28 Free Online File Format Conversion Tools

via Quick Online Tips by QuickOnlineTips on 7/30/09

Guest post by Srikanth.

The following file conversion sites allows you to convert files of the most common and frequently used file formats. They support almost all kinds of file formats with regard to audio, video, document and image.

Multiple File Format Conversion

1) Zamzar.com - Performs online file conversion in a fast and easy manner. No need of registration and it sends the converted files right to your email inbox.

2) Media-Convert – This website includes online file conversion along with a variety of options. Provides local file conversion, conversion from URL, file hosting, website screenshot and sending the converted file to mobile. It also provides a host of advanced settings while converting files.

3) Youconvertit – Allows you to convert all kinds of media files including archives. Allows you to choose more than one input file at a time for conversion.

Video File Format Conversion

4) Vixy – This website contains an online FLV converter. It allows you to convert a flash video or an FLV file to MPEG4 (AVI/MOV/MP4/MP3/3GP) file online. This application is open source.

5) Converttube - It allows you to directly download videos from the internet to a mobile, PC, iPod or PSP. It also provides various options for the output format of the file.

6) Vidtomp3 - This online tool allows you to convert video, music video, Mega Video, MySpace video, Google Video or YouTube video into mp3 format for your mp3 player or mobile phones.

7) Cellsea - An online video converter tool to convert video files in the required format.

8) Media Converter - A web based video conversion utility that supports conversion of files even from YouTube. This tool facilitates uploading a media file directly from web portals.

9) Movavi - This online video converter tool helps to convert multiple files. The maximum file size it allows is 100 MB. This tool has a special option of merging all the video files into a large movie.

Image File Format Conversion

10) Converticon - The online application allows you to convert ICO, PNG, GIF, and JPEG formats to a better quality PNG or ICO files. The interface is simple and easy to use.

11) Vector Magic - This website converts bitmap images to clean vector art, using auto-tracing software. It allows you to save time and get your images ready to cut, embroider or print.

12) ConvertICO – This tool facilitates conversion of ICO files to PNG files and PNG files to ICO files. You can upload files either by specifying a URL or by browsing a file that is on your PC.

13) Image Converter - This online tool converts one image format into another image format. Some of the image formats which it supports for conversion are bmp, dib, epi, eps, gif, jpc, jpeg, pcd, pcx, pdb, pgm, pict, png, tga and so on.

14) Image Optimizer - This online tool not only helps us to convert image files from one format to another but also helps us to optimize images to load quickly. The maximum limit for file size is 300 KB.

PDF File Conversion Tools

15) Expresspdf - This website provides online tools for exclusively converting Web pages, Microsoft Word documents and Microsoft Excel documents to PDF documents.

16) Pdfonline - This website provides a variety of online tools to work with PDF files exclusively. Merging two PDF files, Doc file to PDF, PDF to Word, Web to PDF and PDF service for iPhone are some of the tools provided here.

17) Pdftoword - This online tool helps us convert PDF documents to DOC or RTF files accurately. It also allows us to re-use the PDF content in Excel, Open Office, Microsoft Word and Word Perfect. This conversion tool tries to maintain the formatting and image fidelity of the page to the maximum extent.

18) Htm2pdf - This online tool facilitates you to convert HTML files to PDF files in just one click. There are two options for conversion, one of them is conversion of web pages and the other one is converting raw HTML code.

19) Neevia - This online converter allows you to create PDF documents or image documents from the most commonly and frequently used file formats. The upload limit per file is 1 MB.

20) Freepdfconvert - This online and interactive PDF converter and document creator is quick and reliable. Converts web pages, graphic images, MS-Office, Open Office,Vector graphic file formats and other file formats to PDF.

21) Kinati to PDF converter – The PDF converter here allows conversions for all kinds of users, from an executive professional to a student. Allows to upload a document up-to 15 MB.

22) Lettos - This is an online conversion tool used to convert files from DOC, XLS and PPT to PDF format.

23) Pdf-O-Matic - A simple, fast and reliable tool to convert Web pages into PDF documents. It creates a PDF document within seconds, once you specify a URL inside the provided field on the website.

24) PDF4u - This site provides an online service to convert Word, PowerPoint, and Postscript documents to PDF. The conversion is done in three easy steps. The file size should be 30K or less to avail the free service.

25) Primo Online – Online service that provides a super fast way of converting documents and images to PDF files. Supports conversion of more than 300 file formats.

26) PS to PDF Converter – Converts a Post-script compatible file to a PDF compatible file. This application is suitable for light and moderate users.

27) RSS2PDF Converter - This online tool allows us to convert a web page or online RSS into a PDF document.

28) Text2Pdf - Converts any given text into a Portable Document Format(PDF) file. Contains a large text area to copy the text. This tools is based on Sanface software.

Guest blogger Srikanth writes on Tech Inspiration blog about tips, gadgets, and technology. You can also write a guest article and share your favorite tools.

How to Clean a Dirty CD

via Quick Online Tips by QuickOnlineTips on 7/23/09

Guest post by Amit Bhawani.

Do you know how to clean a CD? Every time you keep your CD outside the pouch, there is a high possibility that the CD could get dirty, smudged or fingerprinted. And the problem with most of you is that you want to clean it but you don't know how to clean it in such a dirty condition.

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Cleaning Dirty CDs

For all those who want to clean a dirty CD with minimum effort in the cheapest way, follow the process with simple steps given below in order.

• Find yourself a container (a medium sized one which is good enough to submerge a disk in it)
• Squeeze into the container a table spoon of liquid soap or window cleaning solution. You can also use all-natural cleaning liquid made out of distilled water.
• Now pour clean water into the container and fill it. Now the water should become soapy once it gets mixed with the cleaning solution added whatsoever.
• Now put the dirty disk into the container filled with soapy water. Leave it there for about a minute or two.
• Now remove the disk from the soapy water container and rinse it with running warm water.
• Repeat the process if the disk is still a bit dirty. In case the smudges on the disk are stubborn, you can use a soft cloth to rub soap on those parts.
• Finally shake off the excess water and let the disk to dry naturally. Do not use any artificial blower or hair drier.

Now you have your shiny good as new CD which can be easily run on your computer and there are less chances of getting data copy errors on running it.

This guest article was written by Amit Bhawani who writes different articles on How to Clean Anything. You can also write a guest article and share your tips and tools.

WARNING: Use this technique at your OWN RISK. If you have important stored data, seek professional help to clean your CD. We take no responsibility for data loss or CD damage.

10 Best Firefox Extensions to Manage Tabs

10 Best Firefox Extensions to Manage Tabs

via Quick Online Tips by QuickOnlineTips on 5/26/09

Guest Article by Himanshu
Even though Firefox was not the first browser that supported tabs, no other browser can even come close to Firefox when we talk about the tab management. There are innumerable extensions for your Firefox tabs, but extensions below can really help you save your time managing tabs. Here are my picks…

Fox Tab - Browse in 3D
If you are a fan of Apple's Cover Flow then you'll love this extension. With 5 layouts, you can flip between tabs and manage your tabs in 3D. It'll definitely add 5 stars to your tab experience in Firefox.

Colorful Tabs - Mix Colors
As the name suggests this extension will color your tab titles in different colors. This may help you distinguish between the tabs and group them as you want. This should not be confused with new IE 8's color coded tabs, but still it can be very useful extension.

Firefox Showcase - Search and manage your tabs
This is a must-install Firefox extension that I'd suggest. This Firefox extension will show you opened tabs and windows as a thumbnail preview in a single window. Not just that, you can also search for tabs and group their thumbnails as you like.

Tab Renamizer - Rename your tabs
Tabs in Firefox always have title as page's title. You may have opened up some websites that you wouldn't like everyone to see if it has some obscure title. Just use Tab Renamizer extension and rename the title of the tab to some other website's title like Google, Yahoo etc.

New Tab Homepage - Choose your home
Are you Google-holic? New Tab homepage can be very useful extension if you have to Google around your queries every now and then. You can set the preferences so that whenever you open a new tab a default website (Google etc) will open.

Duplicate Tab - Clone your tabs
Ok now consider this. You are chatting on Gmail on one Tab and on other you want to check your mail. Duplicate tab will clone your tab so that you don't have to open a tab again for checking mail. It'll retain the history of the tab too.

Basics - Add new tab Button like IE
Not everyone knows the easy shortcut CTRL + T to open a new Tab. You can always customize your toolbar and add new tab button there but you'll really find it very easy to open a tab with Basics extension.

Tab Popup - See tabs thumbnail preview
If you've ever used Opera then you must be knowing about thumbnail previewing of Tabs when you hover your mouse pointer on the tab title. Tab popup does the same thing. It's a very useful extension if one of your tabs is loading and you want to see if it's done or not.

Close and Forget - Delete tab history
As the name suggest, Close and Forget extension deletes the history of your Tab once you close it. Let say you are checking your mail and want to logout and erase all your history as soon as you close the tab, then you should really install this useful extension.

Too Many Tabs - Extra rows
This is an excellent extension. With Too many Tabs you can not only rearrange and group your tabs by dragging and dropping but also you can set apart idle and inactive tabs in a separate row and free your memory. You can also color or pin your tabs for future use.

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Top 14 Open Source Applications for Windows

Top 14 Open Source Applications for Windows

via Quick Online Tips by QuickOnlineTips on 6/2/09

Guest Post by Abhimanyu
Open Source Foundation and people involved with it have developed some of the most used applications on the web and on Windows platform without expecting anything in return. Here are the top 10 open source applications on Windows which we use daily without probably even realizing that they are open source.

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1. Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla Firefox is considered to be the most popular open source application and browser today. According to a statistics by W3School, Firefox is used by 47.1% of internet users while Internet Explorer 28%. Firefox holds a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on June 18, 2008 - 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3.

2. Mozilla Thunderbird: Yet another Open Source application from Mozilla. Thunderbird is a desktop email client with loads of features and strong spam filtering.

3. Open Office: Open Office is an Open Source alternative for Microsoft Office. It comes with great features including support for DOC and XLS files. The Open Office Suite pack has applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It saves all your data and files in International Open Standard Format and also comes with the ability to read and write files from other standard office software packages.

4. GIMP: GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation Program can easily replace professional graphics application Adobe Photoshop. GIMP is the best ever open source graphics designing application with loads of features. Also it has the ability to open and edit Photoshop PSD files.

5. Pidgin: Pidgin is an Open Source instant messenger. It supports other IMs as well. You can chat with users of almost all leading IMs like MSN, Yahoo Messenger, AIM, GTalk, ICQ etc. Previously it was known as GAIM.

6. VLC Media Player: It's a cross platform Open Source media player and server. It supports a huge range of audio and video formats like MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX, MP3, OGG, AAC, DVDs, Audio CDs, VCD and many more. VLC has support for streaming media protocol as well.

7. ClamWIN: ClamWin is an Open Source GPL virus scanner for Windows. It has following features …

• High detection rates for viruses and spyware;
• Scheduler for Scanning.
• Auto downloader for regular Virus Definition Update.
• It's a standalone virus scanner application and you can integrate with Microsoft Windows Explorer just by right clicking it.
• Available with Outlook Add-on to scan emails and attachments.

8. 7-Zip: 7-ZIP is Open Source compression utility with support for all popular compression formats. The 7Z format compression has the best compression ratio compared to popular applications like WinZip, WinRAR.

9. Media Coder: It's an Open Source batch media transcoder for almost all popular media formats. It can covert both audio and video formats with batch processing support. Media Coder comes with multi-threading design and is optimized for multicore CPUs.

10. FileZilla: FileZilla is another great Open Source application for Windows. It's a multi-platform full featured GUI Based FTP, FTPS and SFTP client. FileZilla is considered as the best available FTP client for windows.

11. Drupal: Highly flexible content management framework powering celebrity sites like MTV and Yahoo developer. Drupal bridges the divide between a content management system like Joomla and a PHP based web framework like say Symfony. My site MWolk is also running drupal as well as the WordPress themes directory.

12. µTorrent: almost all BitTorrent clients like uTorrent, Azureus etc are open source so the list will be incomplete without inclusion of one from torrent family.

13. Eclipse: One of the most powerful and versatile IDE for developers of any language. With its numerous plugins, it can be extended to do much more, not to mention it has a great community.

14. Python - I will finish the list of top open source applications by mentioning Python, the programming language. It has come a long way in the past 8 years and is now preferred web development language too along with frameworks like Django.

So this pretty much covers the list of popular and best open source application which we are using on daily basis, if you know of few more, please tell them in comments.

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