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How To Create PDF Files Using Google Docs

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Juscelino M. Acevedo.

Have you ever needed to convert a document into PDF format? Over the weekend, I had a slight dilemma because I was converting my Facebook Week posts into an eBook, and I could not figure out the easiest method.

I know that there are plenty of solutions out there, but I honestly did not want to research, download applications, test them, then figure out which one was the best to use. Suddenly, it hit me. I use Google Docs for many projects. Do they provide a way to convert a document to PDF? Not surprisingly, the answer was yes! Plus, it was free and really simple.

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20 Best Free or Freemium Alternatives to Popular Paid Software Programs

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by LesliePoston.

You know that Adobe and Microsoft are, if not the best, at least some of the most widely used software.  Because these programs are standard, and your clients and friends use them, they are on your radar – but they cost a fortune! How can you get the job done when you are working on a shoe string budget?

There are other heavy-hitting software titles just like them out there that you can use.  Today, we are going to run through the best alternatives to that expensive software everyone else uses.

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4 Great PDF Search Engines

Posted on 11. May, 2009 by srikanth.

Having trouble finding the right document online? Found a great document, but you really wanted it in PDF format?  Today,  we present you with four PDF search engines which allow you to search, preview and download almost any file in PDF format.

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Free Mac PDF Reader: Skim

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

As an avid Mac user, I’m sharing with the Lost in Technology audience some very cool tools that I have come across thanks to recommendations, deep research, and pure blind luck. I’m typically pretty open to find ways to do things better if not easier. Anything to make my digital life easier will attract my attention and probably deserves a download. I try very hard to give every opportunity to the applications I download, and while not all of them are successes, I do enjoy the ones I keep.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Mac tools that you should check out for yourself. I won’t say that you HAVE to have them only because I know Mac users are individuals all with their own tastes, but I think you’ll like some of the apps that I post up here. If you know of an app that you’d like mentioned, let me know.  Leave it in the comment section, and I’ll be happy to highlight it for you and the audience.

Enough with the introduction, let’s get into our first recommended Mac tool, Skim PDF reader.

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The Ultimate Google Search Guide

Posted on 18. Nov, 2008 by Kyle Judkins.

Google is the most used search engine and for good reason.  It is amazingly simple and easy to use.  However, most people don’t know all of the things that Google can do or the many ways to improve your search results.  I don’t use all of the advanced searches on this guide, but I’m going to start.  If you follow the searching tips, you should become much more efficient at finding the information you need.

Google Guide is the website that brings all of the sweet Google search tricks together in one place.  I’m really amazed at all the information on this page and how much there is to learn about Google’s more advanced features.  In addition to the website, there is a printable PDF version is available.

Visit Google Guide

or

Download the PDF

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4 Alternatives to Adobe PDF Reader

Posted on 18. Jun, 2008 by Kyle Judkins.

I’m not sure about you, but I really hate the PDF format. What has always added to my dislike of the PDF format has been the traditionally slow Adobe PDF Reader. To make it easier to deal with PDFs, I’ve rounded up four great alternatives to Adobe PDF Reader.

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