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After opening a PDF in Adobe Reader 9, I decided to accept your pop-up offer to upgrade to version 10 (also known as Adobe Reader X). I'll share their suggestions this week, and give you some tips for working with Foxit Reader (one of my favorite apps). I really hit a nerve! Several readers wrote in with their own assessments of Adobe Reader and favorite PDF readers. A couple weeks back I wrote about Sumatra PDF, a speedy and lightweight replacement for slow and lumbering Adobe Reader.