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April 9, 2008

Convert documents to PDF for free

For those of us without Adobe Acrobat or a Mac, creating PDF's can be pain -- and it often means outsourcing the task to another cubicle.

DrawLoop has done an excellent job rectifying this problem with their free, online PDF converter tools.

They have a webpage-based version and a Firefox add-on (no administrator rights needed!).

December 12, 2007

Roanoke area traffic cameras

VDOT, through TrafficLand.Com, recently started providing live streams of traffic cameras in and around the Roanoke Valley.

Check out the streams on their Roanoke page.

November 16, 2007

Size it up

Do you have trouble visualizing a product's size when shopping online? Check out www.sizeasy.com. The site operates on the wiki principle, allowing users to add measurements for products and compare their size to other objects.

October 24, 2006

Paint.NET a cheaper Photoshop

Is Adobe's Photoshop too expensive, or too complicated? Try Paint.NET, a free open-source application that can perform many of the same tasks as Photoshop, such as layers and special effects.

September 21, 2006

Easy image resizing

ResizR is an easy-to-use Web site that does one thing: resize photos. Just upload your image, adjust the size, and do a save-as on the result!

June 6, 2006

Spreadsheets by Google

Search giant Google has launched a new spreadsheet program that allows users to create, upload and share their data without downloading software.

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