Posts Tagged ‘pdf’

Speed up Adobe Reader 8.0

You can speed up the amount of time it takes Adobe Reader to boot by renaming one file in “Program Files.” Arsgeek explains how to do this very nicely:

I installed Acrobat Reader 8.0, and every single time I open a document, I was presented with a “please wait while the document is being prepared” message, that would sometimes stay for minutes as it indexed the entire document. This… » Continue

March 15 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: adobe, hack, pdf, Technology | 4 comments»

Use Foxit 2.0 for PDFs instead of Adobe Reader

Foxit Reader is a free PDF reader similar to Adobe Reader. Although this is not the “newest news,” I have been so happy with Foxit lately that I figured it warranted an introduction. Foxit Reader has pretty much all of the features of Adobe Reader except it loads way faster. If you spend a lot of time each day reading PDFs, you’re probably very sick… » Continue

March 7 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: free+software, pdf, Technology | 7 comments»

Free Personal Development Toolkit

At Life Tools, they provide a free personal development toolkit to assist you with tips and tricks for your life. Covered areas such as missions and goals, time management, stress management, relationships, behavior & attitude, managing fear, decision making, finances, personal safety and career. You can download all of the life tools techniques in one PDF (link at the first paragraph), or browse different topics and download a separate… » Continue

March 27 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: life, pdf, tips | 1 comment»

Notepaper Generator

Simson L. Garfinkel has made an online PDF generator for lined notepaper with the current month calendar on the top right hand side. It also has the subject and page number field, and rooms for you to staple or punch holes to bind those notepapers together.

Notepaper Generator - [simson.com]

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September 6 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: generator, online, paper, pdf, template, tool | 1 comment»

Effective Meetings Outline

Manager Tools has made a great PDF called Effective Meetings Outline. It is a slide show that shows you steps and tips on running an effective meetings. Topics include: Pre-publish an agenda, start on-time, set some ground rules, stick to your agenda, use a parking lot, fix responsibilities, finish on-time, publish minutes, continuously improve, and use a facilitator.

I like the parking lot idea a lot. It is similar to the… » Continue

September 6 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: Communication, effective, Management, meeting, pdf | no comments»