copy/paste deterrent no longer works in Flash Player 10

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Thanks to Robert who gave me this bit of information. Apparently in Flash Player 10 the clipboard can only be invoked by user interaction. My copy/paste deterrent—that I previously blogged about and subsequently became my most popular and most frequently visited post—was based on the idea that the clipboard would be written to several times… Read more »

Adobe MAX 2007

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I’m at Adobe MAX this week. I’m currently sitting in the sneak peek session and blogging it with my phone (so forgive any typos or misunderstandings). Out of over 600 entries, the MAX award’s people’s choice was given to eBay Desktop. Now for the sneaks: Adobe Visual Communicator is new to Adobe. We all got… Read more »

Silverlight Sucks Already

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I decided to give the so called “Flash Killer” Silverlight a whirl and see what all the so called “hype” is about. As a huge fan of halo, I ended up attempting to view the Halo 3 videos on the showcase page. Only one problem: The video itself asked me for my birthdate (I assume… Read more »

Flash hangs while loading standard profiles

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Whenever I try to load Macromedia Flash lately it takes for EVER to load. You know how the splash screen gives updated text as to what is currently loading? Mine is hanging on loading standard profiles. Anyone out there know what might be causing such a disturbance in the force? A google search tells me… Read more »