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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. \u00a0That’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<\/a> to Safari<\/a>, but that’s another story).<\/p>\n

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. \u00a0A quick Google search led me to highly rated AdBlock for Safari<\/a>, written by Michael Gundlach. \u00a0After a bit of research to learn what there was to learn about it before installing, I took the plunge.<\/p>\n

The software is simple to install and the instructions are clear at every step along the way. \u00a0It works really well, and will automatically update itself when a new version is released. \u00a0According to this interview<\/a> with Gundlach, only one user in a thousand donates anything for the product, so I resolved to use it for a while, and if I found it useful that I would make a donation. \u00a0Let’s just say that my expectations were exceeded.<\/p>\n

A few days after my donation, I received this message from Michael in my inbox:<\/p>\n

Hi there!<\/p>\n

I wanted to say thanks for paying for AdBlock at http:\/\/chromeadblock.com\/pay .
\nI wrote AdBlock hoping to make people’s lives better, and you just told me that
\nI managed to do it \ud83d\ude42 Thank you very, very much! You are so great!<\/p>\n

It’s been over a year since I quit my job, asking my users to pay what they can
\nafford for AdBlock to fund its development. Most users (like, 99%) choose NOT
\nto pay, so you should know that I appreciate your support that much more!<\/p>\n

In any case, Katie and I feel that this is important work, so I’ll keep working
\non AdBlock as long as I am able. You’re helping us continue on our path… did
\nI say thank you yet? Thank you! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Happy ad blocking,
\n– Michael<\/p>\n

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So AdBlock for Safari is free and definitely worth a few minutes of your time to install, as well as at least a few bucks for the effort that Michael has put in to making this product available. \u00a0Download AdBlock for Safari here<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

Edit: Michael is also the creator of Chrome AdBlock<\/a> software, which I haven’t used, but suspect performs just as well as the Safari version. \u00a0You can see in Michael’s thank you message that it says thank you for paying for Chrome AdBlock. I guess he just sees payments and doesn’t know where they come from, although it would be interesting to see if Chrome or Safari users are more likely to make a donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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