Download videos from YouTube - directly as an AVI file!

vixy.net offers a great and valuable service that enables you to download videos from YouTube - but instead of the usual FLV file you’ll get, if you were using keepvid, you can download an AVI file automatically. The converter actually works on any FLV file, and not just from YouTube, so you can try to use it as an online converter from FLV to AVI in general.

You can also convert all your older FLV files using Zamzar and you can easily watch FLV files using a great program called GOM Player, that plays much more than only FLV files, and has many interesting customization options, you’d might want to check.

New computer project? Check out the following sites

Installing a new computer from scratch can be a pain in the ass sometimes, but can also mean a fresh new start and a chance to get back the power on your PC.

If you always wanted to replace those heavy ans costable programs with a free open-source one, but never knew where exactly you should look - than try out osalt.com that features the best replacements for many popular programs. Another great source for free programs is this list of more than 450 free utilities in various categories.

If you want to tweak your XP and change some of the hidden options in Windows XP, go over every item on this list of registery edits, tweaks and tips for XP.

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Ran out of movies to watch? Check out these recommendations

Spout is a new way to find movies that you’ll love. After you sign up for their website, you get a message saying the following: “You joined the Spout Community, you film lover. You’re in. Just remember, you and all the others here are making this community, so do your thing.” so this is digg this! doing it’s thing - inviting you all to try this service, because it’s a must for every movie lover. You don’t even have to sign up - just try their MovieMind feature, that lets you rate movies and get instant recommendations for other movies you’d might like.

If you want more features and a page like on myspace, as well as check out the community, add friends and comment about movies, you’d have to register. If you’ve registered and you don’t like e-mails, you’d have to change the e-mail preferences, as it can be a nag.

How to send a very large file over the Internet?

Mashable wrote a great article on how to send large files online, using a few of the newest web-storage sites and some other older services. The article covers 7 of these services, and although there are many others that can do the same and sometimes much better, these seven sites will be enough for every user. Try them out and pick your favorite.

Check out some of the latest trends

Google Trends has been out for a while now, and it’s a pretty good tool to use, if you want to check searching trends of specific keywords, and watch where the buzz is heading. Recently, they’ve issued a new service, called “Today’s Hot Trends” and you can actually see the top searches of today, and see what everybody will be talking about tommorow. The time frame can be easily changed, so you can browse through the hot trends of yesterday’s as well.

And if you liked Google Trends, you should also try Yahoo Buzz and the Lycos 50.

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