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It’s Not Just Apple: Google Hates Flash Too (GOOG, AAPL, ADBE): ” While Apple’s battle with Adobe over Flash gets all the headlines, Flash’s troubles, especially for web developers lie even deeper.
When we at OMGPOP built our website, not just our games, entirely in Flash we did so to provide a rich, differentiated environment around our games. While it looks great, every day we are punished for using Flash.
Why?”
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current fave rave
Finally tried this and quite like it
ClickToFlash: “‘any crash is probably Flash’ ClickToFlash Flash-blocking plug-in for Safari on Mac OS X Download 1.5.5 Latest stable version size: 526 KB Mac OS X 10.4-10.6 Beta download 1.6b9 size: 612 KB Mac OS X 10.4-10.6 get source code or report a bug or donate Features:
Block evil Adobe Flash Flash only when you want it. One-click Flash loading View blocked Flash with just one click. Higher quality YouTube Play videos in QuickTime, not Flash. Website Whitelist Allow Flash on certain websites. Lowered CPU usage Browse the web more quickly. Better battery life Browse the web longer on your laptop. Less fan usage and heat Browse the web quietly and cooly. Automatic Updating Download updates when they’re ready. “
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Sir Patrick Stewart? The Queen made it so [Patrick Stewart]: “
Captain Jean-Luc Picard got a bit of a promotion from her royal majesty the Queen. Patrick Stewart, 69, was knighted yesterday. We’re so happy for the Captain we could sing about it. [BBC] More »
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(Via io9.)
Very cool stuff and all in HTML 5 – bye bye Flash
Every new Apple mobile device and every new Mac — along with the latest version of Apple’s Safari web browser — supports web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. These web standards are open, reliable, highly secure, and efficient. They allow web designers and developers to create advanced graphics, typography, animations, and transitions. Standards aren’t add-ons to the web. They are the web. And you can start using them today.”
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