Safari 12 has had some significant changes to the way extensions are written and used by the program, to extent that the old Safari Extensions Webpage has been replaced by a specific location within the Mac App Store. The old web page still exists for the benefit of users of older versions of Safari. One consequence of this is that many of the older extensions are either deleted or at least compromised when you launch Safari 12.
One of these is Ad-Blocker , which while still operative, comes with a warning that it will significantly affect the speed of loading of some websites. See the writing on the wall, I bagan to cast around for a suitable replacement on the App Store and chose a freebie one called “Magic Lasso”. It is extremely effective, to the point that it works entirely too well, and blocks access to perfectly legitimate sites, especially if you’re trying to come in from a link in an email, for example. The big problem here is that it provides no way to whitelist such sites. On these occasions I’ve had to go back and re-activate Ad-Blocker. But I want to move on. Ad-Block say they are coming up with a working solution, but it’s not quite here yet. Many of the others do support whitelisting, but the prices are from anywhere between free and about $15, and I’m not really prepared to go through them one by one. There no try-before-you-buy on the App Store. Has anyone else on the list had experienced the same problems, or come up with a solution they’re happy with? Kind regards, Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
