Tag: Adobe

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Adobe Flash and HTML5.

The headline: “Adobe to cease Flash development for mobile browsers, refocus efforts on HTML5.”

Adobe confirms this.

I had a conversation with a cousin of a friend who turned out to be one of Adobe Senior Vice President. We had a brief conversation about tablets. He told me to get the one from Motorola or RIM instead of an iPad. The reason: Adobe Flash. I do not remember exactly when, but it was definitely sometimes in December 2010.

Flash forward (no pun intended) to November 9th, 2011 around 18:00 hour. I just got the confirmation for a meeting with this Adobe Senior Vice President a few weeks from today.

I would have a good 120 minutes to talk to him on multiple subjects. Now, what topics should I discuss with him?

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Apple Employees: It Doesn’t Get Better on YouTube.

UPDATE 2:
Apple Employees: It Gets Better is back online on YouTube. No explanations yet why it was pulled for depicting harmful activities.
UPDATE:
YouTube possibly pulls Apple Employees: It Gets Better video over “suicide” subject.

From Apple Employees: It Gets Better page:

Apple employees share a personal message for the It Gets Better Project. If you are considering suicide or need help, call the Trevor Project now: 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386).

It Gets Better Project

Mirror site for the video: http://vimeo.com/22474499

Adobe Systems Employees – It Gets Better
John Gruber says: “Beautiful, open, honest.”

Apple Employees: It Gets Better
YouTube which is owned by Google says: “This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube’s policy on depiction of harmful activities.
Sorry about that.”

Bet YouTube has a “perfect” explanation for this.

It Gets Better: Google Employees is still up.

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What’s new in Adobe Creative Suite 5.5?

Adobe announces Creative Suite 5.5 today. What’s really new in Adobe CS5? There are numbers of new features and one of them is the one that Apple had been passive-aggresively defending against.

Powerful mobile application development
Build standalone applications targeted at multiple platforms using the new mobile support for ActionScript® and Flex projects in Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 Premium Edition. Leverage mobile-ready components optimized for performance and touch input.

Each Creative Suite edition boasts new different features:

I use Adobe Creative Suite 5 and wondering if I should bother upgrading to this new version.

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Scam Alert: Adobe Acrobat Reader 2011

UPDATE:
Shawn Sijnstra has been contacting us and explaining that he was a victim of identity theft. He has a blog explaining his story.: http://sijnstra.name/blog/

Please note that:
The latest version of Adobe Reader X can be obtained from Adobe.com.

There is no such thing as Adobe Acrobat Reader 2011, contrary to the scam/spam email sent to unsuspecting users.

From:     Adobe <newsletter@adobe-acrobat-upgrades.com>
Subject:     New Version Release : Adobe Acrobat Reader 2011, Upgrade Available Now !
Date:     February 16, 2011 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
To:     XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Reply-To:     newsletter@adobe-acrobat-upgrades.com

ADOBE ACROBAT READER 2011 UPDATE NOTIFICATION

This is to remind that a new version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 2011 with enhanced features for viewing, creating, editing, printing and internet-sharing PDF documents has been released.

To check and download the latest version , go to :

http://www.adobe-acrobat-upgrades.com

Start downloading the update right now and let us know what you think about it.

We’re working on making Adobe Acrobat Reader better all the time !

Thanks and best regards,

Adobe Support

© 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Adobe Systems Incorporated | 343 Preston Street | Ottawa | ON | K1S 1N4 | Canada |

UPDATE:
WhoIs information has changed.

Whois information on adobe-acrobat-upgrades.com

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Domain name:             ADOBE-ACROBAT-UPGRADES.COM
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Contact E-mail:          auction@nic.ru

Registrar:               Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER

Last updated on 2011.12.01 01:48:51 MSK/MSD

WhoIs Information on adobe-reader-upgrades.com:

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WhoIs information on adobe-acrobat-upgrades.com:

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Registrar: Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER

Last updated on 2011.02.17 02:46:12 MSK/MSD

Notice that the creation date is 2011.02.17 (or 2011.02.16 in Pacific Time).

Another one using adobe-reader-upgrades.org:

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Notice that the creation date is 2011.02.16

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Adobe Executives are really excited over RIM PlayBook and Motorola Xoom.

According to a highly unreliable source, Adobe Executives are really about either RIM PlayBook and Motorola Xoom. I would guess Adobe is excited about both products for one main reason: Flash Player.

I had a brief encounter with one of the Adobe Executives in 2010 and he was not a fan of Apple iPad at all.

We will see if both RIM PlayBook and Motorola Xoom can deliver great Adobe Flash experience.

Editor’s note:
The information was received back in November 2010.

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Mac App Store: Google, Mozilla, Skype, Adobe and many others are still absent.

Mac App Store has just launched, and I immediately searched for apps that I always installed on my Macs. A lot of them are not present yet at Mac App Store. No apps from Google, Mozilla, Skype, Adobe and many others.

Are they going to add their apps into Mac App Store later on?

Will Mozilla Foundations ever agree with Apple’s terms on Mac App Store?