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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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Disable Media Scanning In Specific Android Directories With A .Nomedia File

10:30PM April 21, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Android: Make your picture gallery and other media apps load faster—and only the pictures and music you want—with a quick folder tweak to prevent certain directories from being scanned and loaded by those apps. More »

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Qvivo Is An Up And Coming Media Player

10:00AM March 13, 2011 | Dave Drager

Having “cut the cable” in my household, we are always looking for the best media player for the most integrated living room media experience. Boxee’s standalone app development seems to have come to a standstill, so I’ve been on the lookout for a replacement for a while. More »

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How To Live With The Minimal Amount Of Space On Your iOS Device

7:30AM March 3, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Today’s iPad 2 announcement brought many enhancements, but like many past iDevice announcements there was no increase in storage space. The max is still 64GB and the poor man’s iPad still starts off at 16GB. Fortunately, there are several ways to work around these storage limitations. Here’s how. More »

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WinX Blu-ray DVD iPhone Ripper Rips Blu-Rays To Any Device

1:30AM January 4, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Windows only: We’ve shown you how to rip and encode Blu-Ray discs before, but if you’re looking for a one-step process, the free-for-now WinX Blu-ray DVD iPhone Ripper will rip and convert Blu-Rays for your handheld device in one fell swoop. More »

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Search For Creative Commons-Licensed Media At CC Search

3:30AM November 12, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

It’s a challenge to find exactly what you need among the mountains of Creative Commons works on the web. CC Search scans nine popular media providers to drill down and find the CC-licensed media you’re looking for. More »

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Top 10 Tools For Managing And Automating Your Media Downloads

2:00AM August 8, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

You’re handy with BitTorrent, you’ve learned your way around Usenet and you have all kinds of files streaming onto your hard drive. Learn how to automatically unpack, rename, convert and otherwise make your media ready for viewing with these 10 helper apps. More »

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VLC 1.1 Brings Hardware Acceleration And Lighter Operation To Media Playing

9:00PM June 22, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

WIndows/Mac/Linux: VLC, our favourite plays-it-all download, has rolled out its official 1.1 release, cementing the hardware video acceleration for smoother HD playing, bundling support for the open WebM video standard, and implementing lots of fixes and speed-ups in the code. More »

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WMP Plus Adds A Number Of Customisable Tweaks To Windows Media Player

8:00AM June 5, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

If you haven’t learned to love Windows Media Player yet, free plugin Windows Media Player Plus might change your mind. adding tweaks like find as you type, disabling group headers, a new tag editor, and the Explorer context menu within your library. More »