Each to his own. Safari is quicker in the current form.
I switched to Firefox when it was quicker and have a few favourite plugins that
weren't available in Safari at the time and have stuck with it.
Regards,
Eugene
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On 24/02/2010, at 11:10 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: > > Just a general question re Firefox for Macs. I am a newcomer to the world of > Apple and currently use Safari as the default web browser. I am familiar with > Firefox having used it on my Windows machine for some time. Are there any > benefits in using Firefox or does this expose protection weakness? > > Generally Safari does everything I need of it but always on the look out for > better ways of doing things. > > Thanks > > Peter... > > > Kind Regards, > > Peter Crisp, Associate, BE Mech > HATCH > (Phone + 61 8 9428 5437 > 2Fax + 61 8 9428 5555 > ÈMob 0402 001 019 > ?E-mail pcr...@hatch.com.au > Website <http://www.hatch.com.au/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of > Neil Houghton > Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:49 AM > To: WAMUG > Subject: Re: Blocking Flash > > > Yes, I use Firefox but agree that these plug-ins are great for removing > unwanted ads and flash - speeding up browsing significantly. > > There are several plug-ins for Firefox, but the relevant ones which I am > currently running are: > > - Flashblock - as for clicktoflash on Safari it blocks all Flash assets on a > web page until you explicitly click on them. > > - Adblock Plus - this strips out all the other (non-flash) ads based on > whatever filter set you add (I use Rick752's EasyList - which seems to work > well for me) > > > Cheers > > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > > on 24/2/10 5:26 AM, Peter Sealy at carp...@internode.on.net wrote: > >> >> I agree with Matt. I have been using Clicktoflash for a long while now and it >> works great. But it does not stop all image based advertising because a lot >> of >> advertisers now place their advertisements within the web page and don't use >> Flash. I don't know how this is done. I bet there is an army of geeks working >> on how to defeat Clicktoflash on behalf of the advertising industry or even >> within Adobe. >> >> But for now +1 for Clicktoflash. I think there is at least one other similar >> app. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 24/02/2010, at 3:36 AM, Dark1 wrote: >> >>> >>> Wow. Thanks for this Matt. Indeed there is a great amount of flash >>> advertising. This link is very useful. >>> >>> Ruben >>> >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> With all the well-deserved Flash-bagging going around I thought it poignant >>>> to mention a great little plugin for Safari called Click2Flash. >>>> >>>> <http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/> >>>> >>>> Essentially, it blocks all Flash assets on a web page until you explicitly >>>> click on them. From a purely subjective point of view, web browsing is >>>> significantly faster on flash-ad heavy sites. It just feels smoother. >>>> >>>> It's also quite an eye-opened to see how much Flash content is actually >>>> embedded into sites these days. >>>> >>>> Try it out. >>>> >>>> - Matt Healey >> >> > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > ***************************** > NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the > individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information > which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. > Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as > information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain > viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When > addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice > (collectively, "information") contained in this e-mail is subject to the > terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such > agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to > others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise > agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or > completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received > this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and > destroy and delete the message from your computer. > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >
