[neatnettricks] Neat Net Tricks Standard Issue 204, December 16, 2008
- From: "Jack Teems" <jteems@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <neatnettricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:48:17 -0700
Advice to those who are contemplating publishing an email newsletter: In
the event you want to know if it is read, mess up. Send one out with the
wrong month and year. Then send a correction with the correct month but
still the wrong year. That's what I did a couple of weeks ago, and you'd be
surprised at the number of emails I received, informing me that I'd better
take a closer look at my calendar. I'd like to be flippant and say that I
planned the error, just to see if all you folks were paying attention, but
that's not the case. It was, simply put, an error. and I'll try to hold
those to a minimum.
I appreciate email from all readers, and I found one the other day
particularly interesting. The writer observed that email newsletters have
lost their popularity over the past decade and believes it may be due in
part to the fact that we have all become more "computer savvy". He gave
some examples of newsletters that gained in popularity a number of years ago
with their focus on "teaching", i.e., use, repair, and modification of
systems. Now they seem to have lost their targeted reader.
Other newsletters seem to have some flash but little substance, says he, and
the writer went on to opine that Neat Net Tricks is unique, and I'm quoting
in part "...It does not promote extensive do-it-yourself computer repair or
computer modifications that only a geek could love. It does not offer
advice about how to install your own motherboard or how to build your own
computer. It does not spend 30% of its content selling junk gadgets,
dubious software, or robes emblazoned with Jack Teems. It does not adopt
foster children from third world countries and ask its readers to help
support them and it does not spend issue after issue extolling or condemning
the virtues and sins of Microsoft. What it does offer that is unique is its
blend of freeware, humor, news and information, 'cool' or unique/interesting
Web sites, tips, and commentary. And, of course, the reviews....the big
selling point that one would think would make NNT really soar. NO ONE else
does these! Period......"
I like to think NNT truly is unique and I've tried to keep it that way for
the more than 13 years it's been consistently "rolling off the presses."
You must surely agree with that writer, too, or you wouldn't be reading this
issue or paying $12 a year, as many of you do, to read even more with the
NNT Premium edition. If you are in agreement with NNT's "uniqueness", I
hope you are sharing your opinion with others. For that, I thank you.
Regards,
Jack
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01. PICPICK. Select one of the tools from the PicPick Tools trayicon menu
when you want. Tools include capture tool, image editor, color picker, color
palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard, etc. You can take
it with you and no installation is required. Download free at
http://picpick.wiziple.net/features .
02. RIGHTLOAD enables right-clicking of files to select a server and target
folder. It features automatic thumbnail creation, creation of a list of
uploaded files for pasting into forums or Web sites, and support for upload
sites. Download free at http://rightload.org/ .
03. RESUMIZER. Hopefully you're not caught up in economic problems and are
facing downsizing, outsourcing, or all those other terms applied to losing
one's job. But if you are, consider Resumizer at http://resumizer.com/ , a
free source for preparing resumes, cover letters, and other documents, along
with help and tips for those reentering the job market.
04. iSPEECH. Simply upload any supported document and this free service at
http://www.ispeech.org/convert.documents.php will convert it into audio you
can listen to, share, embed or download.
05. EVERYTHING SEARCH ENGINE. Another one, boasting a small installation
file, simple interface, quick file indexing and searching, minimal resource
usage, real-time updating, file sharing, etc. Download at
http://www.voidtools.com/ .
06. PIXLR is a free online image editor at http://pixlr.com/ . Edit,
adjust, and filter your images.
07. AVIARY at http://aviary.com/home is yet another free image editor to,
as they say, "edit images, create mind-blowing effects, design logos, find
colors, collaborate, and more."
08. FREERINGER at http://www.freeringer.biz/ is a calling service that
allows you to make free calls to telephone numbers in more than 30 countries
throughout the world from your Web browser. There's no download of software
required.
09. The PDF document format has been around for 15 years now so it's
probably safe to say it's become a permanent fixture on our computers. Its
popularity is due to a number of reasons: It's easily opened on just about
any system; it's smaller and more compact than other document formats; it's
easy to create a PDF document without spending a lot of money (there are
free programs all over the Web for this); a PDF document can be encrypted to
protect it from unauthorized disclosure; it's less likely to carry a virus
or Trojan; the PDF document can be viewed with free software such as Acrobat
Reader as well as most browsers; and, still more advantages can be found in
PDF.
But what if you receive a PDF document and then want to convert it to a
Microsoft Word format? No problem; there are a number of applications that
do the job quite well, and they are all free. Take your pick from these or
search the Web for even more:
CONVERT PDF DOCUMENT TO WORD, http://convertpdftoword.net/ .
PDF ONLINE, http://www.pdfonline.com/pdf2word/index.asp .
ZAMZAR, http://www.zamzar.com/ .
KOOLWIRE, http://www.koolwire.com/Default.aspx .
FREE PDF TO WORD CONVERTER. http://www.hellopdf.com/ .
PDFUNDO, http://pdfundo.net/convert/ .
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