Saturday, March 27, 2010

Print-Friendly

I must say, I think printfriendly.com is pretty cool. It is even cooler than copying and pasting stuff into Word documents. It seems like whenever I'm working at the lower PC desk, there is inevitably someone who is having trouble getting stuff to print the way he/she wants it to, and I am constantly showing people how to copy and paste articles, etc. into Word. Printfriendly.com is so much cooler because you don't have to painstakingly hi-light the text while trying to avoid the ads--this is especially tricky when the article in question is inordinately long. I like printfriendly a LOT!
As far as print preview goes, it is indispensable when it comes to printing from the web--for some reason, stuff just comes out weird from the internet.
In my experiment with printfriendly.com, I got an 8 page article down to 3 pages without doing anything besides just copying the URL into printfriendly. It's so neat how it magically removes the ads. Yay!
As a side note, I am currently about 40 pages from finishing Mansfield Park. Yesterday in class, one of my classmates semi-spoiled the ending for me during discussion. It is incredibly suspenseful none-the-less--in that way that only Jane Austen can be.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Learn-A-Test

I think Learn-A-Test is a really great resource. There are always people asking about GED or other test preparation books and this is such a great place to send them--especially when the physical book they need is already checked out. I tried a few different tests--I recommend 4th Grade Math Practice--Algebraic and Thinking Patterns. It's quite fun and I got a 100% on it. Yay! Really, though, this is a great resource--it's got practice tests for everyone--whether they're taking the ACT, GED, or GRE--and the selection for career related practice tests is impressive as well.

Hey look! I remember how to use Zamzar from way back on task 18! I find myself wanting to purchase these socks solely to support this commercial.