September 21, 2007 by AC.

Burns to release new movie exclusively on iTunes - It may not be the first movie released through iTunes, but it may be the first one I buy through iTunes.

Beyond WEP: Beef Up Your Wi-Fi Security - I cannot stress wireless security enough.

Verizon adopts GSM standard for 4G network, CDMA limelight fading? - Big changes ahead for Verizon, but not right away.

Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security - Just as important as Wi-Fi security.

Manage Your Bookmarks - Weekend project?

Installing Your Home Network’s Wireless Routers and Access Points - Another weekend project idea.

10 Ways to Pimp Your Gmail - More fun things to do this weekend.

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September 21, 2007 by AC.

I recently ran into a problem with a PDF.  It was a large document for a colleague and it had lots of images, characters and scientific text.  In trying to create a PDF, using Adobe Acrobat Pro, the process would fail and spit out a log of errors.  I tried a few different ways to create the PDF and all failed.

Searching around online I found a few strings that suggested the fonts and the images were to blame.  I changed fonts and was able to get a little further in the PDF creation, but still failure.  Short of telling the person to re-create this 50+ page document or lose the images I sought one last solution.  Several of the threads online suggested people try a free program, PDFCreator.  I was hesitant at first but was out of options.

The download for PDFCreator was simple and harmless (available at http://www.pdfforge.org/).  I opened the document and was able to print to PDFCreator.  And it worked.  All 50+ pages, no problems, no errors.  Honestly it looked like it worked much faster than similar documents using Adobe Acrobat.  Best of all it worked and I was able to forward a PDF back to my colleague.  It is worth a look if you need a PDF program or have a problem in Acrobat Pro. 

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