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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  : 
  • Create Fillable PDFs from existing PDF Forms :  try PDF Escape
  • Portable PDF tools on your Machine ( Install with-out Admin Rights) 
  • 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
Step 2:
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
Step 5:
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

If you wish to save some of your PDF files and Other books in PDF format onto your Kindle, here is a simple way to do it.
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)

How to print a webpage without all the Junk and Ads?

Want to save a Webpage? want to print a webpage?
Most of the web pages contain numerous ads and unnecessary images. Printing the webpage as is wastes a lot of Ink and Paper...
The simplest way to do so is to use a website called Print Friendly.

All you need to do is copy and paste the URL ( the web page address) and click Print Preview.
Bingo...you a get a clean, neat printable format without all the junk.
You can remove images if you want and make it only text.
Well, you can also increase or decrease the text size ( font size ) !
You can also send the print-friendly version as an email or save it as PDF and of course, you can also print!

Read about it in their own words....
PrintFriendly cleans and formats web pages for a perfect print experience. PrintFriendly removes Ads, Navigation and web page junk, so you save paper and ink when you print. It's free and easy to use. Perfect to use at home, the office, or whenever you need to print a web page

Here is how the page looks like.
Now, take a look at the Original web page and Print-friendly outcome.
This is before Print-friendly - shown as is with ads and Junk
Here is with print friently. Feel the difference :-)

World Cup Cricket-Schedule Visualization

Don't miss this great visualization of World Cup Cricket-Schedule.
Click the Title  or link below to visualization
Cricket-schedule ICC World Cup 2011



Slideshare - Present yourself

Need some one to appreciate your presentation ?
Do you wish to share your knowledge with the world ?
Want to Showoff your Knowledge and skills to your professional peers ? 
You can link it to your Linkedin account ! Post It on Facebook and Twitter!
Wish to reach your customers in an innovative way ? Tell your story and track leads?
Slide share is a great site to present yourself to the world.
Approximately 10 visitors to the site every second!
Here is a presentation . Why should you use slideshare ?
This is what slide share says....
Some of the things you can do on SlideShare

    • Embed slideshows into your own blog or website.
    • Share slideshows publicly or privately. There are several ways to share privately.
    • Synch audio to your slides.
    • Market your own event on slideshare.
    • Join groups to connect with SlideShare members who share your interests.
    • Download the original file
http://www.slideshare.net/

Yahoo..... Happy news to share with you all...I am in Cloud 9 !!!


Dear All,
I am very very glad to share with you all that my presentation " Its You" has been selected by Slide Share Editorial team to feature on It's Home Page. Mail from Slide share appended to show off my pride!
It's still in contest for World Best Presentation Contest - Horror show!
Watch the presentation and vote for me!  Here is the link.
http://www.slideshare.net/Mahiandsyama/its-you-5700066


Slide share Is a great site for Presentations.create an account and watch the site regularly. You will LCD - Learn ,Contribute and Develop!
Here is the presentation
Its you
View more presentations from Mahi Syama.

Optimize performance of your computer with Glary Utilities

Do feel the computer is slow ?
You know that some cleaning is required but you do not know how to do it yourself !
You have deleted a important file and want to undelete !
Do you often feel stuck and have to use the irrefutable solution  Ctrl+ALT+DEL ?

Rely on a tool Kit called Glary Utilities. Its is a  Must-have Utilities and one of the most downloaded Windows Utility.Millions have use it!
Rely on that!
You can down load it here.

Glary Utilities

With this software  You can clean the junk, maintain and optimize your computer for a better performance. I recommend It!
For those who are not very comfortable exploring the menu of Glary Utilities,
There is a one click maintainance. Try this and It does magic and your computer. Your comp  will be back to track and as fast as ever!cs who may not have admin rights on their computers can also use a portable version of Glary Utilities.
In case you need, watch the Video

Google Insights

When people have internet access, What do they do? They Google!
Google captures the words that are used to search...
so with the power of the words that are used to search, Google can predict and plot trends.
Simple isn't it?
With this power, Google predicted the flu trends  even before Centers for Disease Control and prevention could present the flu trends.
Google showcases the power of word searches in a simple and amazing tool called 
Google Insights for Search
Go and get the insights.
Here are the videos.. get a hang of it...and Explore....
Watch this video for an overview of Google Insights for Search.

Watch this video to learn how to create effective advertising messages using Google Insights for Search.

Watch this video to learn how to evaluate brands using Google Insights for Search

Watch this video to learn how to measure the impact of your campaign using Google Insights for Search.

Data data everywhere .. not even a...

Presenting data is a challenge! It will remain a challenge forever - whatever you do.
Why so? Because it's data!

Data is everywhere….now days it's free of cost...most of the times…
The audience is interested in the insights, not the data. Not the boring data.

Here is a video from Ted talk that demonstrates..,.. how great insights from a huge amount of data can be presented very lucidly…Watch it…

Next time you are tempted to present data…remember this…
Present " INSIGHTS "... not data…

Corporate Oxymorons : BTW, is Good Boss an Oxymoron ?

An Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines words that are contradicting. 
Here are some most commonly used oxymoron. 
I have given only a few because Less is More!
  • Brief Survey
  • Business Casuals
  • Creative Process
  • Diminishing Growth
  • Easy Task
  • Extended Deadline
  • Extensive Briefing
  • Friendly Takeover
  • Healthy Competition
  • Moving Target
  • Original Reprint
  • Real Potential
  • Waste Management
  • Working Lunch

Hello World

Hello  World,
"Change" is now a corporate cliche. It's not the change, it's the speed of change that is impacting us!
To survive, the only option is to learn, contribute and grow professionally and personally.
This blog is for those corporate citizens who want to achieve that simple goal.
I call my blog, LCDing
Learning, Contributing, and Developing.