Serving Two Master Libraries
I don’t mind telling you that I’m a little nervous about this business of Debian switching to EGLIBC. I know, it’s supposed to be binary compatible and it shouldn’t matter to application developers....
View ArticleIn The News
Adobe recently released a new Flash Player version for all supported platforms (including the 64-bit Linux alpha) which addresses a number of important security issues. I suspect that by now, the...
View ArticleHardware Accelerated Video Playback
Check out this press release from earlier this week at Adobe MAX regarding the forthcoming Adobe Flash Player version 10.1 — GPU-Accelerated Netbooks from HP, Lenovo and Samsung Support full Flash...
View ArticleFlash Player 10.1 Beta
The beta of Flash Player 10.1 is available for download via labs.adobe.com. For this beta release, there is only a 32-bit plugin available for Linux (64-bit users will still need to use the previously...
View ArticleFlash Player 10 Security Update
There’s a new version of Flash Player 10 available, designated version 10,0,42,34, which primarily addresses security issues. This update includes x86_32 Linux and even a refresh of the x86_64 version....
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Welcome to the Thicket
It seems that my Welcome to the Jungle post illustrating the mess of audio APIs in Linux has shaped up to be among the most popular on this blog. A picture is worth a thousand rants and all that. I...
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Solving Different Problems
The most common apples ‘n oranges-style tech comparison I hear these days takes place between the Adobe Flash Player and pick-your-favorite-dedicated-video-player program. “Why does Flash Player take...
View ArticleMac API Jungle
Pursuant to some of my technical posts regarding Linux, some people have asked for similar discussions covering other platforms. Coworker Tinic has just published a detailed blog post describing the...
View ArticleFlash Player 10.1 Beta 3
The third beta of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 (designated 10.1.51.95) is available for download in labs, including 32-bit Linux.
View ArticleSquaring Up
A preview release of the next Flash Player (named ‘Square’, designated as version 10.2.161.22) is available for download right from Adobe Labs. We’re pleased to announce that it’s available in both 32-...
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