PDFforge.org is an open source project dedicated to forging PDFs. Because it is open source, you're able to look at the source to ensure that there's no spyware in it. You can also add to the software, or take away features that aren't needed. One of their projects, PDFCreator is a great, free way to create PDFs from almost any Windows app. Here are some of the key features:
A recent Digg article promoted Google Notebook's search page where you can search public notebooks for content. Sounds harmless, right? I think it is for the most part because users are given the choice to opt-in for making their notebooks publicly viewable, but by default this is disabled which means most notebooks will remain private.
PayPal is entering the virtual world with their Virtual Debit Card, aimed at preventing fraud and keeping your account safe.
Every once in a while I think about what it might be like to make the change from a Windows operating system to a Mac. If you've ever thought about it, or you're just wanting a change, you can very simply make XP look like OS X. Giving you a complete Mac makeover, FlyakiteOSX is one heck of a transformation pack for XP. Even their website is impressive, giving you the look and feel of a Mac.
Google Operating System scrounged up a great script that helps make Google Documents & Spreadsheets, Calendar, and Picasa Web Albums work a little better with Google services in Opera. Those services have very minor glitches that most Opera users don't care about and will still use the services.
We are pretty excited to be giving away two software licenses for MojoPac! It's a pretty useful piece of software, and the two winners will surely be able to find some kind of use for it! Thanks to all of those who gave us your explanations on why it would be useful! This give-away wasn't about who had the best reason, it was simply random.
No, they haven't merged..... yet. But, an AOL-Yahoo merge is rumored, looks rather attractive, and one source says that 2007 is the year for this. Another source agrees, but offers an additional possibility of AOL and Yahoo to be acquired by another company such as Microsoft. With Time Warner considering the option of selling AOL, who knows what will happen with the future of AOL.
As websites continue to become more and more AJAXified I believe that bookmarklets are going to become a larger driving force. Some of you may not be familiar with bookmarklets, so I was trying to think of a good way I could explain them. When I stumbled upon the Wikipedia article I thought it couldn't be said any better:
