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18 Cool Internet Tricks You Didn't Know About

18 Cool Internet Tricks You Didn't Know About
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Download Flash and Video 5 Ways to Download a Flash Movie Steps Edit Method 1 of 5: Using a Web Conversion Program 1Find a video downloading website. One of the most popular options is KeepVid, which works with YouTube, Vimeo, and a number of other streaming sites. Downloading videos from streaming sites will most likely violate the site’s Terms of Service. Distributing copyright material without permission is illegal. 4Download the video. Edit Method 2 of 5: Using Browser Extensions 1Install a downloader extension. 4Wait for the download to finish. Edit Method 3 of 5: Downloading SWF Files 1Open the video site in Firefox. Edit Method 4 of 5: Copying SWF Files from the Browser Cache 1Open Internet Explorer, or use your computers search tool to locate your Temporary Internet Files if you use a different browser. Edit Method 5 of 5: Downloading RTMP Streams 1Install a media downloading program.

How To Download Embedded Flash Files Using Your Browser Maybe, history will record Steve Jobs and his famous memo as the first nail in the Flash coffin. From browser crashes to the cool Flash animations we grew up with, the story of Flash has always led to animated debates. But thanks to Flash, the web is a far more interactive place today. HTML5 maybe the new kid on the block and while it is growing up, Flash still holds sway when one thinks of rich animations and advanced interactive games. Remember, one of the most popular sites today – Facebook – is still having fun with Flash games. It is not even the last giant standing as many online games still run on Flash. Flash animation files are embedded as SWF (Small Web Format) files in webpages. Download Flash Files Using Chrome To download SWF files in Chrome without the express help of any extensions, you have to dive into some of Chrome’s tools that are favored by developers. Open the Flash video on a Chrome tab and allow it to load completely. Download Flash Files Using Firefox All Done!

How to Sync Outlook and Google Apps Business users have gotten used to Outlook. The email client for the more than one billion Microsoft Office users on the planet has become second nature. But some companies are finding that it saves them money and maintenance to let Google host their email, calendars, and contacts, even though this means a third party will have access to email contents and targeted display ads appear in the inbox. If you could use Outlook with your Google Apps Mail (really just Gmail), you don't have to see these ads, and you get a preview panel, inbox sorting, rich formatting, right-click options, social connector, and most of the other tools Outlook offers. Thankfully, Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook lets you take advantage of most of Outlook's tools—but only for Outlook 2010 so far. If you run Office 2013, you can still connect to a Gmail account through IMAP, but this will only get you mail, no calendars, tasks, or contacts. Next, click the Create profile button.

Running Linux from USB: Are You Doing It Right? You’ve probably heard about live Linux environments on USB drives, but did you know that you can also keep data persistent or even do a full install on the USB drive? Here are your three options for carrying Linux in your pocket. Find out which method is best for you. Write a Live ISO to USB It’s been talked about many times before, but it’s become really easy to take an ISO image of your favorite Linux distribution and write it to any appropriately sized USB drive. However, the downside to this approach is that you’ll lose all of your data as soon as you shut down or restart the computer you’re working on. If you’d like to keep a customized Linux environment in your pocket, this isn’t what you want. Enable Persistent Data If you’re an Ubuntu user, you have the option to enable persistent data on your USB drive. This is also ideal if you use a large variety of systems with the USB drive, as the Live environment will detect what hardware is available every time it boots. Conclusion

4 Things You Can Do To Prevent Panic When Gmail Goes Down Does the world really end when Gmail goes down? It is pretty easy to take Gmail for granted because, like Microsoft Windows or that stray eyelash you can’t seem to get rid of no matter how many times you gouge your own eyes out, it is always there. But when Gmail goes down, it seems like the whole world just stops. Wait You do know that Gmail will eventually come back up, right? Before you start posting about Gmail’s demise on social media, you may want to take a closer look at your Internet connection. If it is your Internet connection, then try the old reliable “turn it off, turn it on” approach with your Internet router. Access Gmail Another Way The main Gmail user interface is not the only way that you can get to Gmail. If the website interface is down, but the service is still operating, then you may be able to access your Gmail through something like Microsoft Outlook or Windows Live Mail. Give Google Takeout a try and see if that helps. Have A Backup To Your Gmail Don’t Use Gmail

Bypassing content filters: How to see the web they don't want you to see The web is supposed to be open, but behind the scenes, content filters are often busy controlling what you see. The filters could be at your school or workplace, blocking sites such as the time-sucking YouTube from being accessed. It could be a media website that streams music and movies only to users located in specific countries. An ISP or a restrictive government could also impose content filters. International travelers are often innocent victims of these filters, when they find they can't access their digital content from wherever they're currently located. There are ways to bypass these restrictions, but be warned: Network administrators don't want you to dodge their data blockades and won't be happy if they catch you doing it. A VPN can change your apparent location When you connect to a virtual private network (VPN), your computer creates a secure, encrypted tunnel to that network over the Internet. VPNs do have some downsides. Before you set up a VPN, you’ll need select one.

Here's 101 useful websites with easy to remember names Here's 101 useful websites with (mostly) easy to remember names. Most of these websites help you manage productivity or just have some fun. If you enjoyed this list be sure to check out MajorGeeks Top Freeware Picks. 1. – Craigslist interface still sucks.

First-Time Shopper On Ebay? 5 Important Things You Need To Know Welcome to Ebay Shopping 101. You are the select few, chosen to be trained as sharp-shooting Ebay bidders, capable of finding the best deals and winning every auction. So pull up a chair and let’s get started. Shopping on Ebay isn’t really like shopping on Amazon or any other shopping site. There are a few important things you need to know when you decide to buy something on Ebay. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it means that you have to go about doing business a little more carefully. Searching for Things to Buy Lesson number one is this – you really shouldn’t bid on just anything on Ebay. When you’re searching for what you want, listings have options at the top to switch between “Buy It Now” sales, or just “Auction” sales. Pro-tip #1; if you are a collector and find yourself searching for the same sorts of items on Ebay over and over, you can click on “Follow this search” as a convenient way to quickly see new items that show up. Researching the Seller Researching the Item

27 People Share The One Cool Internet Or Computer Trick They Know 1. A shortcut to any website. Whatever you type into the URL bar can be surrounded by www. & .com by pressing control + enter. 2. When viewing picture based subreddits, add a “p” into the url like so: redditp.com/r/subreddit to get a picture slideshow of the posts on that subreddit. 3. Type -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “weezer” into a google search bar.And for other searches, replace “weezer” with whatever you’re looking for. 4. Hold S and right click an image to do reverse image search in Chrome. 5. The Wadsworth constant, which was proposed by /u/wadsworth, states that the first 30% of any YouTube instructional video is skippable. 6. ctrl + shift + TOpens up the last tab you closed. 7. Most of the good ones are gone, but, holding control makes your cursor move by full words, instead of by characters.So CTRL + backspace will delete the entire previous word. 8. CTRL + L highlights the url/address bar in Chrome.

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