Erstellt am: 30. 9. 2016 - 12:20 Uhr
Today's Webtip: Auto Audio Adé
There was a time when gif-laden blinky websites used to let out a cacophony of midi-based terror. Something which was pretty quickly viewed as very rude and generally frowned upon.
That particular terror pretty much died out with Geocities, and we had a few years of peace and quiet.
But recently the number of sites auto loading embedded video or relying on video ads has increased any my online world has gotten a lot louder. Browser development has helped a bit, now that you can mute sound on the tab itself, but it can still be a pain.
Chrome users have some help now though. A plugin that only lets white listed sites make any sound.
You can get it at chrome.google.com