Converting PDF images to EPS

I've had to convert PDF images to EPS quite often over the past few days, and I've developed a foolproof if intricate process to do this conversion. It is especially good for if you only want to convert a small section of a document (i.e. a figure), because if you want to convert the entire document, Ghostview/Ghostscript can do it for you in one step.

Here is my process:
1. Open document in Adobe Reader. Use the Snapshot Tool to select desired area.
2. Open Paint. Paste from clipboard. Save as jpg.
3. Use jpeg2ps to convert to EPS.
4. If necessary, use Ghostview/Ghostscript to resize bounding box. (Select "PS to EPS" under File menu)

If your jpg image is too large, part of it might get cut off in the jpeg2ps conversion. If this happens, resize your jpg image so that it's smaller.

If you know of an easier way to do this, I'd be interested to hear about it. Also please share other document/latex tips you might have.

Organizing PDFs

I'm trying out Zotero as a tool for organizing pdfs of journal articles. My journal articles are always hidden away in multiple folders on my computer and it's hard to find them when I need them. Zotero lets me access them from a central location, and I can tag and search them. If you are viewing certain websites, like Socrates or Physical Review, Zotero will import title/author information for you. It will also export Bibtex.

If you are using a Mac (I don't think any of us are), Papers is the new, awesome scientific paper organizer for Macs. I was searching for a PC version, and that's how I came across Zotero.

Digitizer

This is something I learned from Suchitra: You can use a digitizer such as Engauge Digitizer to read data points off of published graphs.

Automating Windows tasks

K.Yun recommends this utility for automating repetitive tasks in Windows:
http://www.autohotkey.com/
He uses it to import his SSRL data into Origin.