With the recent abandonment of the Windows XP operating
system by Microsoft, many holdouts are now looking at replacing some old iron.
Although I have been comfortably running Windows 7 since 2010, I recently decided to upgrade a couple of my trial laptops.
This means getting a few software updates as well.
Adobe offers its free Acrobat Reader PDF viewer, which comes
pre-installed on many new computers, or you can download the latest version. However,
if you need to create and modify PDFs, perform redactions, or add Bates
numbers, you’re going to need something a little more powerful. Unless you want
to install an old full version of Acrobat, Adobe offers either a standalone
upgrade version for $199 or a subscription plan for $19.99 per month for a
single user. The subscription idea may work for some, but many prefer to choose
when and if to spend money on software upgrades.
With the nature of law-related work, having full control
over the documents is a must. As fate would have it, Nuance (makers of Dragon
NaturallySpeaking, PDF Converter, PDF Reader) just released a new product called Power PDF, with two versions priced at $99 and $149. The
Power PDF Advanced ($149) version is required if you want the added
functionality of things like redactions and Bates stamping. They offer a 30-day
trial of the software, which appears to be fully-operational.
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| Power PDF Advanced Desktop |
Working with the software seems to be similar to Adobe
Acrobat. If you know your way around Acrobat, you won’t have any trouble
getting things done in Power PDF. Additionally, if you are making a computer
switch, which likely includes Windows 8.1 at this point, everything is going to
look a little different for a while anyway, so it might be a good time to consider
any changes with other software.
Although there are some nice features, for the single-user
license, I’m not sure $50 is enough of a difference to replace Acrobat. I would
expect they will offer a discount in the near future, as they have already with the standard version ($89). Volume pricing is also
available.
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