Miniature Wargaming Dispatches 2012-02-04T15:03:42+00:00 ExpressionEngine Copyright (c) 2012, The Editor Acrobat Menu Bar Disappeared? - Here’s A Fix tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2012:index.php/17.5188 2012-02-04T16:00:40+00:00 2012-02-04T15:03:42+00:00 2012-02-04T16:00:40+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Technology On my latest version of Adobe Acrobat, I noticed that the menu bar has disappeared, keeping me from saving the file, and other such things (view, edit, et. al.)

The solution: Hit F9 on your keyboard. That will bring the menu bar back.

]]> Last Sikh Master Seeks Apprentice tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.5115 2011-12-09T23:52:50+00:00 2011-12-09T22:50:51+00:00 2011-12-09T23:52:50+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com The last master of the Sikh martial arts seeks an apprentice.

]]> 1 Dollar Scan tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.5074 2011-11-09T04:47:39+00:00 2011-11-09T03:49:40+00:00 2011-11-09T04:47:39+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Technology I’ve spent the last several months cutting the bindings off old wargaming magazines and rules with an industrial strength paper cutter and scanning them with my Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500. It’s a pretty neat device that very quickly and automatically scans both sides of the page and converts them to pdf. I’m significantly freeing up shelf space, and I can still access the rules for reference on my computer (or in the future, that tablet I’m going to buy). Even better: the pdfs are fully searchable.

But if you don’t have such a scanner, then 1 Dollar Scan might be the thing. If you ship them printed materials, they’ll scan and convert to pdf up to $100 pages for $1. The original is destroyed in the process, but think of all the space you’ll save. I’ve not tried the service, but it sounds good. I might try them for a couple of hardback books that my cutter can’t slice through.

]]> Ultimate Gaming Tables tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.5057 2011-10-23T21:37:58+00:00 2011-10-23T20:37:59+00:00 2011-10-23T21:37:58+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com

GeekChic has a selection of the ultimate custom gaming tables. I SO want one.

]]> Sarissa Precision Buildings tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.4979 2011-08-12T00:02:17+00:00 2011-08-11T23:06:18+00:00 2011-08-12T00:02:17+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Miniatures Games I just ran across the website for Sarissa Precision, which makes laser cut buildings. What caught my eye is that they produce a line that no one else makes, but for which there is a need: victorian style city buildings

]]> Raw Materials For Inventors tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.4869 2011-05-07T02:38:40+00:00 2011-05-07T01:40:41+00:00 2011-05-07T02:38:40+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Random Nonsense A site called Inventables has some of the most incredible raw materials for inventors I’ve ever seen.

]]> Useful PDF Software tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.4806 2011-03-06T16:10:54+00:00 2011-03-06T15:13:55+00:00 2011-03-06T16:10:54+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Technology A couple of useful bits of pdf software

PDF to Word accurately converts pdf files to word files online.

Youblisher converts your pdf files to flippable, magazine-like online documents.

]]> Agent Looking For Steampunk Novels tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.4494 2011-01-30T21:07:56+00:00 2011-01-30T20:08:57+00:00 2011-01-30T21:07:56+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Books Literary Agent Jessica Faust is in the market for steampunk and fantasy novels.

]]> Instant Mold tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.4493 2011-01-30T20:16:50+00:00 2011-01-30T19:17:51+00:00 2011-01-30T20:16:50+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Projects

]]> Convert DRM Books With Calibre tag:miniaturewargaming.com,2011:index.php/17.4478 2011-01-18T11:28:44+00:00 2011-01-18T10:33:45+00:00 2011-01-18T11:28:44+00:00 The Editor editor@miniaturewargaming.com http://www.miniaturewargaming.com Books Here’s an easy way to convert books from Amazon’s DRM format to another ereader format. This’ll be useful for me. I have a Sony ereader, but sometimes the book I want is available only in Amazon’s proprietary format.  Amazon’s Kindle is not expensive (just $139 as of this writing), but I really don’t want two ereaders in my briefcase—kind of defeats the streamlining effect of having a single device for thousands of books.

The method in the link above uses the free ebook manager Calibre and a few plug ins to convert the book to the proper format as you import it into Calibre.

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