Back in October, Apple shipped its first MacBook Air models without the Adobe Flash plug-in pre-installed. In the ensuing brouhaha, Ars Technica discovered Flash cut battery life by up to 33% on the MacBook Air and possibly other MacBook models. Personally, my MacBook often sounds like it's preparing for space flight when I visit pages that use Adobe's plug-in.
Whether you wish to conserve electricity, silence overactive cooling fans, boost the security of your browsing experience, or protest against the use of media plug-ins, you can easily