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Jewish World Review Online power tools By Randy A. Salas http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) How many programs and plug-ins are cluttering up your computer? Many useful tasks can be carried out with Web-based applications that require no downloads or installations and cost nothing to use. Here are some examples gleaned from the indispensable ResourceShelf and other resources, as well as directories of even more online tools. Convert a document into a PDF With the new service Koolwire, you can convert Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations into the PDF format, which is easier to read and send. Just send an e-mail to pdf@koolwire.com with the original files attached, and you'll receive the converted PDF documents by reply in a few minutes. Besides Word, Powerpoint and Excel, the service will convert the following formats into PDFs: JPG, GIF, Rich Text Format and TXT. Koolwire is still in beta testing, but the setup implies that other conversion services will be added. Convert many formats The National Library of Medicine's DocMorph service, which requires free registration, is a more powerful document-conversion service that runs through the site, not by e-mail. It can create PDFs from more than 50 file formats, including Photoshop images and various spreadsheets. You can convert 10 documents at once. DocMorph also can create multiple- and single-page TIFF files, extract text from scanned images or the 50-plus file formats and synthesize speech from files. Find other online converters There are many more online converters that handle all kinds of document formats, as well as convert HTML, Javascript, images, RSS feeds and other features. Smashing magazine lists many of them in a handy guide, with readers piping up to offer further useful links among the blog's comments. Share a virtual hard drive Another beta site, eSnips, essentially allows you to maintain a virtual hard drive with music, images, video and other files you want to share with your family, friends or even strangers. You upload the material to folders that you create and then decide to whom you want to grant access. You get 5 gigabytes of storage space with free registration. There's a social networking aspect built into the site, but a great use would be, say, to upload party photos for invitees to download in high-res versions without having to pay fees at sites such as Snapfish and Shutterfly. Test your Internet connection Want to know how fast - or slow - your Web connection is? Among many such websites, DSL Reports runs tests to gauge the speed of your Internet service. Choose from Java- or Flash-based barometers. Then follow links to see how you can improve your performance. Create a document or spreadsheet One of the cooler innovations of Google Labs is Google Docs and Spreadsheets, which requires a free Google account to use. It allows you to create and access documents and spreadsheets from anywhere. Because it's all done online, it doesn't matter if you have your computer - great for a student or businessperson, for example, whose vacation comes in the middle of a big writing project. Explore more Web-based apps These are just samples of the cool things you can do through free online applications instead of downloading and installing programs on your computer. For even more, check out the extensive listings at WikkidApps and the Open Directory Project. It will cost you nothing but time, and you might find an application that saves you loads of time - and hard-drive space - in the future. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in in the media and Washington consider "must-reading". Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. 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