Google Docs Viewer: Directly open or embed PDF, PowerPoint and Tiff Files!
Google has this ability to provide very useful tools and services that are not promoted much.
Google Docs Viewer is one such service.
This tool is designed to open files using the Google Docs engine right into a web browser.
It currently works [...]
Adobe releases updates for Acrobat and Reader
Adobe has as expected released the security updates for their Acrobat and Reader applications.
Both of these are related to the Adobe PDF format.
The company had recently stated that these applications had serious flaws and they were working on the fixes.
The versions affected were:
Adobe Reader 9.1.3 [...]
Mozilla launches plug-in checker for Firefox
Mozilla has launched a special page on their website which you can visit with Firefox to see if you have the latest versions of the popular plug-ins.
This service checks for some of the most used browser plug-ins including Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight and others.
The aim is to make [...]
PDF/PPT/TIF viewer with Google docs is a very useful userscript
Userscripts are powerful tools that can make web browser fun and intuitive.
PDF/PPT/TIF viewer with Google docs is one of the many scripts that can come handy for anyone who spends a lot of time online.
This script is designed to replace links to Adobe [...]
Adobe warns about another Acrobat vulnerability
Adobe has released another warning related to their Acrobat range of products.
The company said that these new vulnerabilities are critical in nature and they are working on issuing fixes for them.
Adobe said that the following products are affected:
Adobe Reader 9.1.3, Acrobat 9.1.3, Adobe Reader 8.1.6, and [...]
Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for Apple iPhone launched
Adobe has launched a new mobile application that makes it easy for the user to access and use their web based service Photoshop.com.
Photoshop.com Mobile for the iPhone is a mobile application that enables you to use the Photoshop.com service from your iPhone.
It enables you to download [...]
Adobe PDF files get a quick view option in Google search results
Google has expanded their quick view feature to Adobe PDF files on their search result pages.
The company said that a majority of indexed PDF files on the web would now have a quick view option on their search results.
This would enable [...]
Adobe Wave is an implementation of RSS feeds
While we still wait to get our hands on a Google Wave invite, we found out about Adobe Wave.
Adobe Wave has nothing to do with Google Wave however. It does not have the same functionality.
In fact, Adobe Wave looks like a specialized version of RSS feed reader which [...]
Adobe Flash would soon allow developers to export native iPhone applications!
Adobe Systems has announced that the next version of Adobe Flash would allow developers to export their code into native applications for the Apple iPhone platform.
The company is still keep on developing a version of Flash Player for the Apple iPhone platform but [...]
Google joins the Open Screen Project
Google has announced that they have joined the Open Screen Project managed by software giant Adobe.
This collaboration is part of bringing the support for Adobe Flash Technologies on the Android mobile platform.
Google said in a blog post:
We’ve always believed that open platforms lead to greater [...]
