There are quite a bit of converters available for audio and video files. Some are pretty good but you’ll have to sort through different sites for user reviews that may or may not be true. If you just want a converter for your media files without having to spend time looking for one, you’re in luck.

Format Factory is a free audio and video converter for Windows. It even converts image files.

Video files can be converted to MP4, 3GP, MPG, AVI, WMV, FLV, and SWF.

Audio can be converted to MP3, WMA, AMR, OGG, AAC, and WAV. Last but not the least, images can be converted to JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF, ICO, GIF, and TGA.

For those who are wondering, Format Factory supports formats used by the iPhone, Blackberry, PSP, and iPod. It even includes a DVD ripper.

Format Factory runs on all Windows versions.

Ever wondered how much the cities of the world have changed from then up to now? Would you like too see before and after images of locations around the globe? No problem.

SepiaTown lets you see how the world looked then, and compare it with how it looks now. View historical images of city streets along with current images from Google Maps.

Here’s a shot of London then and now:

NY Street then and now:

If you have a bunch of old photos of cities, you can upload them to the site. There are lots of missing cities still so take a look and you might just have some old photos of your own to add.

TagScanner is a free MP3 tag editor for Windows that makes organizing your music collection easier. The application pulls album information from Amazon and FreeDB, lets you generate tag info from filenames, supports embedded lyrics and album art, and comes with a built in player. Playlists can be exported to Excel or as an HTML file.

Supports ID3 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 tags, APE v1 and v2 tags, Vorbis Comments, WMA tags and MP4(iTunes) metadata.

TagScanner runs on Windows XP to Windows 7

Looking for a new flashlight? Maybe something that can be attached almost anywhere to free your hands? Done.

The GorillaTorch LED Flashlight can be attached to virtually any surface with its magnetic and flexible legs. Need a night light? Wrap the GorillaTorch around a bedpost. You can adjust the flashlight’s intensity up to 65 lumens. That’s a lot of light. The flashlight is also water resistant so you can use it in most situtations.

With the option to attach or wrap it almost anywhere, the GorrillaTorch Light is great for any situation.

From time to time, we at Geek Court find ourselves thinking about the mysteries of the universe. One such mystery is who would win in a fight, Bruce Lee or Iron Man? Tough call right? Well, Patrick Boivin came upon the same question and found the answer.

One of the best things about the Internet is the amount of videos available online to watch and download. With the vast number of video sites out there, it’s easy to spend a whole day just watching and downloading videos. While there are a myriad of choices when it comes to video downloaders, this next one is undeniably one of the best out there.

aTube Catcher is a free video downloader and converter for Windows. Support for more than 100 video sites including MySpace, Dailymotion, Megavideo, Google, Yahoo!, Metacafe, Spike, Megarotic, Yahoo!, Globo, RTVE, and YouTube. Aside from the the usual converting options, aTube also lets you convert those .FLV videos to different formats with ease. You can download and convert videos from within one window.

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