Monthly Archives: January 2012

Adobe Flash updater on Mac OS X – or how not to implement updaters

Posted on January 18, 2012 by David van Enckevort

Since Apple stopped distributing Adobe Flash with Mac OS X there was a need for a new way to notify the user about new updates to Flash. There are several ways Adobe could have implemented this, but the way they … Continue reading →

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Create a DNS redirector with Apache RewriteMaps

Posted on January 17, 2012 by David van Enckevort

Ever wanted to make a clean URL like http://site.example.com/ refer to a specific page op your web server (e.g. http://www.example.com/blog/site/)? Many hosting providers offer you this option with a redirector service, but it is also easy to create your own … Continue reading →

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