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The Mueller Report: ebook version

After an impressive effort the Mueller Report is now available as a free EPUB file. What might have been in PDF? About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project Leader, Duff coordinates industry activities, represents industry stakeholders in a variety of settings and promotes the advancement and adoption of … Read more […]

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Trump’s call with Zelensky: the PDF

Earlier this year we covered the release of the Mueller Report covering the Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election. We highlighted how, in the digital age, the choices made in releasing that document made it rather a sad addition to the transcript of history. There are, of course, many other […]

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The day the ADA came to web content

As of October 7, 2019, websites and mobile applications in the U.S. will be assessed as “public accommodations”, and the Americans with Disabilities Act will apply. About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project Leader, Duff coordinates industry activities, represents industry stakeholders in a variety of settings and promotes the advancement […]

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Apple tags PDF

Apple tags PDF Apple’s desktop suite, Pages, Keynote and Numbers, now supports creation of tagged (and thus, accessible and reusable) PDF. About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project Leader, Duff coordinates industry activities, represents industry stakeholders in a variety of settings and promotes the advancement and adoption of … Read more […]

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PDF featured in a New Yorker cartoon

“I’m sorry, Derek, but, now that Kelsey has learned how to convert JPEGs into PDFs, we can’t justify keeping you on.” About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project Leader, Duff coordinates industry activities, represents industry stakeholders in a variety of settings and promotes the advancement and adoption of … Read more […]

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PDF just keeps going and going

When people talk to me about PDF technology they are generally pretty happy about it. End users feel that they can really understand PDF; it works exactly as you’d expect digital paper to work; simple, reliable and effective. And it’s SO popular! About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project […]

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Visibility into the ISO pipeline for PDF standards

A new resource collating all ISO groups and currently active work items related to PDF has been developed. Based on public information, this summary is invaluable for all PDF developers to ensure awareness of forthcoming changes in PDF-related standards. About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project Leader, Duff coordinates industry […]

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All about the PDF Association

Presented at OctoberPDFest online ( 2020, Oct ) Find out why the world needs a meeting-place for PDF developers. Excerpt: How do organizations and individuals using PDF technology benefit from membership in the PDF Association? Subjects covered include: Why the PDF ecosystem matters Technical benefits, including access to ISO draft documents and developer communities Marketing benefits, including […]

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Chrome adds support for Tagged PDF

Google’s Chrome browser now creates tagged PDF files when the “Save as PDF” option is selected (Control / Command-P). About the author: Ferass is in charge of CommonLook’s product research and development with overall responsibility for the specification, architecture and development of CommonLook’s market leading products. Ferass represents Canada at ISO TC … Duff Johnson […]

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