Getting rid of flash
Flash rules
I love flash.
However- flash is not web content. Flash is a system to present animated media
to users who want to see it.
Spam is any email received which you did not request. By this definition I
hold dear to my heart- learned from those who know better than I do- anything
on a website that blinks or makes noise, is spam.
If you own a website, flash makes sense to use if you’re into the media
business. If I visit a website for a movie- and the entire site is flash- I
can accept. If I go to youtube- ok, makes sense. If you have a website, and
you explicitly state the following link is to something that contains flash
that you want me to see, ok.
I love flash.
Flash rules.
Flash usage on the web sucks
Overall, this blanket statement is one that does not leave me wanting for
allies.
What I do to block flash
I use the adblock filter for firefox.
I ad a custom blocking rule, for anything matching *.swf. It’s
effective. Almost brutal.
To allow flash on youtube, I go to youtube, and opt to “disable adblock for
this site only”. Note, I don’t disable adblock, I select the option to disable
on this site only.
Do this for other sites you do wish to view flash on. I can’t think of where
else that would be, though.
This makes it so automatically, the only sites you see flash in, are the sites
you decide.
