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Adobe Confirms PDF Vulnerability, Offers a Workaround
More than two weeks ago we warned Windows users about a leak in Adobe Acrobat/Reader PDF documents with a high security risk. The flaw could allow hackers to use a malicious code added to PDF documents to take control of Window XP computers with Internet Explorer 7 installed.
In a securty advisory Adobe confirmed the vulnerability and promised to launch a comprehensive fix till the end of October 2007. Until then Adobe recommends users to use a workaround to avoid hack attacks.
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Two rulings that could improve web accessibility
A federal court in California judged two landmark decisions in a nationwide class action against Target Corporation. First, the court certified the case as a class action on behalf of blind Internet users throughout the country under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Second, the court held that Web sites such as target.com are required by California law to be accessible.
"All e-commerce businesses should take note of this decision and immediately take steps to open their doors to the blind," comments the President of the National Federation of the Blind, Dr. Marc Maurer.
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Rumor: Mac mini turns Nano in late October
Mac OS Rumors reported the end of Mac Mini and the beginning of Mac Nano as of October's end. The new Mac will be smaller than a mini, just tall enough to fit a hard drive in. The enclosure will have a completely new design.Read More
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Next Firefox will tell Google all about you
The next version of Firefox, Gran Paradiso will have a function that will tell Google all the users browsing habits. This feature is disabled by default.Read More
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Interview With Adobe's Richard Galvan
Richard Galvin, Adobe`s Technical Product Manager for Flash talks about Flash CS3, the features, the rumors, and the ongoing events around it in an interview for Cold Hard Flash.
"I still see Flash as the ultimate digital canvas to allow our users
imagination to be visualized. But we can’t stop growing and we must
keep up with all the changes constantly happening in our space," says Richard.
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Adobe RoboHelp 7 launched
Adobe released Adobe Robohelp 7, a software tool that empowers technical communicators, help authors, and web developers to build, manage, and publish content for help systems and standalone knowledge bases. Read MoreAdobe
Adobe MAX Awards 2007 Finalists
Adobe announced the finalists of Adobe MAX Awards 2007. Two finalists were selected in each of the seven categories.
The MAX Awards also recognized three outstanding projects from Europe as well as awarded Honourable Mentions in each of the seven categories and EMEA Finalists on their innovative applications and significant achievements.
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Visit the Ajax Experience Conference in Boston, save 300$ as a DMXzone member!
Because AJAX is hot and DMXzone has more and more AJAX related content and extensions we'd like to bring this special conference to your attention. We've arranged a special discount for our members, just register with the code DMXZONE and you will get a 300$ discount.
"You have Web development questions: What framework is right for my next project? How do I integrate Ajax functionality with my existing infrastructure? How can I develop and maintain secure Ajax applications? Get the answers at The Ajax Experience."
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co-founders Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer bring their flagship conference to Boston's World Trade Center,
October 24-26. Learn how to bring the value of Ajax to your next
project at The
Ajax Experience.
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AIR Beta 2 launched
Adobe released the beta 2 version of Adobe AIR. The runtime lets developers use their existing web development skills in HTML, AJAX, Flash and Flex to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop. This release tackles a number of issues and dramatically improves desktop integration.
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