Author Topic: Expert PDF 8 Professional (Read 26,764 times)

cmpm · « **on:** December 19, 2012, 07:31 AM »

http://computelogy.com/2012/12/free-expert-pdf-8-business-edition/

tomos · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2012, 09:33 AM »

thanks cmpm!

Via Avanquest.
When you get an email (html), you have to click on the link to get your serial number.
Also allowed for business use

(havent tried it - wont be able to either for a while)

cmpm · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2012, 10:00 AM »

no problem,

the only thing to deal with is being subscribed to Avanquest mail
which you can unsubscribe from

other than that, it works

kunkel321 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2012, 03:31 PM »

Wow nice find! Thanks for posting

c.gingerich · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2012, 04:40 PM »

Didn't work for me :-(... I got the serial number, but it would not register. See? : http://cl.ly/image/332j1i2d3J34

c.gingerich · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2012, 04:43 PM »

Nevermind... I got it working now! Great! Thanks!

superboyac · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2012, 06:51 PM »

Why does Expert PDF seem to have two companies associated with it, avanquest and visagesoft?

Curt · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:26 PM »

Visagesoft is the manufacturer, while rumor has it that when the trading company Avanquest is entering the scene, it is because development has stopped. However, in some cases life has proven this to not be true. AudialsOne, is one example. Hopefully, Visagesoft Expert Pdf is another. But time will tell.

tomos · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2012, 08:27 PM »

Quote from: superboyac on December 19, 2012, 06:51 PM

Why does Expert PDF seem to have two companies associated with it, avanquest and visagesoft?

I kind of had the impression that Avanquest were a bit like Ashampoo, doing some of their own and some relabelled stuff, but I really dont know (I see they also sell MS Office etc on their site).

Curt just posted, he knows better

kunkel321 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:24 PM »

Quote from: tomos on December 19, 2012, 08:27 PM

I kind of had the impression that Avanquest were a bit like Ashampoo, doing some of their own and some relabelled stuff, ...

This is also my impression. Same thing with Serif. Kindof annoying, but oh well.

RE Expert PDF 8: Is there anyone out there that uses Sophos and has been unable to register?
On my home computer (with Norton), everything is fine, but at work (with Sophos), I get an error "Cannot access ... blah permissions." I think it's a false positive with the SNUpdater.exe module.

Target · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2012, 11:34 PM »

is this region specific?

following the registration link takes me to a generic home page

cmpm · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:09 AM »

No, not region specific. Yes there is a redirect to a page.
It can be closed.
Your code will be in your email, or the link Computology talks about.
Then the code.

Target · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:40 AM »

nope, not seeing it - when I follow the link it redirects straight to the home page (tried it in 3 different browsers)

If there's another link somewhere to get to the requisite page then clearly I'm too stupid to see it

cmpm · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:51 AM »

When you follow this link in your email-

klicken Sie bitte hier

You should get another email with the reg code.

Curt · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:54 AM »

-the offer has ended.

Target · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2012, 02:13 AM »

Quote from: Curt on December 21, 2012, 01:54 AM

-the offer has ended.

timing is everything...

meh

cmpm · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2012, 03:10 AM »

bummer

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:08 PM »

Avanquest does keep developing some software they bought - unfortunately it appears that their development cycle is sporadic at best and as far as I can tell seems to involve only updating the version number and distributing it as a paid upgrade. (They may fix a few bugs but you don't see too much in the way of new features). PowerDesk is a case in point - I can't really see many changes since version 6 and here is the latest offering (which I declined, like the last one):

Quote

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Really - adding breadcrumbs and a couple of minor enhancements is a paid upgrade - again!

Darwin · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2012, 03:04 PM »

Note that the update from version 8 to 8.5 of Power Desk Pro is considered a paid upgrade. Major BS as, AFAICR, there were no free incremental updates between versions 8 and 8.5.

Stay away!

Curt · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2012, 04:54 PM »

Quote from: Darwin on December 21, 2012, 03:04 PM

Note that the update from version 8 to 8.5 of Power Desk Pro is considered a paid upgrade. Major BS as, AFAICR, there were no free incremental updates between versions 8 and 8.5.

Stay away!

-wow, a post from Darwin!

Indeed only his seventh in almost seven months!
On seasonal holiday leave, Mike?

Regarding Avanquest; I only deal with them if both the price really is a bargain, and it doesn't matter too much if the program ever is updated. Burned fingers...

superboyac · « **Reply #20 on:** December 23, 2012, 06:11 AM »

man...powerdesk still doing it, eh? my first alternative file manager over 10 years ago.

relipse · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2012, 06:26 AM »

Quote from: superboyac on December 23, 2012, 06:11 AM

man...powerdesk still doing it, eh? my first alternative file manager over 10 years ago.

tom told me about Directory Opus which i just purchased after my 60 day trial, i purchased the light version but i may upgrade to pro! i love it

Darwin · « **Reply #22 on:** December 23, 2012, 03:45 PM »

Hi Curt and everyone else. I miss you all and DonationCoder and do try to keep up with goings on around here. Life has intruded and I don't have the time that I used to have to post here... I'll keep checking in and will try to post more as software is still a passion for me, even if I don't indulge it as much as I did in the past!

I'm still a File Manager addict, but now have only Dopus 10 Pro installed. I keep the XYPlorer and xplorer2 installers up to date in archive, but went on a serious austerity kick about three months ago WRT the amount of software that I have on my aging computer. Trying to squeeze another year out of it... So, I'm down to one of everything installed on my system.

superboyac · « **Reply #23 on:** December 23, 2012, 06:17 PM »

Quote from: relipse on December 23, 2012, 06:26 AM

Quote from: superboyac on December 23, 2012, 06:11 AM
man...powerdesk still doing it, eh? my first alternative file manager over 10 years ago.

tom told me about Directory Opus which i just purchased after my 60 day trial, i purchased the light version but i may upgrade to pro! i love it

Yes! I moved from powerdesk to dopus in 2002 and never looked back!

Good to hear from you Darwin! Keep the addiction alive.

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #24 on:** December 23, 2012, 07:33 PM »

Quote from: cmpm on December 19, 2012, 07:31 AM

http://computelogy.com/2012/12/free-expert-pdf-8-business-edition/

I downloaded the trial today. It may not be bad if you need a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat, but the interface layout just felt a little strange to me coming off of Adobe X with their sliding "Vertical Menu Bar".