[dba-Tech] The state of the web

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Dec 5 05:43:25 CST 2012


I use Foxit.

-- 
Stuart

On 5 Dec 2012 at 11:09, Tydda Jon - Slough wrote:

> Try Nitro PDF - we've just purchased it here - it's around a third of the price of Acrobat Standard, it has more features, looks nicer, and is faster...
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
> Sent: 05 December 2012 10:07
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The state of the web
> 
> On 2012-12-05 2:16 AM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
> > Bugs = Security Holes that need patching
> >
> > Adobe is one of the worst companies in this regards these days.
> 
> Their PDF software is awkward to use, ie a UI reflection of design problems.
> 
> PB
> 
> -----
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2012-12-04, at 8:55 PM, "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> >
> >> A bug a day?  For years?  Well,, gotta say, they're right on top of
> >> the fixes.
> >>
> >> R
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> >> Brawley
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 6:19 PM
> >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The state of the web
> >>
> >> On 2012-12-04 7:05 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> >>> Adobe reader update EVERY freakin' time I start my comp.  How could
> >>> they possibly have so many updates?
> >> b-u-g-s...
> >>
> >> PB
> >>
> >> -----
> >>> R
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart
> >>> McLachlan
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 4:33 PM
> >>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The state of the web
> >>>
> >>> That's one of my main grouches about mobile apps.  It seems that for
> >>> a lot of them, there is an updated version to download every week or so.
> >>> :-(
> >>>
> >>> Of course, the same seems to be true of browsers these days :-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 5 Dec 2012 at 3:01, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Stuart --
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, the "Joe User" will have to download and to  periodically
> >>>> update native apps, keep watching if they have enough space to get
> >>>> native apps' updates downloaded while HTML5 ones will be "automagically"
> >>>> available via mobile browser's search/favorites/....
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you.
> >>>>
> >>>> -- Shamil
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ,  5  2012, 8:19   "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Joe User doesn't knwo/care whether it is native app or HTML5 as
> >>>>> long as the performance is
> >>>>>
> >>>> acceptable.
> >>>> Developers possibly *are*  the best polling source here.
> >>>> --
> >>>> Stuart
> >>>> On 5 Dec 2012 at 2:07, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:
> >>>>> Hi Jim --
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have read this morning a poll of mobile apps devs companies
> >>>>>
> >>>>> (http://slon.ru/appheroes/kakim-budet-rynok-prilozheniy-v-2013-god
> >>>>> u-
> >>>>> mne
> >>>>>
> >>>>> nie-razrabotchikov-858560.xhtml (in Russian)) - 66% vs. 33%
> >>>>> suppose
> >>>>>
> >>>>> that native mobile apps will dominate over HTML5 within the next
> >>>>> five
> >>>>>
> >>>>> years. (Yes, I realize that the mobile apps developers can be not
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>
> >>>>> best polling source for "native mobile apps vs. HTM5 apps"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> question)...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -- Shamil
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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