Tutorials
How To Make A PDF File Smaller In Size
Jul 8th
Many times we run across PDF files that are huge. Somehow, someway they just got to a size where we can’t even attach them to an email. Here’s a quick guide on how to make PDF files smaller with little effort.
Requirements: You need Adobe Acrobat Pro to make this work. Or search “free pdf printer” on Google and install one of the many free PDF printer drivers.
Starting Point
As you can see, the PDF file is at 11.9 MB which is huge!
Step 1
Open your PDF in Adobe Acrobat (or your preferred PDF reader). Then click on File and go to Print (or CTRL+P).
Step 2
In print, make sure your select Adobe PDF as your printer then click OK.
Step 3
A box will then popup asking you where you want to save the PDF and to verify the file name. Make the appropriate selections and click Save.
Finished
As you can see, I went from a PDF that was 11 MB to a file size that is 160 KB (under 1 MB). Amazing!
How To Read eBooks on your iPhone
Apr 5th
With the release of the iPad, many people are looking to put eBooks on their iPhone’s. However, Apple does not let iPhone users have access to the iBookstore just yet. Many publishers are publishing books in the both MOBI and EPUB formats.
I recently purchased some eBooks and wanted to get them onto my iPhone. There is no way to do this through iTunes. One way is to load these eBooks onto your Kindle and you can download the Kindle app from amazon onto your iPhone. I do not have a Kindle though and I was running out of ideas.
Then I came across Stanza. It’s an iPhone app and desktop application. What you do is download the app onto your iPhone and download the desktop application onto your computer. You can download Stanza for desktop here. Also search “Stanza” in your iPhone App Store and download the app for free.
What Stanza does is, takes the eBooks you have on your computer and through your wireless network shares them with your iPhone. Watch the video below to learn how to do upload eBooks to your iPhone with Stanza.
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