While it’s not quite the same as hiring your own cartoonist, Cartoonize does a pretty decent job converting pictures into cartoon versions for those times you want to customize an avatar image or otherwise “cartoonize” a picture. More »
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Cartoonize Converts Photos into Cartoons [Image Editing]
Posted on January 1, 2011
DownloadTube Is a One-Click YouTube Conversion and Download Site [YouTube]
Posted on October 19, 2010
If you’re looking for a simple, one-click, solution for converting and downloading YouTube videos sans software, DownloadTube is a free tool for web-based YouTube file conversion. More »
Hamster Free Video Converter Is a Dead Simple Drag and Drop Video Conversion Tool [Video]
Posted on October 19, 2010
Windows: If you’re looking for a simple drag and drop solution for converting videos for on your iPod, PS3, or other portable device or media center, Hamster Free Video Converter is a no-fuss video conversion tool. More »
PDF Rider Extracts, Merges, and Decrypts PDF Files [Downloads]
Posted on October 7, 2010
Windows: PDF Rider is a simple but effective tool for merging and splitting PDF files, extracting and inserting pages, and performing other PDF manipulations. More »
Top 10 Tools for Managing and Automating Your Media Downloads [Lifehacker Top 10]
Posted on August 7, 2010
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 »
Freemake Is a Remarkably Simple, Yet Feature-Filled Video Converter and Editor [Downloads]
Posted on July 30, 2010
Windows only: With all video converting apps out there, it can get a bit overwhelming. Freemake combines almost everything you need into a clean, simple, one-stop-shop for all your video converting, editing, and burning needs. More »
Any Video Converter Batch Processes Video Files and Converts HD YouTube Clips [Downloads]
Posted on June 29, 2010
Windows: Planes, trains, and automobiles—a long trip in any of them calls for some portable video. Any Video Converter, a tool we linked long ago, is still being updated and working strong, recently adding 1080p YouTube videos to its repertoire. More »
YouTube – Windows – Video – Video Converter – Operating system
The Hassle-Free Guide to Ripping Your Blu-Ray Collection [Blu-Ray]
Posted on June 9, 2010
Blu-Ray discs may be more protected and harder to play in certain programs, like XBMC, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play your HD video on your media center. Here’s how to rip and compress Blu-Ray discs for high quality, space-saving results. More »
Blu-ray Disc – Movies – Arts – Home Video – Blu-ray and HD
Pdfcrowd Converts Web Sites and HTML Code to PDF Documents [Webapps]
Posted on April 27, 2010
Online service Pdfcrowd turns any web site into PDF format easily with a variety of options, including the ability to set margins, encrypt files, or disable copying and printing. More »
DamnVid Encodes Movies While Downloading for Speedy Conversion [Downloads]
Posted on March 23, 2010
Windows/Mac/Linux: Video encoders are a dime a dozen but DamnVid not only encodes local video in a wide variety of formats, it converts online video in real-time as you download it. More »