So, I had to go and print out some files for class that were in Miscrosoft Word's .doc format, but it was okay since I looked at it ahead of time and figured I'd go pirate myself a copy of Word before the class day came. Well, what do you know, I forgot all about and now it was the night before. I could have still tried to go find a copy of Word on some torrent site, but finding a legit copy with a crack/keygen and getting it all setup would probably take too long, let alone finding one with a lot of seeds.
Of course these days you don't really need to download a whole application just to view a file with a different file extension, you just really need to find a good file converter and you're good to go. I managed to find one, download it, and try it out. It was a 30-time-use trial, and you would have to buy the full thing for over thirty dollars. I really don't like having a bunch of random ass programs on my computer for different things, so I got rid of it.
At last, salvation came. I found a website that lets you convert .doc files into a .pdf file format. PDF stands for portable document file and can be easily read by an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Since my computer came with Adobe Acrobat Reader on it when I bought it, my problem was solved. This is how it works: you upload your .doc file on their website by using their upload form, the site converts your file, your file is then displayed in an open Internet Explorer window (or whatever browser you use), and now you can edit, save, or print the converted file. Simple and easy to use, and it's free. I don't know if there's a file size limit on the site, but I easily got my 10~15kbs files converted in mere seconds.
Here's the site: www.doc2pdf.net
It's free, and they also have an image file converter. If you can, donate to the site so it can stay up as long as possible and remain free to use. If this post helped you out, write a comment and say thanks, so I know this isn't just another dead, useless blog. Thanks.
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