FLV Player for downloaded files from Youtube

I was a big fan of Naruto and in the beginning when I started to download it, I didn’t the the proper sites to download. So I used the Download Helper addon for firefox and and started downloading the files in the .flv format. Media Player Classsic plays the Youtube and Myspace video files properly with the Codec Pack installed, but does not play the downloaded files from other sites like Megavideo and Veoh.

So I started finding another flash video player that plays all kinds of .flv files. I found ANVSOFT WEB FLV PLAYER. This is a good player that plays all kinds of flash video files and gives no problem of navigation or maximize minimize problems like the other flv players.

Do check it out….

SCRENSHOTS

My favorite Firefox Theme

One of my favorite Firefox theme is Nasa Night Launch. I like this theme very much because of the black look it has which is kind of unique from the other black themes like Pitch dark and Redshift(firefox 2 only).

Other favourite addons include Walnut ,Noia 2.0 extreme.

Screenshots:

NASA Night Launch

NOia Extreme

Webshots Desktop — What a crap!!!!

I downloaded the Webshots Desktop Software from Download.com yesterday since I have heard a lot about it from my friends who use it change wallpapers frequently.

But it turned out to be a total disappointment since there were lots of bugs in the software. When I use the Ctrl-Alt-W keyboard shortcut to use the change wallpaper option sometimes the wallpaper changes and sometimes it does not.

WHAT A CRAP FOR A SOFTWARE!!!!

I download a lots of stuff lately waking up early at 5.30AM in the morning since my broadband plan is changed. So I can try some other better softwares.

Rock On – Music Review

I got the Rock On music Cd from my friend and I listened to the its songs. I was surprised to find out that most of the songs are sung by Farhan Akhtar himself and this guy surely can sing!!!!! With Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy giving the music and Javed Akhtar’s lyrics , the expectations are normally high. So I decided to rate the songs myself.( Afterall  I have a blog and and what’s the use of it when I can’t review the songs I listen.)

 

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
Socha Hai	Farhan Akhtar	4:11
Pichle Saat Dinon Mein	Farhan Akhtar	3:12
Rock On!!	Farhan Akhtar	3:55
Ye Tumhari Meri Baatein	Dominique Cerejo	5:29
Zehreelay	Suraj Jaggan	3:42
Tum Ho Toh	Farhan Akhtar	4:15
Sinbad The Sailor	Farhan Akhtar & Raman Mahadevan	6:32
Pichle Saat Dinon Mein (Live Version)	Farhan Akhtar	6:35
Phir Dekhiye	Caralisa Monteiro	3:27

Picture & Table Source: Wikipedia

 

My Ratings

• Socha hai – I liked this song very much. Sung by Farhan Akhtar, brings out the freshness in his voice as well as the music. 10/10 for this one.
• Pichle Saat Dino Mein: Another good track but not one of my favorites. 7/10 for this.
• Rock On!! : This is the best song in the album and I liked it very much. The music gives a very nice feeling. 10/10 for this.
• Zehreelay:  This is one song that I didn’t like in the album. neither the music nor the lyrics made any sense to me. 1/10 .I wouldn’t even give that.
• Yeh Tumhari Meri Baatein, Tum Toh Ho, Phir Dekhiye, Sindbad the Sailor: these were average songs meant actually to complete the album or are probably overshadowed by the better songs in the album. I grade an average 6/10 to each of these songs.

Final Verdict

On an average its a very good album. Worth buying it. Might not mke a classic in my collection but still a new kind of Hindi music for a change.

 

Related Links

Rediff review

Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On!- Harry Jerry

Movie Blog

Avast Antivirus Home vs AVG Free Edition

Whenever a anyone who doesn’t want to spend money on Antivirus , searches for a free Antivirus, then has has two choices.

• AVG Free Edition
• Avast Home Edition

Which one to choose? That is the dilemma most people have.

I have compared the two Antivirus softwares based on my experiences as well as the various resources available on the web.

Features

AVG Free provides only the basic protection against viruses and Version 7 does not include Antispyware protection and Antirookit protection (One can to download the free version of the Antispyware and Antirookit but these are not integrated) whereas Version 8 of the AVG Free includes integrated Antivirus and Antispyware scanning engine. But Antirookit feature is available only in the Pro version.

Avast claims to provide Antivirus and Antirookit protection included in the free package but I guess its included in the same scanner.

One more featute that is unique in Avast is the Boot-Time scan which scans the computer before the operating systems start ans viruses can be removed before its activation.

Protection

Make no mistake about it. Both provide excellent protection from most kinds of viruses. Both softwares provide above 95% detection rates as shown by various Independent Antivirus testing Organizations.

Avast Provides additional protection like P2P Shield,Web Shield, Network Shield etc. AVG also provides Web Scanner and E-Mail Scanner.

Memory

Both AVG and Avast uses about 14 to 18MB of RAM. So both are light on resources.

Scanning Speed

AVG scan is faster than Avast. Avast with high protection takes a long time to scan.

Interface

AVG free is a very simple to use interface. Avast Home interface is very difficult to get used. Scan summary also is not provided in the Home Edition of Avast.

Comparison with Pro version

Rookit Scan, Spyware Scan, Firewall and loads of other options are available in the Pro Version of AVG not available. For those having extra having extra bucks Upgrade is recommended.

Avast Pro version just has some User-Interface Enchancement Features and Script Scanner. Almost all the features are available in the Home Edition Itself. Upgrade is not recommended.

Conclusion

No winner. Its a draw between the two since both provides excellent protection with lots of features. You should try both and choose whats best for you.

Update: Comment from Pat Bitton

AVG Free 8.0 (available for download at http://free.avg.com) now combines anti-virus and anti-spyware in the same engine. v8 also includes the LinkScanner safe-search technology that protects users from inadvertently clicking through on an organic or paid search result that has been infected with a drive-by download.

Download links:

Avast Home

AVG Free

Mozilla Archive Format…. A lost addon

I am thinking of switching from Firefox v2.0.0.14 to Firefox v3 since almost all the addons are updated and those which are not are going to be updated soon.

One addon that I’m going to miss is the Mozilla Archive Format. It is an addon which gives the .mht format support as well as the .maf support , both are used for saving a web page as a web archive format.

Actually this addon support was only available for the Mozilla Firefox v1.5 but some geek altered compatibility of the addon to Firefox version 2. So the addon is working perfectly till now and if I upgrade to firefox 3 this addon will stop working. Unless someone can alter the compatibility and extend it to Firefox version 3.

Can someone help me with this ? Please comment…….

Update: A new addon is available in Firefox 3 for saving files in .mht format.

Mozilla Addons Updated for version 3.0 compatibility

Addons are updated for the version 3.0 compatibility.

The addons which were updated today are

• Adblock Plus
• Adblock Plus Element Hiding Helper
• Foxmarks Bookmarks Synchroniser
• NoScript
• MRTech Toolkit ( Formerly known as MRTech Locall Install)

Just few more addons like FEBE , Flashblock and Tab Mix Plus and then I’ll be switching to The version 3.0 for good.

Reported a bug in Scribefire

Issue 416

Delicious Bookmarks Auto login doesn't work

What is the problem?

Delicious Bookmarks Auto login doesn't work in the latest version 2.2.7.
But it was working properly in the 1.4 version.
In the latest version the auto-login even after enabling appears disbled
and one has to login again to bookmark using it.

What version of ScribeFire are you using? (This can be found in the Tools >
Add-ons dialog box.)
version 2.2.7

What blogging service are you using (if applicable)?
WordPress, Blogger

What browser are you using (name and version; e.g., Firefox 2.0.0.12)?
Firefox 2.0.0.14

Are you using Windows, Mac, or Linux?
Windows Xp

Boothnath……My Review

I watched Bhoothnath today at home and it was a very good film. In this film Amithabh Bachan plays the character of a Bhooth who befriends a boy by the name of Banku and the story is about the friendship and the attachment between the Ghost and the Boy.

The first half of the film was really good and shows the mischievousness of the boy Banku and his reaction with the Bhooth. But the second half of the film was a drag and could have been shorter since there was needless emotions and a melodramatic story of the Bhooth himself. Overall 3 stars out of 5

Blog Editor Alternative

Ever since I switched to Windows Live Writer I’ve been wondering whether there is another Blog Editor which is as powerful and good as Windows Live Writer…..But I was not able to find any other software which was as good and efficient as the WLW itself.

First I got the Scribefire Addon which had all the decent features but there was no setting of the posting time and the proper pinging to famous search engines like Google Blog search and many others. ( Still it was usable for Quick Blogging) But the Ultimate disadvantage of Scribefire was that it could not load the categories created in the blogger blog. So I had to find some other software.I started testing various software recommended in this and this.

Even good blog editors like W.bloggar and Qumana which has many of the features could not load the categories from Blogger.( Might be the fact that Since I’m new to blogging I could not configure it properly for my blog). But anyways even if thats the case it makes it very difficult to configure…….. After checking all these I was about to conclude that there is no Blog Editor which is as good as Windows Live Writer.

But yesterday I downloaded a software called Zoundry Raven. It was the kind of a competitor that might give some competition in terms of features. The categories could be loaded for Blogger also and it had all the other features that the other blog editos have and most of the features that Microsoft Windows Live Writer has. Very easy to configur and very easy to use…. It can also import the settings from Windows Live Writer which was a very good feature and which other editors did not have.

I’m testing still testing it so could not say much about it…… But I’ll keep posting bout my experience with the software.

Update 1( July 10,2008): Zoundry Raven has a lot of bugs. One is that it does not keep updating the labels used in blogger and also cnnot use the save as draft feature. Publishing a post on multiple blogs is also a problem using that.

So switched back to Windows Live Writer which do not have any of these problems.

Also using a lot of Scribefire for quick Blogging directly from Firefox.