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PDF without Adobe: 16 Reading PDF source

How you can tell whether a PDF file is likely to contain orphaned content and other problems, as available now in Podofyllin.

March 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

PDF without Adobe: 15 macOS can sanitize your PDFs

When I opened a PDF to inspect its source, the file was quite different to that seen in BBEdit. Was my file system broken?

March 8, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Viewing two or more pages at once in a PDF document

Would you like to have two or more windows open on the same document, so you can check notes or references while reading? Now you can, for PDFs.

March 7, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

PDF without Adobe: 14 PDF is inherently not secure

PDF is an invaluable, universal document format which is fundamentally flawed, allowing it to leak unintended content and worse. Here’s how this happens.

March 6, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

PDF without Adobe: 13 PDF documents can readily leak data

Three ways to remove data from PDFs: redaction, deletion of content, and deletion of annotations. Can you trust them, or do they leak data?

March 4, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Recovering a damaged document

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That document is damaged and can’t be opened. But you think it’s got versions saved, if only you could get at them. How?

March 1, 2019 Macs, Technology

PDF without Adobe: 12 Vulnerabilities in digital signing

Do you use digital signatures in PDF documents, or do you trust your PDF reader to check them? You could be spoofed into trusting forgeries.

February 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Searching PDF documents: a new feature in Podofyllin

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Getting the Find feature right for PDF documents is important. With text find already available, the best solution is distinct from that.

February 27, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

PDF without Adobe: 11 PDFpenPro 10

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For less than the cost of a year of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, this is the first choice for anyone who needs more powerful editing tools.

February 22, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

PDF without Adobe: 10 PDF Expert

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For around half the cost of a year of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, you can have a superb PDF reader with good general annotation and editing tools.

February 21, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

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