How to Translate PDF & Word Documents
13 jun 2010
Learn how to translate PDF files, Word Documents, PowerPoint Presentations and other files from one language to another using Google Translate.
Tools
Quick Hints for that Unsolvable Crossword Puzzle
08 mar 2009
CrossTips gives you quick hints whenever you’re stuck at a particularly difficult Crossword puzzle.
You can search for all words by word length, and by specifying various letters in the word.
Locate Desi Names of Indians on Web Pages
06 mar 2009
If you are the kind of person who looks out for Indian (or Indian sounding) names on blog comments, forum posts or any random list of names, Desi Filter could be a useful addition to your arsenal.
If you can hear all these Sounds, your Ears are in Good Shape
05 mar 2009
Take this quick unscientific test to determine how healthy your ears still are.
While human ears can ideally hear sounds from a frequency range of 8kHz – 22kHz, the hearing ability starts deteriorating post early adulthood, and it is common for people past 25 to not hear anything over 15kHz.
Extract Files from RAR, ZIP, 7z and other Compressed Archives Online
02 mar 2009
Learn how to extract files from zip, rar, 7z, tar and other zipped file formats online without requiring Winzip, Winrar or any other file compression utility.
TinyArro.ws – Shortest URLs on Earth
28 feb 2009
TinyArro.ws uses Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) to create short URLs that could well be, as they claim, “the shortest URLs on Earth”.
Note that because TinyArro.ws uses IDN, often seen as a phishing risk, it might be necessary to change a few settings in your browser to see the URL correctly.
Extract Text from Images & Scanned PDF Manuals Online
26 feb 2009
Meet a free online OCR service that lets you perform Optical Character Recognition without having to install new software. You can convert scanned images and PDF documents into searchable and editable text from the web itself.
Quickly Set an Egg Timer in your Browser
26 feb 2009
E.ggTimer lets you create an online timer via an easy-to-remember URL. It will also make a sound so you can have the timer tab running in the background while you work on other tasks.
Wildcard Based Search for English Words
22 feb 2009
Regular search engines like Google are of little use when searching for English words while playing Scrabble or Hangman. Google Appengine based WordWaldo helps you “cheat” by searching for words by starting, ending or in-between characters.
Learn Touch Typing with Keyboard Challenge
20 feb 2009
If you’re not comfortable touch typing, Keyboard Challenge, a simple game that teaches you the position of each key of the keyboard, could be of assistance.
The game is simple, you just drag and drop all the keys into their slots in the least number of clicks possible.