Sort YouTube Videos By Date In Chrome

When searching on YouTube, one often faces the dilemma of being unable to find recently uploaded videos on top of the search result list. Suppose you are looking for the recent highlight of a football match, YouTube will instead show the results of matches that were held some one or two years ago. And if you are searching for a recent movie trailer, you might end up getting older videos on top of the search result (e.g. trailers of the previous part of the movie). These are just two of the countless examples. If you get frustrated by this, then Double Click YouTube Sorted By Date extension for Chrome will come useful. It sorts videos on YouTube search result page by date. Therefore, you can view the most recent videos on top of the result rather than having to sweep through old videos to find the recent one.

In the below screenshot you can see that some very old YouTube videos are being displayed on top of the YouTube search result. With the help of this extension, by double clicking on the search page, the recent videos are displayed first (as shown in the next image).

As you can see the YouTube page got sorted by the recent videos on top of the search result by double clicking on the same YouTube page.

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Create And Customize Charts In PowerPoint With oomfo Add-In

Creating multiple charts in PowerPoint can become quite a task, as you have to practically create an Excel spreadsheet for each chart to plot data. If you need to quickly create presentations in PowerPoint with multiple charts, oomfo is a viable alternative to PowerPoint native Chart tool. It is an addin for PowerPoint with all the necessary tools that are required in creating, designing and customizing different chart elements. It presents a wizard with 9 simple steps for designing stunning charts. All you need is to go through the wizard to insert the chart in selected PowerPoint slide. Furthermore, you can change every bit of the chart, including, axis, gridlines, divisional lines, axis labels, specify chart legend type and transparency, while many chart layout related customizations are provided to make chart look as per your likings.

Before installing the add-in, make sure that PowerPoint is not running in the background. After the installation, open PowerPoint and head over to Insert tab. You will see an oomfo section on ribbon with three 3 options, Insert Chart, Edit Chart, and Export. To begin, open the slide and click Insert Slide and follow the wizard steps.

The first step is to specify type of chart from a long list of chart types. Once done, move to Chart Data to enter data values which you wish to plot on chart. The Chart Cosmetics comprises of slew of features to change default chart layout, and to create and apply new designs. In Data Properties, you can choose how to display data labels and data values. Title for each axis can be specified under Axis and Titles. The Divisional lines refers to setting up horizontal and vertical gridlines.

Once you’ve done designing chart into required form, click Finish to insert chart into current slide.

You can export the chart to image format to give presentation on any system without requiring oomfo. Click Export Chart As Image from Export menu to convert the chart into image format.

oomfo works with PowerPoint 2003, PowerPoint 2007, and PowerPoint 2010.

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swifText For Android – Faster Text Messaging With Pop-Up Notifications

If you find it bothersome to launch Android’s built-in messaging application or to drag down the notification bar every time you need to reply to a received text message, then swifText for Android is a text messaging alternative you might want to consider. The freeware can be set to display pop-up notifications for each received text message in addition to the usual status bar notification and allows you to reply immediately from within said pop-ups, making swifText a faster alternative to the default Android messaging application.

In addition, the application sports a sleeker UI that certain users might prefer over the minimalistic interface of the built-in messaging application.

The primary purpose of swifText, as its name implies, is to make viewing and replying to incoming text messages zippy and painless. The better looking interface is a mere bonus. In fact, it is possible that you might prefer the plain and simple UI of the built-in application, in which case you should let it remain your default messaging application.

If, however, you would rather have better looking message threads and don’t mind advertisements then you might want to set swifText as your default messaging application. To do that, simply press the menu button on your device while on the Messaging (Inbox) screen, tap Settings, check the the first option from the top (Use swifText) and in the pop-up that appears, check Use by default for this action and selectswifText from the list of displayed messaging applications.

The application also allows you to turn status bar notifications and home screen alerts/pop-ups on and off. So if you simply want a better look for your message threads but would rather not have pop-ups crowding your home screen every time a text message is received, you may uncheck Show Alert from theSettings menu of the application.

Head on over to the Android Market to get swifText or simply scan the provided QR code.

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AllDup Scans Every Data To Find And Remove Duplicate Files

If you’ve found some duplicate files while visually scanning different folders, it’s an indication that all the drives must be checked for the duplicate files and folders. Before choosing a duplicate file cleaner, do check that to which extent it can search and apply filters using regular expressions and if it considers NTFS junctions as duplicate or not. AllDup offers a quick way of finding and removing duplicate files while supporting almost multiple types of filters to narrow down the search. It was developed to be light on system resources, so you can carry on with your work during the scanning process. An option to include or exclude NTFS junction points is also available to include or exclude folders from scanning which are referring to other (linked) folders.

With AllDup, you can define search criteria according to your system current state. You can for instance choose to thoroughly scan the system for duplicate files by enabling file content byte-by-byte compare option or check most recently added folders and files only.

The main interface allows you to directly start the scanning process. Before starting the process, choose source folders, set search criteria and options, and apply necessary file and folder filters.

The Search Criteria presents a slew of options to tailor the search process. For deep scanning, don’t forget to enable Content (Byte by byte compare) option followed by specify File Content options.

Similarly, you will find settings in Search Options, File Filter and Folder Filter windows to customize the search process. After you’ve set up the required options, click Start Search to begin the search process. It is must be noted here that file content based search may take a little longer than normal scanning process. Once the scanning is completed, it will list down all the groups which contain duplicate files. Apart from options present in toolbar, you can open, move, and delete the groups having duplicates from right-click menu.

You can find more details regarding each provided feature on author’s product page. It works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

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youtubeFisher Downloads YouTube Videos In Full-HD (3072p) Format

youtubeFisher v3.0 Beta for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 has been released with minor changes and support for additional video formats including the Full-HD (Super HD 3072p) format. That’s right. The standalone open source YouTube downloader now allows you to download YouTube videos at the eye-watering 4096×3072 resolution.

You may view the supported formats in the screenshot given above. The application can be downloaded from the developers website. The link at the bottom will take you to the download page. Make sure you have the required video codecs before attempting to play downloaded YouTube videos.

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Research words, concepts, and even companies right inside of Word

You know that Microsoft Word contains a dictionary, because you've no doubt used it to spellcheck your documents. But did you know you can access full definitions, a thesaurus, online research, and even company profiles - often without leaving Word?

This works both in Word 2007 and Word 2010. Just go to the Review tab and click the Research button:

Now look at the Research pane that appears. You can choose from a variety of services, from simple definitions to translations:

Looking for a different word for productivity? Select the thesaurus:

Need more than just a definition, use Bing or one of the other built-in research services pull up more in-depth encyclopedia-style details:

Or, if you want to find information on a company you're doing business with, you can quickly view its company profile right alongside the document you're working on. If any of the information appears cut off, simply grab the left edge of the pane and expand it until everything is readable.

Depending on how you work, you can leave it open all of the time to quickly look up information or click the xat the top right corner and, poof, it's gone - leaving you to focus on your document until the next time you need it.

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Top 10 Google Chrome Extensions for Productivity

Google is supporting extensions in its latest beta version of Chrome. Here is a list of top 10 Google Chrome extensions for productivity.

1. AdThwart

AdThwart is one of the most popular Google Chrome extensions. It helps you to avoid a lot of annoying and invasive ads. Maybe this is the best way to make your browsing experience less taxing. AdThwart offers a lot of filters that includes continuously updated Easy List.

2. StockTwits

Those who use Google Chrome would love to use Twitter as well. The add-on displays the updated tweets posted by people followed as an animated ticker format. The Google Chrome extension retrieves and parses the information from Twitter by jquery.

3. Google calender checker

Google calender checker offers you one click access to your calender. It supports multiple calendars, and maybe some more details on the event when clicking on the icon. In case you have an call scheduled, it would be good to just click on the icon to see the dialed number rather than having open up a new calendar tab, and then go to the event details.

4. TwitterWatch

TwitterWatch is a simple tool that allows you to watch hot Twitter keywords with the Google Chrome extension . You just need to enter a keyword, press search and you are done. 

5. Facebook

All the Facebook buffs using Chrome might resort to this Google Chrome extension. It's a very easy way to access your Facebook account, update status and see what your friend says. 

6. Google Voice

It adds a button to the toolbar that displays a lot of unread messages in the Google Voice Inbox. It gives an audible alert on new messages. With it phone numbers on web sites callable via Google Voice by just clicking on them. In case, the number doesn't turn into any web site you can select the text with your mouse and click to call popup will be displayed automatically.

 

7. Google Wave Notifier

This could be a highly useful Google Chrome extension for users who use Google Wave Notifier. The number of unread waves in your Google Wave account will be displayed. What's more, you can directly access a specific wave from the popup of the extension. 

 

8. FastestChrome - Browse Faster

FastestFox extension is now available for Chrome, which is one of the most popular Firefox add-on. With browser faster you can save much time by speeding up repetitive tasks, get auto loading of next page and improved search and so on. It enhances your productivity to the degree. 

9. RapidShare DownloadHelper

This Google Chrome extension allows you to stay on site due to time limitations.

10. html2pdf

With html2pdf extension you can easily generate PDF from any webpage with just a single press. This Google Chrome extension will send the page to an external PDF converter service that will generate a PDF output for you.

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Create Search Folders in Outlook 2010

If you find yourself scouring your Inbox and various Outlook folders for specific types of mails, there is an easier way. You can create Search Folders for all sorts of common tasks, and then they'll just be a click away!
Consider these ideas for useful Search Folders:

• All mails flagged for follow up
• All mails from your boss
• All mails over 1000 KB (which are filling up your mail server)
• All mails with attachments

To get started, just go to the Folder tab and click the New Search Folder button:

This opens a dialog box with a number of popular choices ready to configure and create:

To create a folder that keeps tabs on all mails from specific people, just click Choose and select the person or persons you want to track (might as well put your boss' boss in there too!).
If you want to go off the beaten path, select Create a custom Search Folder at the bottom:

Name it and then click the Criteria button:

This will open up several tabs packed with Search Folder possibilities:

With all of these choices, you can craft very specific sets of criteria to seek out and keep track of only your most valuable mails. For instance, all mails that mention the term "budget" and contain attachments from the last 90 days.
When you're done creating Search Folders, look for them in the Search Folders section at the bottom of your Mailbox in the left pane of Outlook. Right click any Search Folders that you plan to check at least once a day and select Show in Favorites.
It's amazing how much time this feature can save you.

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Filter or remove duplicates from your Excel data

If you're wading through your Excel data and find a lot of redundant entries, you have two options to narrow your focus. You can filter and hide any duplicate rows, or just delete any repeated entries completely. Best of all, these work in both Excel 2007 and Excel 2010.

First, let's look at the less destructive path. In most cases, you want your data intact - you just want to home in on the unique values in your worksheet. Select the columns you want to filter, go to the Data tab, and click the Advanced button in the Sort & Filter section:

Now check Unique records only and, if you like, select a destination to copy your results:

Whether you copy or filter in place, any duplicate records will be hidden - all you need to do is select the full sheet , right-click, and select Unhide to restore it.

Now if you want duplicate data removed entirely, look in the next section on the Data tab for Remove Duplicates:

This opens up a dialog box that lets you choose which columns to include. Pick your targets and permanently delete any redundant data:

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One-Click Access to Google Web Services

Display all Google services as buttons in a space-saving popup next to your address bar. Reach services like Gmail, Google Reader, Google Maps, Google Calendar, and many more in just two clicks from your browser. The extension includes more than 150 Google services and websites.

This is the official port of the well-known Firefox extension named 'Google Shortcuts'. The original Firefox extension can be found here: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/3576/

Main features:

    ✓ Over 150 Google services, continously updated 

    ✓ Buttons can be sorted and rearranged according to your needs (take a look at the screenshots) 

    ✓ Support for 6 different icon sizes (16, 24, 32, 42, 48, and 64 pixels) 

    ✓ Support for Google Apps specific URLs for your own domain 

    ✓ Add your own custom URL button like a link to Facebook 

    ✓ Change URLs of services 

    ✓ Change names of services 

    ✓ Integration of GMail this!, Buzz this!, Map this!, Read this!, Bookmark this!, etc. 

    ✓ Integrated interface for Goo.gl URL shortener

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How To Get More Useful Results From Your Google Searches

Have you been following the discussions on the interwebs lately about problems with Google’s search algorithims and spammers? The basic argument is (and has been for a while) that SEO people and content factories are creating content at such high rates these days that, for any keyword that is worth monetizing, it is nearly worthless to even bother doing a Google search because all of the top results will be overtaken with spam.

So, what happens is, say you want to do a search on something like laundry machines or whatever, to figure out what laundry machine you should buy. The contention is that entering the information into Google is worthless because here’s what you get:

But . . . if you filter these results by selecting “Discussions from the “more” sidebar, you can get better information:

The results you get this way will be culled from discussions throughout the web about the topic. And at least for the time being, this is still going to be the best way we have of performing things like product review searches, short of going from site to site to perform a search, even if one of those sites happens to be Facebook.

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