How to Merge Multiple PDF Files Into One PDF

January 6, 2010 · Posted in Mac OS X, Open Source · Comment 

I have a few PDF files, i want to combine these files into one single PDF file in my Mac OS X.

After i do research on google, i found that is 1 open source software called Pdfsam. Pdfsam is a tool designed to split and merge pdf files.

To install Pdfsam, just follow the following steps:

  • Download Pdfsam from HERE
  • Once finish, double click the .dmg file you just download
  • Drag Pdfsam-1.2.0 icon to your Application folder

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How to open .chm file on Mac OS X

December 30, 2009 · Posted in Mac OS X, Open Source · Comment 

I downloaded an ebook from a web site. But the file extension of the ebook is in .CHM format. I cannot open it on Preview.

According to Wikipedia, .chm is a filetype devised by Microsoft which compresses HTML files into a single document, usually for the purpose of software manuals. Nowadays, most of the ebook are in PDF and CHM format. We can read the CHM files in Windows, but how about Mac OS X?

I did some research on Google. I found that there are 2 open source software which allow me to open the .CHM files. Below are the software that i going to share with all of you.

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Open Source HDD Utility software – CrystalDiskInfo

December 23, 2009 · Posted in Open Source, Utilities Software, Windows · Comment 

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values and disk temperature. I use this software to diagnose my HDD. Here is the screen shoot show that my HDD having bad sector problem:

KUMARI-PC-HDD

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