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Quick Media Video Converter – a free all in one convertor
Sep 12th
A few days back i wanted to convert a huge .mkv file to .mpeg so i can play it on my dvd player or my Xbox 360. I ended up installing 5 software.
None of them were useful. They either raised my CPU so high that my PC froze, or they just left a watermark that is really disturbing.
Then i found the “Quick Media Converter” and that is all i need.
It converts files to VCD, DVD, AVI, DIVX, FLASH, FLV, Quick Time ,Windows Media, WMV, Xvid, TS, MPEG, WAV, MP3, WMA…and so much more, it has support for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, iPhone, Wii and you can convert your video files to HD.
As I type, my Firefox is open with 6 tabs and it uses 8 times more of my CPU than Quick media converter…which is also running and converting that same huge .mkv file to a full HD file for my Xbox, so as you can see it is also a winner when it comes down to memory usage.
The cocoonsoftware.com website is quite messy, but i am sure you’ll find your way to see the screenshots and read the rest of the information.
Free Drive Backup Express – Free Backup Software
Sep 12th
Keep your system and files safe now with Drive Backup 9.0 Free Edition. This easy to use application simply backs up your entire system when and where you tell it to, and then allows you to recover your system and all of your files whenever disaster happens.
Nice Translator Firefox Extension
Jul 5th
Nice Translator Firefox Extension is in my opinion one of the best translation tool there is.
Whenever i need to have something translated, i just visit nicetranslator.com, but this extension makes it a lot easier by just highlighting the text on a page, right click on it and then i can “nicely translate it” into one or multiple languages.
Aviary launches Falcon -Online image markup tool
Jun 26th
Falcon Image Markup has been released.
You can use Falcon to capture images and web pages from your browser and crop, resize and lets you mark up your images with arrows, text and outlines.
A second tool released by Aviary is Talon, a Firefox addon that lets you snag any web page and then edit it in Falcon.
Learn about Anything and Everything
Jun 25th
Fascinated with learning? Here’s a web site that compiled 100+ websites to satisfy your thirst of knowledge.
You will be amazed by the variety of list. I know i am.
The websites cover a wide range of informational and educational topics and include general reference resources, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books…
Continue reading 100+ Free Sites to Learn about Anything and Everything.