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Encoding and Downloading FLV Media

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One of the greatest features of Flash is the ability to encode video for online playback. For those that have not done this, the quick notes version:

  1. Create a blank Flash movie (somewhere near the dimensions of the source video)
  2. File | Import | Import to library…
  3. Select Windows | Library OR CTRL + L for those key-jockeys out there
  4. Select the imported movie from the library
  5. Right-click | Properties
  6. In the Embedded Video Properties dialog box, click Export.
  7. Save the movie for later use

Now, what if we want to be able to download an FLV movie from somewhere on the web. Lately I have been researching ways to leverage various online social media provider’s technologies (and uhm, assets.) In doing so, I rely heavily on Fiddler, an HTTP debugging proxy which logs all HTTP traffic between your computer and the Internet (that is all IE traffic.) By listening to the HTTP requests being sent from any embedded Flash application from your local computer, FLV assets from YouTube, Brightcove and others are easily retrievable. Although there are freely available plug-ins for Firefox and Internet Explorer that occasionally work, oftentimes it becomes necessary to dig in and get your hands dirty. Let’s dirty up…

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Hacking the iPhone

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Got this from a friend today. Since I do not own an iPhone (but I do own a smartphone), this is a little disturbing to me.

Here is the original article on hacking the iPhone on FastCompany.com.

Clearing start menu in Windows Mobile 5

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I recently installed a bunch of new utilities on my hx2795 and somehow screwed up my start menu to where the recent items was continually growing and growing each time I would click on the start menu. After uninstalling almost everything I still saw the problem. After scouring the registry and clearing every feasible reference, I was still unable to get the recent menu to go away! I finally found a utility that fixed the problem.

Link 1 | Link 2 | ClearTemp | Scott Seligman

Sad Realization : Vista User Account Control

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So much to say about Windows Vista’s User Account Control (which I’ve disabled on all my Vista boxes) has to be the most bloated, irreverent, obtrusive security methodology I have ever seen in an Operating System. However much I loath Apple and it’s hypocritical marketing tactics, I have to admit, they hit it right on the head with this one.

Here is the link to Apple’s ads page.

VBScript to run a mySQL Backup Command

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I’ve decided to start sharing the litle snipets of insight I might have into programming and system management. I finally had time to sit down and actually write this code to start backing up my mysql databases using the windows scheduler.

Now obviously there are other, more efficient ways to do your backups, but this is the way I have chosen for now.

Enjoy!

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MS WMF Vulnerabity Hotfix

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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=144&tag=nl.e550

Anyone within an earshot of this post that happens to also be someone to which I offer my technical expertise had better read and follow this article.

M$ Office Trick

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Whilst googleing articles on creating custom, hierarchical sitemaps, I ran across this guys post on a trick to do a window split without having to grab that damn drag bar in the upper right hand corner. As I use this quite frequently, I deemed it important enough to comment on.

Thanks Morgan.

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Firefox vs IE (Internet Explorer), yet another comparison

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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=108&tag=nl.e589

An interesting take on security between Firefox and Internet Explorer. I could write an entire book about my opinions on the topic, but since I have not time, I just reference those that have time to write about it!