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Download, Save and Convert YouTube Videos Using Free Tools

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Do you need to download, save and convert a YouTube video to your computer for later viewing? I found this little tool that just does the job perfectly. Though there are tons of software and online tools available to download and save YouTube videos, most of them just stop at downloading the YouTube videos in .flv format. That usually requires you to use a separate tool to convert it to .avi to view with your windows media player or your favorite media player. But this tool does everything by itself. Just give it the YouTube video url (link) and it will give ... (read more)

MSN Messenger Plus! for MSN Messenger 2009

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Finally the final version of Messenger Plus! Live (also known as MSN Plus! Live, MSN Messenger Plus! Live, Windows Live Messenger Plus! Live) has been released which is compatible with the new Windows Live Messenger 2009 Final (also known as MSN Messenger 2009 Final, WLM 2009 Final, MSN Messenger 9, ... (read more)

Facebook to introduce Digg like features?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Recently Facebook introduced a new "Like/Unlike" feature which looks similar to the Digg/Undigg feature of Digg.com At this moment I see this feature in Status and Images (both gallery (other than Profile Images) and individual images). I wonder if Facebook going to use these "I Like" votes to create something similar ... (read more)

The “What’s New” feature of MSN Messenger 2009

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Are you aware of the new "What's New" feature of Windows Live Messenger 2009 (MSN Messenger 2009)? This new feature keeps you informed of the latest updated of your MSN Messenger friends like their Display Picture and Personal Status Message updates which they made even when you were offline? If you ... (read more)

How-to Uninstall Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is an utility designed to remove all types of infections from your computer. But surprisingly the uninstallation of the tool is pretty confusing. It does not appear in the Add/Remove Programs or anywhere in the Programs menu! And its pretty annoying to get auto started during ... (read more)

Catch up with your friend’s MSN Messenger updates

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Wondering what your friend been upto while you were offline? What status update he/she made? Have you missed a new display pic? Now you can catch up with your friend's all MSN Messenger (Windows Live Messenger) updates anytime you want. To check your friend's updates, on Windows Live Messenger 2009, 1. Right ... (read more)

How to recover your hacked hotmail account

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Has your hotmail.com, live.com, msn messenger or windows live messenger account got hacked (stolen or compromosed)? Before you give up and create a new account, you should try to recover your account. To recover your account, visit this the Windows Live ID Validation page here: https://support.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=wlidvalidation&ct=eformcs Provide as much information as you can. ... (read more)

What is this 9MM written everywhere in Dhaka?

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Does anyone know what this "9.M.M" is about? We now see it written with spray paints almost everywhere in Dhaka from walls of houses to back of the buses. Over most places this "9MM" gets accompanied with "CROSS". And over a few places (or only over Dhanmondi?) with "MS 13", ... (read more)

How to recover your hacked facebook account

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Has your facebook account got hacked (compromised)? You can no longer use the reset password feature as the hacker has changed the email address? Before you give up and create a new account, you can try to recover your hacked facebook account. To recover your hacked facebook account you need to send ... (read more)

“The requested operation requires elevation” error fix

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

While executing a command in Windows Vista command prompt you might get the error "The requested operation requires elevation." In my case, I got the error while trying out the ipconfig /flushdns command to clear DNS resolver cache in Windows VISTA. This is actually part of the User Account Control (UAC) feature ... (read more)

How to clear DNS resolver cache in Windows XP and Windows Vista

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

ipconfig is a Windows XP / 2000 / 2003 / Vista command utility that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Domain Name System DNS settings. You can use the same tool to clear out Windows DNS cache. This command has /flushdns ... (read more)