You have basically two options if you want to convert a video from one format into another. You can either use software programs that run on the computer system to convert the videos or use online converters to do the same. Both methods have their limitations and uses. The desktop video converter can for example handle files of any size (limited usually by the file system) while online converters limit the file size due to their nature. This usually means that it is not possible to upload files that are several hundred Megabytes to an online video converter. The online video converters on the other hand can sometimes access videos that are posted on other websites directly. They also have the advantage that they do not have to be installed but can be used from any modern web browser.

The free video converter Movavi Online Convert is an excellent tool to convert videos on the Internet. It can convert files that are uploaded from the local computer system but also videos that are already stored on the Internet. Online video portals that are currently supported are for example Youtube, Dailymotion, Google Videos, MySpace or Break.com.

Up to five videos that do not exceed a total size of 100 Megabytes and an individual playtime of 10 minutes can either be uploaded or entered with their url in the online video converter. A multitude of different output formats is available including avi and mpeg but also specific formats for devices such as iPods, iPhones or mobile phones.

The advanced options provide the means to customize the conversion further. It is for example possible to change the output width and height of the video or to change the video and audio quality.

A click on the start button will initiate the upload of the videos if they have been selected from the local system. Users can check the merge checkbox if they want to merge all the selected videos in one larger video.

The videos will be added to the program queue. At the time of writing the queue number was at 932. That’s a long time to wait. It is fortunately possible to add an email address to be informed when the video conversion has been finished. The queue window can be closed if an email address is supplied.

Movavi’s online video converter is a comfortable online tool that makes it dead easy to convert videos on the Internet.

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Let’s face it – computer geeks collect files. Many of them large, some of them illicit, and perhaps even one or two illegal. Hey, we’re not here to judge – we’re here to help! Those files often live on hard-drives that occasionally get upgraded. The old drive gets ripped out in favor of the new in the never-ending effort to increase storage capacity. That doesn’t mean, however, that those old drives have outlived their usefulness.
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Uh-oh! Your credit card bill just arrived, and a familiar dread builds up as you open up the statement. Just before you look to judge the damage, a deep regret swells up as you recollect the purchases of the past month. On reflection, buying those ‘must have’ snakeskin leather shoes probably wasn’t completely justified, and somewhere, in the hazy depths of your mind, you remember stumbling home from the bar a few weeks previously, after leaving your credit card behind. Ouch!
It’s true, we all pay for things we later regret, but it seems that some people get more than they bargained for!

1. The 23 Quadrillion Visa Charge

Josh Muszynski from New Hampshire said he swiped his card at a gas station to buy cigarettes. When he later checked his account online, it showed he had been charged: $23,148,855,308,184,500. Insane, but true – a 17 digit charge, which visa cited as a ‘temporary programming error’.

2. Thirteen Year-Old Boy Pays for Escorts

A 13 year-old boy from Texas was charged with fraud after he used his father’s credit card to have a $30,000 spending spree, including paying for escorts.
He ordered an extra credit card from his father’s credit card company and with his friends in tow, went shopping! They were found with numerous electronic gadgets, playing ‘Halo’ on their new Xbox console with two $1000/night hookers. Later on (after a media storm) it came to light that the whole story was fictitious.

3. Husband Racks Up $60,000 on Wife’s Cards

Vige Barrie’s husband spent $60,000 on more than ten credit cards under his wife’s name. Her husband over the years had made and lost millions of dollars, but yet she allowed him to have access to her cards after he was declared bankrupt. She has negotiated a deal with her credit card companies to pay the loan off herself.

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