Uploads vs. OS X Leopard
If you are running Safari or Firefox on Mac OS X Leopard, you have probably noticed the inability to upload media to sites like Virb and Flickr. The problem lies within Adobe's Flash Player and the way that it interacts with Leopard.
As of this morning, Adobe has released an update to Flash Player 9, which fixes the issue with flash uploads in Leopard. Therefore you have two choices: Update the player (I've included some simple instructions below) or choose the "Try our simple uploader" option on the upload page. The new Virb will not utilize Flash in its upload method; so eventually, this will all be distant memory.
If your heart desires the update, here is some linkage to carry you thru the journey. I absolutely loathe the fact that Adobe forces you to uninstall Flash Player before upgrading to the new one. Ugh. So, first, you must download the uninstaller, close the browser(s) and run it. Once the app has cleared all traces of Flash from your Mac, it's time to download the installer (for Mac OS X 10.2 and above) and follow the included instructions. Good luck, upgraders!
Dave and I will be keeping an eye on this post, so let us know if you hit any bumps.
posted by
1 NOV 2007
13 Comments
Thanks Brad! Worked great!
posted by Rubin on November 1, 2007 at 1:50pm
Thanks for the info, I was wondering why my Flickr uploads weren't working. When can we get more info on the new Virb?! I'm getting giddy as if it were Christmas.
posted by Scott on November 1, 2007 at 3:30pm
Thanks Brad, perfect!
posted by Sheffield on November 1, 2007 at 3:55pm
Awesome, everything works great.
Now if someone could just fix the way my Leopard install handles disk images. It would be nice to be able to disconnect a disk image in normal means (cmd+e, dragging it to trash) without using disk utility. It is starting to wear on me.
posted by Nick on November 1, 2007 at 6:02pm
another fix if ya cant get anyhitng working would be to use firefox
posted by ben on November 1, 2007 at 9:30pm
@ben This affects all browsers on Leopard. It has to do with the way it handles adding files in flash, and not browser dependent.
posted by rockerBOO on November 2, 2007 at 0:11am
Over at Squarespace, we're noticing some issues with non-Flash WYSIWYG editing functions as well.
Safari's always had issues with WYSIWYG editing (not just ours) but now Firefox is also acting a bit buggy on systems running Leopard. Firefox released a new update yesterday here:
2.0.0.9 download
Just wanted to share that in case anyone on Virb is having similar problems.
posted by Krystyn on November 2, 2007 at 0:54am
Thanks for the heads-up.
posted by ego-madking on November 3, 2007 at 1:15pm
Thanks for the tip. It works well now…
posted by Sidy on November 3, 2007 at 8:19pm
Great !! thanks for tip.
posted by PraP on November 22, 2007 at 11:31am
Great!!
posted by Mike on November 30, 2007 at 6:34am
Will Virb ever really take off or will it be this social network that will be sorta like a rogue network that doesn't really get any huge traffic?
posted by Tony on December 2, 2007 at 9:55pm
Ah, cool… I was wondering why all of my favorite sites' flash uploaders stopped working…
posted by Jimmy on December 3, 2007 at 8:20pm