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From: Craig on 6 Feb 2010 12:06

On 02/06/2010 02:10 AM, Mike Dee wrote:
> Just DL'd TinyPDF.
>
> It's also linked to in section
> <http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_TEXT.php#2.02ConvertTextToPDF
> (andimages)> ...as a Freeware.
>
> On the web page it says for TinyPDF: "Freeware. No strings attached."
>
> OK, DL'd and it goes and installs itself as: "MagicPDF Pro"!!!
>
> Worse, every page it produces has *UNREGISTERED* plastered over it.
>
> Worse still... try and register and it wants $50 to do so... :-P
>
> It *still* clearly states on the TinyPDF site that the software is free
> to use without any restriction.
>
> Damn damn and damn!!!!!!

Wow. That's pretty fricking blatant. Thanks for the head's up.
They're tucking away the freeware version here now:

<http://www.magicpdf.com/product.html>

hth,
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From: Dave on 6 Feb 2010 12:08
On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:23:43 -0600, Frank Hahn wrote:
>>
> It has been awhile since I have used TinyPDF but at the time I had no
> problems with it like you are describing.
>
> I went to what I thought the web page was after typing tinypdf in a
> Google search box. I could not find anywhere to actually download the
> file from. There was a download page but I could not find n actual link.
> On the page it lists this:
>
> Software Version: 1.0.2195 | File Size: 600,866 bytes | Release Date:
> Sep 16, 2007
>
> Did the file you downloaded match the above?
>
> I might have a copy at work if you are interested. I have since switched
> back to CutePDF.

I f you have ADBlock enabled the download link is hidden.Disable ADBlock
and a download box graphic appears.

Dave

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From: proteanthread on 6 Feb 2010 12:13
Version 5 and possibly version 6 of doPDF, maybe, but not doPDF 7.


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> "proteanthread" <rtdos(a)hotmail.com>:
>
>> Next time use FreePDF as has been suggested here many times.
>
> PDFCreator or doPDF, as has been suggested here many more times.
>
> Yrrah
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From: Susan Bugher on 6 Feb 2010 12:24
Craig wrote:
> On 02/06/2010 02:10 AM, Mike Dee wrote:

>> Just DL'd TinyPDF.

> Wow. That's pretty fricking blatant. Thanks for the head's up. They're
> tucking away the freeware version here now:
>
> <http://www.magicpdf.com/product.html>

Huh? Where?

Susan
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From: Craig on 6 Feb 2010 12:43
On 02/06/2010 09:24 AM, Susan Bugher wrote:
> Craig wrote:
>> On 02/06/2010 02:10 AM, Mike Dee wrote:
>
>>> Just DL'd TinyPDF.
>
>> Wow. That's pretty fricking blatant. Thanks for the head's up.
>> They're tucking away the freeware version here now:
>>
>> <http://www.magicpdf.com/product.html>
>
> Huh? Where?

Mid-point of the page at the above url, just below their shareware
offering... I haven't checked the file's contents though.

> MagicPDF Tool (Freeware)

> Allow System Administrator to share MagicPDF Pro printer as a network
> printer, set MagicPDF Pro printer as system default printer,
> demonstrate the usage of MagicPDF Pro. This Tool can also help IT
> Support in an enterprise or company to deploy the MagicPDF Pro
> printer to all the clients access the network

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