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Posted: 2010-03-10

4 PDF Readers Reviewed

Almost every review of PDF software starts or ends with the complaint that Adobe's Reader is bloated “for some unknown reason.” As such, it is claimed, a need for alternative “lightweight” free PDF viewing software was born.

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Posted: 2010-03-03

What does "Add Tags" do?

“Tags” sounds like HTML, doesn't it? What's that got to do with PDF?

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Posted: 2010-02-20

10 Facts About Section 508 and PDF files

  1. PDFs can and must comply with Section 508 every bit as much as the HTML pages that link to them.
  2. Section 508 applies to both Federal government agencies AND Federal contractors.  State and local governments are also adopting similar measures.
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Posted: 2010-02-12

PDF is Easy. Maybe Too Easy

It's fairly commonplace to think of PDF as a format for official or reference documents, or perhaps as a simple way to share content without worrying about whether end-users have the software to view it.

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Posted: 2010-02-01

Staying Safe with PDF

Recent news accounts have highlighted some security vulnerabilities in current releases of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, with the latest such vulnerability addressed in an update released on January 12.

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Posted: 2010-01-25

The Tablet: What it Means for Publishing

The 2010 CES featured a notable proliferation in slate/tablet/oversized handheld devices, with media attention to match. Consumers now await the unveiling of Apple's iThing, now scheduled (in an unfortunate collision with Obama's State of the Union address) for January 27.

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Posted: 2009-12-21

2009 Best of Planet PDF

Planet PDF announced the top articles of 2009, and Appligent Document Solutions CEO Duff Johnson is heavily featured. Four of the top ten articles were written by Duff, more than any other contributor to Planet PDF. Those articles were:

Software Review: PDF on the iPhone


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Posted: 2009-12-17

It "sounded" like a good idea at the time

Recent versions of Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software include a feature called “Read Out Loud” (ROL). A well-intentioned effort, ROL was (originally) meant to provide a snazzy new feature that would look good on sales calls, impress gullible executives, that sort of thing.

It would just be super cool, it seemed, to be able to listen to your bank-statement, or whatever.

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Posted: 2009-12-16

Tweet, Tweet!

It's time I started tweeting.

That's the conclusion I arrived at following an exhaustive examination of the pros and cons.

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