How to Rip MP3 Audio from Youtube

Free Youtube to MP3 Converter

Ripping the audio tracks from Youtube videos comes in very handy if you would like to take your favourite "audio" out and about with you on your personal MP3 player, burn it to a CD or to listen to in the car. You can find many online converters that will do the job for you, but it can be quite frustrating as it often means trawling through a plethora of advertisement pages before you can finally get to your download link.

Recently, I have been using the "Free Youtube to MP3 Converter" software which makes downloading your Youtube audio a simple task. Much like it's title, the software is rather unimaginative and no-frills, but luckily it does exactly what it says on the tin and it does it well!

Above, you can see the fundamental interface that you are dealing with. The process for ripping your Youtube audio is simple:

• Copy the URL of your chosen video(s) from your browser
• Paste the URL in the "Input URLs" section
• Hit the "Download" button at the bottom right and sit back while your audio is downloaded

The "URL" is the text found in the address bar at the top of your browser ie. "http://www.youtube.com"

If you are anything like me and like your computer to be a clutter-free organisational paradigm, you will want to ensure that the MP3 tags are correct and that the MP3s are being downloaded to the desired folder on your computer. This is easily customised by selecting your track and hitting the "Tags" button and by changing the details in the "Output folder" field, respectively. You also have the options to change the quality of the MP3, but I found standard settings to work perfectly for use with burning CDs and for use with MP3 players.

Finally, a couple of tips I would like to suggest: If you install the software it will ask if you want to install some potentially useless third-party software with it. This can be avoided by un-checking the check boxes during setup! Also, for quality control, have a listen to the audio on your Youtube video before you try to download it to avoid poor quality MP3s!

To download this program you can click the title below the Youtube icon at the top of this post for a link to a secure download site. If for some reason the link is broken, I would suggest visiting www.download.com and searching for the software title.

Happy ripping!

10 Essential FREE PC applications 2011

Below I've compiled a list of ten free applications I believe every PC owner should have installed on their system...

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Security:

AVG 2011 Free Edition
The most widely used free antivirus software on the planet

Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware
Tackles spyware with ease and works well when used in conjunction with AVG for a free security suite

Browser:

Google Chrome
Fast, simple browser that can also be highly customised with apps and themes to suit your browsing needs

Office:

Open Office
In essence, it's a free version of Microsoft Office

Media:

VLC Media Player
Simple interface and compatible with just about any video extension you can throw at it!

Winamp
Great for organising your music in playlists and also for listening to radio online

Image Editing:

GIMP
It's no Photoshop, but for free software it's pretty amazing!

Inkscape
Useful vector graphics editor

Maintenance:

CCleaner
Does a great job of cleaning up useless junk on your PC and also fixes registry errors

7-Zip
Handy file compression/extraction software - handles the stuff Winzip can't manage!

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All of the above software is freely available for download at www.download.com and I more than welcome any comments and suggestions if there are any free apps you think every PC should have.

Repair Kaspersky "Black list of keys is missing or corupted" error

If you are a Kaspersky user and have had some security issues then you may well have come across this error message:

Do not panic - It is a minor problem with a very easy and straightforward solution!

Below I will explain how this is solved, step-by-step:

• Click your start button on the taskbar and select "Control Panel"
• In the Control Panel, double click "Programs and Features" (or Add/remove Programs in Win XP)
• Find Kaspersy in the Progams list and select it by double clicking the icon

• Once you have done that, you should have the above window from which you should select the "Repair" option and from there your problem should be solved!

Also, ensure that your computers date and time are correctly set and you may need to restart your machine after the repair is complete.

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Happy computing!

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