Archive for June, 2007

Tagged PDF

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Alfresco uses Open Office to convert documents to PDF but by default it doesn’t generate tagged PDF. This note describes how to configure Alfresco so that it does produce tagged PDF.
So what is a tagged PDF? Well, it’s a PDF that contains structural information about the content, e.g reading order, the presence of tables etc. […]

Thursday 7th June 2007

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

BBC News: “But they all maintain their innocence and lawyers observing the trial have suggested acquittals may be more likely than convictions because while turning Swissair’s $3bn cash balance into multi-million dollar debts in just a few years may be very stupid, it isn’t necessarily a crime.”

Converting to PDF with Alfresco

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Brief note that explains how to set-up Alfreso to transform various document formats to PDF. I am writing this because I didn’t find it particularly easy to track down how to do it; it involves a lot of digging around in the wiki. Hopefully, this note will make it easier to set-up.
By default Alfresco will […]

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

This just has to be seen: Darth Vader Rap.
Streaming vs Downloads
I have been thinking a lot recently about methods of delivering large media files, e.g. video, mp3 etc, and playing them online. Think YouTube. You can either stream the file or use HTTP (progressive) download. My question is this: why would you want to […]