Jumat, 19 November 2010

Freemake Video Converter

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Freemake Video Converter is a very slick looking and easy to use free video converter. Simply drag and drop your videos and / or pictures to the interface and click on one of the buttons to select what you want to convert it into. It also allows you to quickly edit the video or stitch videos together. You can also pick the target file size and it will make sure the video will be converted to fit the target size.

Upon testing I have tried to convert one .mkv video into an avi, but I found the output quality to be a bit disappointing even though the target file was 1.5Gb for a 2 hour video. Instead I have used Format Factory to create the same avi file with the same codec in the same size, and the result was a lot better but it took longer to convert as well.

Personally, I love the simplicity and beauty of Freemake�s interface but I feel it still needs some more work on the quality of the encoded videos. Also the �to YouTube� option does not not more than upload the video to your YouTube account. They could ask for video details and convert the video to a high quality before uploading (like Microsoft Movie Maker does) to make the file size smaller and save time on uploading.

Another interesting feature I found is that it can also convert audio files into mp3! So far I have tested it with M4A and FLAC files, and amazingly enough it worked perfectly!

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Kamis, 18 November 2010

DreaMule

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DreaMule is a p2p (peer-to-peer) application that allows you to download files shared by other users who use one of the many eMule-type clients and DreaMule is one of them. DreaMule is in many ways an improvement on eMule and even eMule Plus. For years I have been using eMule Plus to download stuff and one day I decided to switch to DreaMule. I noticed that all the files that took ages to download suddenly downloaded a lot faster. Also the interface looks better and is more efficient. The only downside is the banners in the start page of DreaMule, but on the other hand I understand that the developer deserves some money for creating this fantastic mod on the original eMule in the form of non-intrusive advertising. You can search for files from within the program. However, I recommend using specialized �ed2k� link sharing websites to easily find and download stuff as the internal search usually results in fake search results.

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Selasa, 16 November 2010

FireFox Addon: Brief

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Brief is an RSS reader addon for FireFox. With Brief you can keep track of all your favorite RSS feeds. It integrates in the FireFox sidebar and status bar. The status bar icon show how many new undread RSS posts there are for you.
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Senin, 15 November 2010

FireFox Addon: TamperData

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TamperData is an addon for FireFox that allows you to track and modify HTTP requests. This can be very useful for web developers. For example, if you wish to send form data to a server that is not allowed by a javascript restriction, for example using characters that are not allowed.

Another scenario that TamperData can be used for is for example if you are developing a flash based game and send the score to the server. You need to have a specific score to get a certain response from the server. Getting that score can be a pain to test over and over. Using TamperData you can catch the HTTP request that flash is about to make and modify it (example change your score) before sending it to the server.

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Jumat, 12 November 2010

FireFox Addon: QuickJava

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QuickJava is a Firefox extension that allows you to easily enable/disable Java, JavaScript, Images, Flash and more directly from the toolbar and/or status bar. Very useful for developers if you want to test your no-javascript support messages or simply want to surf without having to deal with javascript popups and window resizers. Blue icon means that the javascript or flash support is active, red means that it is inactive. Toggle between active and inactive by clicking once on the icon of the service you wish to disable or enable.

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Selasa, 09 November 2010

FireFox Addon: FireSizer

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FireSizer can show the current browser resolution and allows you to change the resolution of the browser to any format. Ideal for web developers and designers.

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Senin, 08 November 2010

FireFox addon: Add to Search Bar

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Add to Search Bar allows you to quickly add a search service to your quick search bar. Simply right-click on a search field and select �Add to Search Bar� in the context menu.

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