I'm slowly learning my new laptop and its quirks, and I'm having a problem. Almost every video I try to watch (youtube, buzzfeed, etc.), I just get a green screen. The sound is fine, so I can listen to what's going on, but no picture. I am so very not computer savvy, I don't even know where to begin to try to fix it. Any suggestions?
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EpicTangent - Jan 20, 2015 7:46:52 am PST #24304 of 25496
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Dana - Jan 20, 2015 7:56:45 am PST #24305 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sounds like a plugin problem. Do you have the current version of Flash? Can you try a different browser?
EpicTangent - Jan 20, 2015 8:06:09 am PST #24306 of 25496
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'd assume that my Flash is current, just from the age of the laptop, but I'll check. And I haven't tried any other browser. Will look into that.
starts taking notes of things to check at home tonight
Rob - Jan 20, 2015 10:02:05 am PST #24307 of 25496
I tend to use Chrome to view flash content and Safari for everything else, as Chrome embeds its own Flash player and aggressively updates it while Safari just tells you it is out of date and disables Flash. With Safari you have to manage the update yourself and Adobe updaters are pretty intrusive.
Web browsers are more resistant to Flash exploits than they were a few years ago for technical reasons that I will happy bore you with if you're interested.
tommyrot - Jan 20, 2015 10:30:10 am PST #24308 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I tend to use Chrome to view flash content and Safari for everything else, as Chrome embeds its own Flash player and aggressively updates it while Safari just tells you it is out of date and disables Flash. With Safari you have to manage the update yourself and Adobe updaters are pretty intrusive.
I had forgotten that Chrome keeps you up to date on Flash. I think I'll use your method so I won't have to deal with annoying Flash updates on Safari.
(I'm one of those who switched to Safari when I got Yosemite, because they claim Safari now uses less power and I wanted longer battery life out of my MacBook Pro.)
Sophia Brooks - Jan 22, 2015 9:55:58 am PST #24309 of 25496
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Please help me.
I want to listen to the Moth Podcast by Mary Clair King.
She is the top one listed on this page:
I cannot figure out how to listen. When I click download, it takes me to itunes, where I see 5 Moth episode available for download, but not the Mary CLaire King one? WTF? What am I missing?
-t - Jan 22, 2015 10:44:33 am PST #24310 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sophia, it looks like it is part of the one released on 1/13 (#2)
Sophia Brooks - Jan 22, 2015 11:13:44 am PST #24311 of 25496
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thank you!
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2015 9:07:28 am PST #24312 of 25496
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NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2015 10:25:18 am PST #24313 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
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