Tips and Tricks – Bits of .NET http://blog.ercanopak.com Daily micro-tips for C#, SQL, performance, and scalable backend engineering. Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:22:32 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://blog.ercanopak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-EO_LOGO_32-32x32.png Tips and Tricks – Bits of .NET http://blog.ercanopak.com 32 32 How to Use Picture-in-Picture in Chrome Browser http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-use-picture-in-picture-in-chrome-browser/ http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-use-picture-in-picture-in-chrome-browser/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:49:21 +0000 http://blog.ercanopak.com/?p=992
  • Go to the Picture-in-Picture Extension (by Google).
  • Click Add to Chrome.
    The "Add to Chrome" button
  • Click Add Extension.
    The "Add Extension" button

  • Find a video you want to watch.

  • Click the picture-in-picture icon in the Chrome toolbar.
    The picture-in-picture button in Chrome
  • The video will pop out and keep playing while you have different programs open.
    You must keep the original video tab open in Chrome to watch in picture-in-picture.
    A video playing in PiP in ChromeOS
    • Thanks to LifeWire.com for the detailed post.
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    The Logic Behind the Hack

    YouTube stores your player preferences (like volume, quality, and view mode) in browser cookies. By manually setting the wide cookie to 1, we tell YouTube’s servers that our default preference is always “Theater Mode”.

    Step-by-Step Instructions:

    1. Go to YouTube.com
    2. Open the Developer Tools by pressing F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I (Cmd+Option+I on Mac).
    3. Click on the Console tab at the top.
    4. Copy and paste the following code, then press Enter:
    JavaScript Code
    document.cookie = 'wide=1; expires=' + new Date('3099-01-01').toUTCString() + '; path=/; domain=.youtube.com; Secure';

    Note: We set the expiration date to the year 3099, so you’ll basically never have to do this again!

    Why is this better than extensions?

    • Privacy: No third-party code watching your browsing habits.
    • Performance: Extensions consume RAM; this native cookie takes zero resources.
    • Reliability: It uses YouTube’s own built-in logic.

    💡 Pro Tips for Power Users

    1. How to Undo: If you ever want to go back to the default small player, just paste the same code but change wide=1 to wide=0.

    2. Cross-Browser: This works on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. As long as you are logged into your browser profile and cookies aren’t cleared, it stays active.

    ⚠ Troubleshooting: If it doesn’t work immediately, refresh the page. Ensure you are on the main YouTube domain and not an embedded player on another site.

    Enjoy your cinematic experience without the extra clicks! 🎬

    ]]>     http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-make-theater-mode-the-default-for-youtube/feed/ 2     How to turn off YouTube annotations and cards http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-turn-off-youtube-annotations-and-cards/ http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-turn-off-youtube-annotations-and-cards/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:36:51 +0000 http://blog.ercanopak.com/?p=785 It is so easy to do that. If you don’t want to see annotations (or cards) for any video whatsoever, you can disable all interactive elements by heading to settings, clicking on Playback from the Account Settings panel on the left, and then unchecking the box for “Show in-video info cards”

     

    ]]>     http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-turn-off-youtube-annotations-and-cards/feed/ 0     How to hide Youtube chat windows permanently http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-hide-youtube-chat-windows-permanently/ http://blog.ercanopak.com/how-to-hide-youtube-chat-windows-permanently/#respond Sun, 06 Mar 2022 20:17:46 +0000 http://blog.ercanopak.com/?p=782 The easiest way to do that is using AdBlock.

    1. Open your web browser and go to the Adblock Settings as shown.

    Click on the Adblock extension and click on the settings

    2. Click on the Customize option in the left pane.

    Select Customize. Fix AdBlock Not Working on Twitch

    3. Here in the Customize AdBlock section, locate and click the Edit button next to Manually edit your filters.

    click the Edit button next to Manually Edit You Filter

    4. Then, add the following links and click on the Save button.

    youtube.com###chat

     

     

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