Software Hacks

Search High Resolution Videos on YouTube

Search High Resolution Videos on YouTube
If you are looking to download some high-res video clips from YouTube for your next presentation, try this easy trick that will only display high quality videos in the search results.

Search Custom Size Pictures with Yahoo Images

Search Custom Size Pictures with Yahoo Images
Yahoo has added some very useful filters in their Image Search engine. For instance, you can specify dimensions (height x width) in the search query and it will display only pictures / icons that exactly match the size.

Linking to a Specific Time of Youtube videos

Linking to a Specific Time of Youtube videos
Youtube now allows you to link to a specific time of its videos using the t hash parameter. For example, if you want the video to start at the 1min, 45sec mark then add #t=1m45s to the URL.

Add Web Links in your Google SMS Text Messages

Add Web Links in your Google SMS Text Messages
Google launched SMS channels early this month and so far, this new medium of content distribution has proved to be quite popular among mobile phone users in India who prefer receiving updates via SMS messages than say email or RSS feeds.

Show Pictures of your Best Friends on your Facebook Profile Page

Show Pictures of your Best Friends on your Facebook Profile Page
Your Facebook profile page has a "Friends" box in the lower left corner that, by default, displays a list of six random friends. This selection is completely random and you’ll see a different set of faces (or pictures) if you refresh the Facebook page.

Implement AdSense Revenue Sharing on a Multi-Author Blog

Implement AdSense Revenue Sharing on a Multi-Author Blog
You are the admin of a team blog that has multiple guest authors. The revenue sharing arrangement is such that all members get to keep a fixed percentage of the AdSense revenue that is generated from pages / articles that they have written.