Here are two good (and of course free) options for manipulating audio files. dBpowerAMP lets you rip CDs, convert files, and record audio. It supports MP3, MP4, M4a, WMA, OGG, AAC, APE, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and more. This app integrates with Windows, so you can simply right-click on a file to convert it. Get it here: www.dbpoweramp.com […]
Need to Edit Audio? You need Audacity!
Audacity is a powerful audio editing/recording software package that doesn’t require much training. It works on Linux, Mac and Windows, and it handles many file types, including OGG, MP3, AIFF, AU, and WAV (but not WMA or AAC). Its features include 32-bit/96-KHz recording and editing (up to 16 channels), independent speed and pitch control, noise […]
A Sleak Alternative to Adobe Reader Bloat
Anyone who has used Adobe Reader knows it is a huge resource hog. On a older system or one with limited resources AR can slow you to a crawl or stop you altogether (actually this true of every Adobe product I have ever used!!!). Well here is a sweet, sleek alternative: Foxit Reader www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php It […]
Convert Any File To A PDF – For FREE
Today I am going to tell you about my favorite FREE PDF convertor – CutePDF. In spite of the sugary name it is an excellent piece of software and it is super easy to use – if you can print you can make a PDF. I especially like the fact that you can create a PDF from virtually any […]
Why Website Builders Are Bad For Your Biz
Over the last year I have had quite a few businesses come to me to make changes or updates to sites that had been built with one of the many website building systems available. In every single case we had to start over and rebuild their site from scratch. In each case it was due […]