Productivity Tools
DOCUMENT CONVERSION
PDF
to Text Converter (Unrestricted Sample Download)
Easy PDF to TEXT converter is a must have tool for document
authors creating a lot of editable text based on existing PDF
documents. You can convert PDF to TEXT preserving the original
layout. You can convert PDF documents containing text in
different languages, such as: English, French, German, Italian,
Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish, Danish,
Greek.
Cute PDF Writer allows you to convert any printable document to
PDF format. It installs as a virtual printer and is available
from any application that offers a `Print` option. The program
is easy to use, just select the Cute PDF printer and click the
print button. Some advanced options are also available (scaling,
multi-page layouts, print quality and more). Unlike most other
free PDF creators, this one does not insert any watermarks at
all - however it depends on the install of a free converter,
which can be easily downloaded and installed. If you are looking
for easy, no hassle conversion to PDF format, you should give
this one a try!
Scan to PDF enables you to scan paper documents and save them
to PDF format on your computer for digital archiving or backup.
In addition, you can also load images from your hard drive and
combine them with a scanned document, or combine multiple
documents/images into a single PDF file.
Simple OCR enables you to convert scanned documents to text
files or Word documents. You can simply insert a printed
document into your scanner, and Simple OCR will scan and analyze
the text and present you with a spell checker view that allows
you to correct incorrectly identified words or spelling
mistakes. The result can then be saved to a text file or Word
(.doc) document. The free version works with printed documents,
and also includes a trial option for recognition of handwritten
documents.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Maple XP (Available in Members
Area Only)
Maple XP enables you to keep track of how much time you spend,
working various projects. It allows you to maintain multiple
projects and divide each project into a hierarchy of tasks and
actions in reference to those tasks. The program includes a
simple start/stop time that can keep track of your time, and you
can generate a report for all your projects.
Chaos Manager (Available in Members Area Only)
Chaos Manager is a compact organizer that includes an
appointment/to-do manager, a calendar, contacts, a notebook,
print/import/export and more. It can remind you of appointments
via popup dialog, or optionally send email reminders to a
specified email address - allowing you to get reminders, even if
you are away from home. If you commute between 2 computer
locations, you can use the built-in FTP synchronization feature
to exchange and sync data with another install of Chaos Manager
(e.g. in your office). Additional features include password
protection, customizable interface with many skins to choose
from and more. As far as features, Chaos Manager is a mostly
basic PIM, but the FTP sync features and email forwarding add
some good features that may be more useful to some, than other
advanced organizer features.
Free Mind (Available in Members
Area Only)
Free Mind is an open source mind mapping software that enables
you to visualize ideas, projects, concepts, brainstorming,
internet research or any other task that can benefit from a
structured overview. You can create nodes with child and sibling
nodes and add icons, clouds, notes and custom formatting for
better presentation. The nodes can be expanded or collapsed, or
interactively linked to local files, other maps, online
resources and more. You can also insert encrypted nodes or
create encrypted maps for sensitive projects. The finished maps
can be exported to HTML, clickable XHTML, Open Office document,
image file and other formats.