Stopping Flash in Safari
I’ve installed clicktoflash which stops Flash™ from running in Safari. The web is a much nicer place as a result. I detest things moving in my field of vision while I read.
Flash elements are rendered as gray rectangles, if you click on the rectangle it can run. If you Option+click, then it is whitelisted and can always run.
It could do with a little more user interface, there is really nothing visible now, but if you remember the Option+click and you never accidentally whitelist something you will be fine.
Note: If you want to remove it later, go to
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and take it out.
I've had no problems with this over the weeks I've been using it, in fact it has saved me from canceling my American Express card because their commercial no longer tries to play in my browser when I go to pay the bill.