This is a long HOW TO from MakeUseOf, but it’s a helpful one that takes you step by step as you create a calendar you can use month to month and even print.

Step #1 – Create The Header And Title
The first thing you’ll need to do is create the weekday header as well as the [...]

How about an alternative to watching NCAA on TV? This is just in from MakeUseOf.
NCAA.com. That is the NCAA’s on demand site.
If you browse on over there you will see this:

So if you want to be emailed and have access to all the NCAA games starting from the first round all the way to the [...]

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Basically, this tool acts as a filing cabinet for all of your digital research data. Whenever you find something interesting on the net, you could add it to your scrapbook, either by dragging and dropping, right clicking or using [...]

The ability to edit PDFs has been on my wish list and that of others too. Thanks to Jinny Bartel for recommending this post and to MakeUseOf.com for the great info, here is a recommended tool for editing PDFs online without having to buy a program to do it. If you search in your browser [...]

For beginner and amateur musicians, there are many online websites offering free sheet music. But once you begin to visit these sites, you will find that many of them are thinly disguised search portals with broken links or front-ends to lure you into purchasing something related to music. We here at MakeUseOf are always happy [...]

Last year, some of you were looking for a Photoshop clone that isn’t expensive. Well, here’s one recommended by the HowToGeek. Paint.net is a photo editing app for Windows machines that is similar to Photoshop. For instance, as in Photoshop, paint.net allows use of layers and other bells and whistles to create/edit images. Best of [...]

Self-Control

October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Self Control
If you’re addicted to the internet, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks; there’s nothing to stop you from constantly launching the browser and surfing. “Just 5 minutes,” that’s what you keep telling yourself. Before you know it, over an hour has passed and you still haven’t gotten any work done. In these situations, only [...]

http://www.onlineocr.net

This online program allows you to recognize text and characters from PDF scanned documents (including multipage files), photographs and digital camera captured images.
You can convert OCR results directly to your favorite formats including Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Rtf, Html and Txt.
Converted documents look exactly like the original – tables, columns, [...]

http://www.pocketmod.com/
Pocketmod is a handy application that can be used to convert plain A4-sized paper into all-purpose, wallet-sized, disposable booklets
(organizers). Just run the application, specify what you want on each booklet page, print it out, and fold it into a booklet.

Learn Touch Typing (both web and desktop apps)
• TypingWeb [http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/typingweb-learn-quick-typing-online]
• Keybr [http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/keybr-learn-typing]
• Bruce’s Touch Typing Wizard [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/learn-touch-typing]
Practice Touch Typing
• 10 Fast Fingers [http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/10fastfingers-test-fast-type]
• TypeRacer [http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/typeracer-improve-typing-skills]
• Typing Games [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/want-to-type-faster-no-touch-typing-
courses]

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