Use Gmail to break PDF copy-restrictions

By at 5:20 am Tuesday, Apr 18

Andreas sez, "Gmail's 'View as HTML' functionality allows you to view a wide range of attachments inside your browser - it seems like it doesn't respect the copying restrictions defined inside PDF files, allowing you to copy or print them without any problem (some conversion related layout issues aside)." Link (Thanks, Andreas!)

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* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
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* Context (essays)
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* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)

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