Crack PDF

I downloaded a perl book to help me in a new project im working with. The book was seperated into a series of chapters (ch1.pdf, ch2.pdf, etc ...) which made searching a complete pain in the ass since i had to search each file individually.

The pdf files had security enabled to limit assembly, page extraction, etc.. so i found a neat little program PdfCrypt.

Since i didnt know what the password was i just used it with the optional empty password and voila! Open document.

C:\>pdfcrypt.exe ch1.pdf unlocked_ch1.pdf "" 11111111

I created a batch file to process all the pdf chapters and then i was able to construct them into one single file. A little bit of work will make my life easier for weeks to come.

Getting a Solutions PublicKey Token

I was working on a sharepoint workflow. I signed it with a strong name key file but now I needed to find out what my public key token was. This took some hunting online but in the end I found the solution here.

I created a custom external tool in Visual Studio 2008 to call SN.exe and pass the –T"$(TargetPath)" argument. Now finding my public key token is as easy as accessing the drop down menu.

RAM Issues

Built a new rig the other day:

Processor	Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield
Motherboard	DFI LP DK P45-T2RS PLUS
Memory	4 X 2GB OCZ Reaper (OCZ2RPR10664GK)
Power Supply	Zippy GSM-6600P(G1)
Video Card	MSI Radeon 4850
Optical	Samsung TS-H653N
HDD	Raid0 = 3 X Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB
Case	CM Centurion 590
CPU Cooler	ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme
Case Fans	6 X Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm
Fan Controler	Zalman MFC1

Everything runs fine and it OC's to 3.2GHz easily, just ran a memtest and was surprised to see these errors. Now i'm going to spend the next month or so figuring out wether its bad RAM, or messed up settings.