Sunday, July 01, 2007

Meh !

I've been seeing the word "Meh" being used on the web --in emails and online communities lately. While the context of the word made it obvious that it was a form of a non-commital indifferent response, I wanted to figure out what its actual meaning was.
So I went a-exploring and found this definition on the urban-dictionary www.urbandictionary.com

Meh:

Meh is used to describe any and every word possible, including:
Yes
No
maybe
kind of
never
always
ok
alright
no thankyou
yes please
look b**** i really dont care so just shut the f*** up
if you want
whatever
If you wnat
i dont want to really
well
shut up
i dont really care
no honestly, i dont care...

...and is never explained on which is actually used...

"you wanna come round mine?"
"meh"
"whats that mean"
(told all of the definitions above)
"so which one? yes or no?"
"meh"
"that a yes?"
"meh"
"a no??"
"meh"
"a maybe???"
"meh?"
"maybe???"
"meh"
"look please tell me"
"meh"......

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Small Earthquake

Wouldn't you know it ? I come to this new city, and it has an earthquake to welcome me !!

A tiny tremor happend around 4pm local time. The building shook, some pans rattled, the other person in the apartment felt it too. We both thought initially that the other person had moved something big or stomped around a bit, we then realised that it was probably a small earthquake.

Anyway, no damage was done, hence everything's fine.

The earthquake was recorded by the USGS on their website:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/cap/nc51182114

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Pale Blue Dot



This excerpt from A Pale Blue Dot was inspired by an image taken at Carl Sagan's suggestion, by Voyager 1 on February 14, 1990.
As the spacecraft left our planetary neighborhood for the fringes of the solar system, engineers turned it around for one last look at its home planet. Voyager 1 was about 6.4 billion kilometers (4 billion miles) away, and approximately 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane, when it captured this portrait of our world. Caught in the center of scattered light rays (a result of taking the picture so close to the Sun),Earth appears as a tiny point of light, a crescent only 0.12 pixel in size.







The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds.


Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.


The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.


It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.



-- Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, 1994








Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.







The content on this page originally came to me as a forwarded email. I decided to turn it into a webpage.

You can find out more about Carl Sagan on the web. Here are some starting points:


Entry on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_sagan)

NASA's StarChild Program page (http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/sagan.html)

The Carl Sagan Portal (http://www.carlsagan.com/) (More of a commercial site)

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Malicious Program Mimics Windows Activation Scheme

Symantec has detected a new Trojan Horse on the loose that asks for your credit card information by pretending to be part of the Microsoft Activation package.

Read the story and see some screenshots here:
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/05/ms_needs_your_credit_card_deta.html
Symantec has published technical details and removal instructions at:
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-042705-0108-99&tabid=2


Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Doctor Who - Theme - Video

A behind the scenes look at the making of the theme song to the television series Doctor Who. (BBC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDxFqw36KQ0

From the description of the show:
Footage of the early 80s remake of the doctor who theme song for the show of the same name by Peter Howell. Get a great behind-the-scenes view of how it was made and close glimpse at the equipment used (this is a portion of the Music Arcade - Radiophonic Workshop special)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDxFqw36KQ0

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Instant Messenger Worm

I almost got infected by a Instant Messenger Worm today.

This evening I signed into Yahoo Messenger.
A few moments later, a good friend of mine logged in and sent me this seemingly harmless link, but before I could respond/click, this person logged out !

In and out in less than 30 seconds ? That's not like them...

I felt odd... so, I looked at the message/link carefully.

The accompanying message told me that it would lead to screenshots of a popular operating system. This message seemed ok to me as this friend of mine knows that I like computers :)

Looking at the link.. something did not feel right. Remembering the set of IM worms that have been around, I decided to try to search the web for some information. But what do I search for ?
The message text was too generic.. so, I decided to Google the name of the site that apparently the link pointed to...

and was I lucky...

This was an attempted infection by WORM_SOHANAD.AL.

A Win32 "Memory Resident Worm" , this worm attacks and propagates through Instant Messenging applications - specifically Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger/ Windows Messenger.

The said message contains a link to a remote copy of itself. When the recipient clicks the link, the copy is executed on the recipient's system.

The message it sends out has the following details:

-------Message: (any of the following)------------from trendmicro.com----

• :D who is beside you in this pic http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/friendpic1.jpg so good-looking hot pics this week http://quicknews.info/hot.jpg :x
• ;) 1 of my vacation pictures http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/vacation1.jpg <:-P
• ;) 1 of my vacation pictures http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/vacation2.jpg <:-P
• Screenshot of new windows version _ Windows Vista http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/vista.jpg so cool :D
• Images shot in Iraq _ The war will never end http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/Iraqwar.jpg << :( • oh my god , i've won a 20000 usd lottery :O http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/mylottery.jpg <<
• never click into the links like something in this image http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/dontclick.jpg #:-S !!!
• :( the page cannot be displayed http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/error.jpg Something was wrong !!!
• :( the page cannot be displayed http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/error.jpg Something was wrong !!! Check it again and tell me later. THanks
• Do you realize who is in this image: http://{BLOCKED}icknews.info/who.jpg . Just think for a moment and tell me soon ;))

---------end messages-------------

This worm also replaces the status of the affected user with any of the abovementioned messages. For more indepth look at this worm, visit http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM%5FSOHANAD%2EAL&VSect=T

So that explained it. Looks my friend's got this worm on their machine :(
I've sent them an email informing them of this.

Hope they fix it.
Luckily I escaped.
Moral of all this : "read before you click".


Tuesday, April 17, 2007

What can the wind do ?


What can the wind do ?
Ans: It can break window panes !

So here we are (me and my roommates) all doing our own work, when we hear this really loud smash followed by the sound of breaking flass. We investigate to find the area next to our front door splattered with broken glass...

What does this have to do with wind ?

We had a small thunderstorm tonight. All the sound and light effects and some really strong wind. So, a really strong gust of wind picked up a plastic chair from the corridor in front of the front door and hurled it at the window pane next to the door. Net result = a smashed pane of glass and our living room gets a shower of glass. Luckily no one was sitting on the couch right next to the window.

(See the picture of the smashed pane)

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Books worth reading - Part 1

I've recently read two books which were really good in their content.
---------------------
1. Beyond Fear - Bruce Schneier - (Non-Fiction)

This books talks about how to think about security in the modern day world. Why you should not believe that it is possible for something to be completely safe or completely foolproof. He presents a five step approach to evaluating security and uses it in numerous examples in all sorts of situations. Completely written for the common man without any kind of jargon, this is definitely a great book.

Publication Details:

Author Bruce Schneier
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Copernicus Books
Released Sep 2003
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 266 p.
ISBN 0-387-02620-7

http://www.schneier.com/book-beyondfear.html

---------------------
2. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious
Character " - Richard Feynman - (Non-Fiction)

This book is an edited collection of reminiscences by Richard Feynman, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. The book covers his life history and is almost an autobiography. Starting from his childhood days on how he got interested in Science to his involvement in the WW-II projects with the US Army and his winning of the Nobel Prize, Dr Feynman presents an interesting insight into his experiences. This book brings about a unique perspective into the life of an Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Very refreshing book to read.

Publication Data:

Author Richard Feynman
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Autobiography, Biography, Non-fiction
Publisher W.W. Norton (USA)
Released 1985 (USA)
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) also Audio book
Pages 350 p. (US hardcover edition)
322 p. (US paperback edition)
ISBN 0-393-01921-7 (US hardcover edition)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Surely_You%27re_Joking%2C_Mr._Feynman%21&oldid=107077189
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I will post more "Books worth reading" as I come across books that I
find unique/interesting

Saturday, March 31, 2007

I am now officially an engineer


Almost a year after I graduated, I finally got my Degree Ceritificate from my undergraduate institution...

Feels good to get that piece of paper that certifies your qualifications.

See the snippet from the Degree Certificate >>

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Sunday, February 11, 2007

"Microsoft Firefox 2007 Professional"

Here's something I never thought I would see...
 
A customized version of Firefox from (who ???)

Take a look at the site : www.msfirefox.com/microsoft-firefox/index.html

Now featuring (information from the site)
 
Secure my Kernel with TakeOver™
To help protect the Windows kernel being affected by unsafe code executions, Microsoft Firefox automatically notifies you of any programs that may put your computer at risk, and will take the necessary restarting/shutdown processes required to save Windows.

Competition Disabled Mode
To help troubleshoot difficulties launching Microsoft Firefox or reaching specific Microsoft websites, you have the ability to start in "No Competition" mode, where only system critical Microsoft sites can be accessed.
AKobe Phlash™ Multimedia Kit
This multimedia deployment package works in conjunction with the native Phlash™ Plugin that comes bundled with Microsoft Firefox 2007. Delivering, viewing and downloading customized interactive multimedia content has never been so simple. Learn More (Lawsuit from Adobe Pending)

Put safety first.
A robust new Microsoft security architecture known as TakeOver™ helps to protect the Windows Kernel from malicious, damaging and viral software such as Symantec and McAfee products.
 
 
[Note: If you didn't get the all the hints, this is a Hoax, a rather elaborately planned one at that. ]

[Any and all trademarks mentioned here are property of their respective owners]
[this link was originally found on http://johnhesch.com/ ]

Saturday, February 03, 2007

You know you're at A&M when...

You know you're at A&M when.....

- there are murals of farm scenes in the lecture halls
- Bats out number birds 2 to 1
- people beat the hell outta anything they don't like
- members of the corps yell at trees
- the president of the university is the U.S. Secretary of Defense
- luck can be bought in the form of pennies
- anything done twice is considered a tradition
- the band can beat up any other college bands.... and possibly their
football team
- a bike is a better form of transportation than a car
- walking to class and back is considered daily exercise
- cell phone service sucks on game days
- it takes only 5 people to make 85,000 sing and yell in unison
- maroon is a camouflage color
- mugged isn't a term used to describe the act of getting beat and robbed
- propane tanks and Bunsen burners are used to attract females
- you've had the best chocolate milk in the world
- people can snow ski when it is 100 degrees
- places to park on campus only exist in fairy tales
- construction crews build bridges for students... just so they won't walk
on the MSC grass
- a dog barking can mean the difference between passing or failing a class
- you can't say such words as "zipper" and "Elephant"..... unless you are
a senior
- elephants DIE at the end of the year
- cowboy hat, boots, and belt buckle = stylin
- overalls = even MORE stylin
- steam tunnels can create 2nd degree burns
- it is university policy that everyone carry protective rain gear at all
times
- Apaches, F-16s, and Chinooks fly overs are a part of everyday life
- swimming to class happens every once and a while
- every road has potholes or has been repaired 100000 times
- scooter cops ticket you for backing in to a parking spot
- getting a ticket by the police is inevitable
- tourists come and take pictures of Aggies "in their natural habitat"
- people try to guess the number of engines a train has as it passes by
- late night cravings for food only mean a trip to the c-store is pending
- football is life during the fall
*- the highest ranking member of the corps is a four-legged animal
*- you think cheerleaders are overrated
*- you hear the phrase "t.u." and don't think of Tulane or tennessee
*- you frequently hear/make phrases that start with "Fightin' Texas Aggie"
*- walking under a tree with someone means you're going to get married
*- guns are fired on campus first tuesday of the month
*- you've fallen asleep in just about every building with couches on campus
*- Club WCL is the place to be seen during test weeks
*- eating chick-fil-a everyday ends your plan to not gain the 'freshman 15'
*- traditions are taken seriously, such as Midnight yell, Touchdown
kisses, MSC grass.....
*- someone says Howdy in stead of Hi.
*- someone says Thanks and Gig'em.
*- you see the "pole guy" hanging on the pole on george bush drive.
*- you are hesitant to walk on grass. anywhere.
*- you wake up to the sound of construction work less than 100 yards away.
*- squirrels with collars are normal
*- the president of the university wears a t-shirt and shorts to help you
move in.
*- you sweat in early November.
*- burnt orange is banned from the visual spectrum
*- a blackout is looked upon with fondness.
*- a dozen or so students are jumping in ponds at midnight is a normal
occurrence.
*- 85,000 guys and girls "hump it" in public, and sometimes even on
National Television.
*- the doctors at Beutel diagnose EVERYONE as pregnant
*- hearing a very large gun go off after a touchdown doesn't bother you
*- your school song revolves around only one football game a year!
*- the winning shot of beating tu in a basketball game becomes the
highlight of the whole season, and is replayed in every Aggie Highlight
reel regarding the basketball team
- bike accidents happen more often than car accidents
- there are never enough bike racks
- the same person speaks on behalf of the "12th Man team Rewards Program"
at every home sporting event.
*- there is always free food somewhere on campus
*- 2000 guys wake up at the butt crack of dawn and go run around the world
singing songs and yelling
*- you get hissed at if you are from Austin
*- a senior boy can make a poor little freshmen girl do pushups for
however long he chooses if she pulls out
*- we pull out in public and its not what most people think it is
*- we can hump it, yell the word hell, say redass, and mug down all while
standing next to a 4 year old
*- it's almost like Christmas when the cookies are fresh
*- boots, spurs, khaki, and a goofy hat are in style when you are a senior
*- if you are in the corps. you don't have a first name
*- freshmen girls giggle and point when either reveille, a yell leader, or
stephen mcgee walks by
*- the rivalry between the north and south sides make you think there will
be another civil war
*- every other person has a picture of Kyle Field as the background on
their computer
*- the university always makes sure the dead mascots know the score of the
football game
*- freshmen beat out seniors and juniors in every major drill competition
in the country.
*- the bandsmen are always the first people awake in the fall.
*- 80,000 people interlocked in one giant hug is not considered offensive.
*- wildcats are not animals.
*- nobody, not even the opposing team, will voluntarily miss halftime.
*- you sit down in every class and notice that at least one person is
wearing the same aggie shirt as you.
*- you can make a large group of people whoop just by honking on northgate.
*- people are more proud of their Aggie Ring than they are of their
wedding ring.
*- Walking outside early in the morning and hearing the Aggie Band
constitutes a GREAT day.
*- People hiss their professors for giving pop quizzes.
*- the Chicken is not an animal
*- You can get yelled at for not taking off your hat or getting off the wood
*- you're made to do pushups for saying everyday words or numbers
*- clothes you carry logs with are never washed
*- the table is banged to end dinnertime
*- bonfire means an event that is over a month long
*- men dont build bonfire, bonfire builds men
*- bull refers to whether something is good or bad
*- You have more bars across the street from campus than bookstores and
fast food joints
*- You spend more time worrying about when you get your Aggie Ring than
when you are graduating
*- You will forever be known by ONE year for the rest of your life, no
matter how long or short that may be.
*- Everyone sings their school fight song at a dance hall every Thursday
at Midnight
*- You see the water tower and smoke stack and think "I'm home"
*- a tent sale is a big event in one's weekend
*- you have never read a newspaper till you came to A&M
*- you go to midnight yell so you can hear a good story
*- save a dollar every week just to buy a 12th man towel
*- a good addition to you car is a sticker
*- when you stadium holds more people than the population of the town its in
*- when every event, no matter how small, has an accompanying t-shirt.
*- when your reproduction of livestock professor points to a uterus in a
slide show with a fishing pole.
*- the cops drink your beer, whether or not you offer them one
*- when you have CarPool's number on speed dial.
*-When it's so windy outside that you can't even hear the person talking
on the other end of your cell phone
*- A bird aims a fresh one for the top of your head
*- if your bike has spent more than three hours on Northside, its likely
to be in a tree when you get back.
*- being redass doesn't require a paddle and sore hind-quarters
*- everyone understands waiting for the train to pass is a legitimate
excuse for being late
*- no one has any problem whatsoever when people dressed in all white are
thrown into a pond.
*- you don't graduate, you die
*- opening of dove season means only 1/4 the class will be present
*- cold weather means a switch from maroon to carhart brown
*- your wardrobe consists of maroon t-shirts.
*- you daily decide between cookies or fruit.
*- the day after Thanksgiving is as important as Thanksgiving day
*- You leave a class in medical school early to catch a flight to
Aggieland for a football game
*- Your apt/house is decorated at least 50% by maroon
*- You can spot a stranger with an aggie ring from 20 yards away
*- The time for Thanksgiving dinner revolves around the time it takes you
to get back for Yell Practice
*- Everyone's right hand is permently stuck in the Gig'em sign.
*- the finger you wear your Aggie Ring on is slightly deformed due to the
fact that you NEVER take your ring off.
*- your dad, his dad, and his dad all went to A&M and told you, "you can
go to school anywhere you want, but I'll only pay for you to go to Texas
A&M!"
*- (even when you're 6000 miles away) you are walking down Bond Street in
London after a hellicious day to hear another Aggie spot your class ring,
offer to buy you a pint and talk about how the best pizza rolls come from
Double Daves and the best drunk food nights were when Carpool took you
through Taco C before dropping you home.
*- you never lose a game, you just run out of time
*- when you say HOWDY instead of hi no matter where you are in the world.
*- you suddenly have tons of new friends at the end of the semester who
want to use your extra outbounds for free food!
*- you can be too drunk to walk from one bar to another, but you can still
walk back to Southside with complete confidence.
*- the clock tower has IIII instead of IV because it looks too much like
t.u.
*- even the trains know "Hullaballoo, Caneck Caneck!" and they sound off
as they pass through Aggieland
*- a bunch of people wear pots to cut wood
*- you know Jorvorskie Lane could take Chuck Norris and Jack Bauer down at
the same time.
*- the sprinklers come on ten minutes after it stops raining.
*- you go back home and forget that nobody takes AGGIEbucks.
*- you talk to the nice old lady at Sbisa more than your mom.
*- you spend more time on Facebook than on studying
*- you spend 30 minutes in the morning trying to decide which A&M shirt to
wear, because you can't remember
*- which one you wore yesterday because they are all maroon!
*- someone sees that you just missed the bus you were sprinting after and
asks if you need a ride
*- the campus police pull you over and give you a ticket ON YOUR BIKE!
*- any time you knock, tap, rap, or bang on anything, you do it with the
exact same rhythm as everyone else on campus, and it means, of all things,
"hullabaloo caneck caneck."
*- you randomly mutter 12-7 when you pass someone in burnt orange.
*- the radio starts playing "Friends in Low Places" on the bus, and
everybody starts singing along
*- you whoop after the line "you may now kiss your bride" at a wedding.
*- you hear a quiet whoop during a prayer.
*- anything that happend a year ago or more is "Old Army"
*- being refered to as "Old Army" is a compliment
*- your professor officially holds class at The Chicken
*- 42 is an official Aggie sport
*- your Aggie parents teach you the Aggie War Hymn before they teach you
Jesus Loves Me
*- running around campus in cammo with a Rifle over your head for several
miles, is considered an Honor.
*- when the traffic conditions in your town do a complete 180 if school is
not in session.
*- the tubas are called basses because tuba starts with "t.u."
*- you feel totally comfortable wearing an A&M T shirt, flips flops,
hoodie, and charm on your necklace at the same time
*- you see someone wearing orange and immediately think "tree-huggin hippie"
*- the mascot has her own credit card.
*- not owning a pair of boots is a crime.
*- your animal science prof gets so into the lecture he doesn't realize
he's said "inbreeding can be fun" until all 350 of his students are
laughing out loud.
- the temperature in the air can go from 80 degrees to 30 degrees in under
24 hours
- near the end of the semester, the c-store needs to restock again 10
minutes after it has restocked for the week.
- bikes get their own room for the winter
- the president of your university "humps it" as a final fairwell to the
university
- the president of your university says "beat the hell outta terrorism!"
- the student body does the yell "beat the hell outta terrorism"
- *You don't sing a "fight song" you sing a War Hymn
*- A bat flying around during your animal science final is a common
occurrence.
*- at the beginning of the semester, your animal science prof has to tell
class that dipping will not be allowed during class
*- you have hundreds of people yelling at you to "pick it up" after you
have dropped somthing in Sbisa.
*- you see people during the final exam that you didnt even know were in
your class.
*- you wake up every night either to the sound of a train or 2,000 singing
people.
*- you can spot someone with a brown sack or white to-go box and
immediately know they ate at Freebirds or Layne's.
*- your classmates share not only their class year, but the class years of
every family member who has EVER attended.
*- the dorms fight each other for pride


taken from the Facebook Group "You know you are from A&M when..."
http://tamu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2220049511

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

SPOOF : Apple Recalls iPhone; Forgot to Include ‘Phone’ Feature

This story from BorowitzReport.com
Here's a good piece:

SPOOF : Apple Recalls iPhone; Forgot to Include 'Phone' Feature

http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=6682

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Laptop Security Initiative


For the purpose of securing my laptop, I got some secuirty stickers for my computer. It comes as a pack of two. One on the lid and one next to the keyboard. Take a look at the images.




The image of the lid has a barcode and a tracking number (both blackened out since this image is on the web)

I got them from Computer Security (www.computersecurity.com) ,
The specific url is http://www.computersecurity.com/stop/


(as to why I came up with this... well, shortly before Christmas - some creep decided to test out a lock cutter on my bicycle lock and went away with my bicycle.)

Monday, January 15, 2007

Freezing Rain


"Its freezing here ! "

Literally ...
the temperature has dipped below 32F (0`C) here in College Station.
The a look at the current temperature reading (see picture )

The "feels like" value is the temperature drop caused by the wind-chill factor

(Picture is a screengrab from the website of weather.com)

We have an ice storm warning in progress.

Rain drops that reach the ground surface freeze and turn to ice. Some parts of town report having ice formed on the road.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Two nifty PDF Tools

Two nifty PDF tools that have made life simple
 
CutePDF :(Freeware) CutePdf is a software that can convert virtually any format document into a pdf file.
It installs itself as another printer on your machine, and from any program that you can print, just select the CutePDF printer and enter a filename, and voila, you have a pdf version of the same.
You can get Cutepdf from (www.cutepdf.com) while you are there, don't forget to grab the free GhostScript program that CutePdf also needs.
 
 
PDFSAM :(Freeware-OpenSource) PDFSAM or PDF Split And Merge, is a simple easy to use software that can split or merge pdf documents for you.
You can get pdfSAM from (www.pdfsam.org)
 
(PDF files require a pdf viewer to be installed on your machine. You can get a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html )
 
The names CutePDF and PDFSAM are owned by their respective owners. Adobe, Acrobat, Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Icon War


Do you know what happens while you are asleep and you leave your PC running all
night ? Click here to learn the shocking truth.

Thanks to Steve Bass of PC World for the link.

http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/

You can get his newsletter by going here http://www.pcworld.com/resource/newsletters/index.asp?sub_source=NL_XB