For years Adobe has set the standard for digital paper documents with it’s PDF (portable document format) standard.  Adobe Reader is a standard install for Windows administrators and in some cases is required to make other software work correctly.  This is fine if you only want to view these documents, but if you want to create them, the Acrobat software needed to do so starts at $299.  This is pretty pricey for the average home user.  Luckily Microsoft flew under the radar and came up with an alternative called XPS (XML Paper Specification).  › Continue reading…

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