For some reason, PDFs remain a popular file format. Created back in 1993 by Adobe Systems, PDF (the Portable Document Format) makes it easy to share a document with text, specific fonts, 2-D vector graphics and images. Instead of downloading the PDF to view (as most of us do) I want to introduce you to a new way of dealing with these files without the need of any download.
PDFMeNot.com is a free Online PDF viewer. All you do is give them the URL to the PDF in question, and they will make it viewable for you using their online tools. They also allow for you to upload a PDF too.
If you like the service, you might be intersted in the fact that you can use it in a number of different ways too. From Firefox extensions to bookmarklets, they have many ways you can take advantage of the service.
The easiest way to use it would be to include “http://pdfmenot.com/view/” before your PDF link. As an example, try this link out:
http://pdfmenot.com/view/http://www.webhostingshow.com/includes/HostingGuideEbook.pdf
So add PDFMeNot into your web developer’s toolkit. This is one of those services that you might not need everyday, but you will be happy to have it when you do need it.
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