Archive for April 2013

Convextra

Online data extraction gets easier with this plugin called ConvExtra

Data extraction from the Online repository can be quite a task, as all of us know it by now.

So now there’s this new Internet startup called ConvExtra, a browser plugin that claims to extract data from websites, structure it in a proper manner, before serving it up. This SaaS automates the process of Web data extraction.

ConvExtra retrives data structures on a Web page, even the most unstructured ones. cooltext921482906All that users have to do to start the process is to install the plugin in their browers. A few clicks ensures that users can extract whatever data they want – from news reports to product reviews. All this without even leaving your source page.

This new Internet startup can be a boon for those into research or big data mining. Even those who are in fact not trained to do this kind of research. ConvExtra runs on auto-pilot once you have given it the necessary commands.

This new Internet startup is being run by three people – Chief Executive Officer Anton Napolsky, who was the prime mover of ConvExtra, and is a graduate from the University of St. Petersburg State University, Maxim Nosov & Eugeny Medvednikov. The new Internet startup was launched just over a month ago.

Image credit: ConvExtra

 

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Apowersoft

Shoot a video of your computer screen

Apowersoft is an Internet startup that, in the past, has developed several innovative user friendly applications & software. Recently, the company launched a new app called  an Online screen recorder,which basically allows you to shoot a video of your computer screen with just a simple click of a button.

Here’s what you can do with it:

  •     Record screen and audio synchronously.
  •     Record audio from your system, Microphone, or both.
  •     Record video via webcam device.
  •     Record live streaming video from many popular video websites.
  •     Take screenshots with ease and save pictures in many formats.
  •     Convert video to many formats with high quality.
  •     Create scheduled tasks by presetting the start time and duration.
  •     Allows you to preset hotkey, which makes your operation easier.
  •     Trim the duration and crop the area of your video.
  •     No time limitation. You can record video for as long as you like

Apowersoft claims its Online screen recorder is very easy to use, & works for Apple Mac as well as Windows screen. This tool allows user to capture audio & video simultaneously. For audio, users have the option to decide if the audio recording source should be a mic or computer output. To enhance the end result, users can edit videos & can decide the file format that suits best – from AVI, MP4, FLV, & SWF, to name a few.

Users can also record similar Online videos which they can use for demo, for training, for presentation, for entertainment or for any other purpose. User can also use this for screenshot collection.

Though the company claims it is free, it is for a limited period only. You need to purchase a licence for it once your have downloaded the app on your computer.

Apart from this screenshot recorder, Apowersoft inc, a company formed in 2008, has other products like a YouTube downloader, video software & PC shutdown assistant.

Image credit: Apowersoft Inc

 

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