How to Play YouTube Videos in HD?

When you watch video on youtube then You can not magically turn low-resolution video into HD, but there are add-ons and programs that “upscale” videos for larger screens. Output quality depends on your screen and the original video, but the results can be very impressive.

Best add-ons for turning Low to HD resolution videos-



Chrome extension Magic Actions for YouTube has an excellent Auto HD tool that forces the best possible quality from Flash and HTML5 videos. It also has an auto wide screen mode and supports Ultra HD 4K (4,000 pixels), though your PC may not.

The tiny YouTube HD add-on for Firefox plays videos in HD by adding code to the end of the URL. However, it does not work on embedded videos and only pushes resolution to 720 pixels, which is accepted as HD online but would be laughed out of a cinema.

What is HTML5?

HTML5 is a mark-up language used for creating and presenting content on the web. It is already being used by lots of sites, but is not expected to receive official ‘recommended’ status from the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) until 2014 year.

Unlike other mark-up languages, HTML5 has dedicated <video>, <audio> and <canvas> tags, which let web designers embed videos, music and animations in web pages without needing additional software such as Adobe Flash. The technology is cross-platform, which means you can use it on any PC, tablet, smartphone or other device with an HTML5-enabled browser.

HTML5 can also be used to create apps that don’t require you to be connected to the net, such as Gmail Offline, which can can pinpoint where you are using geo-location.



All the big browsers support HTML5, and there are several online tests you can try to see how well the technology works.

One is Futuremark’s Peacekeeper test which runs a series of HTML5 graphics, videos, games and more in your browser, so you can see for yourself how quickly and smoothly content is displayed. The test can be performed in any browser, and across all platforms, including tablets and phones.

How to Make Gmail your Default Email Client

If you use Chrome, you’ve probably seen a message asking you to allow Gmail to open all email links you click on the web.

If you clicked No and have changed your mind, open the browser, go to Settings, ‘Show advanced settings’ and click Content settings’. In the Handlers section, click Manage Handlers, and delete Gmail from the Ignored list. When Chrome asks you the question again, click Use Gmail.



To make Gmail your default email client in other browsers, install Gmail Notifier (bit.ly/default297) and right- click its icon in your System Tray. Choose Options, select ‘Use Gmail for internet mailto: links’ and click OK.



To set Gmail as default email program in Firefox is pretty simple, go to Firefox > Options > Applications tab, search for mailto or use the scroll bar, and select Gmail from the drop down menu below the action bar.

8 Best Tips to Speed up Search in Chrome & Firefox

In this section we will list out top and best ways to speed up search in browser without opening search websites.

Search specific sites from the address bar

Chrome lets you use its address bar (omnibox) to search sites without opening them first. Go to Settings, click ‘Manage search engines’ and scroll to the bottom of the ‘Other search engines’ list. In the ‘Add a new search engine’ field, enter the site you want to search, a keyword to activate the search and the web address of the site’s search results page with ‘%s’ in place of the query.

for example http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q%s’. Now, when you type the keyword into the omnibar and press the spacebar, you will be able to search that site directly.

Search more sites directly from Firefox

The Firefox add-on Add to Search Bar lets you add any site to the browser’s list of search engines, so you can search it from wherever you are on the web. Just right-click the site’s search box and choose ‘Add to Search Bar’.

Find words without retyping them

If you often use the Ctrl+F shortcut in Firefox to find words and phrases on web pages, FindList can save you time. It adds a pop-up menu to the Find box that stores up to 50 of your previous search queries for instant access.

Find search terms faster using Quick Scroll

Ever click a Google search result and have trouble finding what you searched for on the subsequent page? Chrome add-on Quick Scroll solves this problem by showing you the relevant matches for your query so you can jump to them with a single click.

Search Gmail from the omnibox

Gmail Search lets you find messages in your Gmail inbox directly from Chrome’s address bar. Just type gs into the omnibox, press the Tab key or spacebar and enter a search term to find matching messages in your Gmail account.

Try a more private alternative to Google

If you’re worried about Google spying on what you’re searching for, why not switch to a less intrusive search engine? You have probably heard of DuckDuckGo, which does not collect any personal information, but also worth a try is Startpage, which provides the same search results as Google but does not record your IP address.

Discover where web images came from

Reverse-image tool TinEye tells you where an image came from, if it’s been modified and whether a higher-quality version is available. Install the plug-in (for Firefox, Chrome, IE, Safari and Opera), right-click a picture and choose ‘Search Image on Tin Eye’.

Discover similar sites to the current one

Google Similar Pages for Chrome finds you sites with the same type of the content as the one you’re currently viewing. Just click the toolbar button to view and explore the suggestions. For Firefox, you can install another add-on called Similar Pages, which recommends sites in a sidebar.

Google Chrome’s ‘Aw, snap!’ Warning Message

Google Chrome’s ‘Aw, snap!’ page is the browser’s response to anything that causes web page to crash. As such, it is unlikely that the ‘Aw, snap!’ page you’re seeing has a single cause - particularly if it seems to be only appearing sometimes.

The first thing to try, then, is to reload the affected pages. Just click the Reload button to the left of the Chrome toolbar. If that does not work, try visiting subpages of the original domain or page. If other subpages work, then the problem likely lies with the web page itself - and there is not a lot to be done about that, other than trying again later.

Beyond that, it is possible that your firewall or other security software is stepping in to prevent certain pages from being displayed. Google itself has a few ideas on this topic - read them.

The company has also published a list of applications known to cause Chrome to crash. Finally, if you have a recent version of Chrome installed, typing 'about:conflicts’ into the bar and pressing Enter will display a list of known and suspected conflicts.”

Get More from Youtube using Google Chrome

YouTube has a lot of built-in features that let you customize how you watch videos and clips, including Full Screen mode, quality settings and Watch Later. However, there are many brilliant Chrome extensions that take things a step further and let you watch videos exactly how and when you want to.



In this article, we have handpicked our favourites. YouTube Feed ensures you never miss new videos from your favourite feeds, while Youtube Thumbs previews videos before you click to watch them. You can see which videos are popular with YouTube Ratings Preview, toggle comments on or off, or repeat clips and whole videos using Auto Replay.



To control the volume and playback of multiple videos, we recommend YouTube Volume Controller. And if you want to control the size of the player and get rid of other distractions, with the Picture-in-Picture extension the video will start playing in a small pop-up window. YouTube Window Expander and Turn Off the Lights.



YouTube Options for Chrome lets you control YouTube’s settings. You can adjust the viewing size and quality of windows; disable the auto-play feature; hide in-video ads and annotations; enable auto-buffering; and allow hardware acceleration for Flash. You can also set ‘https’ as default. There is a preview pane, so you can see exactly what the changes will look like.

Each add-on is available from the Chrome Web Store, and you can enable, disable or remove them by going to Tools, then Extensions.

How to Remove Flash entirely from Google Chrome

The easiest solution is to type chrome://plugins into the address bar and click the Details link on the right. Disabling one of the two Shockwave Flash options should solve the problem. If one of the entries is already disabled and the other is enabled, try reversing them.

Another solution is to, remove Flash forever by following below steps..

Chrome comes with its own built-in version of Flash, so you don’t need to have the buggy, problematic Adobe plug-in installed at all. To remove it, close all non-essential programs using EndItAll2. Run the software, right-click and kill any non-secured entries.



You can remove Flash by going to Start, Control Panel, Programs, ‘Uninstall a program’, but it’s easier to use Adobe’s Flash uninstaller. Click the big Uninstall button. It will alert you if any conflicting applications need to be closed before it can continue.

Restart your computer and go to Adobe Find version page. A blank box means you’re Flash-free. To make sure the plug-in is gone for good, open \Windows\system32\ Macromed\Flash and delete everything in that folder. Repeat the process in

%appdata%\Macromedia\Flash Player, %appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player and \Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash.

So, this all steps will remove flash entirely from google chrome.

TabJump - Turn Tabs into Menus in Google Chrome

If you have a lot of tabs open on a small screen, the tabs can become so small and crowded that it’s impossible to tell which website or page each one is showing.

To solve this problem, you can display the tabs as a drop- down menu.



Install Tab Menu to add a button to the toolbar, which drops down into a list of all your open tabs, making it easy to see the one you want.



TabJump is a similar tool that takes things a bit further. It adds a green arrow to the right of the address box. When you click it, you are presented with a list of recently closed tabs, related tabs and frequently used tabs. If, for example, you have opened five tabs on the same website, they will all appear in the related-tabs list.