Combine PDFs using Preview

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10.4: Use Automator to combine PDFs

10.4: Use Automator to combine PDFs 06/17/2005 04:40 PM
There have been numerous hints here about how to combine PDFs into a single document. Well, Automator now handles that task very nicely. You can select the documents that you want to combine in the Finder and then Control-cli...

10.3: Use Preview to crop full-quality
segments from PDFs

10.3: Use Preview to crop full-quality
segments from PDFs 11/11/2003 11:36 AM
The new Preview.app allows you to select a region of a given PDF or image for cropping or copying. If you select a segment of a PDF and copy it, you can then select File -> New From Clipboard (Command-N). This results in a...

Use Preview and custom paper sizes to
repaginate PDFs

Use Preview and custom paper sizes to
repaginate PDFs 03/22/2005 03:39 PM
HTML is nice for viewing online, but lack of page breaks means it is no good for printed documents. Sometimes someone tries to write a paginated document in HTML (an export from Word or Pages, for example) and it loses the pa...

Are PDFs all that bad?

Are PDFs all that bad? 10/29/2003 01:15 AM
Jakob Nielsen is Mr. Unequivocal again on his latest alertbox: PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption. Despite that, I'm cautiously optimistic about the promised next column about making PDFs work better. One technique I like is opening PDFs in their own window, using one usability sin to cover another, since users often end up closing the browser window and thus their whole browser when a PDF file is opened. And I don't buy the Adode myth that everyone has the PDF plugin. Having done field usability tests, I've noticed more users than you might expect simply don't have the plug-in. I have no hard numbers, but keep in mind that Internet Explorer has come built into Windows for some time now, while on many computers, PDFs are still a separate download. Try telling a user to go download 8.7 Megabytes over a dialup connection. Another PDF annoyance: on Windows 2000 using roaming profiles, you have to accept the license agreement the first time you open a PDF file each session if that setting isn't saved between sessions. Occasionally, the window asking you to accept the agreement gets lost and appears to crash your browser....

10 Goto 10: MT-Preview: WYSIWYG
Preview Mode for Movable Type

10 Goto 10: MT-Preview: WYSIWYG
Preview Mode for Movable Type 01/11/2004 07:57 AM
10 Goto 10: MT-Preview: WYSIWYG Preview Mode for Movable Type

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Making PDFs with PHP, PDQ

Making PDFs with PHP, PDQ 06/26/2002 01:01 PM
Using Adobe's PDF format and some PHP, you can dynamically generate PDF files and serve them via the Web. Paul gives you the deets.

PDFs with PHP, and Drop Down Ads

PDFs with PHP, and Drop Down Ads 05/23/2002 10:39 PM

Want to make PDFs?

Want to make PDFs? 02/01/2005 09:14 PM
This question just came up on a mailing list I'm on: you're on Windows and you want to make PDFs. You have two options: Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional, list price: $449. The Mac mini, list price: $499. For $50 more,...

CC metadata in PDFs, images with XMP

CC metadata in PDFs, images with XMP 02/13/2004 06:42 PM

You can now add Creative Commons license metadata to PDFs and image files, enabled by XMP (eXtensible Metadata Platform). XMP is an open, RDF/XML-based format developed by Adobe for managing metadata embedded in files.

Please see information about Creative Commons metadata in XMP, instructions for marking files with Creative Commons metadata for users of Adobe's Creative Suite, and a "custom panel" to enhance viewing of Creative Commons metadata within Adobe apps.

We've also posted a related technology challenge: add XMP and Creative Commons licensing support to open source apps, including Open Office.

AstraZeneca doses up on PDFs

AstraZeneca doses up on PDFs 08/13/2004 03:34 AM
Computer Weekly Aug 13 2004 8:05AM GMT

Book PDFs Posted on Web

Book PDFs Posted on Web 08/03/2004 02:42 PM
As I've mentioned, my book was published under a Creative Commons license. You can find the PDFs on this page.

Pretty on the Fly: Making PDFs with PHP

Pretty on the Fly: Making PDFs with PHP 08/15/2002 07:39 AM

10.3: Browse PDFs in iChat messages

10.3: Browse PDFs in iChat messages 11/25/2003 10:30 PM
Not sure if this existed in the beta version of iChat A/V, but I found that if you start an iChat discussion in Panther with a buddy, and then drag a PDF file to that window, a direct connect will start and the PDF will appea...

View PDFs with a browser using pdftohtml

View PDFs with a browser using pdftohtml 06/15/2004 08:34 AM
I picked up the phone, and the voice at the other end said, "Rob, can you help me with a PDF file? I can't read it." It was my Beverly Hills attorney brother, who had received a 1MB PDF file via his Web-based email client and didn't know how to download it and read it, especially since he had no Acrobot reader installed. After some mutual grumbling about Acrobat being an unnecessary step in the document-reading process, I discovered a fairly painless solution to the whole mess, thanks to a little-known program called pdftohtml.

Adobe Reader 7 activates intelligent
PDFs, more

Adobe Reader 7 activates intelligent
PDFs, more 12/22/2004 01:43 AM
Adobe on Tuesday released Adobe Reader 7.0, the latest version of its free software for opening PDFs. In addition to an improved search feature, the ability to fill out and submit forms, the ability to save various files attached to PDF documents and other new functions, Adobe Reader 7 allows you to activate special abilities embedded in PDFs with Acrobat 7.0 Professional or Adobe LiveCycle. Those abilities include adding comments with enhanced tools, affixing digital signatures, using custom stamps and locally saving filled-out forms. Reader 7.0 requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3, a G3 processor, up to 35MB RAM and up to 125MB free hard drive space.

Copy text from protected PDFs to other
apps

Copy text from protected PDFs to other
apps 06/24/2004 11:26 AM
For those of you who come across PDF documents in which the document's creator has restricted the ability to copy text to the clipboard, here's a simple workaround: Highlight the text, then from the application menu (i.e. Pre...

Adobe Locks Down PDFs, Releases Acrobat
7.0

Adobe Locks Down PDFs, Releases Acrobat
7.0 01/06/2005 02:33 AM
Information Week Jan 6 2005 5:22AM GMT

Acartus Utility Converts XML Data to
PDFs

Acartus Utility Converts XML Data to
PDFs 02/05/2005 09:20 PM
The plug-in offers a long-term data archival solution.

PDFs de los primeros Micromanía: primero
si, después no

PDFs de los primeros Micromanía: primero
si, después no 04/03/2005 08:07 AM

Adobe Acrobat 6.0: Getting Professional
Results from Your PDFs

Adobe Acrobat 6.0: Getting Professional
Results from Your PDFs 05/27/2004 01:46 AM
If you want to connect an Acrobat batch sequence to another program, you have to use platform-specific scripting languages. In Windows, you can use Visual Basic to control Acrobat, and use batch sequences to run operations inside of Acrobat. In MacOS, you would use AppleScript instead of Visual Basic.

Add PDFs to the Image Conversion Folder
Action Scripts

Add PDFs to the Image Conversion Folder
Action Scripts 12/02/2003 11:04 AM
Simply edit two lines in the "Image - Duplicate as PNG.scpt" (located in /Library -> Scripts -> Folder Action Scripts) to be able to convert screen captures and Illustrator 10 (PDF compatible) files to PNGs. Change from: pr...

3G Players Combine

3G Players Combine 12/05/2003 06:42 AM
3G Dec 5 2003 5:34AM ET

Combine XML and databases

Combine XML and databases 09/03/2002 11:37 AM
CNET Sep 1 2002 10:09PM ET

Create multi-page PDFs using Image
Capture tools

Create multi-page PDFs using Image
Capture tools 04/20/2004 11:12 AM
Go to System/Library/Image Capture. There we find two folders that contain some interesting stuff: "Automatic Tasks" and "Tools." In "Automatic Tasks," we have "Build Web Page" (BWP) and "Build Slide Show" (BSS), both of whic...

Ubuntu and UserLinux to Combine?

Ubuntu and UserLinux to Combine? 03/23/2005 04:48 PM
Slashdot Mar 23 2005 8:00PM GMT

4G to combine WiMax and 3G, says
Forrester

4G to combine WiMax and 3G, says
Forrester 06/11/2004 08:11 AM
vnunet.com Jun 11 2004 11:32AM GMT

Microsoft and Apache Combine?

Microsoft and Apache Combine? 07/24/2002 09:59 AM

Bodies combine over cafe 'slum'

Bodies combine over cafe 'slum' 03/25/2005 06:28 AM
Two bodies announce they will work together on the £2m appeal to replace the summit cafe on Snowdon.

"Mate-a-movie. Combine two or more
movies into one."

"Mate-a-movie. Combine two or more
movies into one." 11/14/2003 04:05 PM

Intel to combine Wi-Fi, Bluetooth in
Centrino 2

Intel to combine Wi-Fi, Bluetooth in
Centrino 2 02/19/2004 02:06 PM
IDF Next-gen ProWireless module

Web services management vendors combine

Web services management vendors combine 09/13/2004 05:31 AM
Web services management and security provider Digital Evolution on Monday is announcing its acquisition of former competitor Flamenco Networks, which has provided specialized network infrastructure for implementing SOAs (service-oriented architectures).

Outsourcers combine to take on IT
services giants

Outsourcers combine to take on IT
services giants 09/02/2004 02:11 PM
IT services giants will come under pressure from outsourcing alliances as companies team up to beat the big guns.

10.3: Combine TextExtras and 10.3's
completion features

10.3: Combine TextExtras and 10.3's
completion features 11/06/2003 11:12 AM
Mike Ferris' TextExtras (amongst a zillion other things) provides keyword based expanion (e.g. typing adr followed by escape could be expanded to your full street address) and a completion mechanism that searches the current ...

Lucent, Top Mobile Combine Wi-Fi and
Cellular

Lucent, Top Mobile Combine Wi-Fi and
Cellular 11/12/2003 02:59 PM
Lucent has already demonstrated that 3G networks can be used to backhaul Wi-Fi: Now it says it is partnering with Top Mobile, which builds a product that integrates the two types of networks and supports authentication, authorization and accounting. Such a combined product might be useful to deliver Wi-Fi to commuters on a train, for example. The backhaul could be done via the cellular networks rather than satellite....

I.B.M. to Combine Server and Chip Units

I.B.M. to Combine Server and Chip Units 01/29/2004 01:47 AM
By Bloomberg News.

Yahoo!, Cisco Combine Antispam Efforts

Yahoo!, Cisco Combine Antispam Efforts 06/05/2005 11:28 PM

Intel to combine wireless,
communications businesses

Intel to combine wireless,
communications businesses 12/10/2003 01:55 PM
Miami Herald Dec 10 2003 1:12PM ET

Intel to combine wireless,
communications units

Intel to combine wireless,
communications units 12/10/2003 01:55 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 10 2003 1:12PM ET

Security landscape shifts as
technologies combine

Security landscape shifts as
technologies combine 08/30/2004 01:55 PM

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Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader
Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader
Vulnerability 08/14/2004 08:23 AM

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“Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability…iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5, specifically, pdf.ocx version 5.0.5.452. It is suspected that all current versions of Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader are affected by this vulnerability….WORKAROUND Change Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader settings to prevent PDF files from automatically opening when accessed via a web browser. When prompted, first save the file to disk before opening thereby closing the exploitation vector escribed….Adobe has stated…

Acrobat Reader 5.0.9

Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 06/23/2004 10:28 PM
Acrobat reader for linux and other unices

Acrobat Reader 7

Acrobat Reader 7 12/27/2004 07:52 PM

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0: Acrobat Reader 7.0 is out, and it sounds like it's much less aggravating.

Adobe have finally got around to addressing the biggest single problem with the Acrobat Reader - startup speed. In my web-browser (Firefox), Version 7.0 startup is quicker than I ever remember it being. There's no splash screen and no (visible) plug-in initialisation, just a quick transition from web page to PDF - even on first load!

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 12/19/2004 03:36 PM
View and print Adobe PDF files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms.

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.9.0 Beta

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.9.0 Beta 09/14/2004 07:00 AM

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.0 Final

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.0 Final 12/22/2004 01:17 AM

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 Update

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2 Update 06/08/2004 06:06 AM

Adobe Repairs Reader, Acrobat Flaws

Adobe Repairs Reader, Acrobat Flaws 12/17/2004 06:37 PM

Adobe Finalizes Linux Acrobat Reader

Adobe Finalizes Linux Acrobat Reader 04/12/2005 02:45 PM
Adobe has followed up its March public beta of Acrobat Reader 7 for Linux with a version it has deemed final. The release brings back the PDF viewer for the open source platform, after Adobe skipped version 6. The company cited customer demand for creating a Linux edition, although it took Adobe three extra months to prepare.

Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file DoS
vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file DoS
vulnerability 04/12/2004 04:55 PM
Arman Nayyeri (Apr 10 2004)

Managing Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
settings

Managing Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
settings 02/15/2004 09:28 AM

Adobe releases patches for Acrobat and
Reader

Adobe releases patches for Acrobat and
Reader 06/17/2005 03:18 PM
Adobe Systems on Wednesday rolled out patches for security vulnerabilities found in Adobe Reader 7.0 and 7.0.1, and in Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and 7.0.1.

The hole in the products, referred to as an XML External Entity vulnerability, under certain circumstances allows XML scripts to be used to discover a user's local files.

According to Adobe officials, the vulnerability is within the Adobe Reader control. If an XML script is embedded in JavaScript, it is possible to discover the existence of local files, according to a security advisory from the company. An attacker could then maliciously use the gathered information. But the statement pointed out that the local files can be found only if the attacker knows the complete file names and paths in advance of such an attack.

The vulnerability impacts Acrobat and Reader running on Windows and Mac platforms.

Adobe recommends that Reader and Acrobat for Windows customers download the updates provided on the Adobe Web site here.

The company said it will release an update for the Mac OS versions shortly. Until the Mac patch is available, Adobe advises end-users to disable any Acrobat JavaScript. This should protect systems from the vulnerability.

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News source: InfoWorld

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Adobe beta tests Acrobat Reader 7.0

Adobe beta tests Acrobat Reader 7.0 09/21/2004 09:08 AM
Form filler

Save completed Acrobat Reader fill-in
forms

Save completed Acrobat Reader fill-in
forms 04/26/2004 10:24 AM
Today I did my taxes using the "Fill-in" Acrobat forms. And discovered that the Acrobat Reader is crippled in that it can't save these forms; you get a "please pay money to upgrade" message. Frustrating. So, I think smugly...

Adobe releases Acrobat 7 with Linux
reader support

Adobe releases Acrobat 7 with Linux
reader support 01/06/2005 12:10 AM
ZDNet Jan 6 2005 2:18AM GMT

[ GLSA 200412-12 ] Adobe Acrobat Reader:
Buffer overflow vulnerability

[ GLSA 200412-12 ] Adobe Acrobat Reader:
Buffer overflow vulnerability 12/19/2004 03:48 PM
Luke Macken (Dec 16 2004)

Update: Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader 7.0.1

Update: Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader 7.0.1 04/04/2005 11:20 AM
These updates address form workflows, 2D barcodes, and viewing PDF files that contain 3D content generated in 3D CAD or modeling programs.

D-Day CD ROM's are Corrupted

D-Day CD ROM's are Corrupted 08/31/2004 09:37 AM

Will STV Voting be Corrupted by
Computers?

Will STV Voting be Corrupted by
Computers? 04/17/2005 07:00 PM
PEJ News Apr 17 2005 8:10PM GMT

Corrupted Files and Related Errors

Corrupted Files and Related Errors 03/14/2005 05:35 PM

Fixing a Corrupted Money File

Fixing a Corrupted Money File 08/19/2004 12:04 AM

Recovering from a corrupted netinfo
database

Recovering from a corrupted netinfo
database 10/30/2003 08:18 PM
Before installing Panther on my PowerBook, I backed up the drive to an external FireWire drive with Carbon Copy Cloner. When I tried to boot that drive, however, I found that I was dumped to the login screen and my password didn't work. Here's how I recovered it.

How a Corrupted USB Drive Was Saved by
GNU/Linux

How a Corrupted USB Drive Was Saved by
GNU/Linux 06/17/2005 04:34 PM
Would SUSE and fsck be able to recover the data in a usable way?

Fixing a Corrupted Iuident.cab File

Fixing a Corrupted Iuident.cab File 04/11/2004 10:43 AM

mcafee dat corrupted? (was: Virus scan
attack)

mcafee dat corrupted? (was: Virus scan
attack) 06/22/2004 05:11 PM
Diyan Christian (Jun 21 2004)

Exporting and Importing to Fix Missing
or Corrupted Certificates

Exporting and Importing to Fix Missing
or Corrupted Certificates 09/15/2004 09:37 PM

Combine PDFs using Preview

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