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YouTube begins transition from Flash to HTML5, shows signs of the times

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like Flash is finally on its way out. Or at least YouTube will be helping it on its way out as it converts over to HTML5. Per Macworld, five years after Google introduced HTML5 video as an option on YouTube, Google’s popular video site now defaults […]

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Apple blocks older Flash plug-in version if Safari, pushes users to adopt new, more secure, version

You may not like doing it, but you’re going to have to snag the newest version of Adobe’s Flash Player plug-in. Per AppleInsider, Apple late Thursday issued a security message saying it has blocked old versions of Adobe’s Flash Player plug-in for Safari, citing a recent flaw that could potentially allow hackers to harvest browser […]

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Adobe warns against Flash Player security exploit, offers version 14.0.0.125 as fix

Even if you’re not crazy about Adobe Flash Player these days, there’s a better reason than usual to upgrade to the new version. Per AppleInsider and Adobe, a well-known vulnerability in Adobe’s Flash player that could allow malicious users to steal browser data — including cookies — on Macs, PCs, and Linux machines has been […]

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Announcement Apple Mac photos Pro Apps Software The Apple Core Yosemite

Goodbye Aperture, hello Photos

Last week an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company would be discontinuing the development of Aperture, Apple’s pro-level photo editing and management application, in favor of the new Photos app that will be released later this year; “With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, enabling you to safely store […]

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Netflix to abandon Silverlight for OS X Yosemite, go with Media Source Extensions for video streaming on the Mac

Maybe it wasn’t meant to be between Netflix and Silverlight. According to the cool cats at The Mac Observer, Netflix is finally moving away from Microsoft’s Silverlight for video streaming on the Mac, at least for OS X Yosemite users. The company said it is instead relying on a feature called Media Source Extensions which […]