{"id":5578,"date":"2021-02-15T08:58:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T13:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5578"},"modified":"2021-02-15T08:58:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T13:58:19","slug":"from-the-inbox-pdf-woes-a-cleanup-tool-kills-two-pcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/15\/from-the-inbox-pdf-woes-a-cleanup-tool-kills-two-pcs\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Inbox: PDF woes; a cleanup tool kills two PCs!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One reader-submitted email asks for the fastest, easiest way to print or save-as-PDF only&nbsp;<em>limited portions<\/em>&nbsp;of AskWoody Plus \u2014 or any other email or web page!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second details a reader\u2019s first-hand experience with the destructive power of a&nbsp;<em>too<\/em>&nbsp;heavy-duty PC maintenance tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/trying-linux-on-your-windows-system\/\">AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.6.0<\/a>\u00a0(2021-02-15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also in this issue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>LINUX:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/trying-linux-on-your-windows-system\/#linux-0\">Trying Linux on your Windows system<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST OF THE LOUNGE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/trying-linux-on-your-windows-system\/#lounge-0\">Feb 2021 Patches So Far<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>ONEDRIVE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/trying-linux-on-your-windows-system\/#onedrive-0\">Using OneDrive on your iPhone or iPad<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PUBLIC DEFENDER:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/trying-linux-on-your-windows-system\/#public-defender-0\">Batteries so powerful they do everything but fly<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/trying-linux-on-your-windows-system\/#patch-watch-0\">When the patch is worse than the attack<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com\/fadcab1b-6abe-11ea-9648-2a7e788be8da\" target=\"_blank\">Askwoody Free<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;signup; 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