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Very useful tool for generating QR codes.

Very useful tools for batch processing of graphic images. I've used the PhotoResizer application - very handy. Downloaded the RealWorld Photos application that permits batch processing of simple things, such as watermarking, removing red eye, etc. No loss to original file. Site includes help (YouTube videos) and text instructions.

Getting Started with Rails This guide covers getting up and running with Ruby on Rails. After reading it, you should be familiar with: Installing Rails, creating a new Rails application, and connecting your application to a database The general layout of a Rails application The basic principles of MVC (Model, View Controller) and RESTful design How to quickly generate the starting pieces of a Rails application

What is this? This is a free service for academics and anyone else who writes papers with citations and a bibliography but doesn't use fancy bibliographic software. What does it do? You upload your paper, and the program scans if for citations. Then it compares what it finds to the paper's references section and reports any inconsistencies: citations that don't match an entry in the references section, and references that don't match any citation in the paper. You might think it won't find any, but you'd be surprised. Oh, it also reports the number of times you cite each source, which you may find interesting.

Cart: Computer software for making cartograms This page contains computer software and documentation for creating density-equalizing maps or "cartograms" using the technique described in the paper Diffusion-based method for producing density equalizing maps, Michael T. Gastner and M. E. J. Newman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101, 7499-7504 (2004).

Capture audio from AV source.

Useful utility to rotate those videos you created with your phone and you recorded sideways.

"Carriage Returns in a Cell - what character? This is a discussion on Carriage Returns in a Cell - what character? within the Excel Questions forums, part of the Question Forums category; Hi there I was looking for a way to paste data from Word into Excel, and found several posts on ..."

"Microsoft Windows Codepage 1252 (ANSI)"

"The ANSI set of 217 characters, also known as Windows-1252, was the standard for the core fonts supplied with US versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. During the lifetime of those two products, Microsoft added the euro currency symbol bringing the number of characters to 218, and introduced a new core set of Pan-European fonts containing the WGL4 (Windows Glyph List 4) character set, with 652 characters."

"VLC is a media player that will play just about any video or audio file that you can find. You don't need to look for any plugins, codecs, or extensions - everything you need is built right in, so that it will play anything right out of the box."

"Archived - Mac OS X: How to Set Up TextEdit as an HTML or Plain Text Editor TextEdit renders HTML by default. You may change its preferences to act as a plain text editor, for use in editing HTML or configuration files, for example."

"General APA Guidelines Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Include a page header  (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. To create a page header/running head, insert page numbers flush right. Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper's title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation. Major Paper Sections Your essay should include four major sections: the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References. Title Page The title page should contain the title of the paper, the author's name, and the institutional affiliation. Include the page header (described above) flush left with the page number flush right at the top of the page. Please note that on the title page, your page header/running head should look like this: Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER"

"APA Cover (Title) Page Example Term Paper Typical Format "

"Contents of a properly formatted title page: Header - Includes a Running head: SHORTENED TITLE that is left justified. - Also includes a page number that is right justified. Centered Title Page Information - Title of Paper - Your Name - College/University Name - Course Name - Instructor Name - Date of Paper **The above information should be centered in the middle of the page, usually aligned close to the left 3" ruler.** Example:"

"Introduction: 1. What is Acrobat JavaScript? 2. What can you do with Acrobat JavaScript? 3. Where can I read more about Acrobat JavaScript? 4. How to create a batch sequence with JavaScript code? 5. Sample Acrobat JavaScripts: Introduction"

"How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library Summary You may sometimes see an item displayed more than once in your iTunes library. To find and remove all items that show up more than once in your library, follow the steps below."

"Example = "I want " & ""THIS"" & " to be quoted" The result should be: I want "THIS" to be quoted" "Another way is to put """" in a cell and reference it Solution Example: ="""" in cell A1 = "I want " & A1 & "THIS" & A1 & " to be quoted""

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Useful utility for batch processing to rename files. Works great.