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- MakeUseOf Answers Has Received An Upgrade [UPDATED]
- The 11 Toughest Tech Questions [MakeUseOf Answers]
- Cool Websites and Tools [June 14th]
- How To Import Your Facebook Contacts Into Gmail The Easy Way
- How To Update Application Icons In Snow Leopard [Mac]
- Microsoft Goes Metro(ish) With Windows 8 [News]
- Hot Tech Deals – Boston Acoustics 5.1Ch Classic Home Theater Speakers for $229.88 + more
- The Top 10 Best How-To YouTube Video Channels
- Ididwork – Track & Report Your Progress At Work & Get Feedback
- Join.me: The Simplest Way To Have A Web Conference Call Between Computers & Mobile Devices
- How To Improve Windows Explorer With Additional Features Using FilerFrog
- Three Free Tools That Convert PDF Files To Word Documents
| MakeUseOf Answers Has Received An Upgrade [UPDATED] Posted: 15 Jun 2011 02:10 AM PDT [Update: We discovered a bunch of serious bugs in the new Answers template which weren't revealed during our internal testing. Therefore, we decided to postpone the upgrade until all of the issues are fixed.]
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| The 11 Toughest Tech Questions [MakeUseOf Answers] Posted: 14 Jun 2011 08:31 PM PDT
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| Cool Websites and Tools [June 14th] Posted: 14 Jun 2011 08:31 PM PDT
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| How To Import Your Facebook Contacts Into Gmail The Easy Way Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT
Facebook. Most of the people I know who I would like to include in my Gmail contacts are already friends with me on Facebook. So if I ever need to know where they currently live or work the chances are good I can just search for it there. But wouldn’t it be great if Facebook and Gmail played nicely together so I could have all of that information in one place? Well, now they do, with a simple little web application called Friends to Gmail. What Is Friends To Gmail?Friends to Gmail (directory app) is a web application that you can use to convert your Facebook friends list into a nice, Gmail-compatible CSV file. Once created, you can import this file right into Gmail and all of your friends’ information, like names, locations, birthdays, bios, work history, and hometowns, will be added to your contacts for you. The app asks for permissions to retrieve this type of information from your Facebook account, but since all of the work is done within the browser, Friends to Gmail’s servers never actually “download” anything, which should alleviate any privacy concerns you may have about the app. One thing to note is that Friends to Gmail does not download email addresses and phone numbers for your friends. This is because Facebook does not currently provide developers with a way to retrieve this type of data, and for good reason. After all, we already have enough privacy concerns with Facebook. Friends to Gmail’s developer does claim to be working on a way around this for those of us that would welcome such an option. As an added benefit, you will be able to add all of your friends’ birthdays to your Google Calendar! How Do I Use Friends To Gmail?To get started importing your friends, just head over to Friends to Gmail’s homepage and click the giant Connect with Facebook button. It will ask for your permission (as detailed above) and you will be able to download your CSV file.
Then head over to your Gmail account and click Contacts.
On the Contacts page, click on the More actions drop-down menu and select Import….
From there, a box will pop up that allows your to select a CSV file to upload. Choose the file that Friends to Gmail generated and you’re all set!
ConclusionPersonally, I think this app is a lifesaver. It finally gave me a good reason to want to keep my Gmail contact list up to date, which enables me to add friends that I hadn’t previously emailed to my outgoing messages, making Facebook’s information even more useful. What do you think of Friends to Gmail? Do you find this app useful? Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| How To Update Application Icons In Snow Leopard [Mac] Posted: 14 Jun 2011 02:31 PM PDT
One of these little annoyances is changing the application icons. Once upon a time, you used to be able to copy and paste your preferred icons straight into “Get Info” in order to change them to a new icon. But in Snow Leopard things are a little different. But don’t worry, we’ll get this fixed in no time. Creating Or Finding New IconsThere are plenty of great tools to create .icns files, such as Img2Icns. These tools are described in more detail in this post. You can also find free icons using sites like InterFaceLift.
Method 1: How To Change Application Icons (With Backup)What we’re going to need to do is quit Finder and relaunch as the root user. This will give us the permissions to change the icon in the “Get Info” detail of the application. Personally, I’m not too keen on plain icons, so that’s what I’ll change to demonstrate. Add a Quit Finder Option To FinderThe best way to quit the Finder is to use Terminal to add a “Quit Finder” option to Finder. To open Terminal go to Applications > Utilities. Then type in the following command:
This will add a “Quit Finder” option to your Finder menu after you relaunch Finder. Relaunch FinderTo relaunch Finder, you can use the Force Quit dialogue. Access this dialogue by going to the Apple menu and choosing “Force Quit” or by pressing Command-Option-Escape. You could also relaunch Finder by using Terminal and typing the following command:
Quit FinderNow in Finder you should be able to go to Finder > Quit Finder in order to exit Finder.
Run Finder As Root UserWhile you’re still in Terminal you can launch Finder as the root user. To do this, you’ll need to use the sudo command. Type in the following:
You’ll then need to give your administrator password. When Finder opens it will be running as the root user, meaning you’ll have access to the properties of many more files than a regular user. Make the icon changes as quickly as possible and then relaunch Finder. Changing Icon Files ManuallyThis way to changing the icons involves getting into the package and replacing the .icns file with another .icns file. This method allows you the option of backing up the original icon by renaming it.
These changes should show up instantly in Applications, but you will need to restart your Mac before it will show up in the Dock. Method 2: How To Change Application Icons (Without Backup)This is using the copy-and paste method of changing icons, which doesn’t give you a chance to backup the original icon. You can use the previous method for obtaining file permissions or the following method. Change Application Permissions IndividuallyThis method of changing application permissions is simple when it works, but often the permissions can be a bit of a headache. Each application file needs the permissions to be changed individually and changed back individually afterwards.
This process can also be achieved by opening a file in Preview, then selecting the entire picture and copying, then pasting into the icon detail of “Get Info“. Again, the dock won’t reflect changes until the computer is restarted. Did one of the two above methods work for you? Which one was easiest? If you are having any problems updating your application icons, let us know in the comments below and we’ll do our best to help. Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| Microsoft Goes Metro(ish) With Windows 8 [News] Posted: 14 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT
Windows 8's new interface arrived alongside an announcement that the new interface would focus on apps developed with HTML5 and JavaScript, a change that should make cross-platform app development easier. Touch gestures are central to the new tile interface. Besides the standard swipe-to-navigate and pinch-to-zoom gestures, Microsoft showed off touch-based “snap” multi-tasking that allows users to have multiple applications on-screen simultaneously and control the amount display real-estate available for each. Although the new user interface was a central part of the Windows 8 demo, Microsoft made it clear that this is not a replacement and in fact switched between the tiles and the more traditional Windows desktop multiple times. Moving from one to the other appeared smooth, and the presenters stressed that they are not designing Windows 8 as if it has two separate interfaces, but instead working on synergy between the two. This means that both interfaces work with both touch and keyboard/mouse input. What do you think of the current design of Windows 8? Are you excited by the possibilities or totally appalled? Let us know what you think in the comments. Source: All Things D Hey Facebookers, make sure to join MakeUseOf on Facebook and get access to some exclusve stuff. Over 105,000 fans already! Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| Hot Tech Deals – Boston Acoustics 5.1Ch Classic Home Theater Speakers for $229.88 + more Posted: 14 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT
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| The Top 10 Best How-To YouTube Video Channels Posted: 14 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT
But the organization of YouTube videos into channels saves the videos from disappearing into the great muddle. Channels are assigned automatically, but there are only some which truly standout as great learning resources. Which are some of the better "How-To" YouTube channels? Let's find out. eHow
Expert Village and eHow are now one and the same. eHow is one of the web's more definitive resources for how-to articles and videos. The topics range from Arts & Crafts to Weddings & Parties. The video channel has about 141000 subscribers viewing 150,000 high-quality videos produced by experts and community members. A glance at the tech section revealed a lineup of 1400+ uploads. Howcast
Howcast is another excellent source for fun YouTube videos with a serious 'how-to' angle. The gaming channel in the Howcast network seems to be the most heavily populated and subscribed. Though the more gadget oriented would head for the Howcast Tech & Gadgets channel which shows how to go about with gadgets of all kinds. The Howcast network has a total of nearly 7700 videos across categories. VideoJug
Something like a 'How to Recognize Freaks, Geeks and Dirty Old Men' could grab your attention. Especially when you see that it's a how-to in internet safety. 175 million views of its 2200+ videos is quite impressive for this educational video site. The mother site has around 60,000 videos on a broad range of topics from Family & Education to Technology & Cars. HouseholdHacker
The website will push you back to the YouTube channel. The YouTube channel is all about what an ideal how-to site should be – Hacks, cheats, pranks, games, fun…things to do around your house with little/no money. We all could find some nasty project among the 195 videos on the channel. How about – How to Cheat On Any Test! Lockergnome
Chris Pirillo, the well-known TV host and tech personality runs Lockergnome, a site which is a bit like our own, offering software recommendations and tech topics 'how-tos'. The YouTube channel is quite popular with 3400 videos and nearly 180,000 subscribers. KipKay
From the serious of the channel to the inveterate of this one; this 'how-to' YouTube channel is all about the most astonishing hacks, pranks and how-to videos in the world. From the Tripwire Bang Alarm to the how-to on the Infrared Intruder Alert, this channel has a host of crazy but practical projects to while your summers away. Make Magazine
This 'how-to' YouTube channel is perhaps a bit too geeky, but if you fancy yourself around a workshop then you might have already paid the online magazine and its collection of projects a visit. Make Magazine is one of the ultimate do-it-yourself websites and always worthy of a bookmark. 639 videos could keep you busy for more than a year. HowdiniGuru
HowdiniGuru is cast in the same mold as sites like eHow and HowCast. Videos on a wide variety of topics make up its repertoire. The videos are also therefore top class. The how-to website describes itself as little instruction manual. Knowing how to jump start a car battery or how to make a classical sidecar cocktail certainly fits that bill. Khan Academy
I would certainly place this study oriented YouTube channel among the top how-to resources. After all, even Bill Gates endorses it as a must stop resource for learning the fundamentals of math's and science. MonkeySee
This channel again proves that professionally-produced and user-generated how-to YouTube videos can be great learning aids; even with a monkey as a mascot. You have 7800+ videos that can teach you everything from automobile repair to preparing that car for a road trip. If you traipse through the ten member how-to channels list above, you will notice that I have been a bit partial to the ones with heavy tech leanings. Then there's a bit of personal preferences thrown in. I have had to avoid some cool YouTube how-to channels on fashion (Threadbanger), make-up (MakeUpGeek), and even other technology channels (PC WizKid). Well, that's what happens when you enter the digital quicksand of YouTube. What other YouTube channels would you put on this list? Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| Ididwork – Track & Report Your Progress At Work & Get Feedback Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT
Ididwork feels very social, and the resemblance to Twitter is often striking. For instance, let’s look at the employee sign-up page:
Now let’s compare and contrast with Twitter’s sign-up form:
See what I mean? Three fields and a button, large typography. While I won’t turn this post into a study in UI design trends, the general vibe is quite clear. Let’s take a look at the manager sign-up form:
Ididwork is almost like two apps in one: It’s cut cleanly down the middle, with a different interface for managers and employees. Let’s take a look at what an employee sees when they first log on:
Couldn’t be simpler. You get a large text field and can just type in what you did. Each status update can be up to (you guessed it) 160 characters long. This can either be a tiny task (“Finished first draft of one drawing”), if your boss likes to micro-manage. Or it can be something substantial, if you’re fortunate enough to have a hands-off type of manager. Some beautiful UI work there: See how ididwork allows advanced functionality (submitting via IM and using tags), but hides it using unobtrusive links. Let’s learn a little bit about the tags and to-do items:
There’s very nice help text for all three properties (tags, time tracking and to-do tracking), and they’re quite simple. Let’s tag this entry as “marketing” and specify how long it took me:
Whoops, and here’s the first glitch. My seemingly flawless syntax yielded an error message:
Turns out I can’t use a comma, which is a common tag separator. Okay, let’s lose the comma and just use a space. All done! The entry was saved, and looks like this:
It really could not be simpler. The star isn’t all that clear, though: Why should you star a task you did yourself, and where will that star show up? I could find no explanation for this in the UI. Next, let’s look at the weekly report option:
Here too, the advanced options are hidden in a section which is collapsed by default. Very nice, and lets users get right to the point. The resulting PDF is exceedingly bare-bones:
By default, it’s just a list of tasks and dates. I guess it’s for the kind of boss who couldn’t be bothered to log onto yet another web app, and just wants you to submit a weekly report in no-nonsense format. I was hoping for some bells and whistles, but then it occurred to me how silly it would be to use color in a PDF that’s meant for printing on a typical office laser jet. If it’s bells and whistles you’re after, the Analyze section might serve you better:
It clearly shows what tags you’ve spent most of your time with, and this is one place where you can see your starred tasks. This is only an accurate gauge if all tasks you log are of a similar size. Otherwise, ten tiny marketing tasks would loom larger on the graph than one huge wildlife-related task that took much longer. The graph also lets you drill down into a single category and compare it to past weeks, so you can see how the nature of your work changes over time. So far we’ve focused on the logging and analysis, but where do your peers, or your boss, come into the picture? Right here:
If you can get a few of your teammates to use ididwork, you can all share the same feed, know what you’re each working on and even give props for certain tasks. This looks like a very useful feature for a tight-knit group. Next, let’s see where your boss fits into the picture:
You can email your boss even if he’s not an ididwork user:
Sadly though, we won’t be able to tell what that email looks like, because this is what happened when I tried sending it:
Oops indeed! Not to dwell on this failure, let’s quickly move on to the settings, which is the last thing we’ll be looking at. They are quite numerous:
That IM tab looks intriguing:
That’s right: You can report your work via AIM, Yahoo! Messenger or Google Talk. I’ve tested this before, using Google Talk, and it worked very well. This is actually the handiest way to use ididwork: You just add it to your friends list, and ping it whenever you complete a task. No need to open a browser tab or log-in. Couldn’t be simpler, really. Bottom LineIdidwork is a lovely app that gets almost everything right. The UI strikes a fine balance between simplicity and power, and the overall concept is very compelling, both for managers and employees. Both telecommuting and cubicle-dwelling employees could make very good use of it. Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| Join.me: The Simplest Way To Have A Web Conference Call Between Computers & Mobile Devices Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT
You can probably think of several other occasions when you would need to share computer screens and maybe do something on the remote computer. There are several applications – both desktop and online – that can help you to do that. But join.me is probably the easiest of them all. It’s the simplest way to have a web conference call between computers. The product comes from LogMeIn, the name behind LogMeIn Express. Let’s Start The ConferenceTo start a web conference, all you have to do is visit the join.me website from any Windows or Mac computer and click on the orange “share” button. Registration is not needed, but you can register for the paid pro version if you need more bells and whistles.
If this is your first encounter with join.me, you will be asked to download a little application/java applet to your computer. The applet will be your main interface to access the web conference.
After the download has finished, the application will open and connect to the web. You will see a set of numbers in a link that will identify your conference session. The link is called the “viewer link“. You can copy the link to the Windows clipboard to be used later or send it via email to your friends. The numbers will change every time you start another conference.
Now you are ready to have a web conference.
There are five buttons on the interface: The first one is the “Get conference number” button, followed by “Chat“, start/pause “Share screen“, “Participants“, and the last one is the “Share control” button. Let’s Join The ConferenceJoining a conference is also easy. On the right side of join.me’s main page, put the viewer number in the “join” field and press the arrow button. If you are the one who started the conference, share the viewer number to your friends so they can join your conference.
The conference application will open after you click the green button. You’ll notice that the color of the buttons is green on the participant’s side. The features are almost the same. The only difference between the orange and green side is the middle button.
The number on the fourth button shows you how many participants there are in the conference. Clicking on the button will show you a list of attendees. You can edit your own name on the list by double clicking on it and retyping the word. However, you can’t edit other people’s names.
Using Join.meNow that everybody has arrived, what’s next? What can you do with join.me? For a start, if you are the host and you have more than one monitor, you can choose which monitor you want to share with the others. To do that, click the small arrow button on the right.
The chat button allows you to send messages to one of the participants, or to everybody. Click the button to start, then use the dropdown list at the bottom to choose the recipient(s).
You can also send files to the participants. Click the “Participants” button and hover your mouse over one of the names. Then click the square button in the middle.
To let other participants control your computer, click the “Share control” button and choose one of the names. Only participants who access the conference from a personal computer can take over another’s computer. Those who access the conference from a mobile device can only monitor.
Let’s Go MobileOther than web access from a personal computer, join.me is also accessible from mobile devices. At the moment, the mobile access is only available from iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. But the developer has promised that the Android version is on the way. After downloading and installing the iOS app, open it, write down the viewer code, and tap on the green button.
The shared screen will appear on your device’s screen. But there are only three features available via mobile access: Conference number, Chat, and Participants.
This kind of arrangement is good if the one with mobile access will only give comments and advice to other participants without the need to take control of another computer.
The End Of The ConferenceTo end the conference, click the small “X” button on the application. First time users will be asked to install the app so future meetings can start faster.
So if you need to set up a quick web conference call with your friends, try join.me and tell us what you think about it. But please note that the quality of the conference will really depend on the speed of your Internet connection. If you know or use other similar services and applications, such as TeamViewer, AlmostMeet, Dimdim or Crossloop, please share them using the comments below. Image credit: join.me Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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| How To Improve Windows Explorer With Additional Features Using FilerFrog Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:31 AM PDT
For most people, ditching an application that they have grown so used to as Windows Explorer, is a tough step. But why switch to a completely new tool if the familiar one can simply be enhanced? This is where FilerFrog comes in, a free application that adds several incredibly useful features to the Windows Explorer that will make working with files a breeze. How Does FilerFrog Change Windows Explorer?To be exact, FilerFrog is a shell extension that integrates with Windows Explorer. It adds additional features to the Windows file manager, without dramatically changing or even replacing it. In fact, FilerFrog is very unobtrusive. After installing the application and rebooting your computer, you will notice the FilerFrog item in the right-click menu, i.e. in the Windows Explorer menu.
What Does FilerFrog Do?Hiding behind the FilerFrog item in the Windows Explorer menu are powerful tools that you will never want to live without again! Once you get a first look at the menu, it becomes obvious just how many operations this little tool puts at your fingertips.
> Organize > Extract Files To FolderWith this feature you can easily create a new folder and move selected files and/or folders to it in one step. The new folder will be created on the same level as the selected files and/or folders that will go into it. The operation > Extract Files to Folder completes the opposite maneuver. > Organize > Copy / MoveInstead of clumsily copying and pasting files or dragging them from one open folder to another folder next to it, you can now simply copy or move them by using FilerFrog and browsing to the desired location. I think that all features grouped under the > Organize submenu are ingenious! How about the other submenus? > Sort DesktopThe name of this item is a little misleading. It actually doesn’t allow you to sort the desktop. Instead, it allows you to manage the color scheme of your desktop.
> List Of FilesFollowing this path you can not just simply create a list of files in any folder, you can create either a detailed or a simple list of selected files, including or excluding the full path.
> SecurityWith FilerFrog you can encrypt files and protect them with a password. > Split and JoinEver needed to split files to burn them onto multiple CDs or send them via email? FilerFrog lets you split and join files, either using predefined file sizes or a custom split file size.
> RenameThe Rename category opens the doors to various ways of batch-renaming your files. For example > Find and Replace allows you to identify a common item in the name of several files and then replace that item with whatever you choose. Using > Append you can add a word to the beginning and/or end of a file name.
> Image ManipulationGoing through this submenu you can resize images, convert them to Jpeg at the same time, or add a logo.
> Image AlbumVery simple but fantastic feature to quickly pack selected photos into a PDF document, ready to share with friends and family.
Can I Customize FilerFrog?You bet! You have two options for customization. First of all, you can put your most used and hence favorite items into the Favorites submenu. If you find the path to this submenu too far, you can click the > Settings submenu and select > Show favorites in main menu (hide all other menus).
In both cases you need to actually define your favorites. Simply click the > Manage Favorites item and a window that allows you to drag items over into the Favorites menu will open.
The resulting menu could look like this:
So this was a quick FilerFrog review in a nutshell. If you need more detailed explanations, I recommend reading the excellent Help file, which also holds various examples for how you could use selected operations. MakeUseOf has previously covered alternatives for Windows Explorer:
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| Three Free Tools That Convert PDF Files To Word Documents Posted: 14 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT
Sometimes however, the format you'd hoped would be available isn't. Microsoft recognizes this and has made it possible to convert PDF to Word since Office 2007. Adobe also has this feature available in Acrobat X Pro, but unlike Office, Acrobat isn't software that most users have access to. Fortunately, some free utilities have stepped in to fill the void. Free PDF to Word Converter
This lightweight conversion tool is quick to download and install and only takes a hair over 5 megabytes of disk space, which means it will easily fit onto portable drives. Converting files is quite easy, as they can be dragged-and-dropped into the utility's window. Press the convert button and presto! You have yourself a Word document. The accuracy of this converter is adequate when handling simple documents, but more complex PDF files with images aligned close to text can trip it up. For example, the manuals that we publish will have some errors when converted with this tool. Still, its tiny size makes it a handy portable utility. Nitro PDF to Word Online
If you have access to the Internet you can try Nitro PDF to Word, an online tool that can be accessed through your web browser. Like many online conversion tools, it's simple to use. You only need to provide Nitro PDF to Word with the document and your email address, and Nitro will then email the converted document to you. I found Nitro PDF to Word mostly accurate. It sometimes did not convert all text in a paragraph to the same font or same font size, but actual text errors were few and images came through without issue. The email containing the converted DOC file arrived within 30 seconds of my submission. Just one note – I'd be leery about sending anything through Nitro PDF to Word that's supposed to be confidential. I'm not saying the site is known to be untrustworthy, but care should be taken when supplying any third party with private data. gDoc Creator
Part of gDoc Fusion, gDoc Creator is a file conversion tool that has supported PDF to DOC conversion for years. Although gDoc Fusion isn't free after the 30-day trial, you can keep using gDoc Creator for PDF to DOC conversion free of charge. Of the numerous utilities I tried, gDoc Creator was the most accurate overall, though it just barely beat Nitro Word to PDF. It handled all three of the documents I used to test the conversion utilities with virtually no errors, and those that did slip through were minor. In addition to this, gDoc offers three different types of conversion, placing emphasis on different priorities such as text flow or page layout. However, the gDoc download came in at a beefy 102MB for the zipped file, which makes this utility a bit of a heavyweight. Of course, this is due to the fact that we're using just one feature of a much larger and more complex suite. There are also several optional features that can be selected during install, such as a Word toolbar. I suggest foregoing these unless you plan to use the software's other features. ConclusionThese three utilities provide a good range of options. Free PDF to Word seemed the least accurate, but it was still usable and it's very light. Nitro PDF to Word is online and accurate, so it will be handy if you're not on your regular PC. Then we have gDoc, which is large download, but very accurate. It's your choice. They all do the job, but are better for different situations. As always, let us know in the comments if you know of a great tool to convert PDF to Word that isn't listed here. Read comments: Loved it? Hated it? Join discussion here ...
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Your friend has called. They have a problem with their computer and are asking for your expertise. You want to help, but it’s a bit difficult to assist your friend if you can only rely on their limited oral description and your imagination. Everything would be so much easier if you could see what’s on the screen, and if possible take control of their computer from your computer.
The PDF and DOC file formats are the bread-and-butter of modern documents. Chances are good that any specific document, be it an eBook, a study guide or a user manual, will be available in one of these options.
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