Archives: Video
Firefox extension - DownloadHelper
DownloadHelper is a Firefox extension offers and easy and alternative way to download your favourite videos from sites like MySpace, Google videos, DailyMotion, YouTube etc. It also extracts audio and picture galleries.
DownloadHelper signals to you with an animated icon 
what videos you could download; by simply clicking on the menu beside the DownloadHelper icon. If you find yourself on a page with a video you could instantly download that video using the menu of DownloadHelper. More»
Posted in Firefox, Linux Tips and Tricks, Video | 5 Comments »
Sergey talks about the Android Platform on this Video
After much talk about the Gphone, Google’s Engineering Director, Steve Horowitz says “there is actually no Gphone” instead there is the so-called Android platform that would permit thousands of people to create Gphones. On this video Steve together with Sergey Brin talk about the availability of the SDK(now available for download), Open Source and the demo applications on the Android platform.
Posted in Linux Advocacy, Video | 1 Comment »
People behind KDE4 and Plasma on Video
Talking about how for the KDE team has gone with the building of the so-called KDE4: Plasma, here comes a video by Aaron Seigo (People Behind KDE) on the final stages leading to the KDE 4.0 release.
A preview of Containments in Plasma, and other status updates, by Aaron Seigo.
Posted in Linux Packages, Video | 1 Comment »
Skype 2.0 beta for Linux comes with Video chat
Now it is possible, up to now it was not, with Skype 2.0 for Linux, Linux people join the rest of the VoIP (Voice over IP) world with videos too, so get your web cams ready cause you can now show who you really are whilst chatting. Skype finally added video chat to the Linux version. Its still a Beta but it is very welcomed. So quickly download your copy and enjoy all of these;
– Free video call with anyone in your contact list.
– Group chat with up to 100 people.
– Conference call with up to nine others.
Posted in Video, voip | 2 Comments »
Gphone – Andy Rubin talks about his upcoming Android
The fellow behind Android, Google’s mobile phone, Andy Rubin together with other members of the crew talk about the so-called Gphone. Basically, Android is a Google’s term for a Linux operating system, desktop and applications. Little is known about Android as these guys operate under a cloak of secrecy. The video tries to get us a little closer.
Whilst Google on one hand comes up on the 12 of November with a Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers, on the other it pairs up with Sun Microsystems to provide a matching developer environment for Android based on the Sun’s Netbeans Java developer tools.
Posted in Linux Advocacy, Video | 2 Comments »
Firefox extension - Better YouTube
A better YouTube is a new Firefox extension that bundles up YouTube Greasemonkey scripts( allows you to change how your favourite pages behave and look ) into a single and more convenient package. It help you to customize YouTube videos( not only), for better viewing.
To install follow the famous three step process for installing Firefox plugins.
1. Get the new Firefox extension Better YouTube
2. If you have default security settings on your browser, you should be asked for a “permit” to use this extension. After adding this site to the list of Trusted sites, click Install Now.
3. Once successfully installed, you’ll be asked to Restart Firefox.
For now Better YouTube does not have a toolbar icon like Gmail, so each time you have to customize your YouTube videos you have to go the extensions Preferences dialog(Tools > Add-ons > Better YouTube). This makes it a little boring, nonetheless it is a try-able plugin.
After installing Better YouTube, tweak around with some of it features, like turning off comments and related videos or disable Autoplay. You must refresh your video page to see changes.
Better YouTube 0.2 is released under the GNU/GPL License
Posted in Firefox, Video | 4 Comments »