PDFCreator is a handy little application that installs as a printer and creates PDFs from any file that you are trying to print. To convert a document to PDF simply open the document up the usual way, select Print and choose PDFCreator as your printer. PDFCreator then opens up a window that allows you to enter meta data for the file like Document Title and Author and then you hit Save to save it as PDF.

Here’s a tip on how PDFCreator can be used to help with filing expense reports. When you’re making hotel reservations or airline bookings while working remotely and without access to a local printer, you can print your reservation confirmations to PDFCreator and save them as PDFs on your computer. Now you can email the PDF version of the confirmation to someone who can print it for you and you have easy access to your invoices when it’s time to file your expense report.

Over the last couple of weeks I tested various note-taking applications. I was looking for software to help me to better organize my typical daily notes, memos, ideas, to-do lists and to clean up the myriads of text files that I have used for the purpose. KeePass is perfect for saving and organizing passwords, but there are many other important snippets of text that didn’t have a good home. The criterion is that I wanted a free, light-weight and portable note-taking application to help me be more productive. There are hundreds of on-line tools, but I prefer off-line tools for this purpose and I also discovered dozens of sticky note applications which I find generally messy. Wherever I looked, EverNote showed up and it turned out to be my favorite, but other applications that I reviewed include TiddlyWiki, NeoMem and wikidPad. (more…)

Indexed is a site where the owner, Jessica Hagy, sketches diagrams of arbitrary ideas onto index cards to “make fun of some things and sense of others”. Great sense of humor!

It’s interesting from an SEO perspective because the site does not have much indexable content, but it has original content in the form of images. It’s the originality through creativity and simplicity that attracts users and that is more valuable than SEO.

In Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Speech (2005) he shares three humbling and very powerful personal stories. It’s a few months old, but it’s a must listen (or read) for any professional or entrepreneur.

I found the following good advice on a Yahoo message board:

1. Take a deep breath.
2. Develop an attitude of gratitude.
3. Smell the roses.
4. Watch the sunrise.
5. Enjoy the sunset.
6. Laugh more.
7. Worry less.
8. Develop a sense of humour… (it appears to be missing).
10. Try not to take yourself so seriously.
11. Try not to be so pompous.
12. Ditch the arrogance.
13. Learn to use commas, full stops, and capital letters.
14. Have a happy easter.

Source: Yahoo! Message Boards: NFLD