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Best Free Online Billing and Invoicing Tools

April 24, 2018July 18, 2011

If you are a self-employed entrepreneur or a freelancer that doesn’t have a staff looking out for your billing and invoicing needs, fear not, there are plenty of free online tools out there that will help you manage all of your billing and invoicing on your own, and make sure that you are getting paid … Read more

PDF Search Engines – The Ultimate List

April 24, 2018July 11, 2011

When searching for specific types of documents on the Internet, sometimes you need a search engine that is specifically tailored to find exactly what you are looking for on the Internet. When your search is very specific, you will probably need to turn to niche-specific search engines that will allow you to search for exactly … Read more

How To Translate PDF Files to Different Languages Free

April 24, 2018July 1, 2011

There are times when you need to have a PDF translated – when you buy a gadget produced in Japan or China and you have no idea what the manual says – for example. Or maybe you are selling Italian tiles, and you want to translate the brochure of the company whose products you are placing … Read more

Top 10 Geek Cartoons of All Time

April 19, 2018June 22, 2011

With technology and computers dominating the way our society operates more and more, there was little chance that this trend would not spill into society’s sense of humor as well. Here we will tell you about the most essential and funniest web comics on the Internet if your interests and sense of humor are geared … Read more

5 Easy Steps to Shrink PDF Files

May 18, 2018June 17, 2011

If you plan to upload PDF files to your website, it may be wise to shrink the size of your PDFs first. Otherwise, your pages may take forever to load, and Internet users don’t like waiting. Also, it’s not enough to just shrink the PDF files. The point is to decrease the size of the … Read more

5 Tips For Making Your PDFs Search Engine Friendly

December 18, 2017June 8, 2011

Many sites today use PDFs, so it is beneficial to optimize the content of PDF files for search engines as well as regular website content.

Optimizing PDFs for search engines is not much different from optimizing other content on the site.

Here are 5 tips that will help you to optimize your PDF files for the best possible search engine visibility:

1. Include your keywords

It is important to use relevant keywords and phrases in the headlines, sub-headlines and actual content of the PDF just like on any web page you create. If there are pictures in the PDF, then include keywords in the captions that are located underneath the images. One simple, and yet often overlooked trick, is to include keywords in the file name before uploading it.

Of course, it is important not to sacrifice quality and readability for keywords, so do not over do it. Also, most PDF creation software offers document meta data which can be used.

The Online Toolbox for College Students

April 24, 2018November 23, 2009

If you’re a current or prospective college student, the new chapter in your life can be exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. You’ll come face-to-face with new challenges, whether it has to do with your studies, your social life, or your personal life. Fortunately, the web has provided online tools for students, for every … Read more

100 Most Popular Rippers, Encoders, and Converters

December 18, 2017June 12, 2009

Want to rip a driving sequence from Fast and Furious? Want a specific song from a movie but don’t want to buy the whole album? MP3 player doesn’t recognize the format of your favorite songs? Need to upload in GIF format instead of the JPEGs your digital camera uses?

These are scenarios and questions you’re familiar with. The biggest question in the end, however, is–‘What do you do?’

The simplest answer to that is finding a ripper, encoder or converter. They can turn those frustrating scenarios into simple tasks. To start you off, here is a detailed catalogue of the best tools out there.

Many of these rippers, encoders and converters are freeware so you don’t have to shell out a single cent. They’re effective, efficient and can ease your digital lives tremendously.

So ‘what do you do’?–All you need to do is choose!