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HOW TO ... access banned sites & feedback required

The following is my follow up post of this previously posted ...

Interestingly it has come to my attention those of you in China can't access Sendspace.com which means you can't download some files uploaded there! But since you can read my blog, it means you can access this blog. I wonder is it the same for mediafire and the likes? I also know HK residents can't access Megaupload, the same as those in Malaysia can't access veoh.com. Frustrating isn't it? If you're one of those from countries that restrict access to Sendspace, Megaupload, Veoh, etc (any banned sites really), I suppose as I have written before you can access via

1. proxy websites such as this huge list but it can be painfully slow and it may not work all the time because some proxy websites gets banned as well!

2. Reconfigure your DNS settings to OpenDNS. Click here to read how to do it. In fact this is the best way but I am not sure if you can access sendspace this way. In passing I tried to access Veoh this way and well, I couldn't but I could access other content based banned sites. In the same post I wrote did mention about the following way, which is to me the most effective way thus far ...

3. The best way which I received feedback works on Megaupload for HK residents is Hotspot Shield. I switched on my Hotspot Shield and voila! I could access Veoh! I am not sure how tough is China's firewall or whatever they call it but if you can get to Hotspot Shield website, download the application, connect to it and see if you can access Sendspace and download the files.

Doesn't hurt to try all methods. If you can't even access Hotspot Shield but would like to see if after connecting to Hotspot Shield whether you can get into those restricted media sites, email me at funnlim(AT)gmail(DOT)com and I shall see what I can do.

But seriously, those who can't access Sendspace, can you access other downloading sites similar to sendspace? Would appreciate your feedback as that would greatly help me in determining where to upload media files in future, if any. Use Post A Comment please.

HOW TOs : Hardcode subtitles to your video file & burn it to DVD format

Previously posted at MashaPlus Info Forums and written by me. Below is a guideline on how to hardcode/burn subtitles to your video file, especially useful if you have an avi file with a subtitle file timed to that particular avi file but it is not hardcoded and as everyone knows, Nero does not support subtitle burning, at least not one that synchs with the video. Please remember, it will only work for subtitle files SYNCHED to that particular video file. You will usually find this in torrent files with a video file and in a separate file the subtitle file which means the video file was not hardcoded in the first place. To be read together with this post on how to download torrents.

More after Read More link


HOW TOs : Access banned sites, view videos at Veoh.com and for faster loading time at youku.com

As previously posted, it is reposted here because it is extremely useful.

Like myself, from Malaysia and banned so technically can't watch the Veoh.com clips. And for some inexplicable reason the clips in youku.com takes forever. Since Clipnabber won't work in youku, that is frustrating.

This is a post to those who faces the same problem, since youku.com has a wealth of clips of Asian based entertainment, some as long as one hour, something youtube does not accommodate and I notice hardly any banned clips. I found the methods because I wanted to access the Fukuyama Masaharu clips but they had more. Even with broadband connection oh my god was my reaction. 2 hours and still loading just 2 minutes. Now I am watching the clips even during mid day so the methods works. If you know how to grab the flv files from youku, do post them here. Yes I tried but a file splitting into 4 parts and the connection gets broken off just seconds into downloading simply means you can't download from youku. For Veoh, just use clipnabber.com


HOW TOs : Download torrent files

As previously posted in my Masha blog, the following is how to download torrent files, a very popular file sharing medium, if you don't know already. Please be aware torrent files are mostly illegal sharing but if you know how to protect yourself and be shrewd, you will be fine.

Torrents are files (videos, music, whatever you want to share) are files uploaded by say person A and then seeded by person A whilst others are downloading. Seeders mean persons having 100% content of the file and is sharing amongst the community. Leechers are those who don't. For the sake of everybody else, once you completed your download, yes you can watch the series, you can burn it, etc and at the same time continue to seed/share the file whilst online. At least seed it for 2 weeks or so for the enjoyment of others too. Torrents work on people seeding the files. If no one does that, the file will forever be at 0% or stuck at 75% for example if the only seeder or the seeders have 75% or less of the file.

Before you begin, do download and install the following free stuff...


HOW TOs : Watch Japanese shows and some others real time online

I mentioned this in my Masha blog and I like to repeat it here again as it is extremely useful. If you would like to watch Japanese TV series or music shows or the lot real time but don't have access to it via your TV, there is an application you can download called Keyhole TV that will do just that. It has all the major Japanese TV stations which you can watch for free and sometimes you will see some Korean TV channels, western news channel, some foreign TV channel and once in a while, TVB channel. It is primarily for Japanese TV stations though and that includes NHK channel. However some requires Password which I don't have. Good thing is most favourite channels are free for all, without the need of password.


HOW TOs : Download Youtube HD videos & convert them to other formats

Call me an idiot but I really didn't know you can download even higher quality HD videos from youtube. Clipnabber.com downloads the standard HD videos but there is a way to access the 720p and even 1080p versions. That is on the proviso that there is a HD option available which you can see when you look at the embedded video with the words HD on the bottom right of the video. Without it, you can only download good old blurry FLV files.

So how do you access the higher quality HD videos? I found out it is as simple as just click one link.


-LYRICS- Windmill [Charmaine Sheh] [Beyond The Realm Of Conscience]

The following is the English translated lyrics of Charmaine Sheh's sub song on the series Beyond The Realm of Conscience entitled Windmill, translated a little by myself and whole large part of it quite excellently by Pearl. As usual some liberties is taken to interprete the whole meaning of each passages rather than literal meaning of each words. I thought it was a beautiful translation. Thanks to Pearl! Find out where to download the CD version after Read More link.