Blocking autoplay videos on desktop and mobile browsers
A look at blocking autoplay videos in the most popular desktop and mobile web browsers, i.e. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
Safari
How to block autoplay videos in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari
I last wrote about blocking automatically playing videos (or “autoplay videos”) in web browsers back in 2017. Since then, a lot’s changed, from online video’s… Read More »How to block autoplay videos in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari
Chrome to make ad blockers less effective; recommended Chrome alternatives
Last week, Google announced that it plans to make some changes to how the Chrome web browser works. While the changes are supposedly out of… Read More »Chrome to make ad blockers less effective; recommended Chrome alternatives
RIP Flash in Chrome
Back in February, I wrote about the decline in popularity of the once-all-but-mandatory Adobe Flash plugin. Google started to block it from their ad network.… Read More »RIP Flash in Chrome
Week five with the Mac Mini: Apple Mail and Safari
In week five of the Mac Mini ownership, I thought I’d try moving over to the Mac’s default browser and email programs, Safari and Mail… Read More »Week five with the Mac Mini: Apple Mail and Safari