Flash is Ubiquitous
In the past, I’ve voiced that the non-pervasiveness of Flash (rather an average user’s ability to install plug-ins) is one reason website designers should consider before going for Flash. I officially scrap that as a point no longer valid.
Millward Brown, one of the world’s leading market research agencies, recently closed a survey commissioned by Adobe […]
Translate Personal Flash Sites
I haven’t had a chance to see RIAs in non-English languages much. When I first saw Camilo Langlade’s Flash website, I was very impressed. But unfortunately, I can barely recognize Spanish. I mechanically tried Google’s Language Tools, and by the time the translated version loaded I realized how difficult it is for search engines to […]
Potential Threats Through Softwares
Although this hasn’t much to do with RIAs, you might find it important.
Account stealing trojans are now entering our computers through Adobe Flash Plug-ins as well. While internet users are increasingly becoming aware of security, attacks on computers are becoming ingenious and malicious by the day. One form of such attacks targets vulnerabilities in softwares.
The usual […]
Flash on 64-bit OSs
Long ago, people belonging to the Linux community filed a petition to Macromedia, Inc. through PetitionOnline requesting them to release 64 bit Linux Flash and Shockwave players.
In a technote affecting Flash Player 9, Adobe addressed the issue a few months back: Adobe is working on Flash Player support for 64-bit platforms as part of our […]
b.Tween Bridges Gap Between Adobe and Apple
Adobe Flash Player is not yet on Apple iPhone. But Flash Lite apps can now be ported to iPhone or iPod Touch.
Thomas Joos from Boulevart and Emanuele Cipolloni from Barefootsoft have successfully ported a Flash Lite project, the “Rock Werchter Mobile Guide”, to the iPhone taking advantage of all the oppurtunities the iphone UI has […]
Flash is now Searchable
Fantastic news for all users of Flash technology! Today Adobe announced that they are teaming up with major search engines such as Google and Yahoo to make Flash search-able. Adobe is providing Yahoo and Google with optimized Adobe® Flash® Player technology to enhance their ability to search the SWF file format and uncover information that […]
Is Flash Why iYomu Died?
Starting its name with a small ‘i’, having a flash-based personality test with another small ‘i’, and even a million dollar challenge couldn’t help iYomu take off.
iYomu, which stands for “I, You, Me and Us”, was a flash-heavy social networking site. It started a little less than a year ago branding itself as a “social […]
Can’t Apple and Adobe Just Get Along?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that it looks like all of those rumors of of Flash for the iPhone are wrong:
Adobe Systems Inc. felt the sting of the iPhone in March when Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs dismissed a cellphone version of Adobe’s flash media player as not fit for the iPhone.
Ever since, an […]
Flashing the Funky Talent
Have you ever wanted to edit your pictures but not know how? How about video? Now there is a solution, befunky.com has created a Flash(Flex?) application that allows you to easily turn your pictures and videos into creative works of art. The program is easy to use, you simply upload your picture and use the […]
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