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Embed playlists of different videos from you tube , Daily motion Etc With a nice Video player

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Did you wish you could  have your own video player look on your website , something that looks better than the you tube video player  or the my space or dailymotion video. Well now you can thanks to embedr.com.

This sites pulls the video from  these major video sharing sites like  YouTube, MySpace, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more and you can mix and match videos from these websites to make yourself a nice playlist of videos or then just a better looking video player with your video displaying on your website or blog.

The new Video embedding website on the block – embedr.com

Embedr does not host any videos. Embedr simply let’s you take your favorite videos from all over the web and make them into a playlist. Most of the top video sites like YouTube, MySpace, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Blip.Tv work with Embedr right now. Here is a complete list of all Embedr compatible sites.

embedr.com Embed you tube playlists video script

Embed your You tube Videos with a nice looking Video player

Take a look at this example  at of of India’s leading local newspaper mid-day.com or then a few other playlist created by users at this website like  most-watched-music-videos-vevogo-com ,lsome indonesioan my-video-playlist_19707 , worldwide-water-conspiracy-theory-with-jesse-ventura

embed videoplayer for you tube playlists other videos 

This website can embed videos in  two ways , A Standard Playlist is made up of a list of specific videos you choose in the order you specify or the  you can go for the smart playlist , A Smart Playlist is a playlist of YouTube only videos that is constantly changing depending on a list of keywords you specify. The playlist can pull videos from all of YouTube, or from a specific YouTube User ID. Both relevant to the keywords you specify. What videos display in the playlist depends on how the date the video was created and how highly rated it is.

In the websites own words here are how they describe themselves  “Embedr is a free service that lets anyone create a custom playlist of videos from the top video sites on the web. Now start building that playlist of the best 80s music videos that are spread throughout YouTube, MySpace, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more”. » Learn More About Embedr

Pdf gone eco friendly WWF

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There is a new PDF in town and it is eco friendly and  also considerate to the world and global warming. The tree huggers will be pleased and so will your green credentials improve if you embrace this tree ..oops pdf..oopps wwf.

The new pdf ( wwf ) is in town!!

What was that “world wrestling federation “ – it is not , its Green and in your pc  so to speak. Essentially the WWF is a PDF, but one in which the option to print is completely negated. The WWF was first released for Mac users, but a Windows version has just become available

wwf_logo eco frtiendly Pdf

So what is WWF ?

The World Wide Fund for Nature is encouraging the WWF format for both individual and corporate use, but its web site only currently lists three organisations that have taken the file onboard: solar industry service provider Suncycle, German bank Triodos, and the German Environmental Management Association (B.A.U.M. e.V.).

How this WWF software works ?

Once the software is installed, users can open and save documents in the WWF format, and the software includes a converter feature for files in other formats

The format encourage awareness of environmentally-friendly paper practices, it takes away your ability to print WWF documents.. The  purpose  for this is to spread the awareness : "Save as WWF, save a tree”

which is not a web browser ?

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Pick which is not a web browser from the ones below ?

1. Firefox

2. Internet Explorer

2. Facebook

4.Google Chrome

Obliviously  you would not have picked “Google Chrome”  if you are a bit tech savvy ( because the answer is  facebook), but this contestant  from “who wants to be a millionaire “ in INDIA had to take an audience vote  to pick “Facebook”.

Chrome the “Google Web browser” stars in “who wants to be a millionaire”

Who wants to be a millionaire   in India  is hosted by “India’s Most popular Bollywood star Amitabh Bachan” and Amitabh Bachan  in this show  was endorsing  the “Google Chrome Browser” on national television saying it is a very nice and fast browser that he likes.

Here is the You tube Video of this show where  the question was asked , Google India must be pleased to get this free (maybe) endorsement   on national television  on one of the more popular rated television shows in India.

 

 

Google has recently also published big  print advertisements in India promoting  the Google chrome Browser. Her is one of the ads that appear in the Indian newspapers

Google chrome ads in newspapers

 

Browser google_chrome_ads in india

The indian $35 tablet leaves IPAD soul- less

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"One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help manufacture and distribute  the Indian government’s planned US$35 tablet. In a congratulatory note to the government, OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said the world needs the $35 tablet, and he offered the country full access to OLPC hardware and software technology."

The nonprofit organization “One Laptop Per Child” wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government’s planned US$35 tablet.

OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said the world needs the $35 tablet, and he offered the country full access to OLPC hardware and software technology.

"India is so big that you risk being satisfied with your internal market. Don’t. The world needs your device and leadership. Your tablet is not an "answer" or "competitor" to OLPC’s XO laptop," Negroponte wrote.

Negroponte advised the Indian government to make the tablet as desirable as Apple’s iPad, but not to design it as a media consumption tool. The device should be an education tool.

So what is OLPC ?

 

One Laptop per Child is not about a machine, it’s about a movement; and we’d love you to be a part of it. The first and most important way you can join in is to donate one or more laptops at amazon.com/xo. But there’s lots of other ways to participate; you can host your own fundraising drive, help at a nearby pilot, or simply tell your friends about the project and help spread the word.

http://laptop.org/en/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child

Mission Statement:

To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.

tixati bit torrent, not napster but bloody Good

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Seems like this is 2010’s #1 bit torrent client maybe ?.

U-Torrent came to be in 3rd rank while Vuze is 2nd. Has anyone been using this? Seems pretty good but I am used to U-Torrent so will be trying this in my own time. I even have Vuze installed but rarely use it.

Tixati  – catch it at  http://www.tixati.com/

Tixati is a slick new torrent program authored by the architect of the WinMiX OpenNap program. Definitely a sophisticated and forward-thinking client, Tixati is already embracing the shift towards trackerless torrent swarming: magnet links, PEX, and DHT swarming works very well in Tixati. The throttling features and wide range of priority adjustments will make any fussy P2P user quite happy, and you’ll find that download speeds are at least as fast as Vuze and uTorrent. The bitfield graphs and ‘executive dashboard’ display is very professional, and this product easily earns itself a spot amongst the best torrent clients today. Definitely try Tixati for torrent P2P needs.

The  program truly reminds me of "napster days" . if  You used napster when it had come out you surely will love this torrent client as well . This version may also please the geeks as it gives a lot of information on the torrents and tweaking to be done.

Download Tixati v1.37
Tixati contains NO SPYWARE, NO ADS, and NO GIMMICKS.  When you download Tixati from Tixati.com, you’re getting only the Tixati software and no extra garbage.
Please select your operating system:

Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Linux with GTK2

More info at – http://www.tixati.com/discover/index.html

some of the tixati feature from thier website :

Why use Tixati?

Ultra-fast downloading algorithms
DHT, PEX, and Magnet Link support
Super-efficient peer selection and choking
Advanced bandwidth control and charting
RC4 connection encryption for added security
Advanced views of peers, pieces, files, and trackers
Detailed event logging for all transfers and individual peers

Online marketing 2010 – (26-page multimedia ebook Free)

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