Flash vulnerability, please update to v9 |
Flash vulnerability, please update to v9 |
jimlongo |
Sep 18 2006, 09:14 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
Read this important warning
Adobe Security Advisory Secunia advisory If you enable Flash in your browsers make sure you upgrade to v9 |
pandy |
Sep 18 2006, 09:27 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Talking about which, how do you check what version of flash you have in different browsers? I know I can write 'about:plugins' in the address bar in Opera and Moz browsers, but Opera doesn't list the version number. I have no idea how to find out in IE.
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Christian J |
Sep 19 2006, 03:47 AM
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Talking about which, how do you check what version of flash you have in different browsers? This page claims it will tell you: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase...cfm?id=tn_15507 |
pandy |
Sep 19 2006, 12:40 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
That's handy even if "In some cases the version number reported in the movie above may not match the version of the installed Flash Player". But there ought to be a way to tell directly. They should have a gadget for that, like Java has.
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jimlongo |
Sep 19 2006, 01:58 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
The test seems very reliable on a Mac . . . you could also getinfo on the 2 files
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player Enabler.plugin /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin |
Christian J |
Sep 19 2006, 03:29 PM
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Hm, in Windows can't you just right-click on a Flash animation? Then the context menu should say something like "About Adobe Flash player 9".
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pandy |
Sep 19 2006, 04:07 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Yes, you can. It takes to to a detection script at Adobe that tells you the exact number (that I guess can be wrong judging from the above). What I mean is there should be an easy way so one could just look it up.
The test seems very reliable on a Mac . . . you could also getinfo on the 2 files Mac nazi! |
Christian J |
Sep 19 2006, 05:04 PM
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Yes, you can. It takes to to a detection script at Adobe that tells you the exact number I didn't mean you had to go to Adobe, you could just look at the context menu. Of course you do need to enable Flash in the browser, and find a Flash animation to right-click on. |
jimlongo |
Sep 19 2006, 05:10 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE Mac nazi! There must be a good comeback line for that . . . something along the lines of re-install your software, edit the registry, or look in the Start menu . . . I just can't think of it right now |
pandy |
Sep 19 2006, 05:38 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
It's just my envy talking. I want a Mac. Those things that can run both Mac and Windows OS sounds cool. Do you know if that works well?
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jimlongo |
Sep 19 2006, 08:22 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
Yes BootCamp works very well AFAIK, the downside with that currently is that one must boot into whichever OS one prefers.
There is also Parallels software which runs WIndows in emulation, (and rumours are that BootCamp will do that in 10.5 (january or so). That will be very cool, OSX, BSD and WinXP at the same time with the ability to drag and drop between them. I was worried about getting too OT but then I just realized that this is the OT Forum! |
pandy |
Sep 19 2006, 09:31 PM
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Isn't emulation slow though?
That Bootcamp thing, which Macs have that? QUOTE I was worried about getting too OT but then I just realized that this is the OT Forum! |
jimlongo |
Sep 19 2006, 10:11 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
Isn't emulation slow though? Some reports claim Parallels is very fast. QUOTE That Bootcamp thing, which Macs have that? Any Intel-based Mac . . . which is every model currently shipping. It is beta software, free of charge. You need to supply WindowsXP installer discs. |
pandy |
Sep 19 2006, 10:35 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Oh, they are all Intel now? I thought that was a special line. I've only seen a mac through a shop window so you have to excuse my ignorance.
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jimlongo |
Sep 19 2006, 10:53 PM
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This is My Life Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 24-August 06 From: t-dot Member No.: 16 |
no problem
Too bad they don't have an Apple Store near you . . . I just visited visited this one last month . . . it was quite an experience. |
pandy |
Sep 19 2006, 11:13 PM
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Yeah, but I don't want to read all that stuff. I just get confused.
Gosh. What are all thsoe people standing in line waiting for? |
Brian Chandler |
Sep 19 2006, 11:47 PM
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Jocular coder Group: Members Posts: 2,460 Joined: 31-August 06 Member No.: 43 |
Yeah, well, about enabling Flash... I never seem to be able to disable it, which is something I want to do more often, because Flash seems to be used more than anything else for Really Annoying distractions. Can anyone explain - for example - why the Firefox developer's toolbar, which allows you to switch pretty much anything on or off, doesn't even mention Flash. Are there some dirty tricks going on? |
pandy |
Sep 20 2006, 12:22 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
No, I've never understood why it can't be easily disabled either. I have a gadget for IE though.
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pandy |
Sep 20 2006, 12:25 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,735 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Yes, you can. It takes to to a detection script at Adobe that tells you the exact number I didn't mean you had to go to Adobe, you could just look at the context menu. Of course you do need to enable Flash in the browser, and find a Flash animation to right-click on. But that doesn't give me the full version number. I have to go to Adobe to get that. And what if I can't find a flash file? |
Brian Chandler |
Sep 20 2006, 03:24 AM
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Jocular coder Group: Members Posts: 2,460 Joined: 31-August 06 Member No.: 43 |
No, I've never understood why it can't be easily disabled either. I have a gadget for IE though. Never mind about _easily_: I'm using Firefox under Linux, and I can't remember if I explicitly installed a Flash player, but when I right-click on an irritating animation, I get a menu, the bottom item of which reads "About Macromedia Flash Player 7..." - and clicking this menu item has no disernible effect. Does anyone know if/how I can check for the Flash player in the Firefox menus. Can't find it. (ISTR that in the old days with IE once Flash was in installed the only way to get rid of it was _extremely_ tedious. Hard to believe this stuff isn't deliberate.) |
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