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7th June 2007

Youtube-Related Videos Appearing on Embeds

Does watching a YouTube video on another site leave you hungering for more like it? Youtube has recently added another new feature for the embedded player with a scroll-through feature that shows related videos to your embeds.

It's fun to play with and lets you discover new, related videos without leaving your site. Just hover over the video after pressing "play" and watch the magic unfold…

You can see related videos at the bottom of the player and also a right,left clickable linked videos list on the left and right, so that you can goto the previous and next videos right on the site which you currently viewing.

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Suppose if you dont want this new feature of related videos , then use this:

If for any reason you don't want this option turned on, you can modify the video URL by attaching a rel=0 parameter to the video. i.e. http://www.youtube.com/v/&rel=0 

 


Example :

7th June 2007

Microsoft to Release Free Music and Video Downloads on Xbox Live

This is totally surprising to see that Microsoft is going to offer music for FREE on Xbox Live. 

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the launch of a new initiative that will give artists an exclusive chance to reach out to as many people as possible through a new and free program called Ignition.

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You can access Maximo Park’s content on Zune Marketplace and Zune.net:

  • “Our Velocity” featured as a free download on Zune Marketplace
  • “Don McPhee” offered to U.S. audiences as an exclusive track for two weeks on Zune Marketplace
  • Playlist of 10 favorite tracks from Maxïmo Park lead singer Paul Smith available for download on Zune Marketplace
  • Maxïmo Park’s personal commentary on “Our Earthly Pleasures,” featuring song-by-song descriptions and comments
  • Maxïmo Park-specific page on Zune.net promoting the band’s current activities
  • Xbox LIVE Marketplace

  • Promotional video download of “Our Velocity” offered at no cost to Xbox LIVE subscribers
  • MSN Entertainment

  • Promotional video stream of “Our Velocity” on MSN Video
  • Listening parties for “Our Earthly Pleasures” during the first two weeks of June on MSN Music, which will allow consumers to listen to the entire album via streaming audio for free.
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  • [via pcworld  ]

    7th June 2007

    First Look: Asustek’s $199 PC

    Jointly developed by Intel and Asustek, the Eee PC will hit the market during the third quarter, most likely in August or September. The notebook will be aimed at education users 

     

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    Measuring 9 inches wide by 6.6 inches deep, the Eee PC 701 is about 1.5 inches thick with the screen closed and weighs just 31 ounces. Other specifications include a 7-inch monitor, a 300,000-pixel camera, 512MB of DDR2 memory, and Wi-Fi. Next year, Asustek plans to introduce a second Eee PC model, the 1001, which will have a 10-inch screen.

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    7th June 2007

    Arrange items in Firefox Right Click Menu using Menu Editor

    Rearrange or remove menuitems from the main context menu (right-click menu) and main menubar (File Edit View etc.). So when you install a fresh Firefox installation or add lots of addons or extensions like we do, then the right click on Firefox is in a mess. So to arrange the items in this right click menu, use Menu Editor.

    This will help you re-arrange all the items in the right click menu. This is the perfect add-on for slimming down menus, especially when you start to get loads of add-ons. Its a must have for people who have lots of extensions. Like we have Google Toolbar, Clipmarks, Scrapbook,BlueOrganizer, Internet Download Manager addon..

    It should be in the Recommended Add-Ons list on Mozilla Extensions site.

    Screenshots :

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    [ Menu Editor ] [ Recommended Firefox Addons ]