Publish on a Linux Desktop? Yes You Can!
Desktop publishing applications are different from word processing programs. Desktop publishing isn’t a sit-and-start-typing task; it requires more input from the user in terms of page layout, spacing and how elements are arranged. This might require a little more learning on the user’s part, but if you’re on Linux and desktop publishing is your thing, [...]
Apple loosens its chokehold on app development
By Stacy Cowley NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Apple is loosening its grip on its app development for its mobile devices, announcing Thursday that it will drop restrictions on what programming tools developers can use to create iOS apps. The company also dropped a ban on certain in-application ad serving tools that had effectively cut off Google’s [...]
Adobe Strikes Back at Steve Jobs’ Flash Attack
By Patricia Resende Adobe Systems has fired back at Apple CEO Steve Jobs, denying that Flash causes Mac crashes and battery draining. Apple’s Mac OS X is to blame, Adobe’s Holly Campbell charged, calling the claims “another attempt to control developers and consumers.” Given Apple’s Flash restrictions, Adobe has moved on to help other mobile-device [...]
An IT Nightmare: Patches for Windows, Oracle and Adobe
By Jennifer LeClaire On April 13th’s Patch, Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins to address 25 vulnerabilities. Nine of those flaws are rated critical. On the same day, Oracle and Adobe Systems also released security updates. Oracle addressed 47 vulnerabilities and Adobe is issuing fixes for both Acrobat and Reader, making this month a nightmare for [...]
Jobs Attacks Flash As Unfit for iPhone
By YUKARI IWATANI KANE And BEN WORTHEN Steve Jobs escalated Apple Inc.’s battle with Adobe Systems Inc., publishing a lengthy essay that responds to criticism of his company’s decision to ban Adobe’s popular Flash technology from iPhones, iPods and iPads. The essay, which reiterates arguements that Mr. Jobs has made recently, cites Apple’s preference for [...]
Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs
Adobe Systems, evidently stung by recent criticisms of its widely used Flash Player browser plug-in, has promised better performance on Mac systems. “Given identical hardware, Flash Player on Windows has historically been faster than the Mac, and it is for the most part the same code running in Flash for each operating system,” said Adobe [...]