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"I hate PDFs"

Here is a machine that is capable of running DOOM 3 at 1600 x 1200 with all the bells and whistles;

Yet faced with the relatively simple task of opening a PDF form the net, it falls to its knees and acts like a P120 trying to access hotmail; the scrolling becomes really slow, pictures take ages to update, (I know this isn't down to the network as its a T(something) industrial connection and loading completes within 3 sconds)...

With the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.

tigamilla wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> I find PDF's pretty easy to open, i use adobe 6 pro. I think it
> loads
> a little faster than adobe reader 6 as well.
>
> You actually PAID for it?

No, but don't tell anyone.

cookie monster wrote:
> I find PDF's pretty easy to open, i use adobe 6 pro. I think it loads
> a little faster than adobe reader 6 as well.

You actually PAID for it?

Nimco wrote:
> The network is only 10Mb - annoyingly incompatible with my Gigabit
> onboard ethernet adapter.

Hmm that still leaves plenty of bandwidth though, Ive never seen it hit more than 25% utilisation...

The incoming Network into the Uni servers is stupendusly fast though

I find PDF's pretty easy to open, i use adobe 6 pro. I think it loads a little faster than adobe reader 6 as well.

The network is only 10Mb - annoyingly incompatible with my Gigabit onboard ethernet adapter.

tigamilla wrote:
> Here is a machine that is capable of running DOOM 3 at 1600 x 1200
> with all the bells and whistles;
>
> Yet faced with the relatively simple task of opening a PDF form the
> net, it falls to its knees and acts like a P120 trying to access
> hotmail; the scrolling becomes really slow, pictures take ages to
> update, (I know this isn't down to the network as its a T(something)
> industrial connection and loading completes within 3 sconds)...
>
> With the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Acrobat 6 has a load of undeeded plugins whch load each time you open it. Google for the Acrobat 6 Tweak guide which teels you which plugins to disable and away it goes... wooosh

Here is a machine that is capable of running DOOM 3 at 1600 x 1200 with all the bells and whistles;

Yet faced with the relatively simple task of opening a PDF form the net, it falls to its knees and acts like a P120 trying to access hotmail; the scrolling becomes really slow, pictures take ages to update, (I know this isn't down to the network as its a T(something) industrial connection and loading completes within 3 sconds)...

With the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.