Thursday, October 23, 2008

Print2pdf Adds Advanced PDF Conversion to Windows [Featured Windows Download]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/427570027/print2pdf-adds-advanced-pdf-conversion-to-windows

Windows only: Free PDF conversion tool Print2PDF isn't as click-and-go friendly as a tool like doPDF, but it does offer a serious amount of control over the looks, permissions, and security of your PDFs. Like other PDF apps, Print2PDF installs itself as a printer, but after you hit "Print," you can add watermarks, passwords, change the read/edit/print permissions, add attachments and auto-email, manually change the compression levels, and do much more. Print2PDF also integrates itself directly into Microsoft Word, Excelt, and Internet Explorer, and supports encryption for sensitive documents. It's probably more than the average home user needs, but office workers may find its options seriously handy. Print2PDF is a free download for Windows systems only.

Print2PDF [602 Software via The Download Blog]


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Posted by Augustine at 4:02 PM

iBlacklist Filters Callers on iPhones [Featured IPhone Application]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/428940188/iblacklist-filters-callers-on-iphones

Jailbroken iPhones only: Brazilian developers Daniel Antonio and Alexandre Kremer have a nifty application for the iPhone, iBlacklist, which allows you to send particular callers directly to voicemail. And by "particular callers," I mean "your ex." Also: collection agencies, micromanager bosses, your mother who just doesn't approve. You get the picture. At only $12, it's a lot cheaper than an hour with a shrink to maintain your sanity. Other features include the ability to filter out SMS notfications from certain number, and even set up scheduled times when calls won't be let through (particularly useful for keeping your weekends boss-free). But what about those of us who don't have an iPhone?

Simply change the name of a contact to "Do not answer." Do not, repeat, do not include the name of the contact. Because then you might hem and haw, maybe even feel a bit guilty when you hit "ignore" and send them to voicemail. The goal is for an automatic response. Call comes in; "Do not answer" appears as the caller ID; press ignore. No muss, no fuss, and it works on any cellphone. Everyone has someone they'd rather not talk to right now, or possibly ever. How do you keep them from getting all up in your phone's business? Let us know in the comments.

In the meantime, iBlacklist is available for $12 in the iTunes App Store on jailbroken iPhones only via Cydia. If you haven't jailbroken your iPhone, yet here's how (Mac, Windows).

iBlacklist [iblacklist.com.br]


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Posted by Augustine at 4:00 PM

Tiny Watcher Detects System Changes, Rolls Back If Necessary [Featured Windows Download]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/428952437/tiny-watcher-detects-system-changes-rolls-back-if-necessary

Windows only: Free application Tiny Watcher monitors your system for changes to your registry, drivers, and first-time programs and provides you with options to undo any unwanted changes. The application's site judiciously provides a list of pros and cons that are spot on. Pros: It's lightweight and only runs when you need it, it detects most important changes that can happen on your system, and it's configurable. Cons: It's not a real-time monitor, so you'll only be alerted of changes after the fact, and it doesn't automatically clean up messes for you—you still have to identify and tell it what you want to reverse. Tiny Watcher is freeware, Windows only. If you want a touch more protection when you're trying out new software, check out how to safely install software in a virtual layer with previously mentioned apps like Altiris SVS or Sandboxie.

Tiny Watcher [Donation Coders via FreewareGenius]


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Posted by Augustine at 4:00 PM

Convert PDFs to Word Online with Three Clicks [PDF]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/429014940/convert-pdfs-to-word-online-with-three-clicks

Stuck with a PDF file and no application that will let you edit it? PDF UNdo Online is easy, free, works on any computer and there's no registration required. Click to browse your computer for an Adobe PDF document, click to convert it into a Microsoft Word document, then click to download the converted file. Now you can edit it to your heart's content in any application that supports Word documents. A perfect complement for PDF Online, which can convert your edited file right back to PDF. Thanks, PauletteDandoo!


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Posted by Augustine at 3:59 PM

New in Labs: Canned Responses

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficialGmailBlog/~3/428074966/new-in-labs-canned-responses.html

Posted by Chad Parry, Gmail engineer Hello, you've reached Chad's mailbox. Thanks for your email about the latest Labs feature: Canned Responses, or email for the truly lazy. I'm on paternity leave so I won't be able to respond personally. Instead, I hope you'll enjoy this automated message. If you're sick of typing out the same reply every time someone emails you with a common question, now you can compose your reply once and save the message text with the "Canned responses" button. Later, you can open that same message and send it again and again. It couldn't get any easier unless Gmail automatically pushed the Send button. If you're lazy enough to think that would be a good idea, then read on, friend. Gmail already lets you create filters based on a combination of keywords, sender, recipients, and more in your incoming messages. Turn on Canned Responses in Labs, and you can set a filter to grab one of your saved responses, create an automated reply, and hit the Send button for you. You can set up different automated messages for different keywords, jus! t like < href="http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-labs-suggest-a-labs-feature/browse_thread/thread/e57beaec76ba0bbe/63e33b1937ed6b4f?lnk=gst&q&pli=1">you said you wanted. (We're friends, so I trust you to use this power responsibly.)

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Posted by Augustine at 11:19 AM

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