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PowerPoint to Video Converter
Mar 6th
I am not a big Power-Point user. If somebody sends me a .ppt file, i just use Google PPT viewer….and that’s that.
But i know that there are still lots of people who still rely on these presentations for their meetings and maybe this tool will help you at some point.
Here’s a good reason of why you should convert your presentations to video: If you wish to prepare yourself for that next meeting, you could convert the presentation to a video ( playable by most DVD-players), load it on a USB stick and play it on your big TV screen, then try to impress your “ghost- audience”. It’s a great way to rehearse.
After trying this app, i just realized that it is a lot more elegant to present from a video rather than just playing a slide-show. That’s another good reason to start converting.
Last reason…If you wish to share a great presentation with the whole world, just convert it and upload it to YouTube.com.
That’s a great way to get some exposure.
The free version of this software is quite limited but not bad at all.
The full version is loaded with tons of settings and export/conversion options.
From the website:
Acoolsoft PPT to Video Free makes it easy to convert PowerPoint presentations to videos with no cost. Convert your PowerPoint presentation to video file in formats of WMV, ASF, MKV and MOV and share to all with more flexible ways.
via PowerPoint to Video Converter, Convert PPT to Video for Free | PPT to Video Free/Pro.
PDF to Word Converter- download full version
Mar 6th
Convert PDF File to Word Document Fast & Accurate
* Support encrypted PDF files conversion
* Support Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7
* 3 conversion modes—Batch, Partial, Right-click conversion modes
* Preserve text, layouts, images and hyperlinks in an editable Word document
Note: Free Keycode can be used for this version permanently! But Free offer cannot be used for commercial usage!
via PDF to Word Converter, PDF to Word, Convert PDF to Word.
Thanks for the tip, Daniel.
PDF Password Remover – remove your PDF’s restrictions
Jan 19th
Tip from a reader: PDF Password Remover Free Giveaway
I don’t use PDF’s that much these days and when i do, they are not locked, but i did have in the past some locked ones which ended up my my trash because i couldn’t print them.
But, if you are looking for an application to unlock your files, try this one.
This giveaway offer expires on February 24th.
Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7 32bit
Thanks for the tip, Owen!
Hott Notes – sticky notes
Jan 16th
From Freewarefiles.com:
Hott Notes is the free sticky notes reminder program for your desktop. It´s simple, yet attractive interface makes it intuitive and easy to use. Not only can you post sticky note reminders, you can make checklists, set alarms, draw on your notes, and archive.
Other features include a Notebook to organize your notes, a backup system to keep your notes safe, and much more.
This download is available for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
via Hott Notes 4.1 Download – Freeware Files.com – Business/Organize Category.
Free Screen To Video Freeware – screen capture tool
Jan 10th
From Koyotesoft.com:
Free Screen to video is a freeware designed to record your computer screen activity in video (screen capture tool). You can record the whole screen or only some areas of the screen in FLV, AVI, SWF (Flash) or WMV formats. Free Screen to Video is very easy to use and also records the movements of the mouse as well as the sound coming from your microphone. You can thus very easily create videos for help desk, online help, training, education and distance learning.
The web application alternative: Screen Toaster – a free online screen recorder. With this app you can capture your whole desktop or selected areas right from your browser, you can imediatelly upload your files on Screentoaster.com or Youtube.com and embed them on blogs, web pages or your e-mails. [Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux]
If you use Mac Os, here’s a freeware video screen capture app: Jing. ( Available for Windows as well.)