Circumvent the Age Verification on Youtube

I’ve never quite grasped the age verification systems that some websites use. If you aren’t sure what I’m talking about, upon the first visit to certain websites there is drop-down box that you must key in your birth date and year in order to verify that you are of a certain age. Clearly, it is [...]

Jump to a Specific Starting Point in a Youtube Video

YouTube is probably my number one time waster on the Internet. Whether I’m browsing the site directly or stumble upon a YouTube link on another site, an hour can zip by in no time. It’s a strange addiction but one I’m sure others can relate to. Many external YouTube links I come across are posted [...]

Rip Youtube Videos to MP3

Not all videos on YouTube translate well without the visuals but from time to time you may come across an audio track that accompanies a video that you’d like to keep. Maybe it’s a toddler thrashing out a Metallica cover or an 80’s cartoon intro tune such as He-Man; whatever the case may be, YouTube [...]

YouTomb, Where YouTube Videos go to Die

YouTomb is a research project by MIT Free Culture that tracks videos taken down from YouTube for alleged copyright violation. When a user-submitted video is is suspected of copyright infringement the rights holder can submit a DMCA takedown notification that Youtube respects, generally with no questions asked. Because of the general lack of transparency shown [...]

The fools have at it

Another April Fools’ Day has come and went. If you were like myself, you stayed away from the Internets and all the shenanigans that  come with the date. Here are a few highlights (lowlights?) of what you missed:

Google’s gDay with MATE technology searches into tomorrow
Toshiba announces HD DVD+
Google and Virgin tag team on Mars exploration [...]