Adobe Reader 7.0

I really hated Adobe Acrobat 6. Every time I click on a PDF link, the whole computer would freeze, and this splash screen comes on, showing it's loading millions of modules and plugins. It takes eternity to actually see the document.

Today I finally upgraded to Adobe Reader 7.0 (they dropped the "acrobat"). I am amazed how much optimization they've done on the startup time. The document almost comes up instantaneously. If you haven't upgraded, you should stop what you are doing and upgrade now.