Monthly Archives: June 2010

Making the Web Readable

Posted on June 9, 2010 by kirk

The web is an amazing and vast resource.  And we find ourselves using it more and more.  I was thinking the other day how I haven’t used the Yellow Pages or picked up a map in years.  It’s so much … Continue reading →

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Blocking Ads in Safari

Posted on June 9, 2010 by kirk

I have a love/hate relationship with ads. I love finding out what’s new.  And ads are often the best way to find things the press hasn’t discovered or decided to cover. On the other hand, ads are often intrusive, getting … Continue reading →

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Enabling Extensions in Safari 5

Posted on June 9, 2010 by kirk

Extensions allow you to add functions and features to a program.  And there are a lot of extensions out there for web browsers. But Safari has lacked built-in support for extensions.  Leaving extension writers for Safari to develop tricks and … Continue reading →

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Safari 5

Posted on June 9, 2010 by kirk

When I started this blog, my idea for the first few posts was a short series of things that make browsing the web more secure and enjoyable (or in some case just more bearable). Like all new things, it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Latest Mac Trojan

Posted on June 1, 2010 by kirk

Mac OS X has been, and remains, quite secure to infiltration by automated malware such as viruses.  The system does an unsurpassed job of preventing undetected infections.  However, there is little that can be done if the user chooses to … Continue reading →

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