You probably don’t need to look any further than your own desk to realise that the oft-discussed vision of a paperless office hasn’t happened yet. This infographic highlights survey results that suggest we might be getting closer to that vision. More »
Linux has quite a few PDF readers available, but Okular stands out as the best of the bunch, due to its ability to comment on, highlight, and otherwise annotate PDFs. More »
iOS: Amazon just updated its iPhone and iPad apps in a big way: You can now send documents to your iOS device via a new Send-to-Kindle email address, including PDFs. There’s a new layout too for viewing books, newsstand, and docs. More »
Making your own books can be a great way to create a customised gift, or a tool to preserve online content, your own work, or anything else you want a physical copy of. It might seem a little daunting at first, but we’ll guide you through the process of laying out your pages, printing, and binding. More »
iOS: DocuSign Ink gets rid of the hassle involved with printing, scanning or faxing documents to sign by letting you open any document or take a picture of it with your device and securely send it. Best of all, unlimited signing is free. More »
We’re big fans of free software generally, but the question often arises: how do companies that build free tools professionally make any money? At a press event today, Nitro PDF (the Aussie company which makes our favourite free PDF reader and editor) shared some figures which provide an insight into how the ‘freemium’ approach works. More »
Nitro PDF Reader has long been our favourite Windows PDF tool at Lifehacker AU, offering bloat-free options for both viewing and editing PDF files. Version 2.1 makes a bunch of improvements, including adding selection tools to its browser plug-in and expanding the zoom option to offer sizing between 1 per cent and 6400 per cent. More »
Sending a resume isn’t always the best way to score a job, but if one is required you want to make sure it gets read. Reader Owen reminds us of one of the most obvious but often neglected resume strategies: send it as a PDF so you can be sure your recipient can read it. More »
