It doesn't happen that often, but, sometimes, your favorite Web sites insist on loading links on their pages into a new browser window.  That, or you simply like having multiple instances of Chrome running in separate windows-I won't judge your preference.  That's cool.

So, when this does happen, how do you go about reducing your multiple windows to a single browser entity that's split into multiple tabs?  You could always drag-and-drop these separate windows into a single Chrome instance, but that can be a time-consuming, laborious process depending on just how many different windows you might have open at once.  A quaint little extension called JoinTabs eliminates this difficulty by giving you a one-shot button that automatically mashes all of your open windows into one, tab-drenched browser.

PDFs. Why do we use PDFs?  It's a question I've asked myself time and time again during the following scenarios: my default PDF reader crashing my browser whenever I erroneously click on a link to the blasted extension, an image- or page-packed PDF consuming all of the system resources on my work machine, and while I'm spending extra time to convert a perfectly likable file (.doc) into a new format that's compatible with even more people. At least, I think that's the reason.

But really, though, why do we use PDFs?  Perhaps it's the wrong question I should be asking, however. Sad to say, PDFs are here to stay. And I must confess, filling out a PDF form has a certain elegance to it (and built-in digital signature support) that you just can't find in a standard text file or Word document (or OpenOffice.org document).

So instead of asking ourselves how we can rid the world of PDFs, we should really be thinking about the various ways we can improve our interactions with PDF files. That's where this week's Freeware Files comes into play. I'm going to show you five freeware or open-source apps that'll hopefully ease the burden you face when you're trying to manipulate this quirky file format. As well, I'll show you a few more features and tricks you can use to turn your own PDF routines into nothing short of a master class.

Quick.  A project just came on your radar, but you've got a lot on your plate already.  You don't want to forget about a key fact or detail of what you have to do, but it's almost closing time.  Or maybe you're just lazy and don't have any of those yellow sticky notes nearby to write down the details.  Or maybe you just don't feel like logging on to your Google Calendar to create yet another reminder of whatever it is you have to accomplish.

Lots of possible scenarios, one awesome solution.  This week's featured Web app is the ultimate reminder tool for any little fact or meeting time that you need to keep on your radar.  It's extremely simple to use--in fact, it would probably take you less time to schedule yourself a little task update using this tool than it would any other software application there is, period.  It's even faster to access than Notepad.

The name of the app is (appropriately enough) Remindr.  Don't schedule the reading of this post for later.  Click the jump right now and I'll give you a quick look at what this awesome Web app actually does!

Sometimes, you just need to make some folders--a lot of folders. More than 5 folders, more than twenty folders, more than a hundred folders--you need to generate more folders than you've ever created in a single setting. Maybe this is for work, maybe you're finally getting organized with all the pictures you've taken over the past five years, or maybe you just like makin' folders.

Either way, the typical folder creation process goes a little something like this: you find an open directory, you right-click somewhere, you select "new folder," and you repeat this process a thousand times (with a few extra hours thrown in for renaming).

Fun, huh?

A handy little application has just come to my attention and, by handy, I mean, "it saves you countless hours of having to repeat the aformentioned frustrating process." If you've ever needed to create and customize a number of folders in a single sitting, then you'll definitely want to click the jump and behold the wonders of this week's top download: New Folder Wizard!