How to extract the sound from videos in FLV or MP4 formats, such as videos downloaded from YouTube or other video sharing sites
Have you ever needed to extract the sound file from a downloaded video, such as videos from YouTube or other video sharing sites? In this post I will show how to separate the audio track from a video file (a process also known as “demuxing”). Of late it seems that there is an increased interest [...]
Secondshell: lightweight app lets you maximize windows horizontally or vertically, adds a range of useful tweaks
Secondshell tweaks Windows and provides easy and practical shortcuts for performing a handful of tasks, such as: Maximizing windows to the edges of the screen vertically or horizontally using keyboard shortcuts (see screenshots above) and resizing or moving windows by clicking anywhere on the window, then using Alt+left click drag to move or Alt+right click [...]
Comodo Time Machine: roll back your PC to a previous state, including every file on every partition
Comodo Time Machine is a free program that can roll your system back in time, on-demand, to a previous state. It provides the ability to “undo” any kind of undesirable event, such as a virus or malware infestation or any event or events that might have caused your PC to become too cluttered, slow, or [...]
Eraser – Securely Delete Your Files
I’ve previously discussed why you shouldn’t just throw out or recycle your computer without wiping the drive first to protect your identity and files in a 404 Tech Support article Before you recycle/garbage that old computer. If you’re deleting files from your computer that need to be kept from prying eyes, you should be using [...]
YoWindow Free: a weather reporting toy and screensaver
What would you do if you wanted to know what the weather is like right now? Naturally you would take a peek out the window. YoWindow Free is a free interactive weather reporting app that takes this concept and flips it on its head; it will show you the current weather or the weather forecast [...]
PPT2Video Free: convert Powerpoint presentations to video
Wondershare PPT2Video Free is a free app that can convert PowerPoint files (PPT, PPS, as well as the Office 2007 .PPTX, formats) into video. Specifically it can output to WMV, ASF, Quicktime (.MOV) as well as .MKV video formats. PPT2Video can preserve and record most elements inside a PowerPoint presentation, including custom animation or transition [...]
How to download videos from Hulu: a step by step guide
Here’s a step by step guide to downloading videos from Hulu using free software. These steps can be taken to download videos from most video sharing services, including most sites that encrypt their media. Free programs used in this tutorial are SteamTransport and FLVMDI. Note that this article is for informational purposes only and that [...]
