Flash, like it or love it, despite all its security holes and the bugs that cause browsers to crash and computers to freeze, is an almost compulsory browser plugin for most web surfers. Flash lets web developers build highly creative web sites and add multimedia components like embedded videos and Flash galleries with beautifully animated transitions between images; and web surfers whom wish to view those Flash Player components must have Adobe's Flash plugin installed in their browser if they want to see more than blacked out regions of sites that rely on Flash for some of their display. So, … [Read more...]