Helpful Links

Originally published January 22, 2020

Recently, I figured out how to link to various websites on here, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite links.  These links have either helped me at work here, or they've at least helped pass the time in an informative way.   

The Per Diem Calculator: This helped me calculate the per diem for my boss's trips he took last year.  Per diem is the allocated amount someone gets for traveling to various destinations, usually internationally.  It's used for tax purposes, mostly.  

Currency Exchange Rates by Date: This helped me figure out the approximate exchange rate on a particular date.  I have had to convert different currencies to U.S. dollar, and this website shows you the exchange rate for any currency on any date.  Pretty handy.  

Google Translate: Who hasn't heard of Google translate?  Regardless, it has helped me translate things so I can understand what a particular foreign charge was for, as not everything was in English.

Report Google scam calls: Unfortunately, we get quite a few scam calls, most notably the Google business listing scam.  Various automated voices have told us our Google business listing is in danger of being taken down, and each time a new number calls I use this link to report their number.  

Merging and Rotating PDF Files:  One thing I've had to do is assemble PDF files on items that were scanned.  Unfortunately, those scans can be oriented incorrectly.  The second link is the best one I found to rotate PDF documents.  Then, once they were oriented correctly, I had to merge some of them into one file, so I used this first link to merge them into one.  I wasn't able to find the best options on one website, but these two work really well for what I need, and best of all they are free.

Today's Front Pages​:  I've visited this website off and on for many years.  They have the front page of most newspapers around the globe.  It's good for checking in with current events for a particular area, and good for practicing translating.  They had posted they were going to stop at the end of 2019, but in 2020 they are still updating with new front pages.