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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Jul 11, 2014 19:08:51 GMT 5.5
Hi everyone! First of all I'd like to thank Dr. Yatri Thor for creating this section/folder. Coming to the point, civil services preparation has entered a new phase, with most of the interactions being done online. To make the most of the resources scattered on the internet, every aspirant needs to be tech-savvy. In this section, we can discuss about the latest technological tools, that we need to streamline our preparation. They may be the latest downloaders, PDF creators, notemaking stuff like MS One Note/Evernote, antivirus, windows 8.1 and so on. Please create new threads for various queries. Looking forward to contributions from all the members, especially the geeks  Thanks! |
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Post by Dr. Yatri Thor on Jul 11, 2014 19:40:44 GMT 5.5
Good, Thanks for this initiative.....actually few technical tools are very important to go through various reports, e-books , news online etc......for example I read 'The Hindu' online, I use nitropdf to highlight things in pdf files (this is important, whatever you read highlight text for future revisions), you can go online on smallpdf.com and merge/compress your pdf files (when I give online test, I compress my 50-60 mb pdf file into 7-8 mb smaller version).....there are so many tools that make life easy in managing soft copies of notes, pdf files etc.....
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Post by Jonathan on Jul 11, 2014 23:08:20 GMT 5.5
1) for merging PDF files offline - pdf split and merge basic (http://www.pdfsam.org/download/) 2) for unlocking secure PDFs - www.pdfunlock.com/3) if you want to highlight in PDF - use Foxit Reader (I find it very good) 4) Mrunal’s Auto Notemaker for PDF - (http://mrunal.org/2012/10/tech-mrunals-auto-notemaker-for-the-hindu-pdf-files-grab-data-by-mouse-make-notes-without-typing.html) |
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Post by Heisenberg on Jul 12, 2014 0:36:31 GMT 5.5
Great. Just a thread I needed. I need to highlight certain lines in pdf file but the pdf was made from scanned images... so highlighter in adobe reader does not work... how do I highlight them? I read on my PC as well as on my android tab... please suggest a solution, if possible for both - PC and tab...
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Post by thewarrior on Jul 12, 2014 2:17:53 GMT 5.5
u can underline them with line tool using foxit reader
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Jul 12, 2014 21:15:18 GMT 5.5
u can underline them with line tool using foxit reader But this doesn't work for handwritten scanned notes, does it? |
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Jul 12, 2014 21:19:39 GMT 5.5
AB BADo you have the link to download the latest IDM software(free) for Win 8.1? I have the trial version. Or you may suggest an alternative. Thanks!
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Post by Jonathan on Jul 13, 2014 12:04:32 GMT 5.5
Great. Just a thread I needed. I need to highlight certain lines in pdf file but the pdf was made from scanned images... so highlighter in adobe reader does not work... how do I highlight them? I read on my PC as well as on my android tab... please suggest a solution, if possible for both - PC and tab... bhai, for highlighting in scanned pages, use "Area Highlight" tool in Foxit Reader (u can find it in drawing tools). other types of highlights are also available there like underline, zigzag underline, etc. You can also use different colors for different highlighting tools. right click toolbar > toolbars settings > customize toolbars. |
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Post by Heisenberg on Jul 13, 2014 15:13:26 GMT 5.5
Thanks... will try today...
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Post by Don Quixote on Jul 14, 2014 12:05:26 GMT 5.5
AB BADo you have the link to download the latest IDM software(free) for Win 8.1? I have the trial version. Or you may suggest an alternative. Thanks! Try open source, try jdownloader v2 for instance; I haven't used IDM or DAP or any other accelerators in years now. As far as possible I don't use cracked versions of softwares if effective alternates are available which also happen to be free! jdownloader.org/download/offlineIt says beta and in test phase, but its fine; I have been using this one for more than a month now. The stable v1 (or was it 0.9) is available as default download, but it doesn't pick some sites nicely. |
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Jul 14, 2014 12:22:44 GMT 5.5
AB BADo you have the link to download the latest IDM software(free) for Win 8.1? I have the trial version. Or you may suggest an alternative. Thanks! Try open source, try jdownloader v2 for instance; I haven't used IDM or DAP or any other accelerators in years now. As far as possible I don't use cracked versions of softwares if effective alternates are available which also happen to be free! jdownloader.org/download/offlineIt says beta and in test phase, but its fine; I have been using this one for more than a month now. The stable v1 (or was it 0.9) is available as default download, but it doesn't pick some sites nicely. I was using JDownloader previously. It isn't very user-friendly  as compared to DAP and IDM. About the link that you provided, it works for x-86 & 64 right? And I should ignore the "Don't say you haven't been warned! " ? Another query, will it grab youtube videos also? Thanks! PS: I prefer free softwares too, especially after the latest debacle which resulted in disk formatting |
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Post by Don Quixote on Jul 14, 2014 12:42:52 GMT 5.5
It used to work fine for youtube also till about a couple of months back; will try adding my google account details to JD and try today as even I end up downloading youtube videos through other proxies for the time being. board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=48894&page=49 |
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Post by Don Quixote on Jul 15, 2014 23:34:49 GMT 5.5
It used to work fine for youtube also till about a couple of months back; will try adding my google account details to JD and try today as even I end up downloading youtube videos through other proxies for the time being. board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=48894&page=49Works absolutely fine affter I added my google account details to JD for host youtube.com |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 13:28:34 GMT 5.5
any tool for converting PDF to ms word file...apart from online tools ??
need it for making notes out of NCERT etc
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Post by W@RRiOR on Jul 16, 2014 13:38:02 GMT 5.5
any tool for converting PDF to ms word file...apart from online tools ?? need it for making notes out of NCERT etc I use Adobe Acrobat. |
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Post by Lisbeth Salander on Jul 26, 2014 19:25:38 GMT 5.5
SOMBDY please upload countdown timer for desktop that has more than 24 hours timeline   . SOMEONE PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. Try this Free Countdown Timer . I haven't installed it (I don't use clocks), so you'll have to see if it suits your purpose. |
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as compared to DAP and IDM. About the link that you provided, it works for x-86 & 64 right? And I should ignore the "Don't say you haven't been warned! " ? Another query, will it grab youtube videos also? Thanks!
