One issue we face on regular bases: “we have a file which is an xyz format and we need to convert it into another format a good example Microsoft Word 2008 files into office 97 or it could be converting a MPEG into MOV or WMV. It’s a frustrating task to find converters to do this and for every file format you need its specific converter. So keeping this frustration in mind we found a very interesting free service called Youconverit.

Youconverit claims to be the world’s first most complete file & units conversion service which is ofcourse free of charge. No doubt they do support a long list of formats that include video formats like MPEG conversions, RM conversions, WMV conversions, RV conversions, MOV conversions and many more video formats. Similarly there are various audio formats which include MP3 conversions, WAV conversions ,RA conversions and so on. There is also support for document formats including DOC,PDF,ODG,ODP,EPS and various other formats conversion and lastly there is a huge support for image formats conversions like jpeg, tiff, png, gif …

How does the service works
Its quite simple to convert files all you have to do is provide the file you want to convert (up to 5 files simultaneously) provide the format you want to convert to enter you name & email and hit the convert button.
Apart from that youconvert it also provides two other facilities.

• Convert online videos to any video format you want
• Send big files
• Online Unit Conversion Tool

Convert online video or audio into any format and save it:
This service is another exciting tool, to save flv files from sites like Youtube, to your desktop never got better. With the help of youConverit one can simply provide the URL of the video and then convert that video to any video format you want and save it to your local computer. The service works like a charm but you do need a good internet speed and a little patience as it’s a bit slow in conversion.

Send big files
Apart from file conversions you can also send 100MB of file via youConvertit.

Online Unit Conversion Tool
With youconvertit.com, the user can perform calculations for conversion . An example can me the conversion of Kilograms to grams .The various formats supported include inch, centigal and Galileo.

• Select the category of conversion, for example area, torque.
• Enter the quantity in numbers
• Select the source format and the destination format
• Click the convert it button to display the results

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If you are a user of windows that could be  xp /2000 / 98  you will notice that with the passing time your system will start to slow down, booting will take more time, applications will response slowly.  These issues are not hardware related but rather are due to huge chunk of temporary files on our system which are created when particular software is installed and executed or while you browse the internet, download applications, songs or just data .In some cases these files are automatically erased when the software terminates. However there are files which reside on the system until they are searched and deleted . These file occupy precious memory space and slow down the processor speed .Hence they have to be deleted.

This clean up can easily be done with a disk clean up facility that is pre-installed in your windows operating system. You can easily access it by

• Click Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup— or —
• Click Start | Run and in the Open box type cleanmgr and click OK

A pop up will open up and will start analyzing your disk which might take some time after which it will present you with a number of options displaying the files the windows think are not longer required and is not used you simply select the files and hit Ok and you system will be free from files you no longer need.

XP Disk Cleaner
Another way out is with the help of  XP Disk cleaner if you are not satisfied with the default applications, the xp disk cleaner makes the task a bit easier and quicker . Apart from the default software xp disk cleaner not only searches not just the standard places where temporary files are stored (such as cache and internet history), but also the rest of the disk space and deletes them. Files which are old or duplicate are searched and removed. The application also provides a module which de fragments the memory space and enhances the system speed further more. The user interface of the application is very user generic and easy to use. The minimum operating system required to run XP Disk Cleaner is Windows 95, NT4, 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003 Server. A temporary version of the application carrying a size of 0.64 Mega Bytes can be downloaded from Soft Sea.com (www.softsea.com) .However the complete version can be purchased for a price of 19.95 US Dollars. The software is designed by XP tools (www.xp-tools.com).If you want you system to be free of unwanted memory occupation, XP Disk Cleaner is one of the best available options.

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Every once in a while we do end up into getting a corrupt cd drive, or unable to read from drive errors. CD’s and DVD are the most common and cheapest data storage devices. However these optical devices are quite sensitive and get corrupted easily. The main causes are dust and scratches .The defection of these memory storage result in data loss. In these circumstances recovering data is almost an impossible task until backup is available. So here are a bunch of way to recover data.

How the data is stored in cd & what causes the loss
If you take a look at the recording surface of the cd you can easily see one or mor scratched. CD’s data is stored on a metal layer inside it which is either golden or silver. The metal layer is protected with a transparent plastic to protect it from scratches. Usually the scratches caused on a cd are on that plastic layer and if they are deep and can collect dust in them then, the laser that reads data cannot pass through the scratches and thus read error starts to pop up.

Washing, Polishing & Waxing the CD using Soap, Toothpaste or Vaseline .

1. First way out is to wash the cd, you can even use a detergent, but just wash it using your fingers only to clean it up “no sponges”.
2. Polish the plastic surface of the cd which can easily be done with a toothpaste. Yes It works wonders, you don’t have to spend on professional cleaning kits when you can easily do it with the toothpaste. Take a cotton swab, rub gently the paste over the scratches until they disappear. Once done wash the CD with water let dry and then try it out.
3. Wax the tracks. If polishing doesn’t work, apply a very thin coat of Vaseline, liquid car wax, neutral shoe polish, or furniture wax to the CD’s playing surface. Wipe excess off using clean, soft, lint-free cloth in a radial (inside to outside) motion. If using wax, follow manufacturer’s instructions (some need to dry before you wipe them off, while others should be wiped off while still wet).

Top 3 Free CD Recovery Software’s

1. CD Recovery Toolbox Free
   CD Recovery Toolbox Free is a data recovery tool, designed to recover files from scratched or otherwise damaged or corrupt CD, DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray disks. Just select the drive that contains the media you want to recover from, check the files you want to restore and start the recovery process. Depending on the level of damage, the recovery process may take a long time, and may not recover all the files. It did recover a good portion of images for us from a badly scratched CD that Windows was not able to read properly.
2. Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier
   Recovers files from disks with physical damage. Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data. The program will attempt to recover every readable piece of a file and put the pieces together. Using this method most types of files can be made useable even if some parts were not recoverable in the end. Program now supports batch copying to automate the programs use and save copying/restore copying jobs. The level of data recovery can be changed to enable very intense data recovery through to skipping damaged files completely. The data recovery process can be paused and resumed mid file. [Get Roadkil it for free ]
3. CD Check
   CDCheck is a utility for the prevention, detection and recovery of damaged files on CD-ROMs with an emphasis on error detection. With CDCheck you can check your CDs and discover which files are corrupted. By using the program proactively, you can insure that your data on CD-ROMs are safe — before it’s too late! CDCheck provides the following features: readability verification, binary compare, CRC file creation (and verification) and file recovery. [ Get CDcheck for free ]

Try CD/DVD data Recover

The application named CD/DVD data recovery makes the task easier .This software is launched by the company 008soft.com.It recovers all the data stored on an optical disc which is corrupted .This data recovery tool requires a minimum of Windows 2000 operating system to run. It has a very easy to use and understand user interface .This tool recovers all type of files including jpeg,gif,doc,xls.It also recovers video files of all formats like mpeg,avi and rm.Data can be recovered from all major formats like CD-R,DVD-r,DVD_RW,CD-RW

The software has a temporary downloadable version of size 476.23 Kilo Bytes .It can be downloaded from SoftSea.com (www.softsea.com) .However the complete version canbe purchased for a price of 39.99 US Dollars .Now with CD/DVD data recovery ,corrupted CD’s and DVD’s are not a problem
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Interesting Resource

• WikiHow to fix scratched cd
• Wikipedia CD - ROM
• How CD Works

Digital cameras are now a necessity rather than something in vogue .Canon is a company which has been producing state of the art products in this concern.

Canon recently revealed there 10Mega Pixel Power shot SD790 a pocket camera. The camera has all the latest features to capture spectacular and immaculate images.Power shot SD790 has a resolution of 10 Mega Pixels .It supports SD memory cards and has a screen size of 3 inches .The camera provides a 3X zoom close up. The width of the used lens is approximately 7 to 18 millimeters. The shutter takes an incredible time span of 0.0016 seconds to adjust .There is a facility to take close up pictures with the help of 4X digital zoom. Power shot SD790 uses a rechargeable battery. This camera weighs about 5.5 pounds and provides multiple image options .These include night mode, landscape, portrait, aquarium and indoor which provide interesting image effects. The camera can also record small video slips. Canon Power shot SD970 has price ranging from 255 US Dollars to 345 US Dollars depending on the product features.

cannon Powershot SD790

According to CNET review:

1. Great Photo quality & an interesting design
2. Mixed performance, no optical zoom in movie mode
3. The excellent photo quality of the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will more than make up for any slight performance deficiencies or minor shortcomings

What comes in the box:

• The 10.0 effective Megapixel PowerShot SD790 IS digital camera
• 32MB Secure Digital memory card
• NB-5L lithium-ion battery
• Battery charger
• Wrist strap
• USB cable
• A/V cable
• CD-ROM featuring Canon Digital Camera Solution
• 225 page camera manual (printed)

Further Details

• Detailed Review at Cnet
• Digital Photography Review
• Digital Camera Review

Google signed a corporate deal with the Russian advertisement company Begun on the 18th of July this year. This business commitment is worth 140 million US Dollars. This would promote the market of Google in Russia. At present Russia is advancing in the field online promotion and advertisement. The business of Google will undoubtedly rise with its advertisements on Russian websites.

BEGUN is a company which is a providing facility like contextual advertisement. It has various partner sites through which online promotion becomes an effective practice. Advertising with BEGUN attracts Russian customers. They market their clients on a wide web network which enhances business. The charged rates of BEGUN are very nominal. They charge an amount of 0.01 US Dollars per visitor. The minimum amount for a business deal is 5 US Dollars. Various websites who want to increase their revenue and launch themselves in the Russian market with Begun.

Source[ Google Press Release]

Is apple getting ready again to shake the word, with iPhone will there be a Macbook touch, will we be free from the keyboards, mouse and will only interact with our computers using the touch screens, will it be accessible for all computer users.

Well the Rumor has started picking up, ‘Mac Daily News‘ reports Apples Secret Product Macbook Touch and Gizmodo says it too ‘Rumor:MacBook Touch coming in Oct‘.

Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. This is why they bought P.A. Semi. Possibly with Immersion’s haptic tech. Slot-loading Super Drive. Accelerometer. GPS. Pretty expensive to produce initially, but sold at “low” price that will reduce margins. Apple wants to move these babies. And move they will. This is some sick shit. App Store-compatible, able to run Mac apps, too. By October at the latest.In all honesty, we may have passed this story up, but we’ve heard vague reports from reliable sources that Quanta is busy building a touch product for Apple. This latest information seems seems to compliment what we’ve heard

Source [Mac Daily News] , [GizModo]

Do you like to keep track of global time, or are you the person who is quite fascinated with the clock on bbc.co.uk new website and wanted such a clock for your website. ClockLink provides online clocks made from flash which you can easily add into your web page or blog by copying a simple HTML tag into your website.

But its not as good and as free as it looks, clockLink makes its revenue through the ads that are displayed when you hover your mouse over the clock. Seems like a weird way of advertisement but that’s the core reason of providing a bunch of free clocks.

But one thin that was fun is the global time map:

Filezilla is a free FTP solution for client & server. A free software to make ftp connections to your web server upload / download files and manage your sites. Its a product by Mozilla Inc.  Its fast & reliable cross platform FTP, FTPS & SFTP client with features like :

• Easy to use
• Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
• Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, OSX and more
• Available in many languages
• Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB

Personally i am big fan of the software and recently ran into a problem that involved recovering saved passwords in filezilla.

How to recover Saved / Quick Connect Passwords from Filezilla.

Well if you Google this question up you will probably land up with tons of software’s each claiming to help you recover password i tried a bunch of them and the results were pathetic also its a bit unsafe to trust such unknown software’s to recover you passwords for FTP as you don’t know if they transfer that information across the internet as well.

So the way out is quite easy and a little shocking to, shocking because its so easy that the file containing the sensitive information for your ftp access is not even encrypted. So if you want to recover the passwords all you have to do is follow the three easy steps:

1. First go to folder options and enable all hidden files
2. Two Go to ‘c:\document and settings \ [username] \ Application Data \ FileZill’ (in win XP / 2000 ) & “C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\FileZilla\” (in windows vista) or “/home/username/.filezilla/” (for linux)
3. Locate the files
   • filezilla.xml (stores morst recent server info including passwords)
   • recentservers.xml (stores all recent server info including passwords)
   • sitemanager.xml (stores all saved sites server info including password in plaintext)

Using notepad you can easily open the file and all the user / password and ftp information is displayed.

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With iPhone 3G hitting the market and high speed internet access is easily available on cell phone, more people are using their cell phones to browse internet. Access to internet via mobile grew up to 147% in 2007 and is expected to take a huge jump after the 3G networks & cell phones goes common. Being a blogger its time you should think about accessibility of your blog from a cell phone. So how do you make your blog cell phone friendly. (more…)

Google in a recent development have announced that it has attained the ability to crawl websites made in flash. Previously Adobe presented Google & Yahoo with there SWF libraries so as both the companies could work on it to develop technology that could help there search engines to show results from flash based websites.

Flash or SWF was a glory of its time and gained tremendous attention from user end, it changed the face of the web by giving freedom to develop websites full of interactive media. But the only flaw in the system came to life when search engines were unable to crawl content within a flash website thus causing lack of traffic for website owners.

With this new development of Google being able to crawl thought a flash site new dimension and a new scope for flash based website is about to rise.

According to Google:

Google has been developing a new algorithm for indexing textual content in Flash files of all kinds, from Flash menus, buttons and banners, to self-contained Flash websites. Recently, we’ve improved the performance of this Flash indexing algorithm by integrating Adobe’s Flash Player technology.

• Googlebot does not execute some types of JavaScript. So if your web page loads a Flash file via JavaScript, Google may not be aware of that Flash file, in which case it will not be indexed.
• We currently do not attach content from external resources that are loaded by your Flash files. If your Flash file loads an HTML file, an XML file, another SWF file, etc., Google will separately index that resource, but it will not yet be considered to be part of the content in your Flash file.
• While we are able to index Flash in almost all of the languages found on the web, currently there are difficulties with Flash content written in bidirectional languages. Until this is fixed, we will be unable to index Hebrew language or Arabic language content from Flash files.