J. Blake

@jblake
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Artist, illustrator, app and game developer in DTX. Exiled ad agency creative director. šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ
Mehttps://jblakeharris.com
My studiohttps://motorcycl3.com
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Adobe’s Creative Cloud bloatware / malware strikes again…

Users say Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app

https://piunikaweb.com/2026/04/01/adobe-creative-cloud-rewrites-hosts-file/

#adobe #CreativeCloud #photoshop #data #tech #technology #BigTech #enshittification #InfoSec

Users say Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app

Adobe’s latest Creative Cloud update is editing system hosts files behind the scenes. It’s not stealing data, but it needs admin rights and has corporate security tools lighting up. Full details here.

PiunikaWeb

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@thetaggartinstitute/116331251419939199

This is real, and I can't believe it's finally done! Come join us!

In celebration of Apple’s 50th, here’s one of my favorite playlist I called ā€œHappy Mac.ā€

It has my favorite Mac-related songs from the 2000s era Apple.

(And some not Mac-related but I associate with the Mac.)

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/happy-mac/pl.u-kv9l5jmFRgMYl

Happy Mac by Mario Guzman on Apple Music

Playlist Ā· 32 Songs

Apple Music - Web Player
More fun Apple marketing. This from Instagram.
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Don’t Trust The Internet Day, but honestly that’s just every day now.
Happy ā€œAvoid the Internetā€ day to those that celebrate.
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I have created a story in my head that the corporate marketing team threw some money at a young designer to run this TikTok, and that person should be running the whole department by the end of the year.
I have never opened a TikTok account, but what Apple is doing there is so fun and innovative. This blew me away:
https://www.tiktok.com/@apple/photo/7616042860344921374
TikTok - Make Your Day

Really honored to be asked by The Verge to write a couple of pieces about Apple at 50. Here’s the first one, about the computer that made Apple a success long before the Mac: The Apple II.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/900677/apple-ii-personal-computer

Apple II Forever!

Apple would never have made it if it weren’t for the Apple II, the company’s first hit product and the first one to generate the amount of devotion we’ve now come to expect from fans of Apple’s products.

The Verge