OurTripVideos

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  • WebSite is not just for Photo/ Video/ Article, it is 12 different areas technology along with Soft Skills

    WebSite is not just for Photo/ Video/ Article Software Technology Used – It is like Jack of all Trades and Master of None, lol.

    *OurTripVideos WebSite – 💻 18+ years (2008) Web Technology Skills for our websites – Windows/ Linux — Lead / Admin / Application/ System Management/ Senior Full-Stack Developer* (Front-end & Back-end Development, Database, Web Design, . . .)*

    • The skills required to maintain this site features, versionsl might be changed – Video Recording, Editing and Mixing, Image/Photo taking and Editing, Web programming like PHP/CGI, Javascript(General, JSON, AJAX, JQuery, YouTube, Translate, Google Maps API), HTML5, CSS, XML, Facebook, Twitter, Mobile Design, Responsive Design, Bootstrap, SSL, CRON jobs, WordPress and Databases like MS Access, MySQL. FileZilla, Paint.NET, InfranView, WinMerge, Pinnacle Studio and Shotcut for Videos Editing.

    *AI-Assisted Research & Data Synthesis* : Practical experience using modern AI platforms (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Grok, Claude, . . .) to accelerate technical research, automate data synthesis, generate analytical reports, and support decision-making workflows. Applied to structured research topics such as policy analysis, multi-state data comparison, and information synthesis.

    A modern website can bring together: **💻 Technology + 🎨 Creativity + 📊 Data + 🛡️ Security + 🤖 AI + 📱 Social Media + 📰 Media + 📋 Planning & SDLC + 🤝 Teamwork + 🌱 Soft Skills**

    *1. WebSite Admin* : Hosting, Domains, Subdomains, User and Email Accounts, Cron Jobs/ Scheduled tasks, Permissions, Security, SSL, Ports, log files, renewals, etc.

    *2. Cyber security* : Requires a structured approach to identify, prioritize, and remediate software vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. SQL Injection, Hardcoded Secrets, Misconfigured Access Control, etc

    *3. Front-End Development & Web Design* : Code what users see and click in a browser using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks.

    *4. Back-End Development* : Build server logic, app routing, and APIs using languages like Python, Perl, Java/ JSP/ ASP.NET, Node.js, or PHP.

    *5. Database Management* : Store, retrieve, and manage data using SQL or NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB. This will be like DB Developer/ Admin role.

    *6. Deployment & Testing* : Test for bugs, issues fixing, and launch applications to web servers.

    *7. Image and Video Capture/ Edit* : Handling both quick photo enhancements and straightforward video editing. Photo Collage and Graphic montage. DSLR/ Video Camera Handling.

    *8. Social media updates* : Based on article or event, update major social media platforms (Facebook, X, instagram, pinterest, Linkedin etc) with published links and details. Share the links to public, leaders, officials, event folks, etc.

    *9. Media Coverage* : Developing a strategy to pitch, secure, or coordinate media coverage by engaging directly with event organizers, organization heads, and key stakeholders.

    *10. Soft Skills/ Satva Guna* : Years professional, event, trust, team coordination, quality, unique, special, bond and brand. Proofs of soft skills like 18-9-17 sadhana examples on social media.

    *11. AI-Assisted Research & Data Synthesis* : Practical experience using modern AI platforms (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Grok, Claude, . . .)

    *12. Planning, Design & Implementation — SDLC / Agile* : Good planning + proper design + disciplined implementation = successful technology delivery.

  • New Feature – Latest Videos Page – Simple Search

    A simple search is added to the latest videos page. Now you can minimize the video list based on 1. City 2. USA State 3. Country 4. Video type(Place/Event) and Video Title.

    Ex:

    1. City = Miami

    2. USA State = Florida

    3. Video Type = Place

    4. Video Title = Beach

  • New Feature – Each Video/Pic will have Map/Street View/Related Location Links

    Now each Video/Pictures page will have additional information, which is only available on ‘Maps’ page. The new added items are(see these details below the video/picture) :

    1. Event/Place location on Google map with marker
    2. Street view of the place(if available on Google).
    3. Hotels
    4. Rental Car
    5. Restaurants
    6. Local Attractions
    7. Directions

    Note : Links are showing for a sample event.

  • Now OurTripVideos is Mobile Friendly and also video support for iPhone

    Please have a look at the site on your mobile. The site is mobile friendly with the following features:

    1. Minimized version – Few menu items/images/limited text and fit in the mobile width.

    2. You could able to switch between the mobile site and full web site from the mobile itself.

    3. Now iPhone users could watch the short YouTube version of the selected video. The flash file is not supported by iPhone/iPad(Apple), so we have to create and maintain separate video file with respective encoding. So now we are just playing YouTube version. Auto play will not work by default with iPhone, so you have click play.

    4. Tested on Android/iPhone/Palm mobile phones.

  • New Feature – Latest Videos link added

    We added new page called ‘Latest Videos’, where you could see list of latest videos with a preview picture. It will have link for both Video and Pictures for each displayed video with name.

    The navigation facility is also available. You could also use the ‘Video type’ filter on left side to filter the videos listing by video type.

    We hope this feature will be useful to select a video by seeing the preview picture in the displayed list of videos.

    Here is the link for ‘Latest Videos‘.

  • Video Pictures are available now for viewing

    Till now we are displaying small preview pictures before releasing the video on blog. Now we added a link on left side navigation to see the original pictures(size and quality reduced to minimize the loading issues) of the selected video.

    By default the page will show the latest recent video pictures. You could use Next/Previous links to navigate to other video pictures set.

    You could click next link to see the other picture of the same selected video. You could also click on the big image to move next. The other simple way is using the ‘slide show’.

    Here is the direct link : Pictures

  • New look and feel to the web site

    Please have a look at the web site, now it is more attractive and clear design. Here is the link of the web site.

  • Preview Pictures, Full Screen and Resize options added

    The features are available on IE 6, 7, 8; Firefox and Google Chrome.

    1. Full Screen option.
    2. Larger player option added(Player size drop down list box) – If full screen is not clear then this will be useful for clarity.
    3. Now user no need to reselect the player size for each video selection.
    4. If a video is resized then it will continue from the current playing point. Previously it was used to start the playing from beginning of the video.
    5. Preview Pictures link is available below the video.

  • Website updates(News and Videos) – Sep 12, 2009

    We are happy to inform you that we uploaded more than 100 videos. Thanking God for giving support to achieve this.

    1. Please do not miss your favorite event if you would like to visit personally in DC Metro area! You may also suggest an interesting event.
    Watch upcoming events page regularly.

    2. If you have interest to participate in this work, which is useful for others and also show case for American/Indian/World Culture and Indian Music, you could find different options on Support page.

    3. Enjoy the description and sample pictures of upcoming videos on blog.

        Six Flags, DC
        PG County Fair

    4. Recently uploaded videos :

        Labor Day Parade Festival, Greenbelt, MD
        ISKCON – New Vrindaban, WV
        Maryland State Fair, MD
        Chicago(Aurora, Lemont) Temples, IL
        Kumbhabhishekam Celebrations, SV Temple, Pittsburgh, PA
        Ganesh Festival, Detroit, MI

    5. Please subscribe to RSS feed or watch blog, so that you will know new changes automatically without waiting for our updates email.

  • Upcoming Events/Videos/Trips – 2

    New events added – Click on this link.