Do you use extentions like Ad block?

[DJTaurus]

Did you see any speed improvements on your safari after using ad block?

Also whats the point of Safari option to block pop up windows when it doent block them (torrents search for example)

 

[teleromeo]

I use it mainly to remove annoying flash adds. On one specific site I use it to remove all headers and logo's so I can visit that site while negociating with customers so they cannot see who my suplier is.

 

[maflynn]

No plugins for me. No particular reason, just I prefer safari to be plugin free

 

[Shrink]

Yes, I use AdBlock and DoNotTrack+. I'm considering subscribing to a service called DeleteMe (also by Abine, provider of DoNotTrack+).

I zealously protect whatever minimal amount of privacy still available to me. It may not be much, but I'll do all I can to preserve what little remains.

 

[satcomer]

No plugins for me. No particular reason, just I prefer safari to be plugin free

ClickToPlugin ?

 

[r0k]

I prefer Chrome. When I do use Safari, I use an ad blocker. To me, using the internet without an ad blocker is like stumbling around in a dark alley hoping to find something useful under heaps of garbage and manure. I'm appalled at how many popups, popunders, moving, noisy, distracting ads come up when I use a "naked" browser.

Using the internet without blockers is also comparatively unsafe. The few viable malware attacks in OS X almost all rely on weaknesses in Safari.

 

[Dviper27]

I have chrome, and I use it and LOVE it. It blocks all those annoying Youtube ads.

 

[Alameda]

I've used Adblock Plus on Firefox for over two years. I never have a problem with it and certainly web pages load faster when they aren't downloading as much content. It also makes web pages easier to use because you aren't distracted. I attached pictures of MacRumors.com to give you a comparison between with and without using Adblock Plus. MacRumors isn't bad at all, there are many sites that are utterly plastered with ads which Adblock will keep away.

 

[old-wiz]

I use both adblock and flashblock. I wouldn't run without them unless it was for some testing.

I've never checked the performance; I just love not having the ads and worst of all the popup flash ads that play sound very loudly.

 

[velocityg4]

Though I don't use Safari. I do use addons for Firefox such as Adblock Plus, Flashblock, Downloadthemall, Download helper, XMarks, &c. They do speed up my browsing experience considerably and improve it by giving me more control and syncing browsers.

I also tweak Firefox in about:config.