Video Conversion - My choice

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I know there are a lot of converters.  One of them is free, and excellent (Handbrake) because it is open sourced, and most importantly free.  However, I always go back to Wondershare Video Converter (both Mac and PC) because it simply works and supports HEVC from way back when the Samsung NX-1 series first became available.

I only really use the conversion features, but it has other things I don't use such as the editor and burner.  I just drag and drop the videos I want converter, and let it do its thing in a queue.

Lately I've also been combining a lot of video clips from GoPro and Sony Action cams.  I appreciate their software is Intel optimized as well as GPU enhanced processing compared to Sony's free Play Memories Home software.  It really saves a lot of time.

Look out for sales on these.

Wondershare Video Converter Pro

Alexa Deals - Which Ones Are Available?

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How do you find out about Alexa Deals?  

Well to see them here, you can just click this link.  If you have an Alexa enabled device, just ask Alexa - "Alexa, what are your deals?"

The problem with this is that currently Alexa only tells you about two deals - and there are way more deals you can take advantage of.  So you sort of have to check the website itself to see all the deals that are available, then just ask Alexa to order it.

 

How To Combine Internet Connections for Faster Speed

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Full disclosure, Speedify is an advertiser on this site.  I recently tried their trial access and was impressed by its ability to solve my traveling internet issues (at least partially) so that I can upload files on-the-go using various connections.

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Basically this allows you to combine bandwidth / internet connections (called bonding) together for faster speed.   They cannot be from the same provider so my usage will be using FREE cafe internet access in addition to my mobile hotspot for combined throughput.

On my Macbook I use an external, extended range wifi adapter plus the internal wifi adapter to take advantage of two different networks.  At home where I have one main internet line and a backup line I can do one via wired connection, another via another wired connection or use wifi without much additional equipment.

Plus, its also a VPN as well so you get that added functionality while traveling when needing to access something local in the USA (like netflix, or P2P).