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How to disable Facebook Photo Theater mode

nrmodh — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:58:08 +0000

Some people love it, most hate it. Here is how to get rid of Theater Mode on facebook for good. Theater mode is essentially an annoying pop-up box for photos on facebook which limits your ability to interact with the rest of the website. According to them, they do not plan on allowing users to disable it so we must take action!

If you really want to get rid of FB theater mode for photos, you can do so by following the simple trick given below. But note that, it is not a permanent solution, and just a work-around.

Video that explains all the 4 methods to disable Facebook Photo Theater mode !

Solution 1: When you click on a photo/album, it will open the photo in the theater mode, now in the address bar, look for “&theater” and delete it. Then, it will open the photo in the old format and you can start browsing the album as you used to do before.

Solution 2: A faster alternative for Option 1, is to refresh the browser. When reloaded, the photo will open in the old format and you can continue browsing as before.

Solution 3: You can also Install for Firefox here

Solution 4: For Chrome users here to permanently disable Facebook photo theater view!

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Preview of uncompleted Downloaded Video Files With the help of AviPreview

nrmodh — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:48:03 +0000

Many times you have wished to see the videos which are non completely downloaded or partially downloaded, but its difficulty to watch that videos in normal players. So we are here to solve that problem.

AviPreview is a free portable application which allows you to preview your uncompleted downloaded video file, It currently supports preview of file formats like AVI, divX, MPG, MPEG and VideoCD.

Key Features

Preview AVI, divX, MPG, MPEG and VideoCD files without interruption of the download process
Uses standard DirectX framework – no additional software needed
Very simple interface
Does not change the original video file in any way
Tested extensively with P2P and FTP software
It is Free!

This small utility can be useful at times, when you have a uncompleted downloaded video file which you cant play in any other player.

Download AviPreview [ Source – BlogsDNA ]

Copy Youtube High Definition Videos To Your PC With Youtube HD Transfer

nrmodh — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:40:19 +0000

YouTube HD Transfer is a freeware program which allows you to download videos from YouTube in various formats including the full High definition to your local hard drive, like low/high quality FLV, High Definition MP4 (720p) and even Full High Definition MP4 (1080p).

In order to download a video simply paste the YouTube url from your browser into YouTube HD Transfer, select the video quality you want to download and click the “Download” button, that’s it.

It also includes a search function to find your favorite YouTube videos and a preview option to watch the videos before downloading them, you can load and preview the related videos by clicking the pictures on the right. By far this is most useful and fast downloader for youtube.

Some Things You Should Know Before Using This Tool

1. Make sure you have at least Internet Explorer version 7 installed or YouTube HD Transfer might not work.

2. The video won’t be saved while downloading, only when the download has fully finished.

3. Resuming a download is not possible. If you stop the download and start it again, then the download will start from the beginning.

4. If certain video formats/qualities are not enabled after loading a YouTube video url, then it means that they are not available. It’s only possible to download videos inHigh Definition if the videos were uploaded that way.

5. Downloading lower quality videos generally goes a bit slower than downloading the High Definition versions. This is a limitation set on the YouTube servers, not of YouTube HD Transfer.

Download Youtube HD Transfer [ Via Guiding Tech Via Sizzled Core ]

Enjoy…