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Title: Useful Software
Post by: trainsdownunder on March 11, 2014, 10:46:58 AM
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Following on from Silly Moo's recent  problem with online mags and the problem of maintaining back ups, here is a freeware piece of software that sets up a PDF printer for your PC.

This means if you print using PD24PDF as your printer you get the option to convert the Document straight to a PDF.

I use it to "print" my digital copies of Model Railroader Magazine to my hard drive. That way I am not stuck with Zinio for access or as a reader.  :thumbsup:

visit : http://en.pdf24.org/ (http://en.pdf24.org/), They also do a useful Fax creator to enable you to send faxes direct from you PC (internet req)
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: scotsoft on March 11, 2014, 12:07:59 PM
Colin, that has to be the best tip for a long time on here  :claphappy:

I have just completed downloading and saving seven digital copies of Model Railroader and even have a copy of each on my mobile so I can read them where ever and when ever I want  :heart2:

Google Chrome did not want to know as it kept crashing the Shockwave player, so I tried IE 11 and that worked perfectly.

I will now be keeping my digital subscription going  :thumbsup:

cheers and thanks John.
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: Caz on March 11, 2014, 12:34:12 PM
I do the same on the forum for thread that has useful data, I select the print option and print the thread to a pdf so I have it in the library on my computer.   ;)
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: keithfre on March 11, 2014, 02:21:30 PM
The free version of CutePDF also provides a print-to-PDF-file function.
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: cjdodd on March 11, 2014, 06:32:19 PM
i would also put in a vote for CutePDF
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: tim-pelican on March 11, 2014, 08:39:46 PM
Macs, of course, come with this functionality already included  :D
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: keithfre on March 11, 2014, 11:07:46 PM
Quote from: tim-pelican on March 11, 2014, 08:39:46 PM
Macs, of course, come with this functionality already included  :D
But no Delete key  :veryangry:
Title: Re: Useful Software
Post by: linuxyeti on March 29, 2014, 11:14:20 AM
Of course the CUPS printing software also has the option to print to PDF, basically just sets it up as another printer