Yes, others in our group may shed much more than my limited knowledge, but all I read tells me it's a magnet for viruses, so shut the door until you need it & only on those sites you trust.
John Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2017, at 4:11 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks. So do you recommend I turn off flash and only turn it on if a site > requests it? > > >> On Jan 23, 2017, at 3:59 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Harry, >> >> On the machine I sent you the screenshot I have Flash turned off, that >> machine is primarily used for market data…on my laptop my setup looks like >> this: >> >> Flash is “there” but turned off, even for FaceBook…very seldom do I run into >> a site that requires Flash, I think since most all mobile is avoiding Flash >> the programmers are finally moving away from the beast. >> >> John >> >> >> >> <PastedGraphic-1.png> >> >> >> >> John >> >> >>> On Jan 23, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> John, >>> >>> Thanks so much. My preferences were a little different than yours. When I >>> clicked on Security then Plub-in settings Adobe Flash Player was already >>> turned on. But in the right-hand window there was a list of "configured web >>> sites” with Adobe Flash Player turned on and there was a another window >>> with “Currently Open Websites” and the web site that was open was the one >>> that needed Flash player. It was turned off for that web site. I turned it >>> on and everything worked well. Thanks. for you help. >>> >>> >>> Harry >>> >>>> On Jan 23, 2017, at 12:43 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Harry, >>>> >>>> Flash is defaulted to OFF in Safari, so to use a site that has not updated >>>> to HTML 5 you need to go into Safari Preferences and under Security click >>>> on Pulg-in-Settings.there you will be able to turn it on, >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> <PastedGraphic-2.png> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <PastedGraphic-1.png> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jan 23, 2017, at 12:40 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> In Safari, on several sites, I keep getting the message "You need the >>>>> latest Adobe Flash Player.” Then there is a button to press to get Flash >>>>> Player. >>>>> >>>>> I never use the button I always go to system preferences, but when I >>>>> click to check for updates preferences tell me there are no updates. >>>>> >>>>> What gives? Why do I keep getting the message? Should I update through >>>>> the web site? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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