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Convert PDF & Image Text to Notepad Format

As we know, the Text in PDF or photos for user's eyes to read and not for editing or indexing. However, this situation is changed and now it is possible to convert text in PDF file to plain content using free tools. This tutorial explains how to convert words written on PDF document and image to plain text. I use free OCR tools to perform this conversion. Full form of OCR is Optical Character Recognition and this technology is used to identify image text and convert it to machine-encoded text. There are many OCR services available and some handpicked services are introduced in this guide.


Convert Image to Text

Here I take the screenshot of "about me" page of CoreNetworkZ.com and try to take words in the screenshot to real words automatically. I have saved the screenshot in different formats like JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and PNG. The sample document is uploaded to Free OCR services.
CoreNetworkZ

I have the same document saved in different formats and each one is shown exactly as after the conversion.

  1. Result: Convert bmp image to plain text

    Check the result and I must say the result would be better if I used a picture with higher quality.
    bmp

    Though this tool failed to convert with 100 percent accuracy, it has satisfactory output.

  2. Convert JPEG to real words

    This time I have uploaded a JPEG file to this free OCR service. Look at the output.
    jpeg


  3. Converting GIF to Plain Content
    For some unknown reasons, I have failed to get a converted file. I tried 3 times with this gif version but it didn't work.
    changed


  4. Convert PNG File

    After running PNG file on this free OCR tool, I received following output.
    PDF to Notepad


  5. Convert TIF file


    This time, I have run the file in TIF format using this service. See the notepad version of the output.


The tool I have used for the above experiment is: http://www.free-ocr.com/


Convert PDF Text to Notepad Content

Now let us check how to copy the sentences displayed in a PDF file to notepad. Here I am using  http://www.ocrconvert.com/ to perform this task. Just like the previous tool, this one too a free online service. Steps to extract content from PDF version to notepad are given below.
  1. Visit http://www.ocrconvert.com/

  2. Click on the browse button to upload PDF file
    Changing

  3. Conversion starts once we click Process button
    test

though these tools are helpful, some data entry job centers prefer not to use them because of the high percentage of error while copying letters from PDF files. So until a high accuracy program is developed, they need a workforce to complete data entry works.

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Tor Proxy Review - Best Free Anonymous Proxy Software

I have been using Tor Proxy to browse anonymously for more than two years and I am happy with its performance. I believe this product is worth to be promoted because it is free and hassle-free. Before choosing it, I tried different similar products and finally, I picked it as my favorite proxy software. It is more than enough to protect your anonymity and not very slow compared to other free tools. If you experience any speed difference in browsing through Tor proxy and non-proxy browse, it is negligible because even paid tools show a reduction in browsing speed. This article is my review about Tor Proxy with Browser Bundle.

Requirements
Before installing the best free proxy software on your computer, you must check the minimum requirements. You should make sure the OS version you are using is supported. You need Firefox browser and with Tor button extension you can toggle the status of Tor Proxy to either on or off.

Once the status is on, your browser starts to browse anonymously by using IP addresses from different geographical locations. To avoid detection, it will automatically refresh the current IP address and makes it difficult to trace.

It follows the concepts of the second generation of onion routing while doing it. When the status is off, the browser will work normally by using your real IP address.


Known Issues with the Tor Proxy
  1. With Google

    Sometimes Google asks me to enter a captcha to continue to use Google while browsing anonymously. Though it happens rarely, this is an issue I see in Tor Proxy.

  2. Java

    It disables the use of Java, Flash, Active X etc. So most web media players won't work if you are using this tool. Tor disables Java, Flash and all for the security reasons.

    These features can find the actual IP address of a user and Tor disables them for providing at-most anonymity. You can enable Java and Flash by compromising security.


  3. Torrents

    Tor has limited support for torrents and other Peer to Peer tools. It is not recommended to use this tool when you run torrents. The reason is the peer to peer connection established by torrents.
You can report any bugs or issues with this tool while browsing anonymously using the link given below.
https://bugs.torproject.org/

Best Practice
  1. Keep two browsers -one for Tor proxy and other for normal browsing

  2. I use portable Firefox with custom settings from Tor Proxy team. So I can use my normal Firefox for normal browsing and portable Firefox for anonymous browsing. You can download the browser bundle from the link below.
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  3. Do not run Torrents because it may expose your real IP address

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How to Hide Hard Disk Drive in Windows OS

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  2. Click on Manage

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  3. Click on Disk Management
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You must understand by deleting a partition, you are going to lose the data too. If you don't want to lose the data present in the HDD unit, it is better to take a backup before performing this process.

Show Hidden Partition

Whenever you want to access the hidden drive on your PC, you can reverse the steps.
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  2. Click on Disk Management

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Stop IE from prompting you to set Internet Explorer as the default Browser

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I Cannot Go Online - Issues With Accessing Internet

For an average home user, one of the most frustrating networking experience may be Internet connectivity issues. When I started my computer networking career in a network support center most complaints I received as the low-level technician were related to issues with going online like "I cannot go online after installing your device in my home network!". Even now this blog gets most comments and emails are about Internet connectivity issues. Maybe the situations are different like adding a new router or changing the ISP but the end problem is issues with accessing the Internet. So I decided to write an article which combines most of my other Internet connectivity guides in plain English to ensure the assistance to even newbies.

Cannot go online -A Complete Troubleshooting Guide


Here I am presenting common scenarios where you are not able to go online.

Scenario 1. Websites like Google, Yahoo etc are not Loading in Browser

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Set Latest Blog Post Title As FeedBurner email Headline

I have enabled email subscriptions (powered by FeedBurner) for CoreNetworkZ.com a few weeks ago. Though I have configured it, I didn't check it personally and was unaware of its looks in readers point of view. Yesterday only I checked it and found several issues with the default configuration. At first, I checked the feeds sent from Feedburner to reader's email account. Heading of every email sent by them is "Internet Technology Blog". It is the title of CoreNetworkZ.com and I want to set the blog post title instead of my blog title for each mail. I doubt most of the readers may find them as duplicate posts and may not open. I decided to check whether there any method to set post headline as the title of the emails sends. There is a special setting to set post headline as the heading for FeedBurner subscription emails under settings in FeedBurner account. Steps are simple and you do not need high technical know how to do it by yourself.

How to set FeedBurner email subscription heading as blog post Title

As I explained before, it is not very hard to change the default settings to enable this feature. All you have to do is to follow the step by step instructions written below.
  1. Login to your FeedBurner account

  2. Click on Feed Title

  3. Now click on Publicize on the top tabs


  4. Now click on email branding from the left menu


  5. Now we will come to the page where we can brand our email.


  6. Here email subject/Title is my blog's title instead of an option to set my blog post headline.

In order to set post heading as the subject of FeedBurner email, you should type ${latestItemTitle} on the Email Subject/Title and click on Save button at the bottom of the page. Now onwards FeedBurner will send an email your latest blog post with the headline of that post instead of your blog headline.


It is not good to send electronic mails with the fixed headline to readers who are subscribed for our site updates. Every mail must be customized with different heading and content. If readers do not find the messages attractive, they might unsubscribe.

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