Adobe Reader Nonupdate

While it is not my reader of choice, there are some occasions where Adobe Reader is required.  For example, today I had to go over some proofs that had a built in editor provided in the PDF.  For this type of situation, only Adobe Reader will load this editor and allow the edits.

I decided to make sure my Adobe Reader was up to date, even though I though I had checked the box to update the reader automatically.  I opened Adobe Reader 9, and I sent it to fetch the updates.  As this was proceeding, it struck me that Adobe Reader is actually in the 10th edition, so why was 9 blissfully updating to a more recent version of 9. 

Adobe should at least give me the option of upgrading to Reader 10 (X) when I tell it to upgrade 9.  I had to manually go to the Adobe site, and look around for the download.  While it only took a few minutes, I suspect that most users will not bother to make sure they have the latest version of the software, and rely on Adobe's built in tool.

Jonas

Crack My PDF

PDF's not infrequently have some restrictions.  I get annoyed when I am looking at one on the screen, and then can't print the info, or save it as a file to the drive.  There are also times when the password is forgotten and the PDF won't open.

For those occasions, CrackMyPDF is the site to turn to.  They claim to be able to remove these restrictions, with a simple upload to them, and after they work their magic, voila, the PDF has all the restrictions removed.

In testing, I tried three PDF's that had a password required for opening.  I have to admit that I felt better when CrackMyPDF struck out on all three occasions.  However, if there is a printing or saving restriction, it certainly is worth a try.

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