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Why should I use Safari AdBlocker?

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jon08

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I installed it today hoping it would eliminate ads and whatnot, and while it seems to integrate with Safari nicely and is unobtrusive, it doesn't really do a great job at blocking ads.

I can still see ads on various sites that I for example wouldn't see on Firefox using AdBlockPlus. I'm pretty disappointed. Do GlimmerBlocker, Safari AdBlock or SafariBlock do any better job??
 
I use SafariBlock and Safari AdBlock. Of the two, I think SafariBlock does a much better job.
 
fishmoose said:
It means you need to run Safari in 32-bit, which most people don't want to do. I think Apple has done such a good job with there 64-bit talk that people are afraid of 32-bit apps.
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It works fine. It doesn't have to be 64-bit to work effectively. A great many apps that run on SL are still 32-bit.
 
I'm running it and Safari is still running in 64 bit mode, and I also notice SIMBL Agent which is also 64 bit.
 
fanchee said:
I'm running it and Safari is still running in 64 bit mode, and I also notice SIMBL Agent which is also 64 bit.
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It's quite common to run a mix of 64-bit and 32-bit applications simultaneously on SL:

To ensure simplicity and flexibility, Mac OS X still comes in one version that runs both 64-bit and 32-bit applications. So you don’t need to update everything on your system just to run a single 64-bit program.
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http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/
 
I use Safari AdBlocker that allows me to urn Safari in 64 bit. I used to use ClickToFlash, but it got annoying on sites that have Flash as the main basis for how the site works. If that isn't a problem, then ClickToFlash gets rid of the most annoying ads. I wouldn't mind ads so much if they didn't pop out in front of the content or made noise.
 
GGJstudios said:
It's quite common to run a mix of 64-bit and 32-bit applications simultaneously on SL:[/url]
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Yes, it's possible for separate applications to have different bit-ness. But if a single application is loading shared libraries, they must have the same bit-ness as the parent application.
 
Mumford said:
Yes, it's possible for separate applications to have different bit-ness. But if a single application is loading shared libraries, they must have the same bit-ness as the parent application.
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And your point is? My point is that Safari AdBlock runs just fine in 32-bit mode on Snow Leopard.
 
just a heads up, by ad blocking you are denying revenue to the websites you visit. if the ads are unobtrusive then you should really consider not using an ad-blocker to support these sites
 
chill. said:
just a heads up, by ad blocking you are denying revenue to the websites you visit. if the ads are unobtrusive then you should really consider not using an ad-blocker to support these sites
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But they only get money if you click on the ads, right? I never click on an ad so I can just block them anyway.
 
GGJstudios said:
I use Click2Flash, and it works great for flash-based ads, but doesn't help with the millions of non-flash ads.
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Millions of non-flash ads? I rarely see an ad, and all I use is Click2Flash. Sure, I see a non-flash ad every once in a while, but it is so rare for me that I hardly notice.

fishmoose said:
But they only get money if you click on the ads, right? I never click on an ad so I can just block them anyway.
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Exactly. I think the last time I clicked on a banner ad was in 2002.:p
 
fishmoose said:
But they only get money if you click on the ads, right? I never click on an ad so I can just block them anyway.
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depends on the ad. there are some ads that are CPC (cost per click) but also CPV (cost per view) or (cost per visitor). macrumors uses ads too! i am willing to bet that they get parts of a penny from every time this HP/Sony banner is viewed
 
chill. said:
depends on the ad. there are some ads that are CPC (cost per click) but also CPV (cost per view) or (cost per visitor). macrumors uses ads too! i am willing to bet that they get parts of a penny from every time this HP/Sony banner is viewed
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Okay. But if I don't allow tracking cookies, CPV ads cannot work anyway since they can't track if I loaded the ad?
 
Surely said:
Millions of non-flash ads? I rarely see an ad, and all I use is Click2Flash. Sure, I see a non-flash ad every once in a while, but it is so rare for me that I hardly notice.
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Click2Flash alone isn't as clean as using SafariBlock/Safari AdBlock. Here are just two examples. In all cases, Click2Flash is active:

Without SafariBlock:
Picture 1.jpg​
With SafariBlock:
Picture 2.jpg​
Without SafariBlock:
Picture 3.jpg​
With SafariBlock:
Picture 4.jpg​

I'll keep both, since it's much cleaner.
 
GGJstudios said:
Click2Flash alone isn't as clean as using SafariBlock/Safari AdBlock. Here are just two examples.

Screenshots

I'll keep both, since it's much cleaner.
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Nice screenshots.

However, SafariBlock doesn't work for me. I would need to run Safari in 32-bit mode.

Probably has something to do with the last update being from September 2008.

Are you still running Leopard?
 
Surely said:
Nice screenshots.
However, SafariBlock doesn't work for me. I would need to run Safari in 32-bit mode.
Probably has something to do with the last update being from September 2008.
Are you still running Leopard?
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SafariBlock runs fine in 32-bit mode on Snow Leopard.
 
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