TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
> From: sue ahrenhold <sueahrenhold -at- ameritech -dot- net>
>
> One of our project managers recently purchased multiple copies of a standard, downloaded it, and gave me my copy. When I tried to open it, I got an IE window describing the DRM Activator service as follows:
>
> You can open such a document on two computers only when you have activated Adobe Reader or Acrobat on both computers using the same Microsoft .NET Passport or Adobe ID.
>
> Problem: Adobe Reader or Acrobat was not activated using a .NET Passport or Adobe ID on either this computer or the computer to which the document was downloaded.
>
> Solution: To open the document, you must reactivate both computers using the same .NET Passport or Adobe ID. Follow the instructions below, and then reopen the document. NOTE: It is important to activate the machines in the order shown below.
> We have to add some verbiage about copy control, as standards are very restricted, and most of the people who would want access to it travel extensively, upgrade their machines a lot, and sometimes don't have access to network connections.
> A little research indicates that End-of-Life has already been announced for this functionality.
> Does anyone have any experience with this?
Yet another stupid example of why so many "national" or "international" standards never see "national" or "international" acceptance.
WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help
format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content
delivery. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l
Easily create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to any popular Help file format or printed documentation. Learn more at http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot-
