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Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me

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<licensedtoquill@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Have you tried doing what I suggested (changing the User Agent to an iOS
>> string) with bbc.co.uk?
> 
> 
> Please excuse my want of expertise but I have a MBP and a Vaio running
> linux off which I would like to remove flash 

<http://lmgtfy.com/?q=uninstall+flash+mac>

> and I wouldnt know where even to start changing the User Agent to an IOS string?

*sigh*...

I already told you how to do that just a couple posts back in this thread.
Here's what I wrote:

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For instance, let's say you've completely removed Flash from your 
computer. You visit a web site to watch a video, and the video shows a 
banner that says you need Flash installed to watch it. Rather than 
installing Flash, you can set your web browser's User Agent string to 
any iOS string, and nine times out of ten, the video will play without 
issue. This is because the overwhelming majority of web sites are coded 
to use Flash when they detect a computer (Mac, Windows) is viewing it, 
and use HTML5 when they detect a mobile device (iOS, Android) is viewing 
it. With Safari, there is built-in functionality to allow you to change 
your User Agent string (go to Safari Preferences > Advanced and enabled 
"Show Develop menu", then choose Develop > User Agent from the menu 
bar). Instructions are different for other browsers: 

<http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/16/change-user-agent-chrome-safari-firefox/> 

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Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-08 08:37 -0700
  Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-08 16:21 +0000
    Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-08 20:32 -0700
      Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 03:38 +0000
        Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-08 20:56 -0700
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            Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-09 05:43 -0700
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      Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 15:27 +0000
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          Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-09 19:36 +0000
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                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-11 06:55 -0700
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                Re: Something not particularly dangerous (?) is annoying the heck out of me licensedtoquill@gmail.com - 2017-04-11 10:52 -0700
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