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From the net:

Firefox Add-on - Split browser

I've recently started using Split browser Add-on for Firefox browser and am greatly impressed with it. It adds value to my browsing experience. No need to switch to another tab when I want to reference something in a different page. I can look at both pages together by splitting the current browser window in any way I want - Left, Right, Top, Bottom. Once done, I can gather all the split windows to old style tabs. Tab that is currently open can also be split horizontally or vertically.

On a related note, I un-installed the Cooliris Add-on I had installed about a month ago. While it did look useful in the beginning, it was becoming too obtrusive and an annoyance, especially when there were links very near to each other. Trying to open a link would bring up a preview of another link. Also, I was using it less and less. Good-bye Cooliris, Hi, Split broswer!

LaMacchia Loophole

Year 1993. A 21 year-old student at MIT named David LaMacchia set up a bulletin board system called "Cynosure." It generated a lot of traffic worldwide. People used this service to download software they wanted or upload what they had. It was online for about six weeks before being taken down by the authorities. Software companies claimed that they lost one million dollars from Cynosure. Federal grand jury charged LaMacchia with 'one count of conspiring with unknown persons to violate the wire-fraud statute'. What LaMacchia did wasn't criminal conduct under the Copyright Act. The infringement was not for the purpose of commercial advantage. So, the charge was dismissed . The lawmakers had not thought that someone might engage in these types of activities with a non-financial motive. In 1997, Congress closed this loophole with NET (No Electronic Theft) Act.

FLV to MPEG converter

Many times we come across videos on net we want to download but can't as they are in FLV format/flash video. There is an online opensource tool to download such online videos from sites such as YouTube. The tool converts the FLV files into MPEG format online, which can then be saved to a computer. The online FLV converter is a very useful tool. I downloaded this hilarious video clip from YouTube using this online tool.



The quality of download was very good and it was fast. Try it out!