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Remove Passwords From PDF Files

August 14th, 2008
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I found an old PDF file on my server that I wanted to read, but it had a password. After some guesing I figured out the password, but I thought to myself ” Gee. Wouldn’t it be nice if I didn’t have to type in a password anymore.” After some googling I found a simple to use command line tool for linux. Basically what the program does is convert the password protected PDF file into a postscript file and then back into a password-free PDF file. Here is the Guide I Found detailing how to do it with Ubuntu. I ran into a few issues, but take a look for yourself and see if it helps you.

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Almost Full

August 14th, 2008
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After coming back from a geek get together and swapping some videos and linux distros I’m getting close to filling up a 1TB hard drive. In order to more streamline the upgrading of my backup hard drive for the coming upgrade, I’ve purchased a dual 3.5″ SATA external enclosure that has plenty of space for another terabyte of data. As of this writing there are only 30GB to go, which I can easily fill up with my HD video camera.

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