TECH RESET » download http://www.techreset.com My notes on tech, apps, hardware, productivity, troubleshooting, web design, everyday computer use and more. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:01:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 CMS/Blogging software packages not needing a database http://www.techreset.com/2010/03/04/cmsblogging-software-packages-not-needing-a-database http://www.techreset.com/2010/03/04/cmsblogging-software-packages-not-needing-a-database#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:53:10 +0000 Admin http://www.techreset.com/?p=130 I run this site on Wordpress but a small project came up where I wanted to research some database-less CMS / blogging alternatives (still need PHP, just no databases to store the content).

After researching this a bit, the two I’ll be trying first are:

And some others I came across and may try next:

]]> http://www.techreset.com/2010/03/04/cmsblogging-software-packages-not-needing-a-database/feed 0 Must-have Adobe Acrobat Alternative: Foxit Reader http://www.techreset.com/2009/12/28/must-have-adobe-acrobat-alternative-foxit-reader http://www.techreset.com/2009/12/28/must-have-adobe-acrobat-alternative-foxit-reader#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:09:08 +0000 Admin http://www.techreset.com/?p=17 As usual, Adobe came out with yet another version of Acrobat Reader (9.0) claiming it had addressed some of the issues with it being slow and bloated when it came to opening PDFs, and it seemed speedy on a fresh Windows install, but the speed, and my patience, quickly deteriorated… so as usual I go back to the trusty free Foxit Reader (PC only).

If you’ve ever stared at your browser for more than 10 seconds waiting for a PDF on the web to open, or wondering if your browser is crashing, then Foxit Reader is a must-have download. However, I still have Acrobat installed for the rare times when a PDF document might have heavy graphics or more advanced features that Foxit can’t handle.

A few other alternatives are, although Foxit Reader is the down right most popular:

]]> http://www.techreset.com/2009/12/28/must-have-adobe-acrobat-alternative-foxit-reader/feed 1