I noticed a few people around the web asking how to convert PDFs into RTF (rich text) files, a more useful, accessible format if you are doing a lot of copying and pasting etc. So I've made a really simple Automator app that will create a RTF on your desktop of any PDF you drop onto it (so I also keep that on my desktop, but it might work from the dock too).
Really quick post so here are the settings:
Download: Automator - Extract PDF to RTF on desktop
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A few days ago I needed to convert a short wav file to mp3 format.
I wanted to email a recording to a few friends, and the wav filecame in around 15mb, so I figured converting to mp3 would be a good idea, to save time and bandwidth (especially since what I was sending was so trivial that quality didn't matter).
I didn't want to install any extra software on my work PC (although Audacity is always installed at home!) and found that website media.io did the job nicely.
It converts from a Read more [...]
