I just downloaded and installed the new version of PithHelmet. Here’s what it does:
PithHelmet adds some some basic but powerful content filtering to Apple’s Safari browser. The basic purpose is to block ad images, but there are other potential uses as well (blocking Flash, Shockwave or horrible midi loops).
This is just a series of hacks on top of Apple’s WebKit framework, but it seems to work rather effectively.
Due to the manner in which PithHelmet blocks ad content, most types of advertising content can be caught in the filter – this includes images, javascript, css, text, iframes, popups and popunders.
This little program is the coolest hack ever. Get it. And don’t worry! If you were thinking of advertising with 3650 and a 12-inch, it doesn’t block BlogAds by default. Just slow-loading images…
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