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Read,Edit and Merge pdf files via web browser (No software installation req
2008-01-22 13:51:00
Looking for a solution to read and edit pdf files without installing any software? PDFescape is the right application for such tasks. PDFescape is a web based application wherein you can read and edit pdf files via your web browser without installing any software. With PDFescape, you can fill in PDF forms, add text and graphics, add links, and even add new form fields to a PDF file. Best of all, it's Free! and registration is optional. But the file size is restricted to 1MB or 25 pages.If you're a webmaster or have your own web site, you can quickly and easily enable all of your web visitors to fill out your PDF forms for free, without requiring them to download any software! Want to merge multiple pdf files into one?. Use PDFhammer that allows you to merge and rearrange PDF documents online. It?s free, extremely easy-to-use and runs directly from your browser. You don?t have to register either, just upload PDF files and start arranging the pages in any order you want. Once finish...
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Free online virus scanning service
2008-01-21 14:50:00
Scan your computer online for free from Nanoscan that uses their panda technology. It's fast and effective in terms of virus and threat detection. For smooth scanning, make sure your machine have the following configurations:1. Windows Vista, Windows XP or 2000 Pro 2. 64MB Ram and above3. Internet Explorer 6 (or later), Mozilla Firefox 1.5 (or later) 4. 32MB HDD 5. ActiveX installed, or administrative rights to install.
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Get paid to share your photos
2008-01-21 14:02:00
Shareapic is a web service that offers unilmited photo storage space for free. But what makes it different from other players like snapfish,flickr,., is their revenue sharing bussiness model where it pays users when someone view their uploaded photos. Moreover, Shareapic has a referral program. By getting your friends to join under your referral, you get 10% what they earned, and according to Shareapic, that?s for life time.Features overview-directly quoted from the site.1. Upload unlimited pictures2. No file size restrictions 3. Create unlimited galleries4. You get $0.22 per 1000 pic views.That?s more than some major ad networks pay their publishers! 5. You can add your Google Adsense © code to your image and gallery pages. 6. You get paid within 7 days! as long as your account balance is over $20.007. One click posting to Myspace, Blogger, Xanga, Hi5, and more!.8. Tips: You can earn more money by promoting your galleries using RSS widget through your blog/site.For more info, refer...
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Print Graph Papers from your computer
2008-01-17 14:58:00
Students,especially those studying maths and science,use graph papers quite often in their projects. They have to shellout money to buy graph papers from stores. But do you know that you can print graph papers from your computer for free? Print FreeGraph Paper, a web based application, is extremely fast and easy to generate graph papers almost instantly. And what's more, it is completely free and no registration is required. It supports almost all types of graph papers- Engneering, Polar, Cartesian, Isometric, Logarithmis, Hexagonal, Probability and Smith Chart. How it works:Choose graph paper template Select preferred paper size and measuring unitsChoose your paper type, and ?Print? it.That's all.You need to have pdf reader to preview the graph paper being generated.Print on transparency film for sharp graph paper overheads, or waterproof paper for field data-collecting.[via MOU].
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How to remove a CD when your pc is off?
2008-01-14 14:47:00
Have you ever come across a situation like where you have to remove the CD from the system when your pc got crashed all of a sudden? or when your drive is not working properly? Don't worry. Just insert a small needle into a tiny hole on the front end of the disk drive and just rotate it to take out the CD. See the demo here.

Virtual Hard disk-Unlimited online storage for free
2008-01-09 14:31:00
Divshare is an online backup & collobaration service that offers unlimited storage space for free account.Registration is required and it takes only few seconds to create one.You can store almost all types of files (music, video, photos, documents, etc.) in one place.Feature Overview:You can upload up to five files at one go but overall size of the files is limited to 200MB.Organize files into folders, move files between folders, rename folders/files, delete files, etc. You can password protect your files(optional).You can share files and folders via email,forum,link and also you an embed your videos, audio and slideshows on any web site or profile.The good part is that you can view all types files (including pdf,video) in the browser itself as it converts all files into flash. But you can turn off flash conversion at any time.Download stored files at any time as all the files remain forever in their server as per site info. For more info, refer FAQ.Related: Virtual Hard Disk
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Test your typing skills online-no signup
2008-01-07 15:21:00
Keybr is a simple online training tool to practice your typing skills. No registration or signup is required to use this service. It supports English, German, French, Spanish,Italian and Russian languages. It also lets you to select the keyboard layout specific to your language and country.How it works.Just go to http://www.keybr.com/Select the language and keyboard layoutSelect the lesson number based on your typing proficiencyStart typing.It shows the number of errors, typing speed while typing.
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Tackle any problem with 100 solutions by yourself.
2008-01-04 15:19:00
I read books about personality development to get inspiration and to become more productive in my life. Recently I found this technique called the list of 100 solutions in Litemind. (photo via)The Idea is very simple,theoretically. Define your problem in the top of a blank sheet of paper and come up with a list of one hundred answers or solutions about it.You may think that it's impossible to find 100 solutions but once you start listing your solutions, your subconscious mind gets engaged in the process that will uncover many new and surprising answers and ideas will start flowing again. And you may even come to the conclusion that you should be dealing with a different list topic altogether.Keep in mind the following rules before starting this exercise.You should do this exercise in one sitting. So don't let your mind to think other stuff till you find 100 solutions.Therefore before starting your list, make yourself comfortable and try to block all potential interruptions.Don't ...
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Use your head to move the cursor-Hand free mouse?
2008-01-01 14:04:00
Smartnav from naturalpoint shows you how you can use your head to move the cursor on the screen so that you can leave both your hands on the keyboard while maintaining the cursor on screen with your forehead.It uses infra-red(IR) camera to track your head movements and a tiny silverdot placed on your forehead reflect IR light back to the Smart-Nav, which sends instructions to your computer to move your mouse cursor. For mouse clicks, you need to use hotkeys on the keyboard, so it is not completely handsfree yet.See the live demo below.It is basically designed for people suffering from repetitive strain injuries,Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and to the people with physical limitations who need a mouse alternative. Want to try this,visit here
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Create disposable emails on the fly
2007-12-28 15:38:00
Mytrashmail is an anonymous temporary email service provider that lets you create disposable emails on the fly. The best part is that you need not visit this site to create email account.No registration is required. You can create any number of disposable emails just by prefixing your own unique ID to @mytrashmail.com (for example test2007@mytrashmail.com). Your temporary email address will be created upon its very first incoming email.You can use this email ID being created to signup at forums, newsgroups, software downloads, sweepstakes or other dubious sites.This way you can block spam before it becomes a problem.You can check your incoming emails at http://mytrashmail.com/myTrashMail_inbox. aspx?email=xxx (type your account ID inplace of xxx). You can access your emails via rss feeds also but it is avialable to paid customers only.Your emails will be stored between 12 hours to 5 days and any unopend emails will be get deleted after 12 hours. Every account can hold up to 4MB and e...
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Convert text into audio online
2007-12-19 15:22:00
Most people, especially editors,bloggers,researchers who are hooked to PC, read lot of articles,news items in the web media. Reading articles in news papers,books may not strain your eyes even if you read for a long time but reading the stuff online in the medias like computer,Laptop or Kindle ebook reader for a long time may affect your eyes.To avoid stress on eyes while reading online,many of you may suggest to take a short break after every 30 minutes and stare at any object(may be greens better) for sometime or do some stretching exerciese or just go for walk.But most of us being lazy don't follow those suggestions and continue to read if the stuff is really interesting.So what may be the best approach to de-stress your eyes? My suggestion is don't read the stuff but listen to it wherever feasible. I mean convert the text into speech and listen to it. You can carry converted audio books in your mobile or ipods and listen whenever you travel.Vozme and spokentext are the two web...
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Top 10 Data Disasters 2007(it's funny)
2007-12-14 13:39:00
Ontrack, a company that helps people recover data they have damaged or erased, has listed the ten most unusual data-loss cases their engineers have encountered in 2007. However, the company claims that they were able to recover the data in each of the cases cited below. Here the list in decending order( Sounds incredible? very funny). 10. All washed up - This year, a woman called the engineers at Kroll Ontrack complaining she had ?washed all her data away.? Her USB stick had been through a cycle in her washing machine and unsurprisingly she couldn?t retrieve any data from it.9. Doting Dad - Rushing home from work to feed his baby daughter, an over-enthusiastic father forgot about the USB stick in his top pocket. As he lent over the high-chair, the device fell in a dish of sticky apple puree.8. Taking the bait - A fisherman thought that he would take his laptop out on his rowing boat to play a few games while waiting for a bite. As he stood up, both he and the laptop went overboard, ...
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Download DivX Pro-licensed version for free
2007-12-13 14:25:00
I think we are luky because this christmas is bringing you good offers. As you know techsmith has been giving away both SnagIt Screen capture software(version 7.2.5) and Camstudio (Version 3) screencasting software for free. Now Divx has been distriuting Divx Pro -a video creator & player (full license version 6) at free of cost for a limited period. So Grab your copy by today itself.Don't miss it.Before downloading, let's know what is Divx?DivX is a digital media format like MP3 for video. DivX technology compresses video to a fraction of its original size for efficient storage on your hard drive and easy sharing online. For more details and review click here.Here's how to download DivX Pro for free for windows or Mac.step1: Download Divx Pro windows here & Mac version herestep2: Enter your email address during the software installation to receive serial number for DivX Pro. If you don't wish to give your email, you can enter the serial number A3NI9M7P47B325A52C26(for w...
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"Incase of Emergency" protocol- a good thought
2007-12-10 13:42:00
Mobile phones- truly a brilliant communication tool,have revolutionized the way we work and think. It can become your life saver also during emergencies by adopting ICE(Incase of Emergency ) protocol.What is ICE(Incase of Emergency protocol) protocol?Suppose you were taken ill or met with an accident,the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn?t know who to call because nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of those numbers belong to our closest family or friends.Hence this ?ICE? (In Case of Emergency) Campaign. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name ?ICE? (In Case Of Emergency).For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right...
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Carry your computer in your pocket
2007-12-05 15:00:00
Consider this situation. You are away from office/home for some better reason (without carrying laptop). You get a call from your boss asking you to make some correctons in one of the important CAD drawings and sendback the revised one to him immediately. Now you rush to nearby cybercafe or friends's house(if possible) and plug your USB into the computer to access the CAD diagram but unfortunately AutoCAD software is not installed in that computer to edit the CAD drawing. Now, what will you do? Just imagine how nice it would be if you are able to carry your own computer in your pocket. Well, your dreams can come true with Mojopac- truly a brilliant brilliant tool (as rightly said by Amit in his blog) that very-easily clones your existing computing environment onto any USB Drive. That is, you can carry all your favorite software applications (and their settings), Office files, emails and everything else with you on a portable drive like USB or iPod or a USB based cell phone". To kn...
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Send files of any size via web browser
2007-11-29 09:10:00
PipeBytes is a private P2P file sharing service that works directly via your browser.No installations or downloads, all you need is a web browser & it works with all popular browsers like IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari.How to share files ? 1. Start uploading a file and you will be prompted with a pick up code.2. Forward pick up code to file recipient.( Receiver should be online at the same time)3. Once recipient enters the code the transfer will start.Feature overview1. Exchange files of any size with anyone you want but both sender and receiver should be online at the same time.2. Sharing files is extremely fast since uploading and downloading happens simultaneously.3.Option to resume interrupted transfers is not yet made. The same will be done in coming days as per the info in the siteFAQ¦ Virtual Hard Disk¦ Thanks Aibek
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Download snagIt and Camtasia Studio at free of cost
2007-11-28 08:48:00
Good news for Technical Writers and bloggers.Techsmith has been giving away SnagIt Screen capture software(version 7.2.5) and Camtasia Studio (Version 3) screencasting software at free of cost. Grab your copy by today itself.Here?s how to download SnagIt for free: Step 1: Download the demo version of SnagIt 7.2.5 from TechSmith here- [English],[German],[French]Step 2: Request for a SnagIt Software key here and it will arrive instantly in your inbox.Then install the software with the registration details and your trial copy of SnagIt will convert into a full licensed version. Similarly,You can download Camtasia Studio (version 3.1.2) for free Step 1:Download the demo of Camtasia Studio 3 hereStep 2:And then request a registration key from Techsmith here to convert that demo into a full licensed version.You can upgrade both the software to the current version SnagIt 8.2 & Camtasia 5 edition respectively at half the standard price.You can read Review of Camtasia Studio and SnagIt ...
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Virtual hard disk-4(50GB free online storage)
2007-11-26 13:57:00
In continuation to virtual hard disk series (mediamax, mediafire & drop),here is the fourth one.Adrive is an online backup service that offers 50GB virtual hard disk for free account where you can backup your files.Feature Overview:1.ADrive lets you upload, organize and share (optional) up to 50 GB of data (music, video, photos, documents, etc.) in one place.2.Organize files into folders and share folders with others.3.No limitation on single file size (No info is given in the site but I uploaded upto 280MB).4.File Manager: Move files between folders, rename folders/files, delete files, etc.5.It lets you download stored files at any time unlike mediamax which allows only 1GB per month.Related: virtual hard disk
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Create temporary emails instantly
2007-11-26 13:28:00
I had mentioned earlier about creating disposable/temporary emails using 10minutemail,gurillamail.,Now consider Mintemail which generates unique temporary email address instantly upon each visit to the site but the email lasts only four hours.Features overview:1.Unique random email address will be automatically generated upon each visit to the site and copied to your clipboard so that you need not press Ctrl+C. Then you can use the email wherever you need.2.You can also customize your email address instead of random address.3.It instantly checks all your incoming emails and displays on the same page and what's more, you don't need to constantly refresh the page to check if your email has arrived(you can see the email notificaton on the tool bar itself).4.You can check your emails via URL http://mintemail.com/username and it will display all the emails that are sent to username@mintemail.com.Related: Create disposable emails
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Virtual hard disk-3 ( Absolutely no registration )
2007-11-13 14:39:00
In continuation to virtual hard disk series(mediamax and mediafire), here is the thrid part.Drop.io is an excellent file sharing and collaboration serivce.But what strikes is its uploading speed (ofcourse it depends on your internet speed),ease of use and clean interface. Uploading files is very fast compared to mediafire. It lets you create so called drops and use them as file storage boxes. Best of all, there is absolutely no registration at all i.e,you need not share your email ID to avail the service.Unique features of Drop.io: 1.You can customize the link (So called drops) ,as you can see in the above figure, by assigning suitable name.For example, if you upload your wedding pics,you can name the link as http:// drop.io/my-wedding-pics.2.You can upload any number of files(but overall size of all the files should not exceed 100MB).But here the file size limit is 100MB to each drop. You can create any number of drops.3.You can set the user password (optional) to access the drop (...
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Mail a handwritten message
2007-11-08 09:16:00
Logistics giant UPS has created a very creative whiteboard to promote their various services.Using UPS whiteboard, you can send a personalized message greeting to your friend over email. Just type in the message and the UPS guy will actually write it on the whiteboard using a dry-erase marker.Very mpressive.Click here to create your whiteboard.(via DI)Related:Cool mail recorder
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Bamboo microscopes-made in India
2007-11-08 09:02:00
In a remote village in eastern India , dozens of underprivileged children are for the first time marveling at the elaborate details of flower petals with the help of a microscope?made out of bamboo.Fitted with a x20 lens, the light, compact and ecofriendly microscope is proving a boon for dozens of cash-strapped schools, granting students firsthand access to an otherwise unaffordable scientific tool.This nifty device is a product of the creative minds at JodoGyan founded in 1999 by Usha Menon, a government researcher.Priced at 150 rupees (roughly $4), the microscope is just one of the educational tools created by Jodo Gyan, literally translated as 'linking knowledge'. Other tools include mathematical card and board games and sticky geometric shapes in a variety of colors. The 30-member group has also led more than 700 teacher-training workshops and runs an alternative primary school that enrolls 54 underprivileged students.(via nature and BB)For more info on maths teaching tools, c...
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Create your wedding site - it's free
2007-11-07 14:29:00
Wedding, arguably is the most important event in everyone's life. What's more beautiful than creating your own wedding website to cherish your memory forever. Firstphera is a right choice if you wish to create one.Firstphera helps you to manage, share and preserve your wedding activities and memories with your friends and relatives. It's like a wedding album that couples so cherish over the years. It's a fun and convenient way to share more about your newly engaged partner, announce the various events in your wedding, share photos, blog about your wedding and discuss questions about your wedding. Check a demo wedsite here .As hard as it is to believe, It's absolutely free for the first year. No credit cards, no checks, no cash. After the first year, you will have the option to either delete your site and order a CD for you to keep or to pay a nominal amountto keep it up.Draw your firstphera here | For more info,refer FAQ.
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Is RSS sounds geek? Watch this video
2007-11-07 09:04:00
Related: A Paradigm Shift - A New way of Communcation
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How to make a long & ugly URLs meaningful
2007-11-06 08:34:00
For example, consider the below URL:1:http://www.youtube.com/v/-JgZ3_t3vj Y which gives no clue about the link.But DecentURL makes it meaningful in customizing the link,i.e., it automatically fetches the title of the web page and appends it to the short URL. And if you don?t like the default title of the web page, you can type a custom title yourself.2:http://decenturl.com/youtube/z amzar-free-online-file-conversion-Thisis another representation of the above YouTube video link but here one can easily make out that this video has something to do with Zamzar and Free online file conversion.Perfect for sharing long URLs of blogs and web videos in email messages meaningfully.
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Do You Know Who Controls Your Cell Phone?
2007-11-01 08:45:00
Now Cell phones are not mere cell phones, they are more than that, a mini computer. You can send email and browse the web, and many have built-in storage and memory. As a result, our phones contain all sorts of sensitive information like contacts,passwords for the systems you use ,the websites you visit etc., Most of us don't consider our phones a security risk. While computers are protected by firewalls and loaded up with the latest antivirus software, many of us even, don't use password to protect our Cell phones.Do you know that, it may take only five seconds for a smart hacker to install an undetectable piece of code on your cellphone that can send a copy of every message received to a Web site he controls?SMS, or text messages, are one way a hacker can implant code on an unsuspecting phone. Unlike email, where it's possible to see who the sender is and what the content of the message is before you open it, a text message requires the phone owner to open it to learn that info...
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Virtual Hard Disk-2 (no signup is requred - 100% free)
2007-11-01 08:29:00
In continuation to virtual hard disk series, Iam presenting mediafire where you can upload and share all kinds of files (images,exe files,audio,videos,zip etc.,) online without any registration at all.What you can do with mediafire:1. You can Upload unlimited number of files (unlimited disk space) but each file size is limited to 100MB.2. You can upload 10 files(each 100MB size) at one go.3. You get a unique wrapped URL which you can share with your frinds or family4. With Mediafire's easy to use sharing tools and embedding links you can share entire folders of files and images by email, instant messenger, or on your MySpace page, blog or forum.5. Registration is completely optional and every feature of the service is available to you whether you choose to create an account or not.6. If you choose to create an account(which is free), creating an account is really easy, you can Organize your Files and images. You can access your files with any computer connected to internet.7. You c...
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Read a webpage without web connection
2007-10-30 08:41:00
I just spot a very interesting tips @ DI to read a webpage/blog over email when we encounter a situation where there is no internet but only having an option to send or receive emails.You also might have come across a situation ( may be at your workplace) where you don't have access to internet but you can send or receive emails? With email and no Internet, how do you read websites and blogs or check the current stock prices, or find what?s the top story on your favourite news-site?.Just send a mail to www@web2mail.com with the URL of the web page in the Subject field (e.g. www.cnn.com) and you?ll soon find a copy of that web page in your Inbox.www4mail@wm.ictp.trieste.it- is also a similar service but here the site address should go in the body of the email message.These web-to-email services will come extremely handy for receiving on-demand Stock quotes (for the current Google stock price, type finance.yahoo.com/q?s=GOOG), weather updates, currency exchange rates (for USD to INR...
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Protect Hyperlinks using a password
2007-10-30 08:30:00
Suppose you want to share a URLlink via email but you may be worried that your company or colleagues might visit that URL link. So how to prevent others from visiting links (URLs)?You can use the password to protect the hyperlink using hidelinks.HideLinks is an online service that helps you password protect any web URL easily. You type in the URL and a password - HideLinks will then generate a new wrapper URL that you can pass in the email message.Share the password protected link to your friend but dont reveal the password in the same e-mail.HideLinks can also be used to shorten the length of hyperlinks.Share any alternate method to protect hyperlink.
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Buy shares without paying brokerage
2007-10-29 09:06:00
It's a well know fact that Indian stock have been doing well and many good investors are multiplying their money. Now Indian equity investors can trade in shares for value upto Rs.5 lakh in one year without paying any brokerage fees by opening a demat account in Reliance Money(owned by Reliance Capital).The account may prove to be economical for regular investors who trade quite frequently but small and non-frequent investors, it is still advisable to adopt the traditional brokerage structure as they get to pay brokerage only when they trade rather than paying a flat fees even when they have not traded. This offer from Reliance money may create a price war in the industry as other industry players charge on a percentage basis. (via Indian Inc).Are you investing in Indian market?
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