Downloading Videos From YouTube And Playing FLV Files On Your Mac

If you're a YouTube addict like I am, you've probably wondered if there was a way to save those videos onto your hard drive (yeah, because spending hours watching random videos about pancakes and grown men dressed in drag lip syncing to Cher's greatest hits CLEARLY isn't enough). Well, YouTube doesn't actually let you save videos from their website to your hard drive, but there are sites that can help you out. You can try Javi Moya's Video Downloader (this one also lets you download videos off of other sites like Google Video, Myspace, etc...). It's very easy, all you have to do is input the video page's URL in the text box provided, and a download link to the video will be generated for you.

Step 1: Input valid YouTube video URL

Step 2: Click on generated link to download video

YouTube videos are in FLV format so you will need an FLV player to view them. You can get one from Wimpy. They have a free FLV player available for download at their website.
Enjoy the videos! :-D

[UPDATE: 06-February-2006]

You can also try the ff:

- FLVthing by Automagic Software is a standalone FLV player just like the one by Wimpy. It's freeware, too.

- Perian, on the other hand, is a free, open source QuickTime® component that adds native support for many popular video formats including FLV. So installing this will allow you to play FLV files using QuickTime®.

Win A Brand New iPod Video From Fully Booked

Calling all bookworms!

For every P1000 single receipt purchase at Fully Booked (at the Power Plant mall in Rockwell), you get the chance to win a 60GB iPod Video in their iRead... iWin! promo, which runs from September 22 to October 31, 2006. Check out fullybookedonline.com for the contest ad.

Mac OS X Tip Of The Day: Using Safari To Email Web Pages Through Mail.app

Have you ever come across a blog entry that got you so excited you just had to let everyone know about it? As in, like, right away? If you answered yes to that question... well, that kinda makes you a bit pathetic, doesn't it? I mean c'mon... surely you can find things in your life that are more exciting. Right?

Anyway...

Some blog entries have an "email this" button at the end of every post. Comes in very handy if you really just have to send that post you found with yet another picture of a drunken Tara Reid to all the people in your mailing list. But if that button is nowhere to be found, fear not, for Safari - Apple's supercool browser - is here to make your lives easier. Hoorah! :-D

Here's how it works: when you're browsing a web page using Safari, hitting Command+i on your keyboard will automatically open that web page in a new Mail.app message ready to be sent to anyone on your address book. It's so easy! This keyboard shortcut is also very handy if you'd like to send any HTML formatted emails using Mail.app. Just create your HTML page using TextEdit or any wsywig HTML editor, open it in Safari and press Command+i. Voila! But some people despise getting HTML formatted emails so be sure to go easy on the neon-colored fonts and animated butterfly gifs.

Apple Unveils An All-New iPod Lineup

Apple has just recently unveiled new models for their entire iPod lineup. The iPod Shuffle has gotten even smaller and now comes with a built-in clip so you can conveniently attach it to your pocket, sleeve, waistband, etc... The iPod Video, aside from the 30GB model, now comes with 80GB of storage space which lets you store up to 20,000 songs. And finally, the iPod Nano has been completely remastered - thinner design, longer battery life and a brighter display. But it doesn't end there. Aside from being able to choose between the 2GB, 4GB and the new 8GB models, you can also pick from any of the five stunning colors it now comes in - silver, pink, green, blue and black. Yay! :)

Check out:
apple.com/ipod
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