Adobe announced today the release of Acrobat Reader 8. The release comes in at a whopping 27 MB.

One of the most annoying ‘features’ of the previous versions is the broken automatic update. It usually pops up at the worst time…and many times locks up the application. Better yet, it can be so confusing that it stops novice users in their tracks. That is why this one feature alone in the new version got me to install it:

You can finally disable automatic updates! YEA! I am so tired of being prompted to update every single time I open a PDF.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader 8

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