The internet has brought about an explosion of free software that seems to just keep going strong. A lot of people wonder why so many people create and put out high quality software out there for free, and I am convinced that most of it is because people will put more of their heart and →
How to download the Favicon from any site
Favicons are very small icons that typically display a site’s logo or brand. These are familiar to everyone who has every bookmarked a URL, and can be seen on the browser’s tab for any page you are visiting. If you’ve ever wanted to download the favicon from a website then read on. This post will →
How to Enable Two Step Verification for Dropbox
‘Two step verification’ is a really useful feature for securing your online accounts, which adds an improved verification process to protect your account from unauthorized use. Dropbox recently introduced two step verification to help its users secure their data. This post will show you how to activate it for your account.
How to convert PDF to Word DOC for free: a comparative test (updated)
Last updated: Aug 6th 2012. This is our third update of this article, which we believe to be the best critical overview of TRULY free PDF to Word tools on the internet. With each update, a slew of tools are added and a number of the old ones removed, either because they no longer offer →
How to Shutdown Windows without installing Windows updates
If you have a laptop and are on the move, or if you’re simply busy and do not want to wait for 10 or 15 minutes or more at a time to install seemingly perpetual and unending Windows updates, then this tip is for you. It is actually possible and extremely easy to tell Windows →
How to download mp3s from SoundCloud part 2: use SoundCloudMp3.com
SoundCloud is an amazing service, but how to easily download SoundCloud audio files? We previously gave you the answer in the guise of ‘SoundCloud Downloader’, a nifty, small and portable app that can do it. This week we’d like to introduce ‘SoundCloudMp3.com’, a web-service that will let you download from SoundCloud by simply providing the →
How to convert CBZ & CBR files to PDF
I noticed some users looking for this, so here’s how to convert CBZ and CBR ebook files into PDF. This can be easily done using free software. You will need 2 tools; a decompression program that can extract ZIP and RAR, and JPGtoPDF, a program that can convert multiple image files into a single PDF.
Updated: How to embed a video into a PowerPoint presentation and end up with a SINGLE file
We just updated our previous post on this subject, so that it now has better screenshots and specific instructions for each version of PowerPoint (2003, 2007 and 2010), as embedding in PowerPoint 2010 is much easier than earlier versions. Check it out here.
Control your Android from your desktop using AirDroid – a free remote management app
AirDroid is an free Android application from Sand Studios that lets you control your Android and most of its functions remotely, including moving media files and documents to and from your Android wirelessly without a USB connection. It requires that both your Android and your desktop computer be connected to the same WIFI network, and →
Add thumbnail previews to PDF files in Windows with PDF Preview
Adobe Acrobat Reader is one of the first things most people install on a computer, but one thing which I do not understand is why it does not offer the option for thumbnail previews in Windows (other free PDF readers, such as PDF XChange Viewer, offer this by default). If you use Adobe PDF Reader →
How to enable or disable many hidden experimental features in Chrome
Chrome has many different options built in that could make your internet life easier, or at least more interesting. Examples of these include side tabs, preventing duplicate tabs from opening and re-focusing on the existing tab instead, different Google/Gmail profiles associated with different tabs, page pre-rendering for faster browsing, just to name a few. Enabling →
How to legally sign electronic documents online: DigiSigner and SignNow compared
For one or two jobs and an occasional personal instance, I have had to sign documents electronically. There are a few ways to do so online, for little or even no cost at all so I decided to take a look at a couple of them: DigiSigner and SignNow. This subject has always been an interest →
