I made a few posts in the past about free audio and video online converter services such as youConvertIt and ZamZar. Yesterday I found another good free converter service called Media Converter.

The service is free but if you pay for the premium service, you can get better deals such as a bigger file size to upload and convert, etc.

To see what’s the difference between the free service and the premium one:

Okay, so the free one is not perfect but most of the time, it’s good enough for our personal needs. The quality might be a little bit of a let down here though.

To start converting, you can enter a URL (to a video or a media), upload a file, or even search YouTube and then download the YouTube video as different video formats.

The YouTube search feature is quite primitive though so it’s probably better to search for the video that you want on YouTube.com yourself and enter the video link at MediaConverter.org

You can queue and convert up to 5 files altogether. So you can queue the files and go afk (away from keyboard). You’ll be notified when the conversion is finished and you can then download the converted file.

Not a bad service but the free one is a little bit limited in features. Depends on what you are trying to achieve, you may need to look somewhere else though for a better free audio video online converter. For most people, it’s good enough.

Free audio and video online converter at MediaConverter.org.

Razer just announced today the left handed version of its most popular mouse, the DeathAdder. So if you’ve been a left hander biting your nails looking at those shiny new ergonomic gaming mouse for right handers, this is your chance! No more going to a shop and get an ambidextrous mouse for your gaming needs. Now you can have one of the best of the best for gaming!

About Razer DeathAdder Left Handed Edition

The Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition is the world’s first gaming grade mouse for left-handers. Rest assured that because it is crafted solely for you left-handers it will erase all doubt that a right handed gamer might have an edge because of the mouse he uses. The Razer DeathAdder has been the weapon of choice for gamers seeking a combination of comfort and unbridled gaming precision for a long time. And since the difference between victory and defeat is determined in a heartbeat, nothing must slow you down. The 3500dpi Razer Precision™ 3.5G infrared sensor translates your every movement into frags with pinpoint accuracy. Enjoy extended gaming sessions in comfort with a mouse crafted for the elite world of competitive gaming.

Razer DeathAdder Left Handed Product Page

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Panasonic Australia. All opinions are 100% mine.

Are you an Australian? Own a LUMIX? Then go prepare your camera for a nice competition from Panasonix, called Panasonix Lumix Life 2010 Promotion – Focus on Australia. Yup, focus on Australia. So take some great photos what you think is the heart and the soul of Australia (can be anything including landscapes, wild life, etc) and submit them.

Some information about the LUMIX competition:

• Competition runs from April 1 to June 30 2010.
• There will be 6 well regarded professional photographers that will be ambassadors for the promotion and help give credibility (including Ken Duncan, Peter Eastway, and Bill Bachman, if you know who they are).
• Pro photos will also be available to view on the website.
• There will be monthly giveaways as well as the final prize at the completion of the competition. Not too sure what the prizes are as the event hasn’t started until first of April.
• Entrants will need to be from Australia and photos will also need to focus on Australia.
• You need to shoot the photos with a LUMIX camera so if you don’t have one, don’t even bother to enter the competition

For more information, visit LUMIX Life Focus on Australia or you can also follow Panasonic on Facebook (Panasonic Australia on Facebook).

For a video about the competition, check LUMIX Life Focus On Australia starts April 1st 2010 – The Video

If you have bought a desktop or a laptop with the Intel Core i5 or i7, then you can have a chance to be flown in a Russian MIG-31 Fighter Jet Looking at the promotion page, it seems that you have to reside in these following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, India, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Phillipines.

Check the Intel Turbo Boost promotion  - win a trip to space for terms and conditions!

I’m planning to upgrade my dual-core E6400 to  i7 920 but I don’t think it’ll be anytime soon

Thank you for those who participated in the “Redesign your blog contest“. We had about 17 participants and I’m glad to be able to announce the winners!

So the winners are…… *drum rolls*

First Winner: Novanna from myinfox.blogspot.com
Second Winner: Dee from www.ardi.web.id
Third Winner: Mocca_chi from mocca-chi.blogspot.com

Congratulations! I’ll send an email to the three of you to follow up. As for the others who don’t win, thank you for participating and I’m really sorry that you didn’t win this time. Stay tuned for more contests at Craving Tech!