Thursday, September 5, 2024

YouTube Premium Family Subscription Price Hiked by 58% in India

In a recent update, YouTube has increased the price of its Premium Family subscription in India by a significant 58%. This price hike has raised concerns among subscribers who were enjoying the ad-free experience, background play, and YouTube Music services.

Previously priced at ₹189 per month, the YouTube Premium Family plan is now set at ₹299 per month. This substantial increase has taken many by surprise, especially given the competitive streaming market in India. Users are now evaluating whether the added benefits justify the new cost.

YouTube Premium continues to offer an ad-free experience, exclusive content, and access to YouTube Music without interruptions, but the price hike might prompt users to reconsider their subscriptions or explore alternatives.

For a quick overview, check out my YouTube Short discussing the price hike: 
[YouTube Premium Price Hike](https://youtube.com/shorts/m_N-w2Y47uw?feature=share).

What are your thoughts on this price increase? Let me know in the comments below.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Step-by-step guide to install and set up Selenium with IntelliJ

Here's a step-by-step guide to install and set up Selenium with IntelliJ:
  1. Download and install IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/

  2. Open IntelliJ IDEA and create a new project.

  3. Click on File > Project Structure.

  4. In the Project Structure dialog box, click on Libraries.

  5. Click on the "+" sign to add a new library.

  6. Select "From Maven" and search for "Selenium".

  7. Select "org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java" and click on "OK".

  8. Wait for IntelliJ to download and add the Selenium library to your project.

  9. Create a new Java class and name it "TestSelenium".

  10. Copy and paste the following code into the TestSelenium.java 

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;

public class TestSelenium {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Set the path to the Chrome driver
        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "C:/chromedriver.exe");

        // Create a new instance of the Chrome driver
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

        // Navigate to Google
        driver.get("http://www.google.com");

        // Close the browser
        driver.quit();
    }
}

  1. Replace "C:/chromedriver.exe" with the path to the Chrome driver on your computer.

  2. Save the TestSelenium.java file.

  3. Right-click on the TestSelenium.java file and click on "Run 'TestSelenium.main()'".

  4. Wait for the Chrome browser to open and navigate to Google.

  5. Verify that the browser opens and navigates to Google successfully.

That's all! You have successfully installed and set up Selenium with IntelliJ.

Friday, September 3, 2021

Official Windows 11 pro BETA installation without TPM


This article brings you the simple steps to install Windows 11 BETA version, with dual boot mode alongside Windows 10, on any 64-bit CPU based computers without TPM. I have successfully installed Win 11 pro on my desktop having AMD A6 6400k CPU, ASUS A68HM-K motherboard, 4GB DDR3 RAM & 240GB SATA SSD.
Windows 11 is working on my desktop very smooth without even a small glitch. Existing Windows 10 is also working as is.

Summary of installation steps to have Windows 11 with Windows 10 in dual boot mode: (Please do it from Windows PC)

1. If you are not already having Win 10 USB bootable, install Windows media creation tool from below & create USB bootable.
https://www.microsoft.com/eb-gb/software-download/windows10

2. Sign-in to your Microsoft account & download windows 11 beta ISO from here - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso

3. Have a dedicated partition or drive for Windows 11, preferably 30 to 50GB.

4. Ensure to have your WIN 10 USB in NTFS but not FAT32.

5. Copy install.wim from "sources" folder of Win 11 ISO to "sources" folder of WIN 10 USB. Delete install.esd from "sources" folder of WIN 10 USB.

This makes windows to consider installer as windows 10 even though you're having win 11 inside !! So, installation won't check for TPM or CPU.

Warning: Do not double click set-up & proceed within USB while on windows 10. Doing so will overwrite exiting window 10 with windows 11. But our agenda is to have both existing windows 10 & a new 11 in dual boot mode.

6. Boot USB from BIOS and select dedicated drive for Win 11 installations.    Win 11 installation process takes up to 45 mins depending on your system speed.

That's all. Enjoy exploring Windows 11 pro BETA.

Video link: https://youtu.be/klnGWG58j7M


Disclaimer:
This video is created for educational purposes only. Do not use windows 11 beta as your primary OS, as it is beta version and strong chances of security loop wholes - it is strict NO from my side to do any banking logins or financial transactions on this platform. I do not even use it to login to Gmail to avoid the risk of potential hacking.
Consider this video only to explore look & feel - features of win 11.
YouTube/me/my channel are not responsible for any damages/inconveniences to you or your system.