Perhaps the most powerful computer program of all time for graphics is set to obliterate any chance the competition previously had. Adobe’s CS4 not only boasts the World’s most complete and baffling set of tools for creating damn near ANYTHING you can imagine, but it will also employ the thinking power of your GPU instead of just your CPU.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is great. The Portable Document Format is a wonderful standard that’s always sharp and readable no matter what magnification. But the Reader is so slow! And all the updates! What a hassle. For years now, I’ve been recommending the Foxit PDF Reader when people just need a quick solution to open a PDF in an e-mail attachment for example.

A problem is growing and not yet been addressed by Microsoft, Adobe or AOL. In repairing computers, many problems come down the line before the software giants post solutions. Adobe’s Flash movie player is increasingly showing up as uninstalled for PC owners still using AOL regularly. Flash is the software that often makes posting and viewing movies and video clips online possible. Without it, users are prompted to Install it. The problem is two-fold: It won’t install completely, and, Firefox 2 has no problem showing Flash content when Internet Explorer and AOL won’t!