Recently Google added the Explore feature Google Reader which displays popular feeds that you may have not yet subscribed, this feature may be useful and there may be many people who don’t  like this feature. I wanted to get rid of the Explore feature and found that there was no way to do that from the settings. There is a excellent greasemonkey script called “Google Reader Remove Explore” that removes the explore feature in Google reader.

Before Installing the Greasemonkey Script Google Reader Remove Explore

After Installing the Greasemonkey script Google Reader Remove Explore

As you can see that the explore feature has now disappeared from the Google reader. If you are using Firefox then all you have to do is install this Greasemonkey Addon and install this script.

Install Google Reader Remove Explore Greasemonkey Script

Google reader is a fantastic feed reader for managing all your RSS feeds and is used by many of us. If you subscribe to lot of RSS feeds then you will receive thousands of updates daily but Google reader displays 1000+ as the total count of the unread items when the unread feed item count is more than 1000. There are instances when you would like to know how much unread items you have if you are clearing your RSS feeds after a long time like me.

There is a very useful greasemonkey script that will sum up the unread item of each feed and display the actual unread count in the Google reader.

Below is the screenshot before the script is installed:

After the script is installed the unread count is now being displayed correctly:

So you can now notice that the unread items are now correctly being displayed in Google reader after the script was installed.

Install Google Reader Unread Count Greasemonkey Script

High Definitions (HD) videos in YouTube are increasing in numbers as most of the new videos are posted in HD format. There are lots of tools available to download YouTube videos but in this post we shall discuss only the various methods that are available to download HD videos from YouTube. This list post will be updated as when new tools are available to download HD videos from YouTube.

1. Firefox Addon: Easy YouTube Video Downloader

Easy YouTube Video Downloader is a Firefox addon that allows you download videos from YouTube, using this addon you can download any YouTube video including the HD YouTube videos. Once this Firefox addon is installed you will see single click direct download buttons in the YouTube page.

The videos can be downloaded in 3 formats like 3GP, normal resolution in MP4 format and HD resolution in MP4 format. If the video that you are viewing does not contain HD resolution then you will not be able to download the video in HD resolution but you can very well download it normal mp4 and 3GP format.

Download Firefox addon Easy YouTube Video Downloader

2. KeepHD the online to tool to download YouTube videos in HD format

KeepHD is a online tool that allows you to download YouTube videos in addition to HD format. To download a HD YouTube video go to KeepHD website and enter the YouTube video URL and enter the Download button you will be presented with various options to download the video.

Four options for download are provided they are:

• HD (High Definition) 720p: If this option is chosen the video will be downloaded in mp4 format in 720p resolution.
• FLV Low Quality: If this option is chosen the video will be downloaded in FLV format with lower quality.
• 3GP Format: If this option is chosen the video can be downloaded in 3GP format, these videos can be played by most mobile devices.
• MP4 High Quality: The video will be downloaded in high quality in MP4 format.

Another interesting feature of KeepHD is that if you intend to download a YouTube video then just replace the YouTube.com in the URL to KeepHD.com and you will taken to the download page.

For Example:

Just change http://www.Youtube.com/watch?v=wgS0KgT5APc

to

http://www.KeepHD.com/watch?v=wgS0KgT5APc

3. YouTube Downloader HD a Desktop Tool

YouTube Downloader HD is a free software that you can use to download HD YouTube videos from your Windows desktop. To download a YouTube video just paste the URL for the video and choose the format and it will do the rest for you.

Four download options are available:

1. AVI HD (High Definition): Downloads the video in AVI format with HD resolution.
2. FLV Format: Downloads the video in FLV format in normal quality.
3. AVI Format: Downloads the video in AVI format in normal quality.
4. MP4 (iPod compatible): Downloads the video in MP4 in high quality that is compatible with iPod and other portable devices.

YouTube Downloader HD is available in installer and portable flavours, choose the one that suits you. We tested this tool in Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Download YouTube Downloader HD

If you are aware of any other tools or utilities then do let us know and we will update this post.

If you are a person who prefers the job get done by keyboard rather than the mouse then this Firefox addon is for you. Firefox addon No Mouse allows you to open Links, hyperlinks, images or any elements in a webpage to be directly opened by short keyboard strokes instead of using the mouse.

How does No Mouse Firefox Addon Work?

1. Ctrl + Alt + 7 to index all the hyperlinks present in the web page
2. Ctrl + Alt + 8 to open a link in a new tab, you will be prompted to enter the link number.
3. Ctrl + Alt + 9 to open a link in the same tab, you will be prompted to enter the link number.
4. Ctrl + Alt + 0 to close the current tab, you will be prompted to enter the link number.

If you want No Mouse to always index all the links automatically without the need to invoke it manually using Ctrl+Alt+7 then you can enable the option from the options tab.

So if you are keyboard junkie then go ahead and download No Mouse.

Download No Mouse Firefox Addon