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How to

How to Change the Default PDF Reader in Windows 8

May 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you don’t know: Windows 8 by default comes with a metro-style PDF Reader called Windows Reader, this program is the default app for opening … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Default PDf Reader, PDF, PDF Reader, Windows 8, Windows Reader
Firefox

What is PDF.js? Will it be Integrated into Firefox?

October 18, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Mozilla currently developing PDF.js, a native HTML5-based PDF Renderer for Firefox and plans to offer for their users in future, Web browsers capable of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Tips and Tricks Tagged: HTML5, HTML5 based PDF Renderer, PDF
Tips and Tricks

Translate PDF Files & Word Documents with Google Docs [Updated]

September 11, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Most of Windows users don’t find Google Docs much useful with Microsoft Office installed in their Computers for creating, editing Word document and Spreadsheets, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Google Docs, Google Translate, PDF, Word
Freeware

TTR PDF To JPG, Free PDF to JPG Converter

February 9, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

We can create a PDF file from a set of images with i2PDF and other free apps available on the Internet, extracting images from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Freeware Tagged: image, images, JPG, PDF, PDF to JPG, PDF to JPG Converter, TTR PDF To JPG
How to

How to enable/disable Safety reading mode in Foxit Reader

June 10, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

I stopped using Adobe Reader since few years, and using Foxit Reader as a PDF Reader despite Foxit installs crappy toolbars without notifying readers … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Tips and Tricks Tagged: disable, enable, Foxit Reader, PDF, safety reading mode, trust manager

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