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Should I install Flash?
Posted by: MacJeepster
Date: December 18, 2012 04:08PM
I am almost done moving into my new Macbook Pro at work. (2.3 GHz i7 w/4GB RAM).
It appears Apple made good on their threat to not include Flash.
I've been getting along fine w/out Flash on my iPad; should I resist the temptation to install it on the 'Book?
I love how zippy this is, I wouldn't want to slow it down.


-mj
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: rgG
Date: December 18, 2012 04:16PM
Try it for a few days and see. That is what we did with a MacBook Air I got for my daughter last year. We wound up installing Flash though.




Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: MEG
Date: December 18, 2012 04:42PM
You could just download Chrome for flash. The thinking is since it's baked into Chrome you won't gum up your whole system and once you quit Chrome, it's gone until (if) you need it again.
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: testcase
Date: December 18, 2012 05:00PM
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MEG
You could just download Chrome for flash. The thinking is since it's baked into Chrome you won't gum up your whole system and once you quit Chrome, it's gone until (if) you need it again.


This is what I'm doing. I tried the ClicktoFlash software but, Safari frequently doesn't seem to like that.
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: mattkime
Date: December 18, 2012 05:13PM
install AdBlock as well.


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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: miK.
Date: December 18, 2012 05:22PM
Don't bother.




Sometimes I wonder, "What would Hodor say in this situation?" - Jim Gaffigan

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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: Racer X
Date: December 18, 2012 05:35PM
Nice to know it will cool down in the evening.
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: miK.
Date: December 18, 2012 05:44PM
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Racer X
Nice to know it will cool down in the evening.

Yeah... better bring a sweater. smiling smiley


Sometimes I wonder, "What would Hodor say in this situation?" - Jim Gaffigan

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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: edgarbc1
Date: December 18, 2012 06:08PM
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MEG
You could just download Chrome for flash. The thinking is since it's baked into Chrome you won't gum up your whole system and once you quit Chrome, it's gone until (if) you need it again.

agree smiley
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: tronnei
Date: December 18, 2012 10:36PM
Variation on a theme:

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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: Article Accelerator
Date: December 19, 2012 02:32AM
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MacJeepster
I've been getting along fine w/out Flash on my iPad

Bingo! There's your answer.

For the sites that balk at supplying HTML5 video to a non-mobile system, just turn on Safari's Develop menu. Then you can change the User Agent to iPad. The page will reload and in most cases, you'll get the video.

In fact, I've made a hot-key for that menu item -- shift-command-v



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/2012 02:33AM by Article Accelerator.
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Re: Should I install Flash?
Posted by: testcase
Date: December 19, 2012 11:32AM
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miK.
Don't bother.




LOL jest smiley
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