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Thoughts on a Flash-based TiVo User Interface

Okay, huge disclaimers here.  I used to work at TiVo, and specifically worked on several parts of the user interface framework, and I now work at Google, and have worked on the YouTube backend infrastructure. One big struggle at TiVo … Continue reading

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Firefox 3.5 crashes under Fedora solved

I was having horrible crashing issues with the 32-bit version of Firefox 3.5.1 on my Fedora Core x86_64 system, especially while using Flash, but also while doing simple tasks like printing.  Fedora Core (unlike Ubuntu) can run both 32-bit and … Continue reading

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Mobile platforms will be the death of Adobe Flash

I’ve been curiously watching the developments (or lack thereof) surrounding Adobe and the use of Flash on mobile platforms like the iPhone and Android handsets. Here’s my summarization of the situation as it stands today: No browser (mobile or otherwise) … Continue reading

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