trying to survive without Flash...

[space-time]

So new Macs ship without Adobe Flash installed. Sure I can download and install it myself, but is there any way to survive without it? for example I wanted to watch an Amazon Vide-Review, and I got a message that I need Flash. Any work-around?

OK, maybe survive is too strong. No one is gonna die without Flash

[jdc]

Install Flash, then install Click to Flash.

Then only for the sites that need Flash you can enable Flash

[Grateful11]

My nephew that works for a Graphics Co. isn't allowed to design anything with Flash, he said he wouldn't anyway.

[silvarios]

Opera and Camino both have a click to load plug-ins option built-in. Could also try downloading Chrome which includes its own Flash plug-in and keep the rest of your system Flash free.

[Seacrest]

silvarios wrote:
Chrome which includes its own Flash plug-in and keep the rest of your system Flash free.

This is what I have started doing.

http://occupyflash.org/

[edgarbc1]

Seacrest wrote:
[quote=silvarios]
Chrome which includes its own Flash plug-in and keep the rest of your system Flash free.

This is what I have started doing.

http://occupyflash.org/
+1
there is an article on TUAW (via Daring Fireball)
to install a script (via Fastscripts)
which if you hit a page in Safari you want to see it will open up a
Chrome page with the same URL. i really like this method

[sekker]

I have click to flash installed. It's amazing how much faster some pages load.

[Article Accelerator]

space-time wrote:
So new Macs ship without Adobe Flash installed. Sure I can download and install it myself, but is there any way to survive without it? for example I wanted to watch an Amazon Vide-Review, and I got a message that I need Flash. Any work-around?

I don't know about Amazon Vide-Review but many pages will load video just fine if you tell your browser to identify as Safari for iPad. Just activate Safari's Develop menu (in Preferences).

BTW, it's ridiculous that web developers do this. If a visitor's browser is lacking Flash, they should automatically provide the H.264 version. Instead, you get a message that you need Flash. What bullsh!t.

[Article Accelerator]

sekker wrote:
I have click to flash installed. It's amazing how much faster some pages load.

Yes, it's great but the problem with using Click To Flash is that web sites are misled--CtF tricks the server into thinking you have Flash even though you're not loading the Flash object. I think it's much better to not have the Flash plug-in installed at all. If enough visitors lack Flash, maybe web developers will finally get a clue...