Adobe, can you make Reader any more annoying?

[misterx]

 I am getting to where I cringe when I have to open a PDF. First it grinds and grinds starting up, and then a dialog pops up... you have to install updates!  If I install... it's back next time with more updates. How many updates are really necessary for a simple product like this?   If I don't install, I have to cancel a box, then another box, then it pops up again, and I have to cancel it again, and another box again. What cancerous bunch of bloatware crap this has become. Not that it hasn't been for a while, but this is aggregious. 

Anyone have an adobe reader alternative they use and like?

Comments

[thenisaid.livejournal.com]

Foxit

[thenisaid.livejournal.com]

The best part is that my browser stopped crashing.

[palmir.livejournal.com]

On the Mac, Preview does an okay job. Mostly because it's vastly faster than Adobe.

[dariens-haircut.livejournal.com]

I've been using evince. I only know about it because it came with Ubuntu.

[brujaoscura.livejournal.com]

openoffice.org
but I prefer that to Microsoft office

[natf.livejournal.com]

Weird. Mine does not do this but, then again, that could be because I am on mac... *shuts up and slinks away*

*hugs*

[asbrand.livejournal.com]

I'll have to say Foxit also. :)



-Az

[misterx.livejournal.com]

After several people recommended it, I've tried it over the last several days. It really does open quickly, a nice change. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. :)

[misterx.livejournal.com]

For opening PDF's? Never tried it that way. I use OO regularly though, I like it better than M$ Office.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

I use PrimoPDF at home to generate PDF's from things outside Open Office. It's the same thing, free print driver, you select it as a printer. Pretty cool. Using Foxit now, it's great, thanks.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Yep, tried it and it's great. I have uninstalled Reader. A glorious day.

[brujaoscura.livejournal.com]

I THINK it opens PDFs. I'd have to check the site again

[misterx.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. I only say that because I noticed a PDF opener plugin for it on their plugin list, so I assume it isn't natively included.