With the addition of the FlashBlock plugin (http://flashblock.mozdev.org/) the c... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

skippybosco on March 23, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox...

With the addition of the FlashBlock plugin (http://flashblock.mozdev.org/) the chance of those crashes happening drops significantly.

swaits on March 23, 2011 [–]

This can be done without a plugin in Chrome. Simply go to about:flags and enable the Click to Play plugins option. This enables an extra option in the prefs under Content Settings IIRC, that allows you to force any, all, or specific plugins to behave this way. Godsend.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact