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Okular is a Universal Document Viewer. Multi-platform, fast and packed with features, Okular allows you to read PDF documents, comics and EPub books, browse images, visualize Markdown documents, and much more.

With Okular’s “Annotation Mode”  you can easily add inline and popup notes, highlight and underline text, or even add your own text on the fly. The Selection Mode allows you to copy and paste almost anything from your documents to elsewhere. And, if the text is too small, you can use the “Magnifier Mode”. With Okular’s “Thumbnail Panel”, you can browse graphically the part of the document you were looking for. You can even view and verify digital signatures embedded in PDFs, check if they are still valid, and detect any modifications since the document was signed. You can even sign PDFs yourself.

Okular is open source and always free. Try it as an efficient replacement for your PDF viewer / editor. https://okular.kde.org/

Remind Me is a unique reminder service in which you can create reminders just by using your voice. The app will call you on the due date and time and play your own voice reminder.  Very cool!

There is no need to type anything – just tap on the App, and record yourself, set a date and time and your are all  set. You can schedule upto 5 reminders on the free app and unlimited reminders by paying a small fee.

Android : https://tinyurl.com/remindmecall

This is an AI-powered App, which helps you convert random spoken thoughts into organized text! It has fast summarization, export to popular apps and a user-friendly interface.

It is ideal for creative people who want to capture random thoughts quickly and want them to be displayed / shared in organized text. The AI engine automatically categorizes, tags and summarizes the content for you. The generated text can then be shared to Notion, Evernote, Word, etc. It also supports typing and drawing in addition to voice which makes it more versatile. It is easy to learn with a very clean interface, with advance features easily discoverable. You just need a strong and stable internet connection to make it work seamlessly.

IdeaShell is ideal for creators, planners and thinkers who want a fast and easy way to get ideas out of their heads into a structured physical format!

Worth a try!

https://tinyurl.com/ideashell

A Windows Computer typically takes anywhere between 10 – 20 seconds to startup and it can be very irritating if it takes more time. The easiest way to speed up Boot Time is to disable unwanted startup apps. To do this, just search for Startup Apps and examine each one that runs on Startup, and eliminate those that are unnecessary. This will definitely improve your startup speed.

Further, Windows also has an inbuilt feature to speed up your startup process. Normally, when you shut down your computer, Windows shuts down everything completely—apps, processes, drivers, and the core part of the operating system. With Fast Startup enabled, however, Windows takes a shortcut. Instead of fully shutting down, it saves the system state to a special file on your drive. The next time you boot up, Windows loads that saved state instead of rebuilding it from scratch.More like hibernation for your system files.

To enable fast startup, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do, then click Change settings that are currently unavailable. Under Shutdown settings, check the box for Turn on fast startup (recommended) – Save changes, and you’re done.

Enjoy a speedy startup – simply!

The note taking apps environment is fairly cluttered now. While Evernote remains my personal favourite, Upnote is a simpler, more affordable alternative. It is Notes, Diary and Journal all rolled into one. It has fast, reliable syncing and clean, user-friendly interface, which makes it a strong contender against more complex apps like Notion and Evernote.

Key features include a rich text editor with advanced formatting, multiple organizational options like subfolders and tags, offline access, and a one-time payment or affordable subscription model. Downsides include limited file size for uploads and a lack of drawing tools, and some users note the absence of end-to-end encryption.

UpNote syncs notes instantly on all devices on multiple platforms. It also works reliably offline, so you could take notes anytime, anywhere.

Worth taking a look at, for simple and economical Note Taking.

https://getupnote.com/

Typi is an AI-powered solution that can provide instant answers to your queries. Whether you have a question about a particular topic or need help with a problem, Typi is here to assist you. With Typi, you can type your question anywhere on your device, and let Typi do the rest.

If you are typing an email or message and you make some typing / grammatical mistakes, instead of correcting each mistake individually, just type ?fixg and all your errors will be rectified for the entire text. Or, if you have a long winding message and want to make it short, at the end, just type ?short and voila – the entire message will be summarized. If you want your text to be converted to something more polite, just type ?polite at the end and be amazed with the results!

But what if you’re looking for a quick and concise answer? That’s where “?typic” comes in. By adding “?typic” to your question, you can get a short and to-the-point response that’s perfect for when you’re in a hurry.

In short, it brings Gemini’s AI power to your keyboard without needing to switch apps.

Pretty neat and useful!

Android : https://tinyurl.com/typewithai

This app acts as an intermediary between your receiving any links by email or WhatsApp or any other app and the actual link where you will land up. When you click on a link and choose this app to open it, it will show a dialog with some information about the link. If it is a shortlink, it will show you the final destination; if it is not a secured site, it will indicate the same; and if it is a scam site, it will also alert you. If the target website has tracking parameters, it will show you the same – in all cases, you have the option to avoid that site!

An interesting free tool to avoid scams and dangerous links!

Android : https://tinyurl.com/urlch

This is another Notes App with a difference – you can take notes and sync them on all your devices – but the notes will float on your screen above other apps. So, if you have something important to remember, it will always be on the screen for you!

You can minimize notes to the edge of the screen as only icons and schedule notes to appear only at certain times. You can also choose among a lot of icons and colors for your notes. You can change the transparency of the floating notes and also add checklists to track your progress while using other apps. And, of course, when you are watching movies or playing games, you can turn off visibility for a while!

Overall, a totally different Notes Experience!

Android : https://tinyurl.com/floatingnotes

PDFgear helps you read, edit, convert, merge and sign PDF files across devices. It is completely free and you do not even need to signup. Just download it and start using it. The files remain on your system and do not even go out for processing!

It also offers dozens of tools to help you complete simple and quick PDF tasks directly in your web browser. You can edit, flatten, convert to and from Word or Images, add /  delete PDF pages, split, merge and compress PDFs and much more.

PDFgear is truly free and is available on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. It also incorporates free AI tools which may become chargeable as they move ahead.

Go ahead, take the first step towards PDF FreeDom today!

https://www.pdfgear.com/