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Want to make a pdf file ? Cannot find any free pdf making software ?

Adobe Acrobat Reader can only open PDF files, but you cannot make PDF files using it. And Adobe Writer professional costs a lot of money. So, here is a list of free options to make PDF files from Word .doc documents or any file which can be printed ( there is a software which acts like a printer and makes pdf files instead of printing )

If you want to just quickly convert a Microsoft Word DOC file to a PDF, then the easiest would be to use an online free Word to PDF conversion facility. Here is a bunch of good sites which convert WOrd files to Adobe Acrobat PDF files. (PDF might be required to some DTP printers, many university projects, etc)

Doc2PDF ( http://www.doc2pdf.net/converter/ )

Good site, Has the option to browse for the file, upload and convert. This service enables you to convert Microsoft (R) Word documents (.doc) into Adobe (R) Portable Document Format (.pdf) documents.
You can also convert Powerpoint and Excel files to PDF. Powerpoint files can also be converted to Flash. This service is free.

PDFonline Doc2Pdf ( https://www.pdfonline.com/convert_pdf.asp )

Similar to the previous one, but this dude has https which means a secure connection. So, if you ware converting some plans for a top secret nuclear warhead and don’t want it to fall into enemy hands, or if you just like all the security, use this site.

You need a working email address so that the converted file can be emailed to you. It is done quickly, the email comes with the PDF.

Fast PDF ( http://www.fastpdf.com/ )

Just upload the fiel, give your email address, and its ready. Fast PDF is a web-based service that lets you convert Microsoft Word documents to PDF! The PDF format makes it easy to share documents with others and ensures that they will look the way you intended. Using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader others can access your document regardless of their exact hardware or software.

Software download for MS Word to Adobe PDF (doc to pdf) 

Free software

Absolutely free software to convert Word files to PDF files

Primo PDF ( http://www.primopdf.com/ )

Primo PDF is a good software which is free too, to convert MS Word Files (.doc or .docx) to Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.pdf)

Download Primo PDF free version now

Trial software (30 times evaluation version) http://www.pdf-convert.com/doc2pdf/index.htm 

Not free, but if you want to convert less than 30 Word files to PDF, this is a good “free” choice.

Free with Watermark ( http://www.word-to-pdf.com/  )

Demo version available, but puts a watermark on the page.

PDF conversion APIs http://www.pdfonline.com/ 

Absolutely free software to convert Word files to PDF files

Primo PDF ( http://www.primopdf.com/ )

Primo PDF is a good software which is free too, to convert MS Word Files (.doc or .docx) to Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.pdf)

Download Primo PDF free version now

Did you make a Powerpoint presentation in Microsoft Office 2007 with absolutely fantastic animations and mind boggling themes ? Then did you take it to another computer, ready to stun the entire audience with your brilliant presentation skills ?

Then what happened ?

Here are a few examples.

Jon Doe : I made an excellent presentation spending hours and hours. It was so good, I thought it was the best presentation I ever made. i used MS Office 2007 at home. When I finally took it to my class for the seminar presentation, it PowerPoint file just refused to open. I double clicked and it said ” Open With” and a dialog box came up asking me to choose the program to open this type of file ( .pptx )

The Cure

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Use this free software ” Powerpoint 2007 Viewer” (pptx file opener)

Download free Powerpoint 2007 pptx viewer software

With this software, you can open Powerpoint files made in Office 2007 in any computer (including Linux, Ubuntu, Kubuntu if you have Wine software)

It is an absoltely free software and just needs to be downloaded and installed in administrator mode ( main computer user mode )

Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer allows you to view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 or later versions.

The PowerPoint Viewer also supports opening password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer is a small application that enables PowerPoint users to share their presentations with people who do not use PowerPoint for Windows.

The PowerPoint Viewer allows users to view and print presentations exactly as they were created in the original program.

More download links

Some links might give faster download sppeds than others, so if you are in a hurry, try each link to see which is faster, so you still have time to rehearse your presentation. All the best for your presentation !!

Download free Powerpoint 2007 pptx viewer software

Major Geeks download Powerpoint 2007 viewer

This site is www.fundazone.com

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Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 viewers page

CNET download Powerpoint 2007 viewer

From CNET download.com Powerpoint 2007 (slow download speed)

All the best for your presentation !!!

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Did any of you have this particular problem ? A webpage showing text in the reverse direction.

In my orkut.com home page, the Today’s Fortune :  and a few recent visitors are displayed in the reverse direction. Mirrored.

So it appears like “this sriaffa lanosrep ruoy ni kcul doog evah syawla lliw uoY :enutrof s’yadoT”

The actual thing is : Today’s fortune: You will always have good luck in your personal affairs

I solved this for the moment, but for a complete solution orkut has to specify the text encoding in their pages. In my orkut home page

Is this your profile ? It has the problem too

How do I fix the reversed text in orkut home page ?

In your browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox ),

Internet Explorer

• • • Click View > Encoding > Western European (Windows)

Mozilla Firefox

• • • Click View > Character Encoding > Western (ISO-8859-1)

It is a problem with the text encoding on orkut.com website. If you find other websites with this problem, do report it here
Here is the trick to link to your profile page in orkut.

Orkut-script javascript: Best and worst profile , album or scrapbook

This is what they say :

Have you ever wondered just how fast your network connection is? Not just how fast the modem is connected at, but how much data you can actually get? Does your internet connection sometimes seem slower than normal? Forget hacking the registry or using counter-intuitive tools to get the information you want - enter the world of AnalogX NetStat Live (NSL)! NSL is a small, easy to use TCP/IP protocol monitor which can be used to see your exact throughput on both incoming and outgoing data - whether you’re using a modem, cable modem, DSL, or even local network! NSL doesn’t just stop there, it lets you see how quickly your data goes from your computer to another computer on the internet; it even will tell you how many other computers your data must go through to get there! But wait - there’s more! NSL also graphs your CPU usage of your system! This can be especially useful in identifying if your computer is what’s slowing things down, or if it’s your internet connection.

Well, its as good as it says. NetStat shows the current, average and maximum speed of your incoming and outgoing connections. It’s free and quick to download.

It even has a Tray Icon and a minimizes to tray. But the part I didn’t like was that it had to be installed. That caused an error in installation because I was not in administrator mode in this computer. And it doesn’t show your IP address if you are behind a proxy server.

It could also have been better with a stay on top option, but still it’s quite a neat little software to have around.

Download this handy software from  NetStat Live    (click here to download)

Tip : To install a software when not in administrator account, changing the installation directory from C:\Program files to anything else ( D:\Program files )  might work.

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur’s youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer; he would be put to death.

The question?…What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch’s proposition to have an answer by year’s end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur’s closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.

He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur’s life and the preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur’s question thus:

What a woman really wants, she answered….is to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur’s life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighbouring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened?

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day….or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments?

What would YOU do ?

What Lancelot chose is below. BUT….make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. OKAY?

Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

Now….what is the moral to this story?

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The moral is…..
If you don’t let a woman have her own way….
Things are going to get ugly