Create a self extractor in Windows without any third party tool (Compressed EXE).

A file with the ".EXE" extension, is a type of executable file generally used with Windows operating systems. The EXE is one of the most important and useful files in Windows, as it is used to install or run maximum programs.

Many times when we share a files or folder in a compressed format such as .zip, .rar, .7zip, etc..

to extract such files we need a third party extractor like 7zip, Winzip, Winrar etc…

But to make our work easy windows has a hidden feature called “iexpress” by which we can create a self extractor package which doesn't need any third party application for extraction. Windows creates a .EXE file to which we have to just execute it for extraction.

Lets see how does it work :-

1 - Open “Run” by clicking + R key

2 - Now in “Run” type “iexpress”, Without quotes (“). And press “OK”.

3 - It will open a IExpress Wizard window. There select “Create new self extraction directive file.” and click on “Next”.

4 - Now Select “Extract files only”, and click on “Next”.

5 - Now enter the “Package Title”. And click on “Next”.

6 - Select a confirmation prompt for your EXE file if required. This screen will provide an option to display a text message to the user upon executing the file. If you don't wish to provide a prompt, select "No prompt." option. And click on “Next”.

7 - Now it will provide an option to choose a license agreement for your package. To display a license agreement, type the agreement into a plain text file (using the ".txt" extension) and attach it after selecting, "Display a license." option. If you dont want to display any licence agreement select “Do not display a licence.” and click on “Next”.

8 - Now you are in the most important window calls as “Packaged files”. In this window click on “Add” button and select the files which you want to add in your .EXE file. And click on “Next”.

NOTE :- In iexpress we can only add files not any directory (folders).

9 - Here select how do you want to display your EXE extraction window. If you don't have any idea select “Default (recommended)” and click on “Next”.

10 - Now this screen will provide an option to display a text message to the user after complete execution on the package. If you don't wish to prompt any message, select "No prompt." option. And click on “Next”.

11 - Now click on “Browse” and select the location where you want to save the EXE file, also provide a name to the file. And click on “Next”.

12 - Select “Don’t save.“ and Click on “Next”.

13 - Click on “Next”, to start the package creation. It will take some time depending upon the number and size of files to be compressed.

14 - After completing the package creation process. It will prompt a window. Click on “Finish” to close.

Go to the location where you have saved the file, The file is now ready to use.

Enjoy! and stay connected.

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Download YouTube Videos without any tool

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YouTube is a video-sharing website which is currently owned by Google. Youtube officially doesn't provide any feature for downloading the video. But we there are many third party tools and addons by which we can download youtube videos.

In this post we would see how to download any youtube video without any tool or any addon. Just with 2 simple steps.

Lets see how :-

1- Open any Youtube Video which you want to Download. Add "ss" before the word youtube in the URL, and press Enter key.

2 - Wait for few second, it will redirect to http://en.savefrom.net/. Now at the Right side of the page you will find options to download the file in the format you want. Click on it and save the file.

Enjoy! and stay connected.

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Backup Your Mozilla Firefox Password in 4 simple steps.

Many of us save our password in Mozilla Firefox. But if for any reason we need to reinstall Firefox, or change our computer or Laptop etc.. Its very difficult to recall again save the password in Firefox.

In this post we will see how to take backup and restore the saved password of Mozilla Firefox in just few simple steps.

Lets see : -

1 - Open “Run” by pressing Windows + R key.

2 - In Run type %appdata% and click on “OK”.

3 - Then Open folder Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles > [Your profile]

4 - From there copy “key3.db” and “logins.json” files at any other Location.

Your Password backup is done now.

To Restore your password again visit the same location and replace the file.

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Change Folder Color in few seconds.

We have many folders where you keep our documents many other stuff. Sometimes the number folders are so many that its not easy to identify the important folder quick.

Also, with many similar-looking yellow folders it very common to make a mistake and carelessly delete an important folder.

Microsoft has thought have option to change the icon of a folder with a new one but that one will make the folder as a odd one in the crowd. But we have a small and too simple tool  calls as “Folder Colorizer” by which we can change color of out folder very easily and quickly.

Lets see how : -

1. Click HERE to download Folder Colorizer Setup.
2. Download the Zip file extract it.
3. Right click on the setup file and run as administrator and install the application, it would take only few second to install.
4. After installation Right click on the folder you will find an option “Colorize!” from there select your color.

Its done now.

You may also see the video present below for more information.

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11 YouTube Tricks many of us don't know.

YouTube is the largest video channel on the Internet with more than 1 billion users visiting each month after all. We can find a variety of videos on YouTube like comedy, pranks, interviews, tutorials, and many more…

You have enjoying many hours in YouTube. So, here we’ve put 5 simple tricks to make YouTube more enjoyable for you.

1. Disabling Video Annotation

Annotation is a clickable box that overlays on top of YouTube videos. It is to improve user engagement by displaying extra information or links related to the videos. It is useful for the video uploader, but can also be quite annoying for the users.

To hide these annotations?

You can disable annotations to all YouTube videos via the YouTube settings.

1. Click your profile picture then click the gear icon (YouTube Setting).
2. On the left sidebar, select Playback and uncheck the Annotations and Interactivity option.

2. Force Buffering Of The Entire Video

YouTube actually buffers only 30 seconds of the total video length when the video is paused. When your Internet connection isn’t quite fast enough to load the video this causes a lag. To avoid this, you can force YouTube to buffer the entire video before you can play it.

SmartVideo for YouTube is a tool that can help with this and is available as a Firefox Add-on and Chrome Extension.

1. After installation. Restart the browser open the YouTube video, you will see an additional option at the bottom of the video.
2. Click Global Preferences, and tick the box for Smart Buffer, as shown in the below image.

3. Disable Autoplay

YouTube will immediately start playing a video you’ve just opened which can sometimes be annoying. To disable autoplay video on YouTube.

We can use the YouTube Control Center Add-on in Firefox or Stop Autoplay extension for Chrome.

It has a handful of options to control a YouTube video. Install this Add-on, and find Autoplays video when the player loads. Keep this option unchecked to disable Autoplay. Another option is the Stop Autoplay extension which does the same thing. You need to install it on Chrome, then activate it via the chrome://extensions/ page.

4. Watching YouTube In Slow-motion

Many of the time while watching a video in YouTube it moves so fast that you can’t see the tiny details. Perhaps you want to play the video at a slower pace.

YouTube has HTML5 Player for its videos that you can request in www.youtube.com/html5.

1. Open www.youtube.com/html5.
2. Click Request the HTML 5 Player.

3. Now open a video, you will find the option with speed adjustment. Do keep in mind though that you’ll need a browser that fully supports HTML5 video.

5. Download A YouTube Video’s Subtitle

There are many videos on YouTube that come in a language that you’re probably not familiar with. YouTube actually lets the video author add subtitles to help their viewers understand what is being said. However, if you’re downloading a particular video, the subtitles won’t come with it.

Use KeepSub to download the subtitles embedded in the video.

Lets see how :-

1. Open http://keepsubs.com/
2. Copy the video url from youtube and paste in download textbox.
3. Then click on DOWNLOAD button to generate the subtitle.
4. You will find the subtitle below click it to download

6. Share or Play a Specific Portion of a video

If we want to share just a certain portion of a video with a user, we’ll notice that there is no official option to do this. But many of us didn’t know that there is a handy hack to send a link to a user or embed a certain portion of the YouTube video in our website.

Lets see how it works :-

Consider the following Youtube Video URL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oECaLIrlnE0

After the URL link add #t=01m08s to set the starting point of the video at 1 minute and 8 seconds. Here is how it should look like:

To embed a portion of a YouTube video the process goes the same way. You simply have to add #t=01m08s to the embed code you get from the original video and paste it to your website.

Once a user plays the video, it will automatically start from the point you have specified in the embed code.

7. Auto Video Replay

There are certain times when you get obsessed with a Youtube video, whether it’s a really catchy song or a funny video. Isn’t it annoying to always have to hit replay everytime you near the end?

Why not activate the looping feature?

Lets see how :-

Just replace youtube with the text “infinitelooper” in the URL and hit enter. (NOTE- It do not support https, so remove “s” and use http at the starting of the URL)

It will redirect you to another YouTube third-party platform where you are also provided with the option of looping selected portions of the video.

8 Auto High-Definition Video Play

Many times when we play a YouTube video the video quality has been set on default for you, usually at a lower quality video resolution. To prevent this from happening you can force the system to permanently play videos in an HD format.

Install the extension called Magic Actions for Youtube available only for Google Chrome and Firefox. Enable the option Auto HD in the extension and select the video resolution you would like to be played automatically.

We can also set the mouse wheel to scroll up (and down) the volume of the video.

9. Accurate Keyword Searching

There are a billion of videos on Youtube so trying to find that specific Youtube video you want to watch is too difficult. We have to crawl through many pages to land the video we actually want to watch.

The solution for this is to add “allintitle” before the keywords we are search for. What it does is basically provide you with only videos that include the chosen keywords.

10. Omit Keywords

We can exclude a specific keyword while searching any video.

Just enter the search keyword, then “-”  and then exclude keyword. (As given below)

“keyword -excluded keyword”

11. Speed Checker

The most important race in the world is between red bar and the grey bar. Youtubers know what I am talking about.

We can actually check the loading speeds of the video from  http://youtube.com/my_speed.

You will get readings of your average video speed based on your location and can even compare speeds based on certain dates.

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Recover Wireless Password, Already Connected to your Windows.

Press Win + R keyboard combination to open "Run", type "ncpa.cpl" in the run box, and then press Enter key.

Now you will see all the network adapters in your computer, Right-click on the Wireless Card and select Properties.

Then click on the "Security" tab present at the top of the window.

Now, check the "Show characters" check-box to see your password.

Enjoy! and stay connected.

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Create bootable USB drives.

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pen-drives, memory sticks, etc. Is is simple, fast and too small in size. And the best thing about it is it doesn't require installation.

Lets see how to create a bootable USB drive using Rufus :-

1- Download Rufus, from HERE (Official site).
2- Now connect a USB drive to your Computer. (Take backup of the drive as, Rufus will format the drive.)
3- Execute the downloaded file. You will find the below screen.

4- Select the USB drive from the "Device" drop-down menu.

5- Now Check "Create a bootable disk using" and select "ISO image" from drop-down menu.

6- Now click on the Disk Drive icon to browse the ISO image, and click on Start button.

7- As the bootable USB is been created it will display "DONE" at the status bar.

Your bootable USB is Successfully created.

Enjoy and stay connected.

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