NOTE: The ppt of this presentation is at http://blogs.roundpeg.com/2010/02/ocstc-presentation/
At the STC Summit in Philadelphia (and IIRC, coinciding with the release of Acrobat 9) RJ Jacquez, Senior Product Evangelist at Adobe (@rjacquez) showed me a cool new service from Adobe, payment for which is only submission of your email address.
My reply to this:
Really? Are we talking about the same Adobe??
Of course, I know that Adobe’s software is not usually considered cheap, and I also know that I will easily get a return on that investment in terms of new functionality and integration. But back to the article…
So…how much would you pay to:
Create PDF files on a machine without access to Acrobat or Acrobat Distiller?
- Conduct online reviews of PDF or distribute and collect forms data files without managing network access and server locations?
- Help someone with remote tech support on their computer?
- Do a small presentation or an impromptu live collaboration with folks outside your immediate work area?
- Co-navigate uploaded PDF files to create a virtual brainstorming/whiteboard session?
- Deliver large files to others without clogging email servers, setting up FTP transfers, or splitting the files into small pieces?
And just for kicks, would you find it convenient to:
- Collaborate on documentation in real time using simple (MS Office-like) online applications?
- Use your web-enabled phone to search, browse, or view files or generate and send links to files, rather than attaching bulky files?
