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MobileHuman Audio Converter Is Easy And Free

11:00AM December 27, 2011 | David Galloway

Windows/Mac: There are a plethora of audio converters out there, so why do we need any new ones? Some programs have a steep learning curve and many of the easy-to-use ones aren’t free. With MobileHuman’s Audio Converter you can click and drag tracks to and from eight popular formats without having to know anything about digital audio. More »


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RockPod 2 Is A Straightforward Media Converter

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3:30PM December 20, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Windows: Many Lifehacker readers use Handbrake for converting media to watching on tablets and smartphones, but even with a graphical front end it can be a bit overwhelming. If you want a simpler means of converting video files, RockPod 2 is a straightforward way of doing it. More »


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Smart Converter Is A Free Audio And Video File Converter

9:00PM July 13, 2011 | Alan Henry

Mac: There are plenty of file conversion utilities for the Mac, but Smart Converter is probably the easiest. Simply drag your file onto the window, select the destination device, and click convert. Smart Converter handles the rest. More »


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Adapter Is An Audio, Video And Image Converter For Mac

4:00AM July 6, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you’ve ever needed to convert media on your Mac to various formats you’ve probably accumulated a collection of various applications that serve some functions and not others. Adapter saves you the trouble by letting you convert just about any audio, video or image file to the format you need. More »


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Google Search Does Currency Conversion

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1:00PM June 23, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Another addition to the list of useful things Google will report in its search results without sending you to another page: currency conversion. Type in a query like “10 USD into AUD” and a relatively current conversion will appear. More »


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xACT Is A Lightweight Bulk Audio Conversion Tool For Mac

10:30PM May 24, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Mac OS X: You can convert audio files on your Mac with iTunes or a few other third-party applications, but there are often unnecessary steps involved and certain formats aren’t supported. xACT is a very simple app without those problems and just gets the job done. More »


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Doxillion Does Batch Conversions Between Different Text Document Types

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2:00PM May 23, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Windows: If you just want to change one file from RTF to TXT format, opening and saving it in your document editor of choice is easy enough. If you’ve got dozens you want to shift, Doxillon is a useful tool to have around. More »


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How To Convert Dates Between Australian & US Formats In Excel

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1:00PM March 21, 2011 | Angus Kidman

If you’ve got a bunch of dates in US mm/dd/yyyy format and need to convert them into Australia’s dd/mm/yyyy format (or vice-versa), it can be hard to know where to start. Office expert Helen Bradley details how you can work through that process in Excel. More »


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Media Converter For OS X Is The Simplest Video Converter Around

11:00AM March 18, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Mac OS X: If you need to convert a video for your iPod, a DVD or even just rip the audio out of a movie, free app Media Converter will do it with just a quick drag-and-drop. More »


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Zamzar Converts iWork Files To Handier Formats

2:30AM February 23, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

You love your Mac life, but iWork documents and presentations aren’t so convenient in the greater, multi-OS world. What’s the easiest conversion solution? Upload to Zamzar, then get back an Office-formatted (or plain text) file. [Zamzar]