jPDF Tweak: your all-in-one PDF merging, extracting, and editing toolkit
jPDF Tweak is a free, open-source PDF editing app. It can merge PDF documents, convert them into printable booklets with multiple pages per sheet, extract, rotate, scale, or shuffle pages, add a background watermark image or page numbers, add or edit bookmarks, page transitions, viewer preferences, or document metadata, and encrypt and/or sign a PDF [...]
AnyBizSoft PDF to Word: Free Giveaway
A popular post on this blog which you might have seen compares different ways to convert PDF to Word (Doc or RTF) formats for free, with several desktop-based programs and several online services tested. One of the programs written up is AnyBizSoft’s PDF to Word converter, whose version 2.53 was being provided 100% free. Aside [...]
Free eBook Readers – Read eBooks on your PC, Mac, Netbook, iPad, and More
On Monday the cost for Amazon’s Kindle dropped from $259 down to $189 and Barnes & Noble’s Nook dropped to $199 while they introduced a wi-fi only version for only $149. For a quick comparison of the three devices, you might find the B&N comparison chart interesting though it is a bit biased in their [...]
How to add bookmarks to a PDF document (using free software)
This posting will describe the process of adding bookmarks to your PDF document using free software. Bookmarks are used in PDFs as an interactive index that can instantly transport the reader to certain pages, sections, individual elements within the documents, and even external documents or media files. PDF bookmarks add an extra dimension to PDF [...]
How to export to PDF from MS Office 2007
One of the more consistently touted features of OpenOffice is its ability to export documents straight to PDF. But did you know that Office 2007 supports exporting to PDF format as well? All you need to do is download and install the free "Save as PDF’" Office 2007 add-on from Microsoft. Once installed, this add-on [...]
How to convert PDF to Word DOC for free: a comparative test
Update: Mar 6th 2010. I finally updated this comparative analysis of free PDF to Word conversion software, re-writing it from the ground up, and in the process doubling the size of the article since the last iteration Can you perform good PDF to Word/Doc/RTF conversions for free? Absolutely. This posting will present and compare a [...]
Nuance PDF Reader: free reader offers PDF form-filling and saving, online PDF-to-Doc conversions, and direct access to Sharepoint
Nuance PDF Reader is a free PDF document reader and alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader. It offers a number of nice features, such as the ability to fill PDF forms and save them to your hard drive, the ability to open and save PDFs straight into Sharepoint, and the option to upload your PDFs to [...]
