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Reduce Mac OS X's Flash CPU usage

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Mar 15, 202610220 views
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I have been experiencing high CPU usage (138%) on my MacBook, while looking at flash videos on the internet with the Firefox browser. Mostly this usage makes itself noticeable by the loud noise of the fans and a hot MacBook which is very annoying for me. Does anyone know how to solve this problem o…

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Fix for: Reduce Mac OS X's Flash CPU usage

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You can try using a Flash Blocker (eg. FlashBlock for Firefox, ClickToFlash for Safari - loads the H.264 files using QuickTime instead!) to help alleviate the CPU spike caused by ads. However in terms of just the spike caused by using Flash, you can…

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