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FormatFactory is designed for encoding (multiple) files from one format to another with a very simple interface easy for beginners to use. HandBrake is a optimized encoder designed for reeconding DVDs.

Tired of GMail only checking the associated POP accounts every few hours when your waiting for an important email? Lifehacker came up with a great answer! Well, except for the fact it only works with Mac and Automator.

None of my drivers downloaded from the manufacturer’s site would install, just the included utilities. ATI CCC would launch, but the main window wouldn’t display. After a bit of Googling, I found out Windows 7 was installing it’s own drivers. I went to device manager and expanded Display Adapters and sure enough, both (2 video cards installed) had Microsoft in parenthesis after them. I hit uninstall and removed them, scanned for new hardware changes, and as soon as I did, Windows reinstalled them. I tryed uninstalling them and using the ATI installer, right before it completed, Windows put its own back in. Read More >>

MediaCoder throws down all the settings in one place and offers many advanced options. FormatFactory is better for the run-of-the-mill computer user who wants to convert one file to another format.