Two PDF Tools

1) DoPDF for Windows | There are lots of PDF writers/printers available for Windows – CutePDF, PrimoPDF are some I’ve used before.  This week LifeHacker mentioned doPDF and I quickly adopted.  The installation is quick and the interface is very simple.  Mac users have easily been able to print to PDF for a while and I’ve always wanted the same ease in Windows.  CutePDF and PrimoPDF generate a PDF, but they do so with either bulky installation files and prereqs, or with a multi-step process that takes more time to click through than it does to actually create the file.  DoPDF is lightweight and replicates the Mac experience nicely for Windows.

2)  PDF Import for OpenOffice.org | Sun created an add-on for the new release of OpenOffice which lets you import a PDF to Writer (the OO version of Word) and edit.  Eureka!  What a brilliant solution to an issue that has been nearly impossible – or at least unaffordable – to solve with MS Word.  Peep LifeHacker’s post for more details.  OpenOffice.org and Sun PDF Import are available for all platforms.