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« on: March 17, 2010, 08:37:15 AM »
Using a different pdf reader than Adobe; and so far I like it.

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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 09:08:05 AM »
Seconded.  I've been deploying the free version of Foxit Reader for a couple of years now for end users and have had wonderful results.  It's ridiculously faster, uses about 1/3 of the memory, isn't obnoxious about constantly needing updating, and doesn't put the completely unnecessary "Adobe Reader Speed Launcher" (translation: "We make a bloated product and instead of making it more resource efficient, we secretly run it on Windows startup so that it LOOKS like it launches faster") into Windows' background startup routine.

For Windows users, I say ditch Adobe reader... uninstall it completely, and go with Foxit instead.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 09:32:46 AM »
Especially since Adobe Reader has been known to have some damn nasty exploits.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 09:41:10 AM »
Exactly.  Which is probably why their stupid updater is so obnoxious.

On a somewhat related note, if you insist on running Adobe Reader, do yourself a favour and do this:

1. Go to Start=>Run
2. Type "msconfig.exe" in the Run dialog and click OK
3. Go to the "Startup" tab and find the entry labeled "reader_sl" and uncheck it.
4. While you're in there, uncheck "qttask", "jusched" and anything that comes from Realplayer
5. Close MSCONFIG and reboot
6. When you've restarted, check the little checkbox in the lower left hand corner of the "System configuration utility" box that pops up.
7. Profit!
« Last Edit: March 19, 2010, 09:43:46 AM by Demosthenes »
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2010, 10:32:49 AM »
stupid startup processes

do not want!
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 10:34:59 AM »
Quote from: Clear_Runway on March 19, 2010, 10:32:49 AM
stupid startup processes

do not want!

I do that and a few other things on pretty much every Windows workstation I touch in any of the LANs I support where I work.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 10:38:42 AM »
well, i'm using sumatra, seems to work.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010, 03:33:03 PM »
How the hell did you wind up getting 113 smites? The mind..it boggles!
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2010, 05:03:30 PM »
I believe it was during the early C_R days of sporadic posts in the political forum with no intro thread that picked up all the smites.

In any case, thanks for the link, 12. Any better pdf creating software you know of? I've been using Acrobat and would absolutely love to get rid of it.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2010, 08:31:22 PM »
 Foxit does pdf creator, too, but its not free. I would imagine it's not as expensive, and a better product, than Adobe. That's really all I know. I've never had to create a pdf; so I've never used a writer.


edit**  According to their site; the creator is only $29.99. Sounds like a good deal to me.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2010, 09:21:33 PM »
There are some sites that will convert to pdf for free.  I'd find one for you but I'm surfing one handed.

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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2010, 10:56:02 PM »
Quote from: xolik on March 19, 2010, 03:33:03 PM
How the hell did you wind up getting 113 smites? The mind..it boggles!

no idea. i suspect ivan is smiting me every chance he gets.

its not like i've been flaming or trolling or anything.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2010, 10:47:03 AM »
Quote from: Detta on March 19, 2010, 09:21:33 PM
There are some sites that will convert to pdf for free.  I'd find one for you but I'm surfing one handed.

Baby in the other arm you pervs.

Yeah, but where are both legs :knotty:
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2010, 11:27:07 AM »
I think I found a few online. Thanks every peoples.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2010, 04:38:16 PM »
Quote from: Clear_Runway on March 19, 2010, 10:56:02 PM
no idea. i suspect ivan is smiting me every chance he gets.



Quite the opposite, actually.

Also, around here, a smite is not always a negative.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2010, 04:41:49 PM »
Oh, he smote me, and it felt like an applause...
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2010, 10:20:00 AM »
I don't create really elaborate PDFs, so most of the time I just use the export to PDF functionality built into OpenOffice.org.
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Re: PDF reader
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2010, 02:55:15 PM »
Yeah some like to be in balance.  Plus it was the only way I could 69 Demo
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