I appreciate all the free stuff that’s available on the Internet, and I know that much of it is available due the the presence of advertising.  That’s why I’m somewhat conflicted about the use of AdBlockers, and haven’t used one for at least 3 years (since I switched from Firefox to Safari, but that’s another story).

I don’t know what the final straw was that led me to seek out an AdBlocking solution for Safari, but whatever it was, I’m thankful that it came.  A quick Google search led me to highly rated AdBlock for Safari, written by Michael Gundlach.  After a bit of research to learn what there was to learn about it before installing, I took the plunge.

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As a zealous iPad user I often get asked by iPad newbies what apps they should check out or install.  I’ve decided that to make it as easy as possible on me (and them), I will keep a list of some of my favorite apps here.  I’ll try to keep it updated as I get experience with a broader universe of apps.  You’ll see that the list is rather information consumption heavy, and not so game orientated.  I don’t do a lot of gaming on my iPad – although if I had more time I probably would.  I’ve tried to identify the apps that are not free at the time of posting. Continue reading →