Adobe Acrobat, the de facto PDF software, is an expensive utility when you only occasionally need to alter PDF documents. But when you need to, it is nice to have something readily available that works and works well. Even with Office 2013 gaining the ability to edit PDFs, there is still a place for the utilities that make manipulating PDFs easy. PDFMate Free PDF Merger is one … [Read more...]
Free security software tools from HBGary
HBGary was a technology security company that made more of a name for itself in its demise than its successes. The company was founded by Greg Hoglund, a security researcher and author of books on rootkits, exploiting online games, and exploiting software, each of which I have previously read and reviewed. HBGary Federal was a subsidiary spun off to work with the government … [Read more...]
From Adobe MAX: say goodbye to Creative Suite, hello to Creative Cloud
Adobe's conference, Adobe Max 2013, began yesterday and there were a lot of announcements headed our way. The biggest announcement is that the Creative Suite line is fading away with CS6 being the last. In its place, Adobe is betting the company on the subscription model like Office 365 in the form of Adobe Creative Cloud. In addition, Adobe announced major updates to the … [Read more...]
TouchPal, a third-party touch keyboard for Windows 8
I use Swype on my Android phone and have become quite accommodated to it. This past week, I have been setting up a few Microsoft Surface tablets. As I was using the on-screen keyboard, I hesitated a few times as I started swiping the letters. I began wondering if third party keyboards on Windows 8 would become a thing. With a quick search later, I found I was late to the … [Read more...]
Norton Ghost no longer haunts this realm
Norton Ghost has moved on to the next life after Symantec pulled the plug on the software. Symantec has discontinued selling Norton Ghost as of yesterday. Support for the product, however, will continue until June 30, 2014 via chat and the online knowledge base. … [Read more...]