Adobe released version 9 of their PDF (Portable Document Format) Reader program. Once the king and almost sole PDF reader on the market, it, like so many other mainstream programs, has become bloated beyond recognition. This software bloat slows down the performance of even the fastest computers, and for this reason, I firmly stand against software bloat.
I added Adobe Reader to my do not use list almost two years ago. Instead, I recommend the svelte and fast FoxIt Reader which does everything that Adobe Reader does, faster and better. The download for Adobe Reader 9 is almost 35 megabytes compared to under 3 megabytes for FoxIt Reader. Also, if you aren't careful, you will add 12 megabytes to the Adobe download and end up with eBay Desktop, whatever that is. Do not upgrade to the Adobe Reader 9, and better yet uninstall all versions of Adobe Reader you may have and use the FoxIt Reader instead. Like Adobe Reader, FoxIt is free and a link can be found in the Links and Resources section [1] of the site.
For those interested, my do not use list and their superior equivalents now looks like this:
| DO NOT USE |
USE INSTEAD |
| AOL | Any other Internet provider |
| Any Norton security or Utility product |
AVG or Avast security |
| McAffee |
AVG or Avast |
| Internet Explorer |
Firefox or Opera |
| Windows Vista |
Windows XP, Mac OS X or Ubuntu Linux |
| Microsoft Office 2007 |
Any previous version of Microsoft Office or OpenOffice.org or Zoho.com's online productivity suite |
Links:
[1] http://www.helpmerick.com/links_resources.htm
[2] https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=rick@yourpcpartner.com&item_name=Buy
[3] http://www.yourpcpartner.com/researchers_back_my_claim_with_scientific_proof.htm
[4] http://www.yourpcpartner.com/solution_strange_folders_synchronizing_error_outlook_2007.htm