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    <title>Are online PDF tools safe? What to check before you upload</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>A practical checklist for judging online PDF tools: where processing happens, what is retained, who can access it, how the site is funded, and how to verify the no-upload claim yourself.</description>
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    <title>How to compress a PDF for a job application without breaking it</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>A practical workflow for compressing a CV or job-application PDF: find the real limit, keep text selectable, compress a copy, and check the result before submitting.</description>
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    <title>JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, TIFF or SVG: which image format should you use?</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>A plain-English guide to JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, TIFF, SVG, BMP and HEIC: when to use each, which support transparency, and what to watch out for when converting.</description>
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    <title>How browser-based file tools actually work (and how to verify no upload)</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>A technical but readable explanation of local file processing in the browser, plus a step-by-step way to verify that a tool is not uploading your file.</description>
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    <title>How to password-protect a PDF — and what it does not protect</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>A practical guide to PDF passwords: AES-256 vs RC4, user and owner passwords, permissions that are not guarantees, safe sharing, and what to do when a password is lost.</description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <description>A practical workflow for hitting a 100 KB image limit: resize to the dimensions you actually need, pick the right format, compress in steps, and check the result at 100%.</description>
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