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"First off, the Flash updater on Windows works quite well on modern Windows systems." No, just no. Btw. anyone knows how to manually force flash to check for u
by tjoff 14y ago
"First off, the Flash updater on Windows works quite well on modern Windows systems."
No, just no. Btw. anyone knows how to manually force flash to check for updates? And an easy way to check flash versions across all different browsers?
- astrodust 14y ago"Works quite well" apparently means "pops up all the time about yet another national security threatening flaw that needs to be patched urgently" and "crashes frequently for no apparent reason when trying to perform said updates." I guess that's marketing for you.
- mistermumble 14y agoAlso left unexplained is why Adobe needs to constantly update Reader. The PDF spec has not changed in forever. Why should this software need updating if there are no changes in functionality or spec compliance?
- astrodust 14y agoSecurity problems as far as I know. Many governmental workers have it installed, so it's used as a spear phishing vector. "Re: UN Resolution #XYZ (Attached PDF)" is how these things play out. You open the PDF and your computer develops, ah, magical new capabilities, like sending copies of everything you do to Eastern Europe or China.
- jodrellblank 14y agohttp://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/ddh5p/the_iso_pdf_standard_hasnt_been_updated_since/c0zfics http://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/ddh5p/the_iso_pdf_stan...