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How to Convert AVCHD Video on Windows : "Advanced Video Coding High Definition (AVCHD) is a format of video used for playing back high definition video. AVCHD video is commonly used in high definition camcorders from brands like Sony, Panasonic, JVC, and Canon. AVCHD gives people high quality video that can be compatible with Blu-ray players. It is one of the best possible [...] © Tech Fume "

Can’t Embed YouTube Videos Anymore? : "The 'embed' link in youtube is gone. Where the heck is it? It's still there of course."

Little Things That Ruin Your Website : " Pictures that aren't the right size can be pretty annoying sometimes. =D It takes a long time to build a great website and get it optimized so that lots of people can see it. You need design skills, strong content that people actually want to see, then you need to create a plan and execute it by working your network. All these things take time and energy, sometimes a lot of them. But it’s really easy to undo all that hard work with just one or two little things that will completely ruin your site – whether it’s from an SEO or a usability standpoint. Really, if you have a site with great rankings, but is terrible to use, you’re not going to accomplish your goal anyway (make money, raise awareness, etc.). Here’s just a short list of some things that can really do you in: 1. Music or Videos Playing Automatically: When you are watching TV or listening to the radio, you expect commercials, theme music, or other forms of audio and

How to Backup Your Firefox 4 Profile and Avoid Disasters : " It has happened to all of us. You spend over 40 minutes typing eloquent prose, you bookmark an Alexander’s Library worth of game walkthroughs, you download a truckload of addons to improve your Firefox life; only to find all these things gobbled up by cyberspace gremlins! Losing the valuable content of your Firefox 4 profile is never fun and can lead to some major setbacks. Preventing such digital disasters isn’t rocket science. You can ensure that regardless of whatever calamity or crash you run into, that you are covered by a reliable insurance plan. Like a good ‒ sorry, I forgot we weren’t talking about car insurance. On to the tips! Tip #1: Lazarus Lazarus , just as its namesake implies, is an addon that raises your deleted typing from the dead. It can recover text typed into a variety of fields whether its a WYSIWYG editor or AJAX comment box . The addon ensures that any saved data retained is kept under se

Mini-camera inside a pen? Check. Lock-picking tools? Check. The old hidden compartment inside the sole of the shoe trick? Check. Twitter account? Che… Huh? Twitter account? Yeah, that’s right – A Twitter account. The easiest, cheapest and most effective way to spy on those guys with the temerity to compete against you in the big, bad world of business. It’s also the most comfortable. As long as your favorite café has impeccable wireless access , then just kick back in the corner with that latte and muffin and let those clowns give away their circus’ secrets to you. Read More:  How to Use Twitter to Spy on Your Competition :

Increase Sales Using A Smartphone-Enabled Website : " “This is the time for us; now is the time for us to get behind this… We understand that the new rule is “Mobile First.” – Eric Schmidt, Google CEO “One-third of all Google searches via the mobile web pertain to some aspect of the searcher’s local environment.” – Diana Pouliot, Director of Google Mobile Advertising By 2013, Google expects that 50% of all internet traffic will be from mobile devices. The smartphone industry is growing faster than any segment of technology in history. It is mandatory to have a smartphone-enabled website in order to have mobile searchers find you. A lot of effort and funding is going towards “find a business near me” technology. If you owned a restaurant, wouldn’t you want to reach the Blackberry user that performed a search on their phone to “find restaurants near me?” Would it not benefit you to reach those with GPS that use Google maps? Practically every business and service can increase revenue

Automatically share news feeds to your Twitter, FB wall, etc. This guide teaches you how to connect your whole web to Google stuff (Youtube, Google Reader etc.). How to share the latest videos from your subscriptions, as soon as they upload them, and make it post to your Twitter etc. First - Autosharing your own Youtube activity: It's pretty easy to set up your Youtube account to connect with Twitter automatically - so that it 'Tweets' your uploads, favorites, comments and stuff. Go your account settings in Youtube and then go to the "Activity Sharing" tab where you can choose to connect to your Facebook or Twitter, etc. See this video for more info on this Youtube feature . Read pt. 2 here, Autosharing from your Youtube subscriptions, and creating RSS feeds , currently on my squidoo

Maintain a Good Posture While Using your Laptop : " If you use your laptop computer for extended hours, which I think most of us do, you should not miss these shot and sweet animated movies done by Vodafone Spain. The movies offer simple and actionable tips on how you can maintain a correct sitting posture while working on a laptop thus helping you avoid pain and tiredness. Thanks Inigo. Video A: Using a laptop at home or office Video B: Using your laptop while travelling or in a hotel This article, titled Maintain a Good Posture While Using your Laptop , was originally published at Digital Inspiration under Ergonomics , Offbeat . "