Adobe’s latest critical security update pushes scareware | ZDNet: “Adobe did something good this week, releasing a new version of its Flash Player software with automatic updating capabilities. They also did something truly awful—using their update page to push a third-party scareware program designed to separate naïve PC users from their cash.” (Via ZDNet.) I have a much easier solution to avoid having to upgrade Flash manually, avoid the malware associated with Flash, *and *avoid Adobe’s cheap attempts to sell you antivirus you don’t need. Uninstall Flash.…

> Yes, it means acquiring a copy of Windows and yet another copy of Quicken, but it does provide you with a version of Quicken that’s more feature-packed than the one Intuit’s shipping for the Mac, you’re likely to get new features sooner with a Windows version, and, unlike with your current situation, your copy of the application won’t go the way of the dodo because of an operating system upgrade. via [macworld.com](http://www.macworld.com/article/160497/2011/06/lions_nixrosetta.html)I find…

> The CloudPlayer works through any web browser that supports Adobe Air. via [ihnatko.com](http://ihnatko.com/2011/03/29/amazon-to-apple-oh-it-is-sooo-on/)Okay, you lost me on Adobe Air. Bad choice, Amazon. Write a native app, for crying out loud. It’s not that hard. I do think this new service is a very wise play from Amazon. Reminds me of when Apple was reluctant to expand iTunes beyond music into video, and some other companies beat them to the punch, which forced Apple’s hand. Apple likes to wait until…

> One thing Firefox mobile doesn’t have is support for Flash, even though Android has a big partnership with Adobe to make Flash work on mobile. I spoke with some folks from Mozilla yesterday about this topic. Eventually, Firefox mobile will support Flash, but it is just not there yet in terms of responsiveness. The focus right now is on HTML5 and CSS. It is amazing some of the 3D effects, animations, video, and other in-browser graphics you can now get with HTML5. Check out some of the [demos here]…

> Adobe says that the main goal with Wallaby is to produce output that has the best combination of performance and quality on iOS. This objective betrays Wallaby’s immediate purpose: allowing advertisers to create rich ads that display correctly on the iPhone and iPad. The lack of Flash on iOS impacts both banner advertising on the Web, and ads embedded into applications using Apple’s HTML5-powered iAd. Wallaby allows designers to migrate their designs and hence reduce the costs of supporting these non-Flash platforms. via [arstechnica.com](http://arstechnica.com/…