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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts) Sun Feb 7, 2016, 08:57 PM Feb 2016

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Mac help

Just switched to a Mac book for the first time in years of pc use. trying to watch live stream video. no flash player. they tell me apple does not support flash player what is their live streaming program? searching through help menu but so far no luck.

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Mac help (Original Post) tiredtoo Feb 2016 OP

My Macbook at school streams everything teach1st Feb 2016 #1

Does the streaming site support HTML5? Or Quciktime? (If you can tell us the streaming site PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #2

Thank you both for your replies tiredtoo Feb 2016 #3

To help others, what was the fix? ManiacJoe Feb 2016 #4

Mac does accept adobe flash player tiredtoo Feb 2016 #5

teach1st

(5,935 posts)

1. My Macbook at school streams everything

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:14 PM

Feb 2016

I have downloaded Flash, though, since the Mac wouldn't run some educational sites' software.

Try this link for more info and a good link to download Flash: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4269174?tstart=0

On Edit: OSX is now sandboxing Flash.. http://www.macworld.com/article/2057480/flash-player-now-sandboxed-under-safari-on-mac-os-x.html

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Does the streaming site support HTML5? Or Quciktime? (If you can tell us the streaming site

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:15 PM

Feb 2016

it would help).

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)

3. Thank you both for your replies

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:18 PM

Feb 2016

finally got it working. switching from pc to mac is a learning experience .

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

4. To help others, what was the fix?

Reply to tiredtoo (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 09:31 PM

Feb 2016

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)

5. Mac does accept adobe flash player

Reply to ManiacJoe (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 10:49 PM

Feb 2016

I had not installed program as i thought i had. silly yes, but this is really a different OS to me.

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