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PDF To Excel Converter: Easily Convert PDFs To Excel For Easier Editing

Dave LeClair — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:51 +0000

PDFs are awesome. They make documents look beautiful with full color graphics and crystal clear text that can easily be zoomed in or out, depending on the preferences of the reader. They can be printed or viewed right on the computer. The one thing that PDFs are not is editable. If you want to add information to a PDF file, it can be next to impossible unless you convert the PDF to another format.

Excel is a great choice for converting your PDFs and PDF to Excel Converter is an incredibly easy to use option for performing these conversions.

To have your PDF file converted to an easy to edit Excel file, you simply need to upload it to their website and give your email. Once the file is converted they will send you an email containing your Excel file. All you need to do is open this file in Excel and add any information you feel necessary. They make the process incredibly easy. They also make sure to accurately display tables they way they are in the PDF, so everything will stay as intended.

Features:

Convert PDF documents to Excel spreadsheets for easy editing.
Retains the size and shape of tables to keep the documents integrity.
Emails finished product so you can get access to it from anywhere.
No email sharing guarantee.
Use Excel to do calculations on your document.
Similar tools: PDF Converter and FoxyUtils.
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Find PDF to Excel Converter @ www.pdftoexcelconverter.net

TextDropApp: Quickly Type Up Text Files & Send Them To Your DropBox Account

Umar — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:01:15 +0000

If you need to copy a piece of text and upload it for later online access, you normally save it in a simple text file and then email it to yourself. But if you are a DropBox user, then you have a very convenient online option avaialable – TextDropApp.

TextDropApp is a free to use web service that helps you quickly type up text files and upload them. The service basically is a text-file typing uploading client for your DropBox account. You start by granting the app access to your DropBox account. Next you start typing in your text or paste it if it has been copied on the clipboard. The typing interface only supports simple text so any special formatting such as font styles and hyperlinks will be disabled. When you save your file, you can specify its name and the DropBox folder in which it should be saved.

Similarly you can load up text files contained within your DropBox folders and import the text into the app’s typing area.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you type text files.
Saves text files in your DropBox account.
Can open files from your DropBox account.

Check out TextDropApp @ http://textdropapp.com (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

SurDoc: Ensure The Safety Of Your Digital Documents By Backing Them Up Online

Umar — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:01:19 +0000

Digital documents saved on your computer can be mistakenly deleted by anybody else using your computer. To save yourself from a situation where you lose your digital documents, you can create a backup for them online. An app that lets you do this is SurDoc.

SurDoc is a web service that offers people a free backup option for their digital documents. You start by creating an account on the site and then downloading its desktop client for Windows. Through the desktop client you can figure out the document syncing options and set up automatic synchronization. Your documents are uploaded to your account and can be read anywhere you have access to your SurDoc account in the site’s own reading interface. The ability to create folders and sort documents into them helps you keep things organized.

The service offers 10GB of free storage to its users and accepts all document file formats.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you back up digital documents online.
Offers a desktop clients for Windows.
Offers an online reading interface.
Similar tools: Humyo, TagMyDoc.

Check out SurDoc @ www.surdoc.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

Gelatin: Merge Different PDF Files Into One [Mac]

Hammad — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:01:07 +0000

If you are looking for software to compile and merge different PDF files into one file, then you must try out Gelatin.

Gelatin is a Mac app that allows you to compile different PDF files into one merged PDF file, enabling you to not only save time but also storage space and keep things organized.

Using the service is simple and easy. All a user has to do is drag and drop the PDF files they want to merge, after which the app fires up and takes care of the rest. You can specify the location where the merged files will be saved and rename it.

Features

Free app.
Simple and user-friendly.
Drag and drop interface.
Automatic file handling.
Easily merge PDF files.
Similar tools: FoxyUtils.
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Check out Gelatin @ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gelatin/id468374949?mt=12 (by Hammad from Technically Digital)

HappyToDos: Project Management Tools With Virtual Managers

Israel Nicolas — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:01:18 +0000

There is no shortage of project management tools online, with each of them having a different insight and solutions on getting teams to get things done. HappyToDos is one such app that offers a simple approach with some nice kinks. While many will agree that this works like any other project management tool, the focus on automatic scheduling, priority management, and real-time reporting packaged in a simple interface makes this one a worthwhile use.

In addition to the to-do list, HappyToDos lets you create daily reminders for routine tasks to help you better manage your day. It also claims to save you a couple of hours that you’d spend on assigning tasks to your team, thanks to the virtual project manager. And while this is all going on, you can generate real-time report so you will know who is doing what, how much is the project costing the team, and when the task will be done.

HappyToDos not only focuses on things that needs to be done, but also in managing your work-time resources for better collaboration. Other welcome features include file sharing, time reporting, and personal task tray.

HappyToDos offers full-featured accounts for free, including unlimited users and projects. The only limitation is the 100MB storage for free accounts. But even then, this tool is a great free alternative to Basecamp.

Features:

Free; quick sign up
Create scheduled daily tasks
Generate real time reports
Virtual project manager helps allocate resources
File sharing and project collaboration
Similar Tools: Scrumy, Collabtive, and Workflowy

Check out HappyToDos @ http://www.happytodos.com/

Wikistream: View Wikipedia Updates In Real-Time

Israel Nicolas — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:01:09 +0000

If you are a fan of Wikipedia, you know how new content gets posted and edited, but may not have an idea just how fast Wikipedia is constantly updated. If you need a visual reminder, then you need to check out Wikistream. This tool shows a stream or real-time updates currently happening in Wikipedia.

Wikistream rolls the updates quickly, with each update a link to the edited Wikipedia article. In addition, you can filter updates by different languages, and categories. So this makes it easy for you to monitor updates from the French version of Wikipedia, or get only the updates from discussion threads.

This tool is especially handy for die-hard volunteer Wikipedia editors and contributors. It is also a great starting point of you just want to read the newest stuff on Wikipedia. As a bonus, you can also check out the hourly and daily trending articles on the website.

Features:

Real-time stream of Wikipedia updates
Stream updates by different by language versions and categories
View hourly and daily trending articles
Pause/unpause stream.
Similar sites: TrendingTopics, Wikirank and Wikirage.

Check out Wikistream @ www.inkdroid.org:3000

DeskTime: Easy To Use Online Time Management Application

Hammad — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:01:09 +0000

Are you looking for a simple way to track your employee’s productivity and improve it? If yes, you should give DeskTime a try.

DeskTime is a handy time management application that keeps track of the work being done and makes a timesheet available on the Internet or iPhone/Android platform. Owners can see the timesheet and look at how people are working.

DeskTime shows you how many people are working the most, how many people were absent, how many people were late and in the PRO feature, you can even see people who are lacking and working less than required.

Just sign-up for a free Desktime account. Once registered, all you have to do is download the DeskTime application and start tracking hours – which you can keep an eye on from an online account or from the DeskTime app on your mobile.

Features

Payroll processing cost reduced by DeskTime.
Make office work more productive and effective.
Keep track of people who are late, absent or slacking.
Lite and Pro versions starting at $4.50/month per employee.
Similar tools: TimePanther, CronSync, CronSync and Yast.com.
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Check out Desktime @ www.desktime.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

SaveMeeting: Record and Transcribe Meetings Using Your Android [2.2+]

Umar — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:01:03 +0000

Recording the audio of your meetings is easy; but it is all a different matter when you need to transcript the audio and share it with other meeting attendees. What you could use is an app that records audio, converts it to text, and let you share the audio as well as the transcription. This is precisely what an Android app called SaveMeeting offers.

SaveMeeting is a phone application for Android devices. The app is free, sized at 1.5 MB, and compatible with devices running Android version 2.2 or later. Using the app, you can begin recording audio anytime and upload it online by adding details to it. Details include meeting title, project title, meeting date, number of attendees, etc. Your recorded audio of a meeting is uploaded online to your SaveMeeting account and can be easily shared with other users on the site.

As mentioned, the app also converts the audio to text and makes the transcriptions available to its users.

Features:

A user-friendly phone app.
Compatible with Android devices.
Lets you record the audio of meetings.
Uploads audio to your online account.
Lets you organize meetings by adding details to them.
Generates transcriptions for recordings.
Similar tools: NoteRec,

Check out SaveMeeting @ https://market.android.com/details?id=com.savemeeting.sm (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

eGroovy Contacts: Automatically Update Your Contacts List When A Contact Changes His Information

MOin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:01:41 +0000

An online address book is a must-have for everybody. Having an easily accessible place where you can quickly obtain contact information can be very helpful in case of emergencies and urgent matters. But when your contacts begin changing their email address or phone numbers, keeping an up-to-date address book becomes difficult. To solve this issue, eGroovy Contacts was created.

eGroovy Contacts is a free to use web service that lets you create an online address book. Contacts are added to your address book via ‘cards’. All users on the site, including yourself, get a virtual card that has your contact information on them. Your address book is a collection of your contacts’ cards. When you invite them to use the web service, all they have to do is update their card when they change their information; the address book of anybody who has added them as a contact will then be updated.

Contacts can be added manually or you can simply import them from your Google or Hotmail accounts. Imported information can be edited anytime.

Demo video:

Feature:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you create an online address book.
You can import contacts from Hotmail and Gmail.
Automatically updates your address book when a contact changes his/her information.

Check out eGroovyContacts @ www.egroovycontacts.com (by MOin from Thumb Press)

Cloudability: Track All Your Cloud Services & Payments In One Place

Israel Nicolas — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:01:04 +0000

Tracking all of your paid cloud accounts can be overwhelming. Fortunately, we have Cloudability. This tool lets you monitor your accounts from a single dashboard, helping you save money, keep track of payments, and avoid over usage while generating a graph report of your usage.

Once you are signed up, you can add your cloud service accounts to your dashboard. As all the accounts are added you can see a comprehensive spending report, including a monthly estimate and trending of cost. Cloudability also notifies you in case you have spending spikes. You can also easily check services that may be costing you too much.

Running your business processes in the cloud provides a competitive advantage if you are in an industry used to traditional processes. But if you are up against companies that also use cloud services, it now comes down to how well you use these tools to get the maximum output per dollar. Cloudability keeps track of your cloud spending, allowing for a more efficient and tightly-managed workflows without cost overruns.

Features

Free; easy to sign up.
Keep track of all your paid cloud services in one dashboard.
Support common services like Amazon, Slideshare, Kissmetrics, AuthorityLabs, and more.
Graph report for all your services.

Check out Cloudability @ www.cloudability.com