Archive for May, 2008
Create PDFs on the Eee PC
The ASUS Eee PC comes with either Xandros or Windows XP installed by default. Since there is a ton of different ways to create PDFs on Windows XP (just search Google for ‘create pdfs free xp’), this post will just focus on creating PDFs on Xandros.
In this tutorial we are going to use CUPS-PDF to add print [...]
PDF Bomb
IT security professional Didier Stevens has highlighted a potential exploit in PDF Stream Objects which could be used to cause a PDF file to balloon in size, prompting Computerworld to label it the ‘PDF equivalent of the Zip bomb, or a PDF Bomb’.
Using filter parameters and filter cascading Stevens was able to create document that [...]
The PDF Wrapup - 23 May 2008
Foxit Software have released a minor update to Foxit PDF Reader. It is not clear yet whether or this update fixes the security issue discovered by Secunia earlier this week.
Essential Keystrokes covers PDF Basics and Essential Tools in this post. Includes tips for finding an online PDF conversion service, or a PDF conversion application for [...]
Native support for PDF in Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Microsoft have announced that Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) will include native support for PDF.
With the release of SP2 users will be able to save documents directly to PDF from within Office applications, without having to install any additional add-ons. This marks a return to Microsoft’s original plan for PDF support.
When planning for Office 2007 Microsoft [...]
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro: Where’s the PDF?
When I first heard that Adobe were releasing a web conferencing and eLearning product, and that they were calling it Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, I thought that surely, in some way, it would just be an enhancement to the current collaboration tools available in Adobe Acrobat 8. Boy, was I wrong.
So far I have failed to [...]
Drumlin Security release update to Drumlin PDF Reader/Publisher
Drumlin Security have announced an update to Drumlin PDF Reader/Publisher and associated digital rights management (DRM) service. Updates include Apple Mac support, Multi-language operation, Secure watermarking and a range of new Licensing options.
Drumlin PDF Reader/Publisher is a PDF control and distribution system for Windows PC and Apple Mac or Unix/Linux computers running Windows software. It allows [...]
pdf-google-finder (Firefox Add-on)
Yesterday we covered PDFoo which allows you to search an index of PDF files found on websites across the Internet. Today we’re covering a Firefox add-on called pdf-google-finder which allows you to find all PDFs that are available from a particular website.
pdf-google-finder adds a menu entry called “Find PDFs for this domain” which will open [...]
Create PDFs from web pages using PrintPDF (a Firefox Add-on)
We’ve previously covered Loop for Firefox which allows you to “Upload, convert and combine your files to PDF from a tidy toolbar, without the conversion getting in the way of your Web browsing”.
But if you’re just looking for a Firefox add-on that helps you convert web pages to PDF then you should check out PrintPDF.
Currently [...]
PDFoo.com: Your free search PDF files …
I just stumbled across PDFoo.com. They have come up with the interesting idea of providing an indexed list of PDF files that are available on websites across the Internet. While I suppose you could achieve the same result using Googles advanced search, PDFoo makes it super easy. They also provide some intelligent details such as [...]
GreenPrint
Ever since the PDF format came into existence people have extolled it’s potential as an alternative to paper documents. But we don’t live in a completely electronic world, so from time to time, we’re forced to print our PDF documents to paper. Upto this point there hasn’t really been a product that focuses on reducing [...]
Generate TIFF and Text files from PDF
While usually the focus is on converting various different file formats to PDF, occasionally you may need to convert PDF documents to some other format. This Acrobat for Legal Professionals blog post provides details (and a script to automate the process) on how to convert PDFs to text files and TIFF files.
Generating TIFF and Text [...]
