April 7, 2012

Four free Web services

Sending large files, electronic faxes, file conversion - these are common Internet services that you may be paying a nickel here or a dime there to use. It's almost a given that you're going to need them. It doesn't have to be a given that you'll pay for them.

The Web is full of expensive sites and programs. What's amazing is how many of those same sites and programs are available for free! You just have to know where to look.

Send big files - Email makes it easy to share many kinds of files. Even webmail allows you to send as many attachments as you like. But there's almost always a size limitation, and security is also a concern.

Dedicated sending services offer a much better solution. Upload large files to a secure website and share access only with the people you choose.

Send and receive faxes - Does anyone actually send faxes anymore? Well, yes. Sometimes you do need to use a fax machine.

But why keep one around for those rare occasions? You can send faxes for free from your computer. FaxZero makes it easy.

Answer any question - If you have a smartphone, you probably take it for granted that you have all the answers. Internet searches provide you with instant knowledge.

What if you don't have a smartphone? All of that information is still at your fingertips thanks to the humble text message. Just send your question to one of these services and you'll get the answer back lickety-split.

Edit PDF files - PDFs are very common in office environments. They can be scanned documents or read-only files. They're easy to use and work on any computer.

The trouble is you can't edit them without expensive software. At least, not until you convert them to a different format. PDF to Word will do it for you for free!

Cost: Free
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