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How to convert a Kindle book to PDF (2 easy methods)

If you're into reading books, it's likely you own, have owned, or want to own a Kindle e-reader. Digital books have changed the game where reading is concerned, and you no longer need to cram volume upon volume into your daily bag or into holiday suitcases when you can just use an e-book reader instead. Unfortunately, Amazon has DRM (digital rights management) to stop you from reading those books on anything other than Amazon's own devices or apps. This DRM takes the form of Amazon's proprietary AZW file format,…

How to save a webpage as a PDF in any browser

Everyone eventually comes across a webpage they need to save for offline research or sharing with others. You could just copy and paste the link, but sometimes it’s nice to have the page as an image you can view offline, mark up, or print. The most flexible solution is to create a PDF file you can view or send anywhere. With our step-by-step instructions, we'll cover the most popular browsers and see how they save webpages as PDFs. If you need more conversion options, we can also help you convert webpages to…

iPhone tips and tricks: Know this screenshot secret and learn how to save it as PDF

iPhone tips and tricks: The Apple iPhone is renowned for its user-friendly software that simplifies everyday tasks effortlessly. It even overtakes Android in completing complicated tasks in a single flow. However, many of these remarkable features often remain hidden, leaving users unaware of the full potential of their smartphones unless they are Apple enthusiasts or have explored their smartphone extensively. Take, for instance, the process of capturing screenshots. Whether you possess the latest iPhone 14 or an older…

I taught ChatGPT to teach me board games. Here’s how I did it

Teaching complex board games seems like the perfect task for ChatGPT. Being able to ask it specific questions is a whole lot easier than flipping through a rules manual or digging through forum posts online. And after weeks of effort and a healthy dose of prompt engineering, I have created the ultimate board game rules lawyer with ChatGPT. It can “learn” any game you throw at it, base games and expansions, and can answer nuanced questions accurately, with rulebook references so you can check its work. It’s no…

PDF files used 66 pct of the time as primary source of malware in emails

PDFs are the primary malicious email attachment type being used over 66 per cent of the time to deliver malware via email in 2022, a new report said on Wednesday. According to researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, a 910 per cent increase was seen in monthly registrations for domains, both benign and malicious, related to AI chatbot ChatGPT, between November 2022-April 2023. Researchers also saw tremendous growth (17,818 per cent) in attempts to mimic ChatGPT through squatting domains -- website names that are…

Adobe Express fires back at Microsoft with new AI features

Adobe announced the latest version of its Adobe Express app on Thursday during its Adobe Summit EMEA. This app will work in conjunction with its Adobe Firefly Generative AI models to bring an all-in-one creative experience to users. Adobe is also adding Firefly to Google Bard, bringing text-to-image features to Google’s chatbot. The new Adobe Express app is currently available as a free beta version for desktop users and will soon also be available for mobile. The app is also accessible through Adobe Express Premium…

How to save a webpage as a PDF in Apple Safari (without the ads)

Does this sound intriguing? Read on.How to save a webpage as a PDF (without the extra "fluff")What you'll need: The only thing you'll need for this is the Safari web browser. I'll demonstrate this on the MacOS version of Safari. I would recommend you be certain you're using the most recent version of Safari (as it's always a good idea to keep all of your software up to date). This is the trick I mentioned earlier. Before you save the page as a PDF, you want to get rid of all the "extras" (such as ads and other bits

The 10 best ChatGPT plug-ins — make the most of the top chatbot

ChatGPT is an amazing tool, but plug-ins make it even more so by unlocking a range of exciting new abilities. From booking a restaurant table for you to custom designing t-shirts based on your prompts, ChatGPT plug-ins are the future of AI chatbots. Until the next big thing comes along, at least. Here are some of the best ChatGPT plug-ins you can use to leverage AI in ways you never even dreamed of. How to use ChatGPT plug-ins In order to run ChatGPT with plug-ins enabled, you need to be a ChatGPT Plus subscriber.…

Amazon is adding 4 big features to your Kindle Scribe

Ever since it launched in November of last year, we’ve been seeing plenty of new, solid updates coming to the Kindle Scribe. Starting today, four more great features are being added to the device. While we noted that the Scribe was missing a handful of features at launch that we thought might be useful, Amazon has made up for it (and more) with the updates that the company has been pushing on a regular basis. Amazon Perhaps the most useful and exciting new feature going live today is the Lasso Select Tool. The tool…

Adobe’s new AI automates PDF accessibility tags

Depending on who you ask, AI can be mesmerizing, terrifying or some combination of both. But Adobe’s accessibility-focused artificial intelligence is a use case that (I hope) any reasonable person can get behind. The company’s new Auto-Tag API can remove the tedium from making accessibility-friendly PDFs for people with disabilities. PDFs have built-in metadata providing structural information — headings, paragraphs, lists and tables — in documents for assistive tech like screen readers. But tagging digital documents for…