have private browsing modes you can use to make sure the websites you visit don't appear in your browsing history. Typically Web browsers store information such as browsing history, images, videos and text within cache. In contrast, When you enable private browsing modes, you are telling your browser not to record which websites you're visiting, and telling it not to use or download any cookies for selected browsing sessions. It is of note that this offers virtually no privacy protection beyond the local level (Not storing anything on local system). However, it is still possible to trace back frequented websites by associating the IP address with the user. Now, while private browsing is useful, it's not all powerful. Private browsing won't protect you from keyloggers, tracking programs, nasty viruses after your personal info, or government surveillance efforts. But as far as the local PC access is concerned, your private online activities will remain in mystery. As every request sent over the Internet is includes initiators IP address, anyone with the capacity to monitor server or packet sniffing can figure out what you're doing online. There's no way to avoid using your IP address in an Internet request. However, there are ways to hide it. You can make use of Proxies and VPNs to fake your IP & hide the original IP from BAD Guys. Alternating your browsing habbits can also save you from being tracked.

Remember Smart Surfing is SAFE surfing.

Windows Taskbar Keyboard Shortcuts...

One of the best features of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 is the ability to pin apps to the Taskbar.

As the go-to location for dealing with and switching between open programs, the Taskbar may be the most clickable location on your desktop. But there’s no reason you can’t spice it up with a few keyboard tricks to make things a little more efficient.

The keyboard offers a quick way to fire up or switch to a program without reaching for your mouse.

Press the Windows logo key plus the app’s placement number (counting from the left Internet Explorer is #1). Let’s say you wanted to open Google Crome, in the taskbar above, you’d tap Win Key + 4.

If you love the idea of Win Key + “#,” but are frustrated by the upper limit of 10—try Win Key + T. This trick lets you quickly cycle through every app on your taskbar whether it’s open or not.

A small spotlight at the bottom of the app icon will tell you where you are on the taskbar just like when you hover over an icon with your mouse.

When you’ve landed on the program you want just release the keys and press Enter to either open the app or make it the active window.

I hope this has been informative for you... Thank You for Reading....

Using Briefcase to Move and Synchronize Desktop and Laptop Files

The Briefcase is a special folder that supports simple two-way file synchronization between itself and another folder. The Briefcase is designed for mobile PC users so that they may transfer it to a removable drive and have it synchronize with the computer to which the removable drive is attached.

The Briefcase feature in Windows helps user keep his files updated by automatically synchronizing multiple copies of individual files. It keeps track of the relationship between files on two or more computers.

Briefcase stores and displays the update status of files. It keeps track of whether a file is linked to the original file on your main computer, or whether it is an orphan file (a file stored in Briefcase that is not linked to another file). You can use this information to keep your files organized and to keep track of the most recent versions of your files.


Use Briefcase when you use two or more computers to work on files, and when you need to frequently transfer files between computers by using a direct cable connection or a removable disk. 

•  To update all files, click Update All on the Briefcase menu.

• To update only some of the files stored in Briefcase, select the files that you want to update, and then click Update Selection on the Briefcase menu 

How to Create:

·         Right-click a blank spot in the explorer window/on the desktop) to display a context menu.

·         Choose New -> Briefcase from the menu.

·         Optionally, rename the Briefcase icon.

Using Briefcase to Synchronize Files Stored on External Storage Media:

• Attach an External Storage Media with your computer.

• Start Briefcase, and then copy the files or folders that you want to work with from your computer to Briefcase.

• Drag/Copy Briefcase to the External Media (The files and folders in Briefcase are copied to the disk.)

• Remove the External Storage from your desktop computer, and then insert it into your portable computer.

• Start Briefcase from the media, and then make the changes that you want to the files.

• When you have finished working on the files, remove the media from your portable computer, and then reinsert it into your desktop computer.

• Start Briefcase from the media, and then do one of the following:

• The Update dialog box is displayed. Confirm the update action on the files or folders that are displayed in the dialog box, and then click Update.

The files on your desktop computer are synchronized with the updated versions of those files in Briefcase on the Removable media. 

Splitting Files Stored in Briefcase from Their Counterparts

When you split a file stored in Briefcase, you separate the Briefcase copy of the file from its counterpart outside Briefcase. The resulting orphan file stored in Briefcase can no longer be synchronized. 

To split files stored in Briefcase from their counterparts, follow these steps:

1. Start Briefcase, right-click the file that you want to split, and then click Properties.

2. Click the Update Status tab.

3. Click Split From Original, and then click Yes when you are prompted, to prevent any future updates of the file.

4. Click Close, and then quit Briefcase.

The file is now an orphan. 

Limitations

When a user wishes to sync a file with one in another folder, the file-name must be exactly the same. If any item is renamed or moved, it splits from the original, is no longer synchronized and becomes an orphan. If an item is deleted, the associated copy by default is deleted as well when using Update All.

If the briefcase medium becomes full during an Update, there will be no space for writing the updated briefcase database. This has the effect of making many of the folders and files orphans, with no easy way to restore their link with their counterparts on the source medium.

Such limitations (and others) make briefcase files very brittle, easily corrupted. This limits robustness as a folder and file backup mechanism.

-Prashant

Outlook 2007 Configuration Errors in Windows XP/Vista

While Configuring Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to Microsoft Exchange Server, you may experience any one of the following Errors.

• The action cannot be completed. The connection to the Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable. Your network adapter does not have a default gateway.
• Your Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable
• Outlook cannot log on. Verify that you are connected to the network and are using the proper server and mailbox name. The connection to the Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable. Your network adapter does not have a default gateway.

This solution resides in the following registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\RPC

With the creation of the key DefConnectOpts (set to DWORD = 0).

The DefConnectOpts registry value helps to turn down some connection optimizations added in Outlook 2007.

The Registry Entries can be made manually by following Steps - 

• Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
• Locate and then click the following subkey:
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\RPC 
•  On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value. 
•  Type DefConnectOpts, and then press ENTER. 
•  Right-click DefConnectOpts, and then click Modify. 
•  In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK. 
•  Exit Registry Editor. 

Alternatively you can make .REG file to make these entries, Steps for making Reg file is :

• Open Notepad
• Add Following Texts :
• Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
• [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\RPC]
• "DefConnectOpts"=dword:00000000
• Save this file with .reg extension.
• Now Double click to Run the file. You will be prompted to add registry entries into system.

In some version of Vista you may also need to add  another dword value of EnableRPCtunnel with a value 1.


-Prashant

How to crosscheck your antivirus....

To check whether your antivirus is working ....


1. Open Notepad
2. Now copy the below code in the notepad :

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

and save this file as virus.exe if your antivirus deletes this file or/else scan manually for virus in this file.. if your antivirus catches the virus in it its working otherwise switch to other antivirus....


-Prashant

Re-enabling the Registry Editing

Many A times we run across the situation where VIRUS/Spyware program disables the Registry editing manually. And when we try to access the registry a message box pops out and says "Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator".

There are two methods to overcome this problem.

• To edit the registry through CMD (Command Prompt), this is the easiest way to re-enable the registry editing. One can use following command to change the registry editing setting/permission.
              "REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v                              DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
  
  (The command has to be written without the quotes, One can make a batch file using this command if it has to be used repeatedly on his computer)
  
  
• The second method include the Windows Group/Security Policy Editing using GPEDIT.
• Run a command GPEDIT.MSC
•  Navigate to
            ->"User Configuration"
                   -> Administrative Templates
                            ->Systems.
• Under the settings window open an option "Prevent access to Registry Editing Tools" by double clicking on it. 
• Now select DISABLED option and apply.
• Close the window and Restart the system.

Note : Both of the above mentioned method requires system Restart.

-Prashant 

Sharing Printer

Steps for sharing Printer :

• On Main PC(Which is attach to printer)
1. Open Start menu->Printer and Faxes
2. Right Click on the Printer you want to share
3. Click on sharing
4. Click on share this printer and give it a share name

• On Client PC
  
1. Open Printer and Faxes
2. Click on Add printer
3. Click next and select a network printer option
4. Click next and select 'connect to this printer'(second option) and enter IP address of 1st PC and share name of the printer(ex : \\192.168.1.22\mysharename)
   
5. Click next-> finish and its done

Download Youtube Videos

Here are some javascript code to download Videos from youtube.

Just open the youtube page for the video you want to download and then run one of the following script.

• TO DOWNLOAD REGULAR QUALITY VIDEO

javascript:window.location.href = 'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=' + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['video_id'] + "&l=" + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['l'] + "&sk=" + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['sk'] + '&t=' + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['t'];

• TO DOWNLOAD HIGH QUALITY VIDEO

javascript:window.location.href = 'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=' + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['video_id'] + "&fmt=18&l=" + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['l'] + "&sk=" + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['sk'] + '&t=' + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['t'];

• TO DOWNLOAD HD QUALITY VIDEO

javascript:window.location.href = 'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=' + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['video_id'] + "&fmt=22&l=" + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['l'] + "&sk=" + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['sk'] + '&t=' + yt.getConfig('SWF_ARGS')['t'];

Steps:

1. Open youtube video page.
2. Copy the script
3. Paste on address bar and press ENTER

For regular use you can bookmark this link and click on the bookmarked link(link icon) whenever required.

Prashant