Why Rapidshare when alternatives are there ?

Everyone knows that Rapidshare is the king of file-hosting service. Still there are alternatives which you can use for the purpose of file sharing. Here is a quick review to all such services.

LaunchFile.Com

CAPTCHA: Yes
Wait Time: 10 Seconds
File Delete Policy: 45 days after no download
Max Filesize : 250MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: No picture ads or pop-ups Just text ads. Download speeds sluggish at times.
Rating: 3.5/5

FileQube.Com

CAPTCHA: No
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: Not Specified
Max Filesize : 500Mb if you register (free), 150MB if not registered
Download Limits : None
Comments: Super Fast download speeds, Eye catching web interface, Text ads.
Rating: 4.5/5

MediaFire.Com

CAPTCHA: No
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: There is currently no time limit on how long uploaded files will be stored as long as you access your account (i.e. login to your account) at least once every 60 days OR at least one of your files is accessed (i.e. downloaded) every 30 days.
Max Filesize: 100MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Fast Download speeds, some small picture ads but no pop-ups.
Rating: 4/5

MiHD.net

CAPTCHA: None
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: Not Specified
Max Filesize: 100MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Fast Download speeds, Small Text ads thats all
Rating: 4/5

EuShare.com

CAPTCHA: None
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: Not Specified
Max File Size: 505MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Fast Download speeds, Zero Ads
Rating: 4.5/5

Dump.ro

CAPTCHA: None
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: Not Specified
Max File Size: 1000MB (1GB)
Download Limits :None
Comments: Accurate upload progress bar, Fast Upload speed. Downloads sometimes sluggish. 105KB Download speed when tested
Rating: 3.5/4

FileFlyer.com

CAPTCHA: None
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: Not Specified
Max File Size: 1GB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Accurate upload progress bar, Some picture and text ads
Rating: 4/5

SpeedShare.org

CAPTCHA: None
Wait Time: 7 Seconds
File Delete Policy: Not Specified
Max File Size: 200MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Accurate upload progress, Some picture and text ads, 1 "under pop-up ad"
Rating: 3/5

files.x7web.com

CAPTCHA: Yes
Wait Time: None
File Delete Policy: None at the moment
Max File Size: 5120 MB (5GB)
Download Limit : None
Comments: Does not display upload information when uploading . Downloads speeds super fast. Zero ads
Rating: 4.5/5

UploadMachine.com

CAPTCHA: No
Wait Time: 29 Seconds
File Delete Policy: 90 days after 0 downloading
Max File Size: 750.00 MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Great for DVD-Rips and other large files. Speedy upload speeds, Displays upload speed and time remaining when uploading a file. 1 pic ad.
Rating 4.5/5

xtremevault.com

CAPTCHA: Yes
Wait Time: 8 Seconds
File Delete Policy: Your files will be kept on our servers as long as it is downloaded at least once every 30000 Days
Max File Size: 250MB
Download Limits : None
Comments: Displays upload speed and time remaining when uploading a file. Minimal ads
Rating 3.5/5

Ezyfile.net

CAPTCHA: Yes
Wait Time: 59 Seconds
File Delete Policy: No limit. Nevertheless even we have to clean up our drives from time to time, so we will delete files that have not been accessed for 90 days or longer.
Max File Size: 1000MB (1GB)
Download Limits : None
Comments:Great for DVD Rips and large files, displays upload speed and time remaining when uploading a file. Minimal ads.
Rating: 4/5

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Use RAM Wisely Part 2

Continuing from previous post, in this post will provide you some general advices for making better use of RAM. Now you've might have learned how to use Task Manager efficiently. Here are some additional tweaks for you :

Reduce the number of colors :

The 32-bit color scheme in takes up a great deal of memory than 24-bit color scheme or 16-bit color scheme. People using computers for only primary business purpose and applications such as word processors and spreadsheets, you most likely won't notice a different between 16-bit and 32-bit color, so going with 16-bit color is a good idea. To change color depth , just right click anywhere on the desktop, click Options. And in the Settings tab , modify the value of Quality drop down box to 16 or 24-bit color value.

Reduce the number of desktop icons :

Remember every icon on your desktop uses up memory. So deleting unused icons on the desktop is a good idea. Run the Clean Desktop Wizard, which will automatically delete icons that you don't regularly use. Right-click on the Desktop and choose Properties, click Desktop, then click Customize Desktop and finally click Clean Desktop Now.

Adjust For Best Performance :

A quick setting that can dramatically increase your desktop's speed is to go for best performance option. You can set this option by right clicking your My Computer then Properties. Then click advanced tab and then Performance Settings. Select "Adjust For Best Performance" under Visual Settings.

Turn Off Unnecessary Services in Windows :

Turning off unnecessary services in Windows XP can greatly reduce your exploit risk, while improving system performance. Unnecessary services just take up a great deal of RAM and decrease system performance. Here is a quick way how to turn off any service in Windows XP. Goto Start and then Run . Type services.msc . You will see a window consisting of various services running in your system. To disable any service, just right click the service name, select Properties and Click Disabled under Startup Type option. Various services which are disabled on my system are :

Alerter
Application Layer Gateway Service
Error Reporting Service
Help and Support
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

Note: Consult this list for more details.

Conclusion :

Therefore we see that instead of buying more RAM, we can efficiently use the RAM we have. We just need to optimize our system for that. Follow some tips and tricks, we can get the system back on track.

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Automate Your Daily Tasks - Use Autoit

For the persons like me which are very much attached to technology, it is very difficult to remain away from technology for many petty tasks also. I remember when I was preparing laboratory for different events to be organized in our college fest, I had to reinstall same set softwares in 25 different computers each in 4 different labs. Following same routine for all the computers, it was just a boredom. I just swore to myself that from next time onwards, I will use such a method that will automate my work for such tasks.

Searching for so many days, I finally came across a good software which nearly solved my problem. AutoIt v3 is the software which can automate your work in no time.

AutoIt v3 is basically a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows graphical user interface and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages.

All the scripts can also be converted to executable format so that they can be executed on different set of pcs in no time. Over time, AutoIt has become a powerful language that supports complex expressions, user functions, loops and everything else that veteran scripters would expect.

Some noticeable features of this software:

* Easy to learn BASIC-like syntax
* Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements
* Manipulate windows and processes
* Interact with all standard windows controls
* Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables
* Create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
* COM support
* Regular expressions
* Directly call external DLL and Windows API functions
* Scriptable RunAs functions
* Detailed helpfile and large community-based support forums
* Compatible with Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008
* Unicode and x64 support
* Digitally signed for peace of mind
* Works with Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC)

Some Useful Websites for AutoIt:

Apart from the fact that the language is dead simple to learn, still there are bunch of scripts available on internet for various purpose. Ofcourse you can write your own script for a custom task which is not already designed. Some useful resources are:

AutoIt Forums
AutoIt Scripts

So what's next:

So what can you use this for? You can use this software to automate an installation program, for example, of Winzip. The script in turn can be compiled into an executable and distributed to a bunch of PCs that do not have AutoIT installed, and then the installation can go through automatically. Another example of use would be automation of a common task, for example entering your stocks into Yahoo! Finance and getting there results. AutoIT also has file functions, can use the clipboard, and the environment variables so the option of automating data-entry from one application to another is possible. I have designed various Bots and Forum Posters in different forums using this same software only. The possibilities are endless.

Shoot any queries you have ...........

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Use RAM Wisely Part 1

Better use of RAM is the only way to improve system performance. You should try these set of tips before you buy more RAM.

Except money, RAM is the only thing which you always want more. No matter how much memory you have, you could always use more. The quickest way to better XP performance is to install more RAM.

But you can speed up XP by making better use of the RAM you already have in your desktop. Let's look at some of the possible hacks we could use for our purpose.

Make Better Use of Your Memory with the Task Manager

One of the major area for which memory is used is paging. A certain amount of this is normal, but if you use a paging file too much, or if even your paging file can't handle the memory load, you'll run into system slowdowns and problems.

The best way to monitor your memory performance is by the Task Manager's Performance tab. To run the Task Manager, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then click on the Performance tab.

Charts that report on paging file use and the tabular material below it are the most important parts. They give you the detailed view of the current usage of your memory.

Here's how to use the information on the tab to make better use of RAM:

If the Total Commit Charge exceeds the Total Physical Memory, you probably need more RAM. When the Commit Charge is regularly higher than the Physical Memory available, it means that you have to regularly use a Page File, which slows your system down. Buy more RAM; it will boost system performance. The best option for you.

Before running a memory-intensive application, use the Processes Tab to identify memory-hogging applications, and close them down. The Processes tab of the Task Manager lists every process and program in use and shows the total amount of memory each uses. Click twice on the Memory Usage heading on the tab to reorder the list of programs and processes so that those that require most memory show up at the top. Close down programs that you don't really need before running a memory-intensive application.

If the Peak Commit Charge is frequently at or near the Limit Commit Charge, you need to increase your memory. When this occurs, it means that your PC is frequently out of memory or close to being out of memory. Either add RAM or increase your Page File size.

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HOWTO : Rapidshare to Rapidshare Remote Upload

Some days ago, I posted notification about the changes Rapidshare had implemented in its point system. Those who are unaware of it might read it here.

On the morning of 16th July, I got information from my friend Siddharth that he had phished some Rapidshare accounts. He gave me one account to try with. I just logged on to Rapidshare.com using premium account and saw the site from the premium accounts' eyes for the first time. I checked if there were any points left in the account so that I can extend it. There were already 8000 points in it. The account was about to expire, so I decided to see if I can find any exploit in the premium service of Rapidshare.

I saw that they give you points if a premium user download your files which is greater than 3 mb.

Subject to the condition is that the file is at least 3 Megabyte in size and the downloader has generated not more than 3 RapidPoints in the last hours. Premium users can generate for you up to 255 points per day.

Now the funny point is they didn't mentioned which premium user. That premium user can be me itself downloading my own files and then extending my account when I reach 10K mark. But for that I have to download a 3mb file 255 times a day !!!!

Now that would really create a mess of my internet connection.

Then I decided to trick Rapidshare server. I checked other features of Rapidshare account and came across a wonderful (and seriously exploitable) service called "Remote Upload".

Why not use Rapidshare's this feature to download my own files? Rapidshare does not log from where the file is being downloaded. I just checked to see if this was really working.

I copied a url from my own account, put my premium account user id and password in the form :

http://userid:password@rapidshare.com/files/xxxxxxxx

I feeded into the remote upload box the above url. Just as I pushed "Add", an alert told me that I cannot add a Rapidshare url.

Please do not add RapidShare URLs. Remote Upload cannot be used for RapidShare links.

So Rapidshare didn't allow remote uploads if the file belongs to their own server. But I was not at ease at any moment. I just fired http://tinyurl.com and wrapped my rapidshare url using the tinyurl service. I again feeded the url to Rapidshare remote upload service and bingo!!!!!!!. It worked this time. Rapidshare downloading my own files and also giving me points for. Yeah !!!!

So you can see that Rapidshare programmers are dumb enough that they made such silly mistakes that even a n00b can exploit.

You must try this tweak before Rapidshare catches it.!!!!!!!

Update : Rapidshare has banned all such methods of Remote Upload.

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Hit From Spywares - Solution Is Here

Spyware is a program that sits on a personal computer without invitation and takes partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's consent.

Some of you might be thinking that Spyware is just another name of virus, but its not the same story. "Virus" is a crafted program that destroys data on your computer, whereas "spyware" is a program that steals information and reports back to the writer or a designated third party.

Cure your PC from spyware by just following a short journey :

1) Download SuperAntiSpyware Free for Home Users from here.

2) Double-click SuperAntiSpyware.exe and use the default settings for installation. An icon will be created on your desktop.

3) Double click that icon to launch it.You will be asked for updating the program definitions,click "Yes". Close SuperAntiSpyware. Now restart your computer in Safemode.

4) To enter into Safe Mode, restart computer and keep tapping F8 key. A menu will appear, select Safe Mode, now desktop will be shown in Safemode.

5) Open SuperAntiSpyware. Under "Configuration and Preferences", click the Preferences button.

6) Select the Scanning Control tab. Under Scanner Options check the following items (leave all others unchecked)

• Close browsers before scanning.
• Scan for tracking cookies.
• Terminate memory threats before quarantining.
  

7) Click "Close" to return to main screen.

8) Under "Scan for Harmful Software" click Scan your computer.

• On the left, check C:\Fixed Drive.
• On the right, under "Complete Scan", choose Perform Complete Scan.
• Click "Next" to start the scan.
  

9) After the scan is complete, a scan Summary box will appear showing detected harmful items. Click "OK".

10) Make sure everything has a check mark next to it and click "Next".

11) A notification will appear that "Quarantine and Removal is Complete".

12) Click "OK" and then click the "Finish" button to return to the main menu. You will be asked to reboot system , click "Yes".

Note : You can retrieve the removed information after reboot :

• Launch SuperAntispyware.
• Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.
• Under Scanner Logs, double-click SuperAntiSpyware Scan Log.
• Click current dated log from a list of logs.
• Press View Log.
• A text file will open in your default text editor.

This is not any kind of review of the software. It just a procedure how to remove a Spyware if it has affected your system.

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Power Of Web 2.0 : Del.ici.ous it !

After giving a worthy post on RSS, I would like to divert your attention to one more powerful tool of Web 2.0, and that is social bookmarking. One such bookmarking site is del.icio.us (pronounce it as delicious). I highly recommend you check it out. By registering an account there, you can bookmark a site that you find very informative and want to visit again. This is great for me because I work on a lot of different computers and my del.icio.us account allows me to find my Websites wherever I am.

I can also look what other people are bookmarking. By this way I found some great sites that I would never have found on my own.

For example, The Library and Technology department in Brookline bookmarks in del.icio.us about the good websites it find useful.

If you want to learn more, watch this video tutorial about del.icio.us. You can also download this video tutorial applying my Youtube Video Hack.

YouTube Tutorial

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MassMirror : Smart Way To Upload To Multiple File Hosts

MassMirror.com is one of my favourite file hosting site. The speciality of this site is that it lets you upload a file to multiple file hosting services such as Rapidshare , Megaupload ,etc.

Now what is the use of that ? Many file hosts have daily download limits and other restrictions so if you want your file to be easily accessible it makes sense to distribute it far and wide. Also, if you're expected heavy traffic like a Slashdotting or Digg effect, mirroring files to multiple sites is a smart way to save on bandwidth costs. Currently, the file hosting servies supported by MassMirror are Rapidshare, Megaupload, Depositfiles, Sendspace, Zshare, Badongo, and 4filehosting.


How to Upload :

Either you can upload the file directly from your computer or you can specify the URL of a file that you want mirrored. After MassMirror gets a copy of your file, it re-uploads it to the 7 file hosts that it currently supports. This is extremely fast. After the uploading is over, MassMirror provides you the link of the file.


Conclusion :

MassMirror not only saves your time from re-uploading the files again and again, but it also saves your precious bandwidth. Hope this post prove useful to you. Waiting for your precious comments.

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BitTorrent - Make Your Machine A Torrent Tracker

One of my friend referred me to an article where I was amazed to see the power of P2P model. The title of article revealed itself to me.

"Dropping 22TB of patches on 6,500 PCs in 4 hours: BitTorrent"

What they did was to use bittorrent to deploy the patches. By this, there was no need of buying more servers nor there was any need felt to increase the bandwidth.

Therefore this article is dedicated on how make your own machine a BitTorrent Tracker.

Server :

The server will consist of Ubuntu with all the typical applications of LAMP. We need to have Apache with MySql and PHP so that we can install a tracker such as phpMyBittorrent on it. Though the installtion can also be done on any Windows machine, still I would recemmond you to install Ubuntu.

In the tracker software, I would create several different categories based on the target systems that I would use. For example, there would be Windows XP, Windows Vista, Office 2007, etc. categories. Each category would have its own RSS feed.

Main Steps For Server :

1) Download phpMyBittorrent from here.
2) Extract the downloaded zip file to the www folder of Apache.
3) Open the URL "http://localhost/html/index.php"
4) Follow the instructions.

Client :

At the client side, you can use any torrent client like uTorrent, BitTorrent, or BitTornado. You can make the torrent from uTorrent which has an option to make torrents. Then upload that torrent to the server and start seeding it.

Conclusion :

I think that this type of a delivery system has great potential. You could even use it across slow bandwidth links or to deploy other software, not just patches.

This is a project that I am hoping to spend some time on over the next while but I am looking for your input/suggestions now so that I can hopefully avoid some pitfalls later. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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Deadliest Keylogger - Hardware Keylogger

Everyone might be aware of the keyloggers. The small piece of software that records the sentences and commands that the user inputs into the computer. It is used to steal personal information, including the user's name, account number, PIN and email address. Well, not always, but most of the time, it is easy to detect the presence of keylogger on some foreign or shared computer. Therefore, by restricting yourself from using some confidential information on shared computer, you can protect your important documents.

Now what about your own computer? Well you use latest and updated antivirus and antispyware, you protect your system with smart password, you monitor each and every outgoing connection. Still, you can be hacked !!!!! And the hacker is a small nifty device called hardware keylogger.

A hardware key logger is a small piece of hardware which is usually inserted between the keyboard port and the keyboard. The hardware key logger then records all user keystrokes to it's internal memory. These devices have memory capacities between 8Kb and 2MB. Sitting between your keyboard and its port, this tiny plug-in device records every keystroke typed on any PC computer.

It can record and retrieve everything typed, including emails, chatroom activity, instant messages, website addresses, search engine searches and more .

Features Of Keylogger :

1) Easy to use. No new software to install or learn. (software free device)
2) Installs in seconds, just plug it in.
3) Can be unplugged and information retrieved on another PC.
4) Uses no system resources.
5) Excellent real-time backup device.

Price :

Hardware Keylogger ranges from $129 to $299. The price depends upon the encryption technology used by the keylogger.

Conclusion :

Hardware keylogger is the deadliest keylogger I've ever came across. By formatting your computer, you can relieve yourself from software keylogger but what about the hardware piece if you are not able to spot it ?

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Reason Why Should You Subscribe To Rss ?

While surfing on Internet, you must have come across some of the websites that appeals to you a lot and you want to visit those pages again,so what you usually do is you just bookmark the link of those pages in Firefox or add the links to Favorites in Internet Explorer 6.0.

You might be interested in knowing whether there is something new in those pages that you have bookmarked. For example, there are websites where something new is cooked for you everyday like news sites, web blogs etc. So to find out if anything has changed on that page, it is up to you to go through your list of bookmarks and click on them to see if anything is new. Repeatedly checking each website to see if there is any new content can be very tedious.

To solve this problem e-mail notifications were used where you get mail from multiple websites of recent updates. But it was very difficult to organize and sometimes they are mistaken as spam.

Another organized and flexible solution is "RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed". A feed is similar to a bookmark in a web browser. If you subscribe to the feed of the my blog, for instance, you will always see the latest content from that site in your readers (that will be described in the following section). The main benefit of RSS is that it enables people to stay connected with their favorite websites without having to visit them. It allows you to view new headlines and updates without even navigating to the page itself. RSS feeds bring automatically updated information straight to your desktop. You can monitor news, blogs, job listings and classifieds etc. Many sites offer feeds, which you can identify by a small button that says either RSS or XML.

RSS content can be read using software called an "RSS Reader", "Feed Reader" or an "Aggregator", which can be web-based or desktop-based.

You must have noticed that most recent browsers like Firefox, IE 7.0 identify RSS feeds. You can see RSS icon on navigation bar of your browser (if you are using Firefox) or you can see it on the the page itself, as the screen shot below illustrates :


How To Subscribe To RSS:

1. Click on the RSS icon or on a "Subscribe" link. You will be redirected to a page as shown below:

You can choose a reader from a list of readers. A good place to start is with a couple of free and easy to use web based ones like Google Reader and Bloglines.
Lets choose Google Reader.

2.Click on add to Google Reader.



After this you will be asked for your email id if you have one, otherwise you can create your new account there itself.

After following above few steps you will be successfully subscribed. Now when you open Google Reader (or any other reader that you have used), just login and see the recent updates of all the websites on which you have subscribed.

Note: If you are an Orkut user, you don't need a reader to fetch the feeds. You can use this hack to do your job easily.

Hopefully this answers your question of RSS!

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Learn How To Add Feeds In Orkut

An RSS Feed is a tool that is dynamically generated summary of websites or information which changes when the website or information changes. The simplest way of adding feed is first to find the the RSS source, the web address for the feed and then add it to the feed reader. For example, the feed of this blog is http://feeds.feedburner.com/techcone.

But if you are using Orkut, there is no need of feed reader. You can use Orkut Feed reader to fetch your feeds and keep you updated.


To this, open home page of your profile and click "edit" in "Apps" section on left hand side.

Then click "My Feeds". And in the URL section, add the desired feed. And that's all.



For example, adding url "http://feeds.feedburner.com/techcone" will subscribe to feed of my blog and you will always be updated of the changes in the blog. You can subscribe to my blog and always remain updated.

Whenever you want to check updates of my blog, just click feed of my blog in your homepage of Orkut and you will be notified of latest posts.

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Make Orkut Free From Google Ads

Internet is a vast place for people like us who like to surf from one site to another. Social networking sites are just one more place to surf. These sites such as Orkut, MySpace, Hi5 or FaceBook have penetrated so deep into our lives that the moment we start surfing, we logon to these sites first.

Orkut is one of social networking sites owned by Google. Though it's only popular in Brazil and India, but for some reason, Alexa says Orkut is the 9th most visited site in Ireland.

One thing which I have been annoyed of lately is the Google Ads shown by Google in the community homepage as this one.


But applying my hack you can free yourself from these ads in a cool place like Orkut.

Hack

First and foremost requirement of this hack is that you should be using Mozilla Firefox. This Open Source piece of software is best software I've ever came across.

Fire your Firefox and proceed to this addon link -> AdBlock Plus . According to their developers

"Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them."

Click "Add to Firefox" and install the addon for your browser. Next step is restart your browser. Now everyone must be thinking how this can be called a hack when it comes to just installing a simple addon. Wait!!!


Whenever you want to block an ad, just right click it and click "AdBlock Image". But clicking all the ads inside Orkut is an impossible task because for that you have to search each and every community. But ever noticed that what is common with all these ads, their command format is

http://www.orkut.co.in/AdsIframe.aspx?xxxxxxx

This page is responsible for generating the Adsense code and placement of ads on pages.

Follow the next step and block all the Google ads. Right click any Google ads and click "Adblock Image". A box will popup and just enter "http://www.orkut.co.in/AdsIframe.aspx" . Bingo !!! You will blocked that main page which generates the ads.

This way you can block all the ads in Orkut. Liked the hack, I'll be waiting for your precious comments.

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Enhance Your Firefox : Custom Search Engine

Are you tired of using Firefox's default engine? Do you waana build your own search engine that searches through the site you want? You can search through other sites as well by installing a specific search engine add-in for that site to the Search Bar.So you can use Ask Jeeves or Lycos.

Se let's start with the hack. First click down the arrow next to G in the search box and choose Manage Search Engines. It will redirect you to Mozilla's Addon Site . This website contains a directory of search engines that you can use with you Firefox. You can navigate through the directory and select a search engine that suit's your need. Click "Add to Firefox" and there you go.

All that's well and good. But why settle for a search engine that's already been written? It's not that hard to write a plug-in of your own.

To create your own customized search engine, fire up notepad. You can name the document as the name of the site for which you are building the search engine but you should give the extension .src to the file. For this post, we will build search engine for Microsoft's Website so we will name it microsoft.src . Save it in the folder C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins\.

Now put the following content in the document.

1 <search
2 version="9.0"
3 name="Microsoft"
4 description="Search www.microsoft.com"
5 action="http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx"
6 searchForm="http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx"
7 method="GET"
8 >

9 <input name="q" user="">

10 </images>

Now let me explain you bit by bit. The first line of the document is the standard syntax of the search plugin of Firefox. The second document states the latest version of Netscape. At the time of this writing, it is 9.0. Now, I know Firefox isn't Netscape, but both are based on common code, called Mozilla, and for reasons not quite understandable, you need to include the most current version number of Netscape. The third line states the name plugin name. The fourth line describe your plug-in.

Let me slow down from next line. The standard search form of Microsoft Website is http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx , so we use this site. To get this information about any website, go to the site for which you want to build a search engine. Do a search, and look at the first part of the resulting URL, the portion before the first question mark (?).

The sixth line we be the name of the site for which search form is being build. Underneath this line put the Get method syntax.

Now you need to add a line that tells the site's webmasters and site administrators someone is searching the site using the plug-in. That's what is stated in ninth line. This varies from site to site. Again, take a look at the URL that results after you search the site. Look for whatever falls between the first ampersand (&) and your search term. In tenth line close the search tag.

Now restart your Firefox, select your brand new customized search engine for Microsoft and start searching. Got any questions, you are most welcome.

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Youtube Videos Without 3rd Party Websites

This time I have brought another interesting post for you. All of you might be using Youtube.com for uploading and sharing videos. According to Wikipedia

"YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips."

Every now and then , we like some video of youtube and want to download it.But when it comes to downloading the videos of youtube , there are many alternatives such as using websites to download the direct link of the video or to ue any 3rd party softwares for it.

In today's post , I you will provide with you a powerful addon that you can use to download any video or audio stuff from the sharing sites . But this method employ some tweaking stuff. So buckle your seat belts and we are ready to go.

Requirements

The first and foremost requirement is that you have Mozilla Firefox installed on your system.It is one of the most popular Web browser available on internet. The second requirement is that you should have installed addon Tamper Data (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/966) .

Procedure

Open Firefox and open the addon Tamper Data from Tools -> Tamper Data.

Tamper data

Now navigate to the video you want to download. Once buffering of the video starts, go to the Tamper Data addon , you can see a long string that points the location from where the video is being streamed.

URL of location of video

This URL keeps changing but it is long and it is easily recognizable.Double click that entry and copy the link location. Now put that URL in any download manager and voila , in few seconds your download will start.

In The End

You can employ this method to download videos from any video sharing sites.This addon is so useful that it shows all the activities of the sites.

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