What a day. It started with news that hackers managed to circumvent controls in the T-Mobile G1 Android mobile phone that allowed them to install new programs and even a new operating system. A step by step tutorial has been posted on an Android developer forum. Applied incorrectly the hack could render the mobile phone [...]

Categories: Security

Dante send me a link to an interesting article that described the latest Adobe Flash Player vulnerability. Adobe published a security advisory yesterday that described a clickjacking vulnerability. In short: An attacker could lure the unsuspecting user into clicking on a link that would give the attacker access to the computer’s microphone and webcam without [...]

Categories: Security

Adobe installs a software called Adobe Updater with many of its products. The updater will automatically connect to the Internet to check for updates for supported and installed Adobe products. Adobe Updater, that’s the official name of the application, will be installed in its own folder on the system. Most users probably do not mind [...]

Categories: Knowledge

Adobe Reader is the *worst example of software bloat I’ve ever had the bad experience of using. In fact I have not idea why I did use it for so long. Adobe comes bundled with Windows and it includes the ability for previews in the Explorer sidebar so I guess that was useful enough for [...]

Categories: Software

Adobe just released a new version of the Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. Mostly with features that end users like you and me will never use. Or does any of you really need Improved CAD and geospatial functionality, Native Adobe Flash® support or PDF Portfolios. The new version does load faster than the previous one [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Adobe has released a security update for its products Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh that closes one critical security vulnerability. Affected versions are Adobe Reader 8.0 through 8.1.2, Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier, Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and Standard 8.0 through 8.1.2 and Adobe Acrobat Professional, 3D and [...]

Categories: Security

I have spent this week struggling with colour schemes for my blog. I found deciding on a colour scheme to be an incredibly frustrating process, and what I finally settled on was fairly safe but not very original or exciting either. However here are a few of the tools that I used to help me [...]

Categories: Online Services

Adobe recently released a new set of office applications online to compete with the dominant Google Docs, Zoho and possibly Windows Office Live. It was released alongside Adobe Flash9 and received a small amount of coverage, so I decided to have a quick look at what it offered. Acrobat.com contains 5 services, 3 of which [...]

Categories: Online Services

I am so hugely fond of Adobe Air apps right now because they are just so useful, easy to use and look so good. I also found a great site showcasing the latest and greatest app and although I rarely talk about just one site, I thought this one was worth a mention and a [...]

Categories: Online Services, The Web