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Adobe’s CreatePDF Creates PDFs For iOS

5:20AM August 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Adobe just released CreatePDF for iOS. It’s supposed to be an Adobe Acrobat equivalent in terms of creating PDF files on your iPhone or iPad. According to Adobe, it’ll make PDFs that look “exactly” like your original files. More »


Software

Five Best PDF Tools

12:40AM March 8, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

PDF is the de facto standard for electronic document sharing or distribution. There are many PDF utilities to choose from when you want to create, edit, and view PDF documents, but here’s a look at five of the best tools for working with PDFs. More »


Software

Briss Trims PDFs So They Fit Better, Are Easier To Read On eReaders

4:26AM January 28, 2011 | Tim Carmody

Windows/Mac/Linux: Virtually every current eReader offers native support for the PDF format, but no PDF was designed for your eReader’s 5-7-inch screen. Briss, a cross-platform open-source tool, gives you several ways to trim PDFs to look better on your eReader. More »


Online

You Can Pay To Have Your Facebook Profile Made Into A Real Book

12:20PM November 19, 2010 | Adrian Chen

If you view your Facebook status updates, wall posts and pictures as precious memories, you have a problem (besides the obvious mental one): How do you keep them from disappearing into Facebook’s overwhelming data-maw? Enter Ninuku Archivist. More »


Gadgets

Kindle Receives 2.5 Update For Twitter And Facebook Support

4:40PM June 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The 2.5 update for Kindles, first let from the starting post late-May, has now been released onto the track for all keen book-jockeys out there. It includes Facebook and Twitter support for sending out a few lines of the book you’re reading, password protection, PDF pan and zoom, and a few new-and-improved organisation tools. [Amazon]


Software

Apple’s IDisk IPhone App Lets Users View, Send Documents And More

12:55AM June 10, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Amidst the brouhaha yesterday, we sometimes miss a few little tidbits that could end up being super useful, like Apple’s free iDisk app for iPhone. It’ll let MobileMe users view and send stored data like documents and videos. More »


Gadgets

Foxit eBook Reader Wins on Price, Skimps on Connectivity

8:39PM December 19, 2008 | John Herrman

In the years that it took for eBook readers to become objectively decent, prices haven’t really come down much. Foxit seeks to take on Sony and Amazon with a solid reader at under $US250.

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