I am unable to view videos although I have downloaded the latest version of flashplayer several times.

Question

I am having many problems with my mac mini desktop and with my ipad and iphone. I don't know what version operating system I have and don't know where to look for it. I have NOT installed IOS 8.1 because I hear there are problems with it.
I am unable to view videos, unable to open and respond to questions in a fb page that I am the administrator on.
I cannot get mail on my ipad. the box that appears says "cannot get mail, the connection to the server failed"

Answer 1

If you have used the previously supplied links to survey the situation
in your computer, assuming you have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed,
and not something else mis-identified to us, you may be able to
revert to an older plugin than the newer one that isn't being used by
the system anyway. Then see about what one you really need.
The browser you use may not be seeing Flash, so try another.
•Adobe Flash Player updates available for OS X on October 24, 2014 - Apple Support
Note: If you need to run an older version of Flash, you can use web plug-in management
to re-enable it for specific websites using "Run in Unsafe Mode" in Safari 6.1 or later.
If you have and can use a different browser than Safari, you may be able to view content
with whatever Flash player the system has installed. Could be, the Flash player version
you have is not being seen or is not valid for whatever OS X your Mac has; or it may be
seen only by certain browsers and not by Safari.
Even with an older OS X than Snow Leopard 10.6.8, I can see Street View in Google;
and use Google Earth, among others. And mine cannot use the newest Flash plugins.
{Oh, Etrecheck item may or may not be functional with Snow Leopard 10.6.8, now.}
So you may need to review your situation, and the details of the configuration of hardware
and software, to provide more exacting information on these, to help further a resolution.
Good luck & happy computing!
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