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From: Richard Wakeford on 10 Dec 2009 13:47 On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:47:22 -0600, in comp.sys.mac.apps you wrote: > Why bother with GlimmerBlocker when AdBlock for Safari is far superior > and does such a fantastic job? You can have 64 bit Safari with GlimmerBlock and it also gets rid of adverts which come on before all BBC news clips which AdBlock doesn't do.
From: Jolly Roger on 10 Dec 2009 21:05 In article <2977fzmljrwi$.1geemcc6e85mb$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, Richard Wakeford <rwakefordfortynine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:47:22 -0600, in comp.sys.mac.apps you wrote: > > > Why bother with GlimmerBlocker when AdBlock for Safari is far superior > > and does such a fantastic job? > > You can have 64 bit Safari with GlimmerBlock I'm curious. What advantages does runnign Safari in 64-bit mode give you? > and it also gets rid of > adverts which come on before all BBC news clips which AdBlock doesn't do. I just watched this BBC news clip and saw no adverts: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8407023.stm> -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: nospam on 10 Dec 2009 21:08 In article <jollyroger-AB75B8.20051010122009(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > I'm curious. What advantages does runnign Safari in 64-bit mode give you? javascript is a little faster and plugins run as a separate process so if a plugin crashes, safari keeps running.
From: Malcolm on 10 Dec 2009 21:59 On 2009-12-10 21:05:10 -0500, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> said: > In article <2977fzmljrwi$.1geemcc6e85mb$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, > Richard Wakeford <rwakefordfortynine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:47:22 -0600, in comp.sys.mac.apps you wrote: >> >>> Why bother with GlimmerBlocker when AdBlock for Safari is far superior >>> and does such a fantastic job? >> >> You can have 64 bit Safari with GlimmerBlock > > I'm curious. What advantages does running Safari in 64-bit mode give you? Increased security. <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/16/road_to_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_64_bit_security.html&page=2>
From: Jolly Roger on 11 Dec 2009 02:13
In article <2009121021594616807-malcolm(a)invalid>, Malcolm <malcolm(a)invalid> wrote: > On 2009-12-10 21:05:10 -0500, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> said: > > > In article <2977fzmljrwi$.1geemcc6e85mb$.dlg(a)40tude.net>, > > Richard Wakeford <rwakefordfortynine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:47:22 -0600, in comp.sys.mac.apps you wrote: > >> > >>> Why bother with GlimmerBlocker when AdBlock for Safari is far superior > >>> and does such a fantastic job? > >> > >> You can have 64 bit Safari with GlimmerBlock > > > > I'm curious. What advantages does running Safari in 64-bit mode give you? > > Increased security. > <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/16/road_to_mac_os_x_snow_leopard_6 > 4_bit_security.html&page=2> That's a good summary. Thanks. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |