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Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 11:02:29 am
New story today about another adobe flash exploit.

Its been known for a long time that Flash apps have security issues.  Firefox users might want to check out the flashblock extension which automatically blocks flash apps until you click on them (which you should only do if you trust the site).

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#1 Re: Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 11:09:42 am
Adobe seems to be well on the way to becoming the next Microsoft. Overpriced, bloated software trading on a monopoly.

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#2 Re: Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 11:12:35 am
Adobe seems to be well on the way to becoming the next Microsoft. Overpriced, bloated software trading on a monopoly.

You still sticking with PS then or looking for alternatives?

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#3 Re: Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 11:54:08 am
Lightroom is fantastic. PS4 is ludicrously over-priced, and for most photographers over-featured. Unfortunately, other than older versions, there aren't any alternatives with the core functionality.

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#4 Re: Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 12:04:19 pm
there is the 'light' version of ps4 I gave you

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#5 Re: Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 12:21:23 pm
Yeah, lacking in several parts of the core functionality unfortunately, including the ability to view/ edit the file info/ IPTC.

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#6 Re: Be wary of flash
July 23, 2009, 02:40:18 pm
it great that people are so thankfull

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#7 Re: Be wary of flash
July 24, 2009, 05:47:47 am
Lightroom is fantastic. PS4 is ludicrously over-priced, and for most photographers over-featured. Unfortunately, other than older versions, there aren't any alternatives with the core functionality.

This is true but if you hunt around you can get the full CS4 with crack (and yes it works)  ;D

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#8 Re: Be wary of flash
July 24, 2009, 10:01:46 am
Don't worry, I know.

Sorry Jim, I owe you big time.

 

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