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How to convert a PDF to Word?

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On more than one occasion you’ve needed to turn a PDF document into a Word file, into DOC or DOCX format, so you can modify it. However, not really being an expert in IT or technology in general, you’ve never really understood how to do it. Being well aware that you can’t keep putting this off you’ve decided to do some research and find out what tools to use and how to convert your files from one format to another. Searching on the Web you’ve found my tutorial dedicated to how to convert PDF to Word and now you would like to know if I’m actually able to help.

I’ll quickly reassure you … the answer is yes! If you allow me a few minutes of your precious time I can in fact illustrate, step by step, how to do it and that you don’t have to download and install anything on your computer, your smartphone or on your tablet (at least it’s not necessary though I’ll still tell you about some useful resources). You just need to use the right Web services and it’s done. Which ones do you use? Well, read the next lines and you’ll find out straight away. In general, they’re very simple resources to use, even for those who, like you, don’t really consider themselves a “geek”. Not only that, they’re all free (at least in their basic form) and perfectly compatible with any web browser.

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How to install Android on your PC

You own a new generation Android smartphone and you’re a lover of the green robot’s operating system. After searching far and wide on the internet, you came across this article hoping to find a solution to your “problem”. Tell me everything, what can I help you with? What did you say? You’d like to find a tool that allows you to install Android on your PC and use all the smartphone apps and games with a mouse and keyboard? No problem, I can help you. Everything you need to know is included in this guide. I’ll explain in detail what you need to do to install Android on PC.

Before you get it into your head that this is a complicated process, I want to clarify that installing Android on your PC is actually an extremely simple procedure and available for everyone. All you have to do is download one of the most popular free emulation software packages on your PC. Using a virtual machine, you can easily use Android on your PC. The emulation software is nothing more than a program that allows you to reproduce the operation of the Android operating system, so you can download and use all the apps available on the OS created by Google. Don’t worry, it’s all much easier than you imagine. You don’t need computer skills at all and it’s no longer necessary to create partitions of the Windows operating system, as was the case some time ago. Thanks to emulation software, installing Android on your PC is practically child’s play.

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How to make your own DIY retro-gaming console using a Raspberry Pi and Recalbox

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If you don’t know what to do with your Saturday, and you have a Raspberry Pi and some game controllers lying around, you could spend your day playing classic video games by following our tutorial!

If you are between 20 and 40 years old, you will probably be somewhat nostalgic about old video games. Rediscovering the joys and hardships of a game of Bomberman, the intensity of Metal Slug, the delirious gameplay of Earthworm Jim or the frustration of Ghouls’n Ghosts is now something that almost anyone can do. When old gaming consoles began to fail, a community of passionate gamers began developing emulators to allow old video games to be played on modern-day computers. MAME is probably the best-known emulator.

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How to Convert PDF to Word for Free

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Do you have to change the contents of a PDF document received via email, transforming it into a Microsoft Word file, but you’re not sure how to do it? Don’t panic. I think I’ve got some useful solutions that are just right for you. “What?”, you say. Isn’t that exactly why you decided to come to my blog? Well, what can I say, you chose well! With today’s guide I’m going to show you how to convert a PDF file into a Word file in a fast, practical and simple way.

In the following lines, I’ll show you what, in my humble opinion, are the best online services to convert PDF files to Word files. Right now the web provides many free services that allow you to succeed “in business” in a surprisingly simple way. They work without any extra plugins and are fully compatible with all major browsers. Of course you can also use them on any operating system and in most cases they don’t even require registration or need you to enter your personal information. Also, they protect your privacy by deleting any files uploaded on their servers a few hours afterwards.

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How to Make a GIF?

You’re very in touch with the latest internet trends and that’s precisely why it’s no surprise that GIFs have become extremely popular. These animated images are everywhere, but for you, the true manna from heaven would be to be know how to make your own GIFs to share on social networks and messaging apps.

Oh yes, I totally agree with you and that’s why I want to help you better understand technology and web tools. In this tutorial I will explain in detail how to make a GIF using very simple tools; You’ll see that you’ll never know how you did without it and you’ll want to talk to all your friends about it.

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How to Convert a DVD Audio to MP3 (2017 edition)

Convert a DVD Audio to MP3Usually, a DVD is meant to be watched using a DVD player. However, sometimes we may have had the need to convert this format to another one to be able to play it on another device. For example, imagine that we bought a concert on DVD to watch it on TV, but we want to be able to take this concert with us on our smartphone or listen to it in the car, which does not have a DVD player. This is why it is necessary to convert the audio tracks of our DVD to MP3, which is what we are going to teach you now.

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How to boost your Wi-Fi signal?

You bought a new Wi-Fi router to extend your internet signal through the house but, by a few meters your connections just doesn’t quite reach the kitchen. Have you wasted your money? No way! There are several ways you can boost your WiFi signal: some are cost-free and require a bit of inventiveness, others are more expensive but also more effective. If you’re ready, I going to reveal those which, in my humble opinion, represent the best ways to strengthen your WiFi signal.

“How?”, you say? You’re not very handy with computers and new technology, and the solutions I’m about to give you to strengthen your WiFi signal are too complicated for you? No way, you’re very mistaken! Despite what you may think, boosting your WiFi signal is not something that only “freaks” can do. To succeed “in business” you just need to to be able to concentrate and pay attention a little you’re done. Trust me.

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How to Extend your Wireless Signal?

Thanks to your new wireless router you can finally have the internet on your computer, smartphone, tablet and games console simultaneously without having cables spread around your home home, although there’s an area of the house that the Wi-Fi signal can’t reach and you have no idea how to fix the problem.

Don’t worry, there is no need to call a technician or spend loads of money. If you don’t know how to extend your wireless signal, you need to know that there are many things you can do, some very practical, some a bit more elaborate and fanciful, but good results are guaranteed. If you follow the advice I’m about to give you, you’ll be able to have a good internet signal throughout your house.

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Protection against ransomware and exploits: this is how Windows Defender’s security is improved with the Fall Creators Update

Windows DefenderThe highly anticipated Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is now in our hands. This new OS version comes with a lot of novelties and features, greatly improving the ones that the system already had.

In fact, the brand has focused both on the OS’ own internal aspects and the design of some elements related to the user interface via Fluent Design. Some of the changes were made on Windows Shell, the Start menu, multimedia creation and editing, AR, the new sync options for mobile devices, the 3D environment, and so on.

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Play Store for Chromebook: everything you need to know

The Google Play Store is now accessible to certain Chromebooks.

However, the Play Store’s newfound availability raises a series of practical questions. What Chromebooks currently have access to the Play Store? How do you activate access to the Play Store? Is the Play Store for Chromebooks the same as the one for smartphones?

If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions and if you are looking for clear and precise answers, then this article was written for you.

What Chromebooks currently have access to the Play Store?

The Play Store is currently available to all of the Chromebooks included in the following table.

New models are regularly being granted access to the Play Store as new updates are released.

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