Changing YouTube Playback Quality

Changing YouTube Playback Quality
Let’s face it, some of us don’t have the speediest Internet connection, and this can cause some issues – especially when trying to watch something on YouTube. Well, today we’re going to learn how to change YouTube’s playback settings to accommodate those with a slower connection.

First, you’ll need to browse over to YouTube.com and log into your account. If you don’t have one, then clickCreate Account in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Signing up only takes a moment. Once you’ve logged in, click your Username, then Settings.

On the Account Settings page, click Playback Setup, located in the left column and put a dot in the I have a slow connection. Never play higher-quality video. Radio button.

Hit Save Changes at the bottom when you’re done.

Now YouTube will play video while keeping your slow connection speed in mind. If you ever need to switch back, just follow these steps again and re-select “Always choose the best option for me based on my player size.”

Super easy!

Windows 7 Memory Diagnostics Utility

Windows 7 Memory Diagnostics Utility
If you suspect that your computer has a memory issue, but it’s not being detected automatically, it’s best to make use of the Windows Memory Diagnostics utility that’s built-in to Windows 7.

Here’s how to access it:

Click Start, and in the Search Box type mdsched.exe. You can then either hit the Enter key or click the mdsched icon that appears in the search results above.

The window that pops up will ask you if you want to run the memory diagnostic now or when you next restart your computer. Make sure if you choose to run it now that all of your work has been saved.



Whichever option you click, eventually you’ll end up at a screen that looks like this:



It will take a few minutes for the utility to complete the test. When it’s done, your computer will restart automatically.

…and hopefully you’ll see this message in the bottom-right corner when Windows is fully booted.



If not, you may want to call tech support.

No More Mouse Wake Up

No More Mouse Wake Up
When I’m going to be away from my computer for a little while, I usually just put it to sleep rather than shut it down. This comes in pretty handy, but because my mouse is so sensitive, if I even so much as tap my desk the computer wakes right up again. This is because my mouse is set up to wake my computer if I move it.

So today we’re going to learn how to disable that in Windows 7.

Click Start, and in the Search Box type Mouse. Select the mouse icon that appears in the results above or just hit Enter.

After the Mouse Properties window appears, select the Hardware tab and click on Properties at the bottom.

Click the Power Management tab. If you don’t see it, then click the Change Settings button at the bottom of the Window.



Now simply deselect the option to Allow this device to wake the computer, click OK and you’re all set! Instead of using the mouse to wake your PC from sleep, just tap a key on your keyboard instead!



Don’t like it this way? Just follow the steps again and re-select Allow this device to wake the computer.

NoScript 2.3.6 Firefox extension released

NoScript 2.3.6 Firefox extension released The Popular script blocking extension for firefox browser has just released the updated version 2.3.6 which is now available to download from the No Script website. NoScript 2.3.6 arrives with two new features including improved compatibility with Disqus widgets (clearClick) and Optimized trailing “*” in glob expressions (AddressMatcher). In new updated version they also fixed previous bugs inlcuging Restored Nightly Compatibility, Fixed origin URL detection flawed when certain wrapped URIs are loaded and Fixed false positive with query string patterns mimicking array access[XSS]. As you know that NoScript provides better protection from anti-XSS and anti-clickjacking, Basically this extension allows JavaScript and Java execution only for trusted websites, you can create your trusted website list by simply click on the NoScript statusbar icon or by using the contextual menu. NoScript extension supports Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers. Download NoScript 2.3.6 from here

THE HAPPY SALSMAN(poem)

THE HAPPY SALSMAN

Dawn at the tavern the other night,

My friends and I were having quite

A chat about  the days of yore

(The days when we had youth galore)

Bud who’s a barber  ,recalled his first head;

Sam the mortician drank toasts to the head;

Ralphie the plumber  spoke fondly of pipes;

And truck driver Clarence said he had no gripes,

As I sat there absorbing my friends’ happy tales,

I thanked the good  that I’d gone in to sales,

Where else but in sales can you meet such fine folks?

Have so much excitement? learn so many jokes,?

Yes sales is the ticket  for people with spunk

(But choose a good product-don’t sell any junk)

You’re pounding that  pavement  , shaking  those hands,

Amazed by the degree of respect  you command.

At the night you go home and add up your commissions,

Plan the next day, make some vital decisions,

Say your prayers, hit the hay and sleep like a baby,

Dreaming of customers who say YES and not MAY BE,

So I said to my pals in the tavern with pride,

“I’m a salesman, by golly, with spring in my stride!

I’ve soled wallpaper, hot dogs, cars,  shoes, and horses!

I’m a quick witted gay with  tremendous resources!,

They all laughed  and cheered me,and drunk to my health,

And we each wished the others a lifetime of wealth

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Can You See Me?

A young man was walking past a blind woman using a cane on a street corner downtown when she said, "Excuse me, but if it's not too much trouble, can you see me across the street?"

Our good samaritan replied, "Just a minute."

He walked across the street, looked back and yelled, "Yes, I can see you just fine!"

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Learning From Marriage

At the banquet of their 25th wedding anniversary, Tom was asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage of such a long duration.

"Tell us Tom, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful years with your wife"?

Tom responds, "Well, I've learned that marriage is the best teacher of all. It teaches you loyalty, forbearance, meekness, self-restraint, forgiveness and a great many other qualities you wouldn't have needed if you'd stayed single!"

todays thought

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.~John Taylor

Is it so bad to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood. And Socrates and Jesus and Luther and Copernicus and Galileo and Newton and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh.~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The body says what words cannot.~Martha Graham

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Stop Redirecting your Blogger Blog to Country Specific URLs

Stop Redirecting your Blogger Blog to Country Specific URLs

From January last week, google redirects all blogger blog to their local url/country specific url, This redirection is called "country-code Top Level Domain" (ccTLD), for example: if anyone visit this blog http://[blog-name].blogspot.com from India then it auto-redirect to the http://[blog-name].blogspot.in and if visited from UK then it redirect to http://[blog-name].blogspot.co.uk.

Why Blog Redirect to a Country-Specific URL:-

The main reason to implement ccTLD is to manage content locally or in simple we can say that for censorship, for example:- if you post any content which is against to any Government, Organization etc, so google will easily block that particular url on that country, but other countries still access that url.

How to Stop/Disable Country Specific Domain(ccTLDs):-

Step 1:- Go to Blogger Dashboard and click on Template and then click onEdit HTML button and click on proceed.

Step 2:- Now Copy the Below Code and paste it after the <head> tag.

<script type="text/javascript">
var str= window.location.href.toString();
if ((str.indexOf(‘.com/’))==’-1′) {
var str1=str.substring(str.lastIndexOf(".blogspot."));
if (str1.indexOf(‘/’)==’-1′) {
var str2=str1;
}
else {
var str2=str1.substring(0,str1.indexOf(‘/’)+1);
}
window.location.href =window.location.href.toString().replace(str2,’.blogspot.com/ncr/’);
}
</script>

Step 3:- Save your Template and check your URL.

How it Works:-

As google explains any one can view the .com version by simply add ncr(no country redirect) at the last of URL, for example:- http://[blog-name].blogspot.com/ncr will always served as the .com version of the blog.

So in the above java script code we temporarily prevent Blogger Blog to redirecting their local url or country specific url by simply using No Country Redirect(NCR).

source >hackillution

Easy Wallpaper with Google Chrome

Google chrome has fast become the favorite browser of many internet users, mainly because of its speed and small size. Though it possesses countless useful features, there is one basic feature that it desperately lacks. It doesn’t let a user change the desktop wallpaper from within the browser. Gone are the days when a user would save an image to the hard drive, spend 15 minutes locating the image in some obscure folder and set it as wallpaper using windows settings. Being able to set any image you come across on the internet as wallpaper is a basic function that everyone enjoys.

Set image as wallpaper is a Google Chrome extension which lets a user right click on any image they see online and set it as their desktop wallpaper. Installation is a breeze. Just go to the website and click on the big install button. After asking for permission to install, the extension is installed and ready to go within seconds.



After you right click on an image, via a minimalist interface, this extension lets you preview the wallpaper and define whether you want it centered, tiled or stretched.



Click on Set wallpaper and you are done. Pretty nifty.



The world is your wallpaper now.

Click  here  to install the extension.

Is there a way to set font style and size as default in Gmail?

Is there a way to set font style and size as default in Gmail?

 thanks for the great question. If you don’t like the font Gmail uses when you type an email, you will be glad to know you can easily change the default font to something you like better. You can even change the color of the font if you want to.

Open Gmail on your computer and log into your account using your Gmail email address and password.

Click Settings (the wrench icon) in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, and then click Labs.

Find Default Text Styling in the list and select Enable.

Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen.

Click the Settings (wrench) icon again in the upper right corner, and then click Mail Settings.

The Mail settings window opens to the General Settings options. Look for Default Text Style in the list of settings.

You can use the Bold, Italic, Font, Size, and Text buttons to make your desired formatting.

When you are finished, be sure to click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen.

When you compose a new email, you will see your default font has changed to what you changed it to on the Settings screen. Each email from this point on will show this default font unless you change it back.

We hope this tip has been helpful for you.

What the heck is a toggle key?

What the heck is a toggle key?

 I’m really glad you asked this one! I ignored the word toggle during the first 5 years of using my computer because I had no idea what it was and was too embarrassed to admit it.

In the computer world, the word ‘toggle’ comes up a lot. Basically to toggle means to switch from one setting to another. You can toggle between screens on your computer. There are toggle tools that let you enable and disable Adobe Flash while you are browsing the internet. A toggle key allows you to toggle (ya think?) – or switch – between key functions.

In Windows, there are three toggle keys.

Caps Lock: You can toggle between capitals and lower-case letters.

Num Lock: You can toggle between numbers and no numbers. When the Num Lock is off, then you can use the other functions on the keys instead, i.e. the arrows, Home, End, etc (see chart below).

Scroll Lock: This key isn’t used for much toggling of anything anymore (I personally have never used it). Modern software doesn’t usually support Scroll Lock, but there are exceptions, such as Microsoft Excel. In Excel when the Scroll Lock is off, you go from cell to cell with your arrow keys. With Scroll Lock on, you can scroll the whole page with the arrow keys on the number pad; the cells stay in the same place and don’t scroll with you. You can even turn Scroll Lock on and off from within Excel. Thus, if you happen to find software that works with Scroll lock, you can turn it on and pause what’s on the screen while you scroll, or when it’s off, just scroll normally.

Standard Keyboard:

There you go; toggle keys in a nut shell.

One added note: Sometimes toggle keys can accidentally get turned on (especially the Caps Lock key). If you would like a handy tip on how to be notified as soon as these keys are hit by accident, then click here

I hit my stupid Caps Lock key all the time on accident, but I know there are alarms and such I can turn on to notify me. How do I do this?

Don’t you hate it when you accidentally hit the Caps Lock key? Sometimes I have a whole sentence typed in before I realize my mistake! (I know, GASP!)

What if you could set your computer up so it alerts you when your pinky finger wanders off and taps the Caps Lock key? With this tip, I’ll show you how to make your computer beep & flash the next time it happens.

The first thing you’ll need to do is get the computer to beep when you hit the Caps Lock key. Here’s how:

XP Users, hit the Start button, Control Panel. Open the Accessibility Options Icon.

On the Keyboard tab , click the Use Toggle Keys checkbox.

That’s it for the beeping part.

Next, we need to get your screen to flash you, err, flash at you. Here’s how:

From the Accessibility Options screen, click the Sound tab and check the Use SoundSentry checkbox.

Next, select Flash active window from the Choose the visual warning drop down box.

That’s it. Hit OK until you’re clear of property and settings screens . Open your favorite word processor and hit your Caps Lock key.

Cool huh?

P.S. If you don’t have an Accessibility Options icon in your Control Panel, you may not have it installed.

To install, hit your Start button, Settings, Control Panel . Open the Add / Remove programs icon and click the Windows Setup tab. You’ll be able to add components from there. Keep in mind you’ll need your Windows CD!

To make your Windows 7 computer beep and flash at you, hold the Windows key and press U (Win+U) to bring up the Ease of Access Center. The links you need can be found under Explore all settings.

To add sounds, click on the Make the keyboard easier to use link. In the dialog box that pops up, checkTurn on Toggle Keys.

For visual notification, choose Use text or visual alternatives for sounds.

source.>worldstat .com

Instead of right-clicking and going to “properties” to get the skinny on a file or folder, try this

Hit Alt + Enter on a highlighted object to see its Properties, like file size, date created or last modified, and what program is associated with the file. You can also just hold the Alt key down and double-click the item.


 


Just another avenue to take, should you need it.

How can I shut off the laptop touch pad?

I have a laptop computer and use a Logitech Laser mouse instead of the laptop touch pad. How can I shut off the laptop touch pad?

That’s a great question… anyone who connects a mouse to their laptop knows how annoying it is when you’ve accidentally hit the touchpad while using the keyboard.

I do it all the time, and I’ve found that disabling it really makes my work go faster and keeps my frustration level low.

So the question still stands – how do you disable the touchpad mouse?

Well – as you might have guessed we’re going to need to get into the Control Panel of your system. (Start Button / Control Panel)

While every version of Windows seem to vary slightly, you’re looking to find the mouse settings – often found under Devices and Printers. (This could be buried under another heading like Hardware and Sound, but basically you’re searching Device settings.)

Here’s a quick look at where I found my devices in Windows 7.

 

If you’ve got an older version of Windows and the option to view the Control Panel in a classic layout, then you could go straight to the Mouse icon.

 

At any rate – icon or link – you’re looking to click on the mouse to open its properties dialog box.

Once there, you need to locate the settings for the touchpad mouse.

I found a separate tab for the settings related to the built-in touchpad mouse in my computer.

 

I found a very convenient setting – “Disable when external USB mouse is plugged in” – but basically locate and select whatever disable option you may have and click OK.

Voila!

No more bumping the touchpad and finding your cursor in a completely different and unexpected location!

Disable Geolocation in Internet Explorer 9

Disable Geolocation in Internet Explorer 9

I don’t know what it is about modern technology, but it seems as though every piece of hardware and software out there wants to know where you are at all times.

It’s like an over-protective mother, I tell ya!

So, if you’re looking for some location privacy (at least in Internet Explorer 9), then here’s how you turn off the geolocation feature.

In Internet Explorer 9, click the Cog icon in the upper right-hand corner and then Internet Options.

 

And there you have it. Now IE9 won’t get all invasive and ask you where you are at all hours of the day.

What advantage/disadvantage is there between 32 bit and 64 bit Windows?

What advantage/disadvantage is there between 32 bit and 64 bit Windows?

If you’ve ever tried to compare different computer or laptop models to see which is a better deal, you’ve realized it’s like comparing apples and oranges. There are just too many variables to be able to make this comparison valid. While browsing, you may have noticed that most non-Macintosh computers come with Windows pre-installed, though some come with a 32-bit version and others with a 64-bit Windows.

Memory

Higher numbers are typically better when looking at computer components and software, and this instance is no different. The 64-bit Windows is newer and better than the 32-bit in a number of ways. The 32-bit version of both Windows Vista and Windows 7 can only handle up to 4 gigabytes of RAM (random access memory), which is what your computer relies on when running programs and loading files. Your computer can’t truly utilize every byte of RAM, so you’re left with about 3 gigabytes of RAM to work with. The 64-bit version, on the other hand, can handle up to 17.2 billion gigabytes of memory. That’s four-billion times more RAM than the 32-bit! Don’t rush right out to buy that much RAM just yet though. Your computer’s motherboard can only handle so much RAM too, so you’ll need to check the specifications for it before adding mass quantities of RAM.

Security

For those concerned about security, the 64-bit version of Windows offers better security than the 32-bit version. While the 32-bit version’s security is adequate for most of the general population, many individuals who are worried about online identity theft prefer the 64-bit because of its enhanced security features.

Hardware Compatibility

Like all new technology, the 64-bit Windows is not without its disadvantages, at least until the rest of the tech world catches up to Microsoft as far as technology is concerned. If your computer or any of your peripherals — printer, scanner, monitor, etc. — are even slightly outdated, chances are they aren’t compatible with the 64-bit version of either Vista or Windows 7. When Microsoft created the 64-bit Vista, they stopped supporting older devices, which means you won’t be able to find 64-bit drivers for these devices anymore. No drivers means you’ve got to upgrade to new peripherals.This is not always the case 100% of the time, so do double check with a professional before upgrading. 

Software Compatibility

The same situation exists with software, although you can run software that is not 64-bit on a 64-bit operating system, it just won’t be as fast. If you plan to use the Internet on your 64-bit Windows operating system — and who doesn’t — you’ll need to use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 64-bit for optimum performance. Fans of other browsers, such as Chrome or Firefox, can still uses these browsers, but they are 32-bit, which makes having a 64-bit operating system unnecessary. Though Firefox has released a 64-bit version, most users have had extreme difficulties trying to install and run it, so it’s best to stick with the 32-bit version for now.

You may be asking yourself which version of Windows is better. The answer depends on your computer needs. If you use your computer primarily for Web browsing, e-mail and word processing, the 32-bit version is perfectly fine for the time being. For users who run more memory-intense programs, such as video games or graphics programs, it may be time to upgrade to the 64-bit Windows, along with 64-bit hardware and software.

Internet Error Codes

Q:
What do all those error codes (like 404) mean?

A:
It happens to all of us. We’re surfing along, and up comes an error. What do all those error codes mean? Here’s a quick rundown of the most common:

400 – Bad Request – You probably typed in a URL wrong, the server has no clue what you’re looking for, or you aren’t allowed to have access. Usually, it’s a matter of the URL being typing in wrong. Maybe you mixed upper and lowercase letters or something.

401 – Unauthorized Request – you tried to get to something on the web server you’re not allowed to play with. In other words, you ain’t on the party list.

403 – Forbidden – You can’t access the page. You may not have access (it may require a password), or it may be blocked from your domain.

404 – Not Found – The page you were trying to look at was not found on the server. This is probably the most common error you’ll come across. What has probably happened is that the web page you were going to has been removed or re-named.

500 – Internal error – Usually caused by a CGI error. You fill out a form, but the script used to process it is not working properly.

503 – Service Unavailable – The server may be overloaded, down, or have other similar problems. Try later.

today's thought,todays laugh

Today,s joke

Acts 2:38

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder.

She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, "Stop! Acts 2:38!" "Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins may be forgiven."

The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he was curious and asked the burglar, "Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you."

"Scripture"? replied the burglar. "She said she had an ax and two 38s!"

Daily thoughts

A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does and about two years after he thinks he does.
~Lewis B. Hershey

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
~Unknown

I don't like work, but I like what is in work. The chance to find yourself. Your own reality. For yourself, not for others. Which no other man can ever know.
~Joseph Conrad

Today,s cartoon

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