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What's great about this is that you can spoof your own Mac's user-agent string so that you can get flash-free video. I just uninstalled Flash (http://kb2.adobe
by maxharris 17y ago
What's great about this is that you can spoof your own Mac's user-agent string so that you can get flash-free video.
I just uninstalled Flash (http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html) - why keep that garbage on your computer if you don't need it? -- and now my computer doesn't overheat when I watch a TED talk. This is great!
- kylec 17y agoThat shouldn't be necessary though - the site should serve up HTML5 video to all Safari/Chrome users instead of just those on the iPad.
- maxharris 17y agoIt is necessary. I had to change my user-agent string to get the HTML5 video page (without it, I just got the regular "please install flash player" message).
- melling 17y agoWhat did you change it to? I tried a UA of iPhone but that didn't work on the couple of sites that I viewed.
- melling 17y agoGot it. http://www.onedigitallife.com/2005/08/03/changing-safaris-user-agent/ http://www.onedigitallife.com/2005/08/03/changing-safaris-us... http://www.labnol.org/tech/ipad-user-agent-string/13230/ http://www.labnol.org/tech/ipad-user-agent-string/13230/