Adobe Reader X - it's worth the upgrade

The kid's computer recently returned from a warranty service complete with brand new hard drive and bakery fresh operating system installation.  The process of restoring it to its former state of usefulness occasioned  a new download of Adobe and therefore the acquaintanceship with the latest version of the Acrobat Reader - Adobe X.

I must confess, I am a sucker for a slick new look and this version of Adobe certainly has that.  There is a notional learning curve required to figure out where all the old stuff was now stashed - but not difficult to accomplish or set up.

The most significant new feature is that you can now highlight and create sticky notes in PDF files directly in Adobe Reader (rather than needing a PDF editing software) and without having to change into an editing mode.  This will make it darn handy to put some quick and dirty annotations on something and pass it around.  Comments can be printed if you like, but only by partially obscuring the document itself. Honestly I like the PDF editor's typewriter better because annotations can be added to the face of the document and printed if required, but I appreciate the increased functionality in the Adobe Reader and suspect that folks who have never ventured beyond its viewing capabilities will be inspired to play with the new toys Adobe X offers.  They may even see the opportunity to not print something.

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