I think this is a great site, but I cannot seem to access the videos from my new Mac. Instead of the video, there is a message that reads, “missing plug-in.” What plug-in am I missing?
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Ralph T. Soule
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New Mac, cannot access videos due to “missing plug-in”
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You need Flash to play the videos that are embedded from YouTube (and to do a lot of other things on the Internet). Go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer
I have the Flash Player, and the Flip Mac, and still some video podcasts are not working and the same "missing Plug-in" message appaeras briefly before the image for the podcast. This happens whether I'm on Safari or Firefox Help!
Hard to say. Perhaps take a close look next time at the video and maybe try to contact the creator to see what they say.
I have heard that Flash can open up a danger of malware onto a Mac - how safe is it to load Flash?
There are been several threats tied to the name "Flash" over the years. The biggest one has had nothing to do with Adobe's Flash plug-in, but was simply something that had Flash in the name. Another was a trojan that disguised itself as a Flash installer, so it had nothing to do with Flash either. And then there have been several reports of Adobe fixing security holes in Flash -- but that happens with any software, including Java, Office, and OS X itself.
So, it is safe to run Flash. You'll find that a lot of web sites don't work without it.