Went to Youtube the other day, lo and behold it won't work unless you download the latest Adobe flashplayer 10 point something. Did that but wont work. When I look in my list of programmes thingy, it's there but there is nothing in the column where is specifieis the files size.
Any ideas?
Is Adobe set as your default streaming viewer?
No, but this insistence on using the latest versions of everything drives me up the wall. Many employers, especially with secure networks are a number of versions behind and it's often impossible to access some common, mainstream sites. For instance, where I am working at the moment, the network and attached computers are approved for editing and storing documents with a government "Restricted" status, but we have only just changed from IE6 to IE7 and are well behind on Flash, so it's impossible to view BBC News video reports at lunchtime.
SteveW
I often get pop up's advising to update Flashplayer. I don't understand why their code-kiddie programmers can't do stable code.
rusty
Adobe's coders can do stable code. I've not had Flash directly cause a problem for ages now.
What causes the continual re-writes is a combination of content creators saying "We'd like to do "X", which we can't do now", the content consumers wanting an easier to use, flashier interface to play back the new stuff, and the black hats seeing it as a way to do what *they* want to do. And the hardware guys making hardware that lets the coders do stuff they wanted to do last year (month, week) but couldn't, due to hardware limits.
What does it say you have installed now at
Youtube has told me for a long time that I need to upgrade my browser and Flash etc. I just ignore the messages. Youtube still seems to work. Nobody supplies browsers and Flash for Win98SE any more, and my machine is too small for XP. But a new machine in a few weeks!
OK OK, apologies for the outburst. Its just that Flash Player takes the top spot of several irritating apps. that continually want to update (usually when you're in the middle of doing something important like paying bills) and, from what you say, I now understand the updates aren't even going to improve my viewing experience so can be ignored. Plus it doesn't even work with Android 2.1 on a tablet. And how do I know the update isn't some Eastern European trojan malware that's going to screw my computer.
It used to be Java that annoyed like this years ago, but that seems to have gone away.
rusty.
In article , therustyone writes
Doesn't Google own you tube ?
Its Apple that give me the s***s. I cant use iTunes without having their browser on the system. And anyway Apple seem to produce the s - l - o - w - e - s - t software. Takes forever to load and run iTunes
Hmm, youtube's still fine for me here* - but the BBC news folk seem to have changed things in the last few weeks and none of their videos work any more. When it works, I do wish these people would stick to their formats rather than constantly tweaking things :-(
cheers
Jules
In article , harry writes
Excuse the thread hijack but does anyone know if you can still get sys admin type full downloads of the flash player rather than the downloader one that scans your comp and downloads the files you need? I have to do installs on a number of comps so one full download takes a lot less time than part ones multiple times. I'm also not happy about letting adobe scan anything it likes then phone home the results.
Last time I tried to search the adobe site for this it took me round the houses by different routes multiple times and still dumped me back at the downloader version install.
Previously you used to have to sign-up to a "distribution" agreement, then you could download the full installer.
I remember not that long ago (ok 3-5 years ) there being valid direct download links to the adobe site for full downloads (standalone installer?), maybe not shown on the front page but fairly common knowledge and searchable for among the in-the-know community. Not any more it would appear, they want control.
In article , fred writes
Spoke too soon:
I have just installed Puppy Linux on a Win98 laptop for someone P2 600Mhz and 198Mb ram, works fine, comes with latest Flash installed and full USB and wireless support.
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Linux good on all XP class machines.
def. rec.
Indeed. And it keep installing itself in the RunOnce registry key in order to update!
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