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UPDATE: Downloading YouTube Videos

I posted before on how to download YouTube videos using FLV2AVI. Unfortunately this software is no longer supported and can no longer download videos.

After doing some research it seems that there is another free software which will allow you to download videos in MP4 format.

Here is the link: http://youtubedownload.altervista.org (http://youtubedownload NULL.altervista NULL.org)

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Download YouTube Videos

Ever wanted to save a YouTube video as a WMV file or just wanted an MP3 of a song played on youtube (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com)?

While there are a number of ways to do this, there is a free tool out there that is simple and easy to use.

The program is called FLVtoAVI. You can download the video into the formats listed in the screen shot below and save it to your computer!

Download from flvtoavi.com (http://www NULL.flvtoavi NULL.com)

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From their website:

FLV to AVI – Freeware to converting Flash Video (.flv) to AVI

Do you need convert internet Flash video to popular AVI video format? Do you want to play your Flash video with your portable video player (MP4 players)? This small and powerful flash tool "FLV to AVI" can help you.

FLV to AVI is one free software to convert Adobe Flash video to AVI video, simple and easy to use, just input the file name of your Flash video file, and choice one output AVI video format, the software will convert your Flash file (.flv) to the AVI video (.avi) in minutes (the default output AVI video is MPEG4 video format).

FLV to AVI support several different AVI video codecs, include MPEG4, DivX, Xvid, QuickTime (MOV), WMV and 3GP. It can only convert audio data form Flash video file to MP3 audio (output MP3 audio is 128kbps 44kHz stereo, standard "CD quality" bit rate).

Simple and Easy to Use

This free Flash conversion tool is simple and easy to use very much, no complex settings, program is smart, the output video can have good quality, with this program, anyone (specially for newbie) can convert their flash videos by themselves, without any video codec knowledge about FLV and AVI.

In the main FLV to AVI interface, there have three zones: the "Source Flash¡±, "AVI Video Format" and "Process". The "Source Flash" is used to select the source Flash video, the "AVI Video Format" is used to change the output video format, and the "Process" is used to show the conversion process and status.

The source flash of FLV to AVI can be "Flash Video File" or "Youtube Web Page". For converting existed Flash video file on your PC, you can input the full path file name or click "Open" button to select one.

About Convert YouTube Video

FLV to AVI can be used as one handy youtube video downloader, it can download the high quality MP4 file from youtube video server, and you can save this video as one standalone AVI video file (MP4 format), or convert it to other video format as you like.

If you want to save the Flash video form Youtube directly, just input the YouTube web page address (URL) in the edit box as Flash video source, you can copy this address form the address bar of Internet Explorer & FireFox and paste it there.

A important feature about YouTube Video is that once the users ask to download and convert one Youtube video, the FLV to AVI will redirect and download the high quality video version directly from the YouTube video server, and not the low quality FLV video, so users can get one higher video quality than the normal youtube web page. Each YouTube video have two video quality versions, one is MPEG4 video, the other is Flash video, program will download the high quality MPEG4 video version.

How to Use
  1. Download the setup file of "FLV to AVI", and install it on your PC;
  2. Input one Flash video file or Youtube Web Page address;
  3. Default outout AVI codec is MPEG4, you can change with "AVI Video Format" options;
  4. Click "Convert" to start the Flash conversion process.
Output Video Support
  • MPEG4
  • DivX (Digital Video Express)
  • Xvid (contrast with the DivX codec)
  • WMV (Window Media Video)
  • MOV (Apple Quicktime Player)
  • Song PSP (MP4 format, video stream has the dimension of 368*272)
  • 3GP (3G mobile, rescale video to 352*288)
  • MP3 (no video, audio only)
Download
  • Download FLV to AVI (http://www NULL.flvtoavi NULL.com/flvtoavi_setup NULL.zip)
  1. Current Version: 1.2
  2. File Size: 2.77MB
  3. System Platform: Microsoft Windows XP/98/2000/VISTA (http://www NULL.softsea NULL.com/review/FLV-to-AVI NULL.html)
  4. Program can work with VISTA 32bits and 64bits, can wotk with Windows 7
  5. Price: $0, Freeware

FLV to AVI is absolutely free software, free for any private use.

Call Timer on BlackBerry Curve

blackberry_logo If your like me, you like to know how much time you spend on a call after you end it. This is particularly useful for business people who need to know how much time they spend on a support call, etc for time logging purposes. Up until now, on Blackberry Curves, you have to navigate your way through the menus, go to call history, find the call you were just on, go to the menu again and show details… All to just see how much time you spent on the last call.

There is a new software update for Blackberry Curves that now show an active call timer on the screen during and after the call.

To update your Blackberry, go to www.blackberry.com (http://www NULL.blackberry NULL.com) and download the "Blackberry Desktop Manager" tool. Once you download and install, connect your Blackberry to your PC via the USB cable provided with your phone. If you have password protection on your phone, you will be prompted when running the software.

Choose "Application Loader" from the main menu and choose "Update Software". Proceed through the wizard to update your phone’s software (this can typically take anywhere from 5-30 minutes depending on how old your software is).

You should update your phone’s software at least once a month to apply any updates/fixes to your Blackberry. This increases performance, reliability, and sometimes you’ll see new features here & there..

Enjoy…

Software: Microsoft Office 2010 Beta is here for everyone

microsoft **UPDATED 11/18/2009 – 2PM**

     During today’s PDC (Professional Developers Conference) Microsoft made official the public beta for Office 2010.  The site that you can now download Office 2010 from is http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx (http://www NULL.microsoft NULL.com/office/2010/en/default NULL.aspx) .

Office 2010 Demo

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     A few months ago, Microsoft released “Technical Preview” for Microsoft Office 2010 to a select group (Disclosure: I have been using the Technical Preview since its release). Now its time for Office 2010 to get one step closer to joining the Microsoft offerings.

     So Microsoft has now released the Office Professional Plus 2010 for those with TechNet/MSDN accounts. The download can be found @ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx (http://technet NULL.microsoft NULL.com/en-us/default NULL.aspx)

Office 2010 technet page

     Additionally, for everyone else there is now an office beta page on Microsoft.com.  If you attempt to download from the office beta page you will get a message that says “The Office 2010 Beta will be available soon. Please come back later and try again”, however it is expected (based on chatter from the tech community) that at some point during the PDC conference in Los Angeles that Microsoft will announce and make the download office 2010 beta office.

     In the mean time, the office beta page has demo’s and information on what’s new for Office 2010 including the add on to Microsoft office called Office Web Apps:

“Microsoft Office Web Apps are free online companions to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that give you the freedom to view, create, and edit documents from a supported Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari).”

     You can find the office beta page @ http://officebeta.microsoft.com/en-us/?CTT=97 (http://officebeta NULL.microsoft NULL.com/en-us/?CTT=97)

Office 2010 page

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