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HTML5 Problems

HTML5 is EVIL!

I need help blocking HTML5. Whenever I log on to my Mac, Safari automatically opens (it's NOT configured to do so) and I the following message pops up:

The website “http://download.cnet.com” is requesting 1 MB of disk space to store “html5 test db” as a database on your disk.

I click NO and then an application that I do not want automatically downloads.

How do I stop the garbage HTML5 from taking control of my machine?

Flash never caused me problems like this.

iPod classic, Mac OS X (10.6.7), iPad-1 IOS 4.3.3

Posted on Jun 15, 2011 4:45 AM

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Philly_Phan Author

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Jun 15, 2011 10:42 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Meg St._Clair wrote:

Philly is obviously bored and jerking peoples' chains. He's a strong advocate of Flash. He appears to be parodying some posters who he feels believe Flash is evil. Read some of the Flash threads he has participated in.

I guess there are no baseball games today.

Please learn to read and then read my posts. I am not a strong advocate of Flash. I am a strong advocate of choice! Then, after hearing from all the fanboys and fangirls about the wonders of HTML5 and I get screwed by it, yes I'm unhappy.

Philly_Phan Author

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Jun 15, 2011 10:45 AM in response to Julian Wright

Julian Wright wrote:

You've been accessing HTML5 content for some considerable time on both your Mac and iPad probably without even realizing it. Suddenly you have one issue with one (badly written, third-party) website and that immediately equals a "total lack of success"?

Ok...

I've been accessing Flash content without even realizing it for a heck of a lot longer time and have had zero problems on my Mac.

Jun 15, 2011 2:29 PM in response to Philly_Phan

Actually I just experienced my first HTML5 pop-up ad on, of all places, the main Apple website.

I can see the databases on the iPad. I do see where I can remove them.

HTML5 Problems