The sliding-down-out-of-the-Safari-window is your clue. This is Apple’s way of saying “this message is from us.” Ordinarily you should be suspicious of windows that pop up, telling you to download this and install that, but in this case, since it comes from Apple, you’re safe. Notice that this window slid out of the Safari window you’re viewing. Keep reading!)įirst thing to do: click where it says “Flash out-of-date.” That leads to this picture: (Older versions of Safari will show “Blocked Plug-in.” Same problem, same solution. You’ve probably seen something like this on a web page lately: Read on and I’ll clarify everything and you will be back to watching YouTube videos in no time. It ought to be easy but Adobe manages to confuse people with sloppy wording on their website. Apple’s Safari browser blocks any version of Flash that isn’t the very latest, so Adobe’s update caused Safari’s blocking to kick in… and that means I’m getting the same question, over and over: “How do I update my Flash Player?”

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