Migrate MS Access databases to Zoho Creator for web-based apps

How many of my faithful readers use MS Access? For many reasons it's not as popular as Excel or Word (mostly because it's not intuitive). But for those of you who have Access databases, why not try this plug-in? From the Zoho website:

"Zero Infrastructure Cost - You dont have to buy any software/hardware or install, maintain or upgrade on periodic basis. All you need is a web-browser with connected to Internet. While you use your applications in peace, we take care of the rest - Availability , Security and Back-ups.

Easy and Quick Development - Zoho Creator platform offers highly intuitive drag-and- drop graphical interface to build applications for your business. Zoho Creator is integrated with in-built scripting language -Deluge Script which you can use for writing your business rules. You don't have to be a pro-developer to use Zoho Creator."



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Sonic PDF Creator - Makes PDFs from any Windows app

As an alternative to the gigantic Adobe Acrobat, this svelte application can make you a PDF-creating pro for, as Checkers likes to say, little coin. Besides creating PDF documents from any Windows program (via its virtual printer engine), you can manipulate PDF documents in all kinds of useful ways. (I just turned a huge PDF user's manual into a neat little booklet.) From the website:

"Create professional looking and secure PDF documents from hundreds of Windows applications. A simple to use interface with value added features you'll need, like batch conversion, watermarking, PDF merging and splitting & more."

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Logitech Vid - A clean and easy way to do video calls

Yes, there's Skype and Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger, not to mention the ones that you've never heard of (even though I may have posted about them...thanks for paying attention), but this one does video calls much more simply than the others.

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SpeedBit Video Accelerator - Speeds downloads for better watching

For a better downloading and watching experience, check out this app. From the website:

"SpeedBit Video Accelerator enables videos to be played from over 150 leading video sites such as YouTube without the frustrating wait. Videos load faster eliminating annoying buffering and freezing. In addition, paying iTunes users receive the fastest possible iTunes downloads speeds. Video Accelerator configures itself automatically and works seamlessly with all major web browsers and with iTunes."

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Microsoft Holm - Save money and the planet's resources!

I'm not a very green-oriented person in my everyday life, not sure anyone knows for sure whether global warming is man-made or part of a natural cycle, but I can definitely get on board with saving money on energy.

If you want to use Microsoft's new Holm, a web-based app designed to help do just that, you can get in on the action now that they are in public beta.

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