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April 21, 2007
Cool web tools: part 2
[Part two in a series of entries on cool web tools]
Here are some more interesting web-based resources that push the envelope in terms of what I'd call business-as-usual functionality.
- Scribd: Ever wish you could painlessly convert a document to PDF without having access to Adobe Acrobat? You can with Scribd! This is is one of the more interesting resources I've run across in recent days. It'll handle multiple formats -- .pdf, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .html, .txt to name a few -- and enables you to share your document in an embedded environment. You've got to see this in action to really apreciate the coolness of Scribd
- ObjectGraph: AJAX ("Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) is one of the more stupid acronyms I've run across, but the technology is very useful. It drives many of the "type ahead" features that we see on the web these days, such as the value-added search on Google Suggest. ObjectGraph uses AJAX-like technology to take the usual online dictionary & thesaurus lookups to a new level.
- Pandora: Like to listen to music? If so, you may want to check out Pandora Internet Radio. This service allows you to input an artist or a song title and uses this information to return to you other songs or artists that are along the same vein. Brought to you by the makers of the Music Genome Project
Posted by AnthonyMcMullen at April 21, 2007 12:44 PM
Comments
Thanks for the latest tips!
OpenOffice.org is a free alternative to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). It has a "save as PDF" feature that I've without trouble several times.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz 
at April 21, 2007 8:45 PM
OpenOffice is a nice alternative with a nice price to boot. I wasn't aware that it included a "save as PDF" feature -- thanks for the tip. Other free convert-to-PDF packages include PDFCreator and PrimoPDF.
Posted by: Anthony McMullen at April 22, 2007 8:40 PM