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A few weeks ago I posted some links to some websites that help you with various PDF operations (merging, splitting, unlocking, etc). I tried to use the unlocking one recently. I have a PDF that I wanted to print so I didn’t have to sit at the computer. The PDF was protected and I couldn’t …
I’m looking to get a good USB flash drive. I’ve had cheap ones, but they just aren’t fast enough. I’ve looked at the SanDisk Extreme 64 GB USB 3 drive. It was on sale for $56.99 around Christmas, and I was hoping to pick one up, but when I went to order one a couple …
From the New York Times: The two leading analysis companies tracking the PC industry just delivered their reports on the fourth quarter of 2013, and it was bad. Gartner had worldwide PC shipments for the quarter at 82.6 million units, a drop of 6.9 percent on the number a year ago. It was the seventh …
Today I just heard about XBMC, an open source media centre. It looks pretty cool. I’ll have to check it out! XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OSX, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with …
A couple of months ago I got a new Samsung Galaxy S4. I love it, and have recently been looking for some accessories. I’m looking to get a cable that will let me have video out to a TV, as well as something that will let me connect a USB device to the phone. I …
I’ve posted a little lately about playing around with Android. One of the things I had done was installed CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy Tab (P1000) for my wife. She was having problems with it, so I tried to update it to KitKat. The upgrade went fine, but I couldn’t get the Google Play store …
A good starting point to learn how to Root the Samsung Galaxy Discover SGH-S730M http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069801 USB drivers for Samsung phones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2038555 http://uploaded.net/file/xdloq4jw Another old thread about unlocking the Samsung Galaxy Discover http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39420121 Instructions for how to unlock the Samsung Galaxy Gio http://forums.redflagdeals.com/samsung-gio-79-99-fs-1084743/26-print/ How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Discover SGH-S730M http://theunlockr.com/2013/08/16/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-discover-sgh-s730m/ GalaxSim Unlock – an …
Google has not come up with a way to share Google Tasks yet. However, someone has created a service that will do this for you. Go to http://isynctasks.appspot.com/ and login with your Google Account. You specific which list you want to share and who you want to share it with. Once that other person logs into the …
Speaking of PDFs, ghacks had a recent posting where they highlighted PDF Shaper. It looks like a good tool. Check it out…
Occasionally I get a couple of PDFs that I need to unlock or want to merge. There are a series of websites that will help you with this. They all appear to be run by the same people: PDFUnlock! – Unlock secured PDF files online for free PDFSplit! – Split PDF files online for free …