I’m hidden in my office this summer working on book #4! This one will have more apps than ever before. I made a quick video to explain how I do my research and evaluate thousands and thousands of apps… one by one by one.
NerdWords Yearbook: My holiday gift to you
My dear readers, People I meet during my presentations tell me that they treasure their copies of NerdWords, my weekly newsletter with tech tools and tips. Many say they save them for reference, which gave me a brilliant idea for a gift to you, my fellow nerds. I spent the last few weeks compiling all the tech tools from every …
The Latest Quick Reference Guide
Click here for the newest updated Quick Reference Guide with all my favorite tools. Enjoy!
JotForm: Full-bodied form builder
Google Forms is a quick-and-easy way to embed a form on your site for free, but it doesn’t have much pizazz. JotForm takes all types of online forms to new levels, both with formatting and functionality. JotForm (which also spells its name “Jotform,” driving a former English teacher like me crazy!) has a cool integration with Dropbox that deposits submissions directly into …
Resume and Portfolio Tools: LinkedIn Resume Builder, re.vu and ResumUP
I’ve long maintained that LinkedIn is the single most powerful job search tool out there, so it makes sense that it would help you create a resume. The Resume Builder is hidden in the LinkedIn Labs. Simply log in to LinkedIn from the resume site, and your information is instantly transformed into an attractive resume format. Choose your favorite template, …
Note Taking and Organization: Evernote and OneNote
I’ll go out on a very safe limb here and say that Evernote is the king of note-taking and information organization apps. Since its release in 2008, it has grown exponentially and ubiquitously, gaining millions of loyal followers and creating integrations into dozens and dozens of other apps and programs. In a nutshell, Evernote is the thick pile of manila …
File Converters and Openers: FileInfo, File Viewer, Free Opener and Zamzar
Don’t waste a moment of your precious time trying to fight with a file that won’t open. Free downloadable software such as File Viewer for Mac or Free Opener for Windows will allow you to instantly peek into dozens of file types without having to hunt for specialty software or download a new program. And Zamzar is even more handy. …
Deep Dive: Your Nerdy Best Friend Site Addons
We’ve been working hard around the site lately, adding cool features to make the site more helpful and efficient. Take a look at the newest features and how we use them.
Zopim: Live Online Chat for Websites
Zopim is one of those little live chat boxes that sits on a website (look down and to your right) and gives you the chance to connect with your visitors as they browse your site. I installed it a couple of years ago with a WordPress plugin, and I have to say I’m in love. When I send out NerdWords …
Free Chapter: PDF and Conversion Tools
Another free chapter from Upgrade to Free: The Best Free and Low-Cost Online Tools and Apps. [issuu width=420 height=315 embedBackground=%23e87728 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=121009220257-50105c7bbea241d48d20885584afab65 name=pdf_and_file_conversion_chapter username=askbethz tag=beth%20ziesenis unit=px v=2]
PDFescape: An Update to a Favorite Tool
If you don’t own Adobe Acrobat (standard full version starts at $299), working with PDFs can be painful. I’ve written before about PDFescape, my all-time favorite PDF tool, which allows you to add comments to PDFs, actually fill out forms (even if forms aren’t enabled) and lets you do some modest editing. With Adobe Reader’s new release, you can now …
PDFescape: The PDF editor I’ve been dreaming of!
Oh, I’m thrilled! I just found a PDF tool that allows you to add text, notes, form fields and more to existing PDFs. I’m often frustrated when my clients send me PDFs to edit because I have to do screenshots with Jing page by page. Don’t get me wrong — I adore Jing, but the process takes forever. But PDFescape …
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