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ClickToFlash 1.6b7 solves YouTube's "Old Flash? Go upgrade!" message

by TJ Luoma (Mar 12th, 2010)

If you have ClickToFlash installed, you may have seen a note telling you that you have an old version of Flash and encouraging you to upgrade. As you might expect, you don't need to upgrade Flash, but you do need to upgrade ClickToFlash. The current version is ClickToFlash-1.6b7-upload1.zip, but you ...

Browser security: "The main thing is not to install Flash!"

by TJ Luoma (Mar 2nd, 2010)

You may have noticed that I'm not a huge fan of Flash. My feelings pre-date the iPhone/iPad debate about whether or not Flash should be included on those devices. Even back when I was using Windows and Opera, one of the features I used most often was "Disable Plugins" -- which was really another ...

YouTube with all of the sizzle but none of the Flash

by TJ Luoma (Nov 8th, 2009)

[Our regular Sunday night Talkcast is cancelled due to a sick host. Sorry, and we'll see you next week. –Ed.] Let's face it: Flash on the Mac is a dog. Actually, that's an insult to dogs, which are known for running fast. Flash for Mac is such a an unoptimized beast that you can expect it ...

ClickToFlash makes the web a nicer place to visit

by TJ Luoma (Oct 14th, 2009)

"Ever wanted to rid the web of the scourge that is Adobe Flash, but still retain the ability to view Flash whenever you want?" When it comes to sales pitches, that one is pretty difficult to beat. Ever since Flash was unleashed on the web, it has been used for obnoxious and annoying ads. About the ...