Showing posts with label Essentials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Essentials. Show all posts
PDF,PDF and more PDFs
There are innumerable online PDF Utilities .....All you have to do is Google!
You may consider to use them as if the content is not confidential.Here is a list of most common challenges while working with PDFs and their solutions.
- Compress a PDF : Try Small PDF and PDFCompress
- Split PDF into 2 or more PDFs : Small PDF
- Merge 2 or More PDFs into One File : Small PDF
- Conversions : Small PDF
- To Unlock Restrictions in a PDF : Try PDF Unlock
- To Protect your PDF : Try PDF Protect
- Most of the Utilities are with FoxyUtils
- FoxyUtils is the swiss army knife for PDF
- PDF to Excel : A very useful tool that can reduce hours of work into minutes :
- Try Small PDF or
- Free PDF Converter or
- Online2PDF
- Create Fillable PDFs from existing PDF Forms : try PDF Escape
- Portable PDF tools on your Machine ( Install with-out Admin Rights)
- PDFTK Builder Portable : Modify, split and watermark your pdfs and
- PDF Xchange Viewer : PDF Vier with a Capability to Save Fill-able forms
- Install on Computer : PDFill PDF Tools : FREE PDF functions to merge, split, reorder, delete, encrypt, decrypt, rotate, crop and reformat PDF pages, to add information, header, footer and watermark, to convert images to PDF, PDF to images or PostScript to PDF, to delete, flatten and list form fields, to scan to pdf, to create transparent image, and more.
- Remove Password from a PDF file:
- Simply, Drag and Drop it into Chrome browser.
- Give your Password and through Chrome Browser's Menu and Print the file.
- This Print command allows you to save the file as another PDF now.
- Change the file name and save it as another PDF file.
- This new file will be created without the password.
- This simple method works for most of the files.
Password protect your Pendrive or any drive
BitLocker is a disk encryption feature included in most of the recent Windows editions.
It helps you encrypt your drives and lock it with a password.
Its easy to use.
Here are simple steps to follow.
Step 1: Right Click the Drive to encrypt and lock
Click Turn onBitLocker
It helps you encrypt your drives and lock it with a password.
Its easy to use.
Here are simple steps to follow.
Step 1: Right Click the Drive to encrypt and lock
Click Turn onBitLocker
Step 2:
Type your Password
Type your Password
Step 3: Save your Recovery Key as a file…. To use if you forget password
Step 4:
Now, Click to Encrypt your drive
Now, Click to Encrypt your drive
Step 5:
wait till Windows BitLocker Completes Encryption…
wait till Windows BitLocker Completes Encryption…
It may take some time depending on the content of the drive
Once your drive is Encrypted and Locked, you need to use your Password to Open the Drive
How to Save your PDF book to Kindle Edition
Mail It to your Kindle ID!
Every kindle account comes with its own mail id.
Usually, it will be username@kindle.com
PDFs can be converted into Kindle format. All you need to do is mention Convert in the subject line of the mail.
In fact kindle supports many file formats .. here is the list
- Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)
- HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
- RTF (.RTF)
- JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)
- Kindle Format (.MOBI, .AZW)
- GIF (.GIF)
- PNG (.PNG)
- BMP (.BMP)
- PDF (.PDF)
Free PowerPoint resources
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| Taken from QuickLOL.Com |
A good PowerPoint is the starting point of a good presentation.
It needs a good template to start with.
There are innumerable sites offering the tools and templates.
Here below are the sites to check out
Free Powerpoint Templates
Slide Hunter
PPTtemplate
Freepowerpointtemplates
Though the templates are free to download, you may have to share the site on social media.
It's worth giving that free advertisement for some really good templates..
Well, we all know, There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
How to Transfer / share very BIG files over net ?
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| Big files ? WeTransfer |
Need to transfer a file of size over 1GB ?
Here is a free tool. Wetransfer.
You can transfer files upto a Max of 2 GB size!!! Absolutely free.
The procedure is very simple.
as simple as....
Add .Transfer.Confirm.
Watch the demo video....
The New Age Resumes n' Resignations :-)
A New Age Resume can creatively harness the power of communication channels to get you the right job you love.
I believe, one must have a primordial Google Resume.
Google Resume :
If you are not on Google you do not exist.
Here, I present you creative ways of "selling you and your story"
Video resume :
If you are not on Google you do not exist.
Yes, At least in the corporate world. So Google is your primordial resume.
Manage it with your presence on WWW.
Give more to W3 & Get Richer on Google.
Coming back to Resumes, I believe that a resume should answer the 5W-1H’s
( Who,Where,When,Why,What and How)
Manage it with your presence on WWW.
Give more to W3 & Get Richer on Google.
Coming back to Resumes, I believe that a resume should answer the 5W-1H’s
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| A New Age Resume? |
It should represent
Who you are,
Where you work ,
When you did What ,
Why you are the best,
What you are good at,
How you can bring in value.
In essence, It should showcase your Knowledge, Skill and Will.
Who you are,
Where you work ,
When you did What ,
Why you are the best,
What you are good at,
How you can bring in value.
In essence, It should showcase your Knowledge, Skill and Will.
Here, I present you creative ways of "selling you and your story"
~ Video Resumes
~ PowerPoint Resume
~ Webinar Resume
~ Live Resume
~ LinkedIn Resume
~ Infographic Resume
~ Other Awesome Resumes
~ Webinar Resume
~ Live Resume
~ LinkedIn Resume
~ Infographic Resume
~ Other Awesome Resumes
Video resume :
is
a most comprehensive way to present one's self. You will not only be able to
showcase your skills and abilities but also show the prospective employer ..how you look
and behave.
The advantage of a video resume is .. It aids you to showcase your positive body language.
The advantage of a video resume is .. It aids you to showcase your positive body language.
PowerPoint Resume :
is the easiest,
most effective resume. Get inspired by these Powerpoint resumes on Slide
Share. I am sure, it can bring in lots of value and creative ideas.
Get Inspired: 30 Best Visual PowerPoint Résumés for your Inspiration
Get Inspired: 30 Best Visual PowerPoint Résumés for your Inspiration
Webinar Resume :
It is a mix of visual, audio as well as PowerPoint. It can showcase your knowledge on a subject.
Use Google Hangouts, Slide share Zipcast or TeamViewer or anymeeting to conduct Free webinars and get noticed.
It is a mix of visual, audio as well as PowerPoint. It can showcase your knowledge on a subject.
Use Google Hangouts, Slide share Zipcast or TeamViewer or anymeeting to conduct Free webinars and get noticed.
Live Resume :
You can make your Online presence your resume. Your website, Your Facebook, Your Twitter, Your Pinterest, Your Scoopit, Your Blog, Your LinkedIn, Your Comments on social media, Your likes and Your responses on online forums ..is your Live Resume.
Your website can be your CV, Your online creativity can become your CV.
We all should know our profiles on Linkedin are our resumes, Live and Kicking....
You can make your Online presence your resume. Your website, Your Facebook, Your Twitter, Your Pinterest, Your Scoopit, Your Blog, Your LinkedIn, Your Comments on social media, Your likes and Your responses on online forums ..is your Live Resume.
Your website can be your CV, Your online creativity can become your CV.
We all should know our profiles on Linkedin are our resumes, Live and Kicking....
Philippe Dubost created that is a look-alike of Amazon
Product page.
It's gone Viral. Take a look at his live resume....
It's gone Viral. Take a look at his live resume....
Take a look at this post in Business Insider...to get Inspiration...
LinkedIn
Resume :
Fortunately, LinkedIn offers many features to garnish your profile, showcase your work (
of course without conflict of interest with your present organization)
The
three rules for the best resume on LinkedIn are..
1. Complete in all aspects. ( Take LinkedIn suggestions/ Improve your profile wizard)
2. Showcase your work
3. Get Recommendations
1. Complete in all aspects. ( Take LinkedIn suggestions/ Improve your profile wizard)
2. Showcase your work
3. Get Recommendations
Infographic Resume :
Infographic is using an image to communicate data or Visualizing
Infirmation
Creating infogram is easy...Use
Here are Visualizations on Pintrest to get inspiration
Infographic Visual Resumes on Pinterest
Infographic Visual Resumes on Pinterest
If you find it difficult to create your own visualization,
you
can try the easiest Vizualize.me
or try out the brilliant Resum.Up
Where visualization of your resume is made easy and you can get awsome Visual Resumes.
Where visualization of your resume is made easy and you can get awsome Visual Resumes.
Other Awesome Resumes :
Twesumes :
Twisume is 140 Character Twitter message that is a crisp Bio-data coupled with
the hash tag #twesume.
Take a look at this Twisume
of Santa Claus
Santa Claus: World traveller and toy expert. 300+ years management
experience. Looking for a position in the entertainment industry. http://tinyurl.com/c9ursdp #twesume
as it can connect the prospective
recruiter to your Twitter account, Your profile and tweets showcase your Skill, Will and Knowledge...
Look for more on Mashable
article on Twisume
Phone App as Resume :
a Good idea to explore.Still a niche.. but a creative way to do so.. to showcase your
skills.
Creative Resumes :
Here are some very very creative resumes showcased in Bored Panda
Here is a sample...
However, I caution... Do not emulate...
Why the ‘Joey Quits’ Video Is A Seriously Bad Career Move
Here is a Dancing to Resignation that also had gone viral....
Creative Resumes :
Here are some very very creative resumes showcased in Bored Panda
Here is a sample...
The new age resignations...
In the new age of communications, even resignations are made sensational... Thus sometimes making them as Heroes and New Opportunities knocking their doors despite their controversial yet, creative resignations.
Musical Resignation that had gone viral....However, I caution... Do not emulate...
Why the ‘Joey Quits’ Video Is A Seriously Bad Career Move
Here is a Dancing to Resignation that also had gone viral....
If you wish to know more about resignations read the article
Five 'kick a__' resignations that went viral...
Epilogue: Resume or Resignation... Win Hearts... Let people remember you for the Right Reasons....
Search Google by Image
Have you ever tried searching Google for an image you already have? Take a look.
Want to learn more on how to search Google ? Watch this video.
Want to learn more on how to search Google ? Watch this video.
Open Office : Best ever free Office Site
Compatible with other major office suites, Apache OpenOffice is free to download, use, and distribute. Download it now, and get:
- Writer a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book.
- Calc a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyze, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics.
- Impress the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations.
- Draw lets you produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations.
- Base lets you manipulate databases seamlessly. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, all from within Apache OpenOffice.
- Math lets you create mathematical equations with a graphic user interface or by directly typing your formulas into the equation editor.
PDF to PPTX : Converting PDFs to Powerpoint : Absolutely free
So, you need to convert a PDF into a PowerPoint.
This usually happens when you get "Inspired" by some presentation from Slideshare.
This usually happens when you get "Inspired" by some presentation from Slideshare.
Here is a simple way to do so by using..
1. PDFill : PDFill is a brilliant piece of software which is absolutely free and can do lots of amazing things with PDF Files. You can download it here.
(Read more about PDFill Merge , Split , Reorder and more with PDF files. Absolutely free!)
2. PowerPoint: Hope you have Office 2010 .
In case you do not have one try the best free alternative: Open Office 4.0
Two Simple Steps
Step 1 :
Use PDFill to convert all pages of PDF into Images and store them in a folder.
All pages will get converted into pictures in an instant.
Step 2 :
Use the "Photo Album" feature to convert all the images created with PDFill into slides.
All pictures in the folder will get converted into pictures into a presentation in a jiffy.
Next time when you have the challenge to convert a PDF to PowerPoint, Remember this trick :-)
Online Survey or Quiz - Absolutely Free and No Limitations: Google Forms
Want an Opinion Poll? Wish to conduct a Survey? Planning a Quiz after a training programme?
Think Google.
Take a tour...
Think Google.
Free online quiz or survey is made easy with Google Docs. You can use Forms to create an online quiz. It's easy and very intuitive.
You can create questions with various answer options like
You can create questions with various answer options like- Text
- Paragraph
- Multiple choice
- Checkboxes
- Choose from a List
- Scale and
- Grid
Google provides many themes to garnish your quiz.
The created Quiz/Survey can be sent by integrating with the mail. Moreover, you can collect and analyze the responses in real-time.
The data gets loaded into Google Spreadsheet thus making analysis of data easy!
You can download data into spreadsheets on your desktop.
The created Quiz/Survey can be sent by integrating with the mail. Moreover, you can collect and analyze the responses in real-time.
The data gets loaded into Google Spreadsheet thus making analysis of data easy!
You can download data into spreadsheets on your desktop.
A pre-formatted summary is also available for a quick look.
Next time when you plan for an Online Quiz,
Rely on Google Docs.
You can even embed the form into your website.
Rely on Google Docs.
You can even embed the form into your website.
Alternatives are
Survey Monkey and
Survey Gizmo.
Most of the basic features are free but you may find few limitations.
Google Docs is limitation free :-)
Survey Monkey and
Survey Gizmo.
Most of the basic features are free but you may find few limitations.
Google Docs is limitation free :-)
It's simple, easy and free.
In case you need help Refer to Google forms.
Here is the link: Google forms-Help
In case you need help Refer to Google forms.
Here is the link: Google forms-Help
Take a tour...
VIRUS is a.k.a Viru Sahasrabuddhe
VIRUS is aka
Viru Sahasrabuddhe.(not the other way round !!)
Give the words that best describe your project or concept or give a phrase. The tool generates hundreds of acronyms to choose from.
Here is the link
http://acronymcreator.net/
Sometimes, you have a name and you need to add words to each letter. Try it!
http://www.go-quiz.com/acronym/acronym.php
Sometimes you have the letters to Jumble. Here are Jumble solver links!
http://www.specialist-online-dictionary.com/word-unscrambler.html
http://www.vandine.biz/jumble_new.php
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/solveit.html
Now, go Acronym hunting ...
Thanks to the film 3 Idiots, we experienced the power of
Acronyms.
Incidentally, yet another 'VIRUS' is Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
It's not uncommon to search for a catchy name for your project. Well, the name should double as an acronym and reflect the essence of the project. What do you do?
Incidentally, yet another 'VIRUS' is Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
It's not uncommon to search for a catchy name for your project. Well, the name should double as an acronym and reflect the essence of the project. What do you do?
Here
is a free cool tool on the web….called
“ACE Acronym Creator”Give the words that best describe your project or concept or give a phrase. The tool generates hundreds of acronyms to choose from.
Here is the link
http://acronymcreator.net/
Sometimes, you have a name and you need to add words to each letter. Try it!
http://www.go-quiz.com/acronym/acronym.php
Sometimes you have the letters to Jumble. Here are Jumble solver links!
http://www.specialist-online-dictionary.com/word-unscrambler.html
http://www.vandine.biz/jumble_new.php
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/solveit.html
Now, go Acronym hunting ...
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Sutton's Law
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| Willie Sutton Taken from Wikipedia |
He is famous for his answer to a reporter who asked him why he does Bank robberies.
he simply answered: "because that's where the money is."
This quote is the very basis of Sutton's law.
This means you should search for the "Obvious" while analysing or diagnosing things.
So, when you are in search of the obvious, you are expected to do those tests in a sequence that would result in the most effective diagnosis or analysis.
An extension of the same in medical parlance is....
When you hear hoofbeats behind you, think horses, not Zebras..
By the way...next time when you take up the task of analyzing a business problem, remember Sutton's law!
Such approaches in a business environment can minimize analysis paralysis
DIY : Sales Tracker - Simple and Effective
Everyone in sales knows the importance of Sales Data.
Tracking Sales vs. Quotas at periodic intervals helps you manage performance and earn incentives.
~ Can be used by Sales Representative as well as
Team leader.
~ Can Track up to 15 territories and 15 Brands in each territory.
~ Month,YTD, Bi-Month, Quarter, 4 Month , Half year & Year intervals.
~ Sales at team level
~ Graphs showing sales progress and achievement of Quotas (Targets)
Sounds useful ? Go and Download the Sales Tracker from @Downloads or from BOX.You can also download Sales Tracker Demo with Dummy Data to get a feel of it.
Tracking Sales vs. Quotas at periodic intervals helps you manage performance and earn incentives.
Usually,Incentives on Sales are at various periods like Month,
Bi Month, Quarter, 4 Monthly, Half-Yearly and Yearly intervals.
Paying attention to Balance-To-Go for various brands at various time intervals helps you achieve overall sales goals, sales mix and earn 'hand'some incentives.
Here is a Sales Tracker for you...
Paying attention to Balance-To-Go for various brands at various time intervals helps you achieve overall sales goals, sales mix and earn 'hand'some incentives.
Here is a Sales Tracker for you...
It needs one-time “time” investment to plug in the data of last
year sales and Quotas (Targets) for this year. Sales data for current year needs to
be keyed in as months progress.
The Sales Tracker...
The Sales Tracker...
~ Can Track up to 15 territories and 15 Brands in each territory.
~ Month,YTD, Bi-Month, Quarter, 4 Month , Half year & Year intervals.
~ Sales at team level
~ Graphs showing sales progress and achievement of Quotas (Targets)
Sounds useful ? Go and Download the Sales Tracker from @Downloads or from BOX.You can also download Sales Tracker Demo with Dummy Data to get a feel of it.
It’s a DO.. CO .. MO stuff… Download,
Copy and Modify
as you please…
Please let me know your views...or leave a comment..
Share it if you have liked the post.
Please let me know your views...or leave a comment..
Share it if you have liked the post.
Merge , Split , Reorder and more with PDF files. Absolutely free!
Most often we get or download magazines in PDF from the Internet and they contain lots of Ads. The size is big and you want to save just a couple of articles and discard the rest and the ads or you may want to convert PDF to images. This is where PDFill can be of great use...
PDFill is absolutely free software that enables you accomplishes many tasks with ease.
You can use it to Create PDF files from any printable file, You can create images from PDF files, You can split-merge, Order-Reorder, Rotate, Crop, add header- footer, add watermark, and even Encrypt and Decrypt a PDF file.
One more Secret...You can print a PDF file that is "Print Disabled" all that you need to do is recreate PDF using PDFill!
It's a valuable tool. This is what you can do with PDFill.
Download the same here. PDFill Download
PDFill is absolutely free software that enables you accomplishes many tasks with ease.
You can use it to Create PDF files from any printable file, You can create images from PDF files, You can split-merge, Order-Reorder, Rotate, Crop, add header- footer, add watermark, and even Encrypt and Decrypt a PDF file.
One more Secret...You can print a PDF file that is "Print Disabled" all that you need to do is recreate PDF using PDFill!
It's a valuable tool. This is what you can do with PDFill.
Download the same here. PDFill Download
Year end...Self Apprisal
2012. is about to end.
No Armegadon on 12.12.12 or on 21.12.12. 7 Billion thanks for the most uneventful year!
We just have to wait for new stories on 11.12.13 or 13.12.13 which happens to be a Friday ;-)
Well, on that happy note and wild anticipation, do you wish to recalibrate yourself with resolutions?
Like to test yourself? Test your IQ, Personality, Career Values....
Here is a brilliant site called 123 Test.
It's Free. and good. This site hosts the most popular tests for Free. Registration is optional.
Test yourself. Share it with your family.
Let your spouse also attempt these tests on a weekend...Enjoy the process and outcomes.
For those who wish to take it a little more seriously, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Jung Typology Test is a well-known test in corporate circles. An elaborate version of the same is here from the site Human Metrics. There is a considerable brouhaha on this test recently, However, MBTI is the most widely used psychometric test across.
No Armegadon on 12.12.12 or on 21.12.12. 7 Billion thanks for the most uneventful year!
We just have to wait for new stories on 11.12.13 or 13.12.13 which happens to be a Friday ;-)
Well, on that happy note and wild anticipation, do you wish to recalibrate yourself with resolutions?
Like to test yourself? Test your IQ, Personality, Career Values....
Here is a brilliant site called 123 Test.It's Free. and good. This site hosts the most popular tests for Free. Registration is optional.
Test yourself. Share it with your family.
Let your spouse also attempt these tests on a weekend...Enjoy the process and outcomes.
For those who wish to take it a little more seriously, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Jung Typology Test is a well-known test in corporate circles. An elaborate version of the same is here from the site Human Metrics. There is a considerable brouhaha on this test recently, However, MBTI is the most widely used psychometric test across.
Here below is MBTI Typology Summary quoting Various famous Personalities....
Credits: The Washington Post; Ryan Smith and Eva Gregersen, creators of celebritytypes.com
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Extracting bounced back email IDs from Outlook : Addressing the pain point in e-mail marketing
Email
marketing is abuzz!
With
great efforts you collect e mail Ids. With greater enthusiasm you send
e-mails.
Click
Send.
Give the system a sec…A series of bounced mail ids land in to your Inbox….
Give the system a sec…A series of bounced mail ids land in to your Inbox….
The reason , Wrong Mail
Ids…..
Now the job is to compile all wrong mail Ids from all those bounce back mails or Wrong mail Ids. It’s dreadfully painful (Is this expression correct ?)to go to each return mail and collect the Id.
Now the job is to compile all wrong mail Ids from all those bounce back mails or Wrong mail Ids. It’s dreadfully painful (Is this expression correct ?)to go to each return mail and collect the Id.
Recently
I faced similar challenge!
I Googled and bumped in to looooong Macros.
Some suggested Import export…I tried and failed with all those solutions and may be because of ability to understand and execute the solution... and then….
I Googled and bumped in to looooong Macros.
Some suggested Import export…I tried and failed with all those solutions and may be because of ability to understand and execute the solution... and then….
Falsh $#@%^&* Flash…….!
New Idea ! Indian Jugad ! Quick and
Dirty !
The
Idea is as simple as ... Select , Copy and Paste.
Ctrl + A , Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V.
Here
below is the explanation….
Open
the Outlook .
Keep
all mail Delivery failures in a Folder. Now do the following as shown in...
Picture 1 : On the fields bar , Select Field
Chooser
Picture 2 : Menu Opens up like this. Drag
to the fields bar
Picture 3 : Now you have “to” Mail Id and Other fields
Picture 3 : Now you have “to” Mail Id and Other fields
Now It's just Ctrl + A , Ctrl + C .
Open Excel and Ctrl + V.
Bingo… Now you have an excel with a column full of wrong mail Ids....
It was an eureka moment when I found the simplest solution. I
was remembering the story...Americans
had spent millions of dollars to invent a pen that writes in space where as
Russians wrote with pencil !
Jugaad Zindabad
Numbers numbers all the way!
You often hear statements like "Our company has 2 billion dollar turnover"
Do you know what a billion is ? Can you write down the number ?
I guarantee that most can not write this most often used number .I have an easy way to remember!
1,000 is 10 to the power of 3 - so to say one followed by 3 zeros
i.e 10 X 10 X 10 written as 10^3
1,000,000 is 10 to the power of 6 is Million....
1,000,000,000 is 10 to the power of 9 is a Billion
1,000,000,000,000 is 10 to the power of 12 - Trillion
The trick is remembering the 3 Table
- 10^3 is Thousand,
- 10^6 is Million,
- 10^9 is Billion,
- 10^12 is Trillion and
- 10^15 is Quadrillion and so on....
Here are some fun facts:
Zillion : Means a very large number. This has no defined Mathematical meaning!
Googol : This is the number from where Our "Google" name originated!
googol means 10^100 ie 10 to the power of 100!, one followed by 100 zeros!
Googolplex : Means 10^Googol ie 10 raised to the power of Googol
in Mathematical terms it is 10^10^10^2
I can not write this number @#$!%^&
Sure, I am not going to get a job in a company that has a Googol or Googolplex dollar turnover!
Sure, I am not going to get a job in a company that has a Googol or Googolplex dollar turnover!