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No Acrobat Required: Create Your Own Adobe Compatible PDF Documents for Free

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:20:02 EDT

Adobe PDF files are the standard for distributing documents for many good reasons. The problem is the official Acrobat tools to produce PDFs runs hundreds of dollars. Can you create PDF documents on the cheap? Or even for free? Yes you can.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Jul 21, 2008

Record Tons of Free Music for Your IPod or MP3 Player

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:13:23 EDT

A new service makes it simple to record from dozens of Internet radio stations 24/7! Because its a Web service, your computer doesn't have to be on and there's no storage used on your computer. You can songs directly, or download them for use with your iPod.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Jul 02, 2008

Creating Menus, Dialogs, & Other Resources for Microsoft's Free Visual Studio Express Tools

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:36:35 EDT

Microsoft gives away limited versions of their popular C++ compiler (Visual Studio Express). One limitation of this tool is that there is no support for resource editing. If you want to add menus, dialogs, icons, or other resources, you are on your own. Or are you?

Contributor: Al W
Published: Dec 22, 2007

Secret Windows Tip: Open Files Faster with This Free Tweak

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:21:17 EDT

When you use a File Open dialog, it presents a few common shortcuts for folders. But if you have a lot of folders, that only goes so far. A free utility will let you customize just about every file open dialog to have the shortcuts you want.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Dec 12, 2007

Free: Speed Up Your Internet, Block Adult Sites, and Stop Phishing

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:09:00 EDT

DNS is the Internet's phone book system that lets you locate computers by their URLs. A free service allows you to speed up your Internet while blocking sites you don't want to view. Can a free service improve Internet security, block porn, and stop phishing attacks?

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 27, 2007

Getting Started with the Free EBay Desktop

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:51:00 EDT

Bidding on eBay auctions means firing up a Web browser. However, eBay has new beta software (eBay Desktop) that manages buying items on eBay from your desktop. How is it different from normal eBay?

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 21, 2007

Free Leadership Training the Army Way

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:30:00 EDT

You can spend a small fortune on books and training material for leadership training. Yet the U.S. government make world class training material available for free. The Army

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 16, 2007

Buzzword: Redefining Web 2.0 Word Processing with Flash

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:49:00 EDT

Using some online word processors feels like you are submitting forms to edit. Buzzword, a new online entry from Virtual Ubiquity uses Flash to deliver a unique, clean, and simple user interface that can handle many word processing tasks.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 14, 2007

Record Internet Radio for Your IPod (or MP3 Player) for Free

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:47:00 EDT

Many people enjoy Internet radio. But you can't always be near an Internet connection. In this article, learn how to use free software to record MP3 files from Internet radio stations and play them back on your iPod or MP3 player.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 14, 2007

A Webmaster's Look at HTTP Internet Cookies

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:46:00 EDT

Websites can provide cookies which allows a browser, like IE or Firefox, to store information on behalf of the web server. Should you use cookies? Are they really a security risk? Learn about best practices for cookies in this informative article.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 14, 2007

Linux and Windows: The Best of Both Worlds

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:12:00 EDT

Afraid to install Linux? In this informative article, computer veteran Al Williams explains several ways to run Linux without changing your Windows operating system. In some case, you can even run Linux and Windows at the same time.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 12, 2007

Secret Windows Tip: Improve Productivity by Tiling Windows

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:32:00 EDT

Tiling refers to placing several applications on a single screen at once so they don't overlap. Tiling lets you easily use two or more programs at once. Windows has a little-known feature that makes this operation simple.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 07, 2007

Authors: Tips and Mistakes for Getting Published in Print Magazines

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Al W) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:23:00 EDT

Al Williams has published hundreds of articles and columns in major national magazines, and has served as an editor for some of these same magazines. This article tell you how to (and how not to) get your articles sold to many magazine markets.

Contributor: Al W
Published: Nov 05, 2007