Filed under: Software, World wide web Tools
Mat posted about Safari 3 Adblock earlier this week. To me, the most impressive feature of that plug-in is its support for Adblock Plus filter subscriptions. In that same vein, SafariBlock, a program TUAW has covered in the past has received a significant update. In version 2.0, not only is the plug-in now open souce, but it is also compatible with AdBlock Plus subscriptions! It’s Leopard compatibility has been improved from version 1.3.1 as well. I had some trouble getting SafariBlock 2 installed (the installer and a manual installation gave me errors), but the plug-in ended up working just fine.
Having played around with both plug-ins, I think that they both have their pros and cons. While SafariAdblock seems to be a little bit superior at distinguishing between ad and non-ad flash videos (SafariBlock automatically whites out some video windows that are actual content, even if they appear near an ad header), SafariBlock is much better at working with web forms and sites that need to launch an action in either another window or in some sort of pop-up.
In any event, AdBlock Plus filter support has instantly transformed my Safari experience - bringing one of my favorite Firefox features to a browser that tends to be more stable on my system. Plus, SafariBlock is free - and I’m a massive fan of free.
Thanks egordin!
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Filed under: Freeware, Internet Tools
A while back Mike mentioned the beta release of the stand-alone Flickr Uploadr and now the Flickr folks have announced the official release. Flickr Uploadr grants you to tag, describe, and organize your pics locally before uploading them to the on the web pic service. The signature new feature of version 3 grants reordering of your pics before uploading just by dragging them around. Version 3 also lets you work offline, and once you start the actual upload you can begin adding and tagging new photos even before the first batch is completed uploading.
Flickr Uploadr version 3.0 is a free download from Flickr.com.
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Filed under: World wide web Tools, Leopard, Beta Beat
We’ve covered the concept of site specific browsers before. Basically these are stand-alone browsers designed to work with just one website, e.g. Gmail. Fluid takes this idea to the next level by automating the process of creating Webkit based site specific browsers. When you launch Fluid it asks for the URL and name of the site, and then it creates a Cocoa application just for that particular site. The reason that this is handy is that it separates your general browsing (and related crashes) from your Gmail, facebook, etc.
Fluid is in beta and can be downloaded from Todd Ditchendorf and requires Leopard.
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Mat posted about Safari 3 Adblock earlier this week. To me, the most impressive feature of that plug-in is its support for Adblock Plus filter subscriptions. In that same vein, SafariBlock, a program TUAW has covered in the past has received a significant update. In version 2.0, not only is the plug-in now open souce, but it is also compatible with AdBlock Plus subscriptions! It’s Leopard compatibility has been improved from version 1.3.1 as well. I had some trouble getting SafariBlock 2 installed (the installer and a manual installation gave me errors), but the plug-in ended up working just fine.
Having played around with both plug-ins, I think that they both have their pros and cons. While SafariAdblock seems to be a tiny bit better at distinguishing between ad and non-ad flash videos (SafariBlock automatically whites out some video windows that are actual content, even if they appear near an ad header), SafariBlock is much superior at working with web forms and sites that need to launch an action in either another window or in some sort of pop-up.
In any event, AdBlock Plus filter support has instantly transformed my Safari experience - bringing one of my favorite Firefox features to a browser that tends to be more stable on my system. Plus, SafariBlock is free - and I’m a massive fan of free.
Thanks egordin!
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I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of the internet development application RapidWeaver, but I don’t think about it complete until supplemented by a variety of excellent plugins from YourHead software. We’ve covered their excellent WYSIWYG plugin Blocks before and now they have a couple of new plugins that add some neat features. First up is PayLoom (jointly developed with YabDab) which makes it simple to set up a webstore on the web using PayPal’s Shopping Cart service. Second is a new beta plugin called Kwix that makes it simple to create fluid animated menus on RapidWeaver pages, and ideal of all it’s compatible with the newest Blocks beta as well. With the MacUpdate Bundle we’ve been posting about being extended, now is a great time to get into RapidWeaver development.
PayLoom is $19.95 and a demo is available. Kwix is still in beta but is available for download from YourHead.
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Filed under: Internet Tools, Leopard, Beta Beat
We’ve covered the concept of site specific browsers before. Basically these are stand-alone browsers designed to work with just one website, e.g. Gmail. Fluid takes this idea to the next level by automating the process of creating Webkit based site specific browsers. When you launch Fluid it asks for the URL and name of the site, and then it creates a Cocoa application just for that particular site. The reason that this is handy is that it separates your general browsing (and related crashes) from your Gmail, facebook, etc.
Fluid is in beta and can be downloaded from Todd Ditchendorf and requires Leopard.
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Filed under: iPod Family, Internet Tools, iPhone
Awesome TUAW Reader Tom King enjoyed using my javascript iPastelet (his phrase–isn’t it great?) and created this interactive tool that automates the bookmarklet design process.
His web form lets you specify the text to paste and the bookmarklet name. You can even skip the “Paste here” confirmation alert and paste into the first available field. Click “Make iPastelet”, drag the link into your bookmarks and you’re ready to sync.
Cool stuff. Read more about here. Great job, Tom.
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I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of the internet development application RapidWeaver, but I don’t consider it complete until supplemented by a variety of excellent plugins from YourHead software. We’ve covered their excellent WYSIWYG plugin Blocks before and now they have a couple of new plugins that add some neat features. First up is PayLoom (jointly developed with YabDab) which makes it simple to set up a webstore on the internet using PayPal’s Shopping Cart service. Second is a new beta plugin called Kwix that makes it simple to create fluid animated menus on RapidWeaver pages, and best of all it’s compatible with the newest Blocks beta as well. With the MacUpdate Bundle we’ve been posting about being extended, now is a great time to get into RapidWeaver development.
PayLoom is $19.95 and a demo is available. Kwix is still in beta but is available for download from YourHead.
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Filed under: World wide web Tools, Open Source, Leopard
I know some folks have been looking for an AdBlock plugin for Safari that works with Leopard’s Safari v3. The excellent Pith Helmet ($10) is now Leopard compatible, but the relatively new Safari AdBlock is open source and free. It’s pretty much install and forget. The most current version also includes initial support for AdBlock Plus style lists as well.
Safari AdBlock is a free download from sourceforge and is Leopard-only.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
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Filed under: iPod Family, World wide web Tools, iPhone
Awesome TUAW Reader Tom King enjoyed using my javascript iPastelet (his phrase–isn’t it great?) and created this interactive tool that automates the bookmarklet design process.
His web form lets you specify the text to paste and the bookmarklet name. You can even skip the “Paste here” confirmation alert and paste into the first available field. Click “Make iPastelet”, drag the link into your bookmarks and you’re ready to sync.
Cool stuff. Read more about here. Great job, Tom.
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