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Are you looking for a way to take the music videos you watch on YouTube and convert them to MP3? Today we take a look at an easy way to convert those YouTube videos to MP3 for free with YouTube Downloader. The YouTube Downloader functions in two steps. First, it downloads the video from YouTube in MP4 format, and then allows you to convert that MP4 file to MP3. Note: It also supports conversion conversion to some other formats such as AVI video, MOV, iPhone, PSP, 3GP, and WMV.

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Trying to fix a badly infected PC without HijackThis is sort of like going into surgery without a scalpel; it’s the only tool for the job when all other measures fail. New spyware strains and increasingly complex viruses emerge every day, and your PC’s immune system (i.e, antivirus software) isn’t always able to keep up. And if you’re performing emergency surgery on someone else’s PC, you may find that they didn’t have any AV software installed to begin with. No matter how bad the infection, HijackThis gives you the means to dig deep into Windows to root out whatever it is that’s wreaking havoc.

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From Google Desktop to the Windows Sidebar introduced in Vista, there have been several attempts to integrate our online life onto our desktop. But none of them come close to Rainmeter, a totally customizable platform for decking out your desktop with a variety of useful applets that can stand prominently in the foreground or blend into the background. There’s a lot you can do with Rainmeter thanks to a diverse collection of available ’skins’ (think of them as widgets), all of which can be individually tailored in look and function. There are skins for keeping tabs on system resources, displaying RSS feeds, sending and receiving Twitter messages, and even recording notes

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Are you looking for a quick and easy way to see your local weather forecast in Google Chrome? Then you will definitely want to take a good look at the AccuWeather Forecast extension. Installation & Setup Adding the extension is simple… Once you have started the install process you will see the following confirmation message window. Click “Install” to finish adding the extension to Google Chrome. Once the installation is complete you will see a new “Toolbar Button” and the following message

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Since it’s a bar you type in to create a results list based on incremental search terms, you’d be forgiven for confusing LaunchBar with Spotlight. But LaunchBar is so much more than Spotlight, which has a sole trump card in its ability to search within files. Elsewhere, LaunchBar rules the roost. For example, you can train an item to launch using your preferred characters, and LaunchBar offers categories, enabling you to select a result type – JPEGs, phone numbers, ZIP archives and more – and search within that list

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Flickr’s a monster, housing billions of photos with varying licences. Finding images is time-consuming, and this was the impetus behind Viewfinder – the author had been driven to the brink searching for relevant, high-quality Creative Commons images for a presentation. Viewfinder takes Flickr, ditches everything bar the search, and encases what’s left in a sleek interface. Type a search term (the search menu enables titles or tags to be targeted), tap the Enter key and results appear in a grid format

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Are you looking for an application launcher with built-in extra functionality for your computer and the web? Then join us as we take a look at Blaze. What Blaze Looks Like Blaze is simple to set up on your computer and once started, this is what it looks like. To access Blaze, use the hotkey sequence…the default is “Alt+Ctrl+Space” but can be easily changed to better suit your needs in the settings

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You wouldn’t be an average Maximum PC reader if you didn’t have 30 different windows, tabs, and applications open at once. After all, what’s the point of having a computer that’s dressed to the nines if you aren’t using up every available resource each time you sit at your desk? Although it’s been said that multitasking actually does much to impair your focus and efficiency in dealing with tasks versus a methodical, one-at-a-time approach, all the science know-how in the world isn’t going to stop the average geek from using his or her computer to do a billion things at once. That’s just how it goes

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If you are new to URL Shortening or are just looking for some good services to use, then join us as we take a quick look at ULR Shortening and four of the more popular services available. What is URL Shortening? URL Shortening is a process that translates long (and sometimes awkward) website addresses into short easy-to-manage URLs. These shortened URLs serve as a bridge to redirect you or people you share the URL with to the original website address

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