*OverApps* lets Mac users replace ads on websites with web apps based around
things the user is interested in. Browsing the internet can be a frustrating
experience nowadays. It seems you can't go anywhere online without being
assaulted by annoying ads embedded into your favorite web pages. In a way,
this makes sense because the websites you're visiting are trying to make
money. At the same time, too many ads can quickly become an annoying sensory
overload. *How it works* If you want to *ditch embedded ads*, OverApps
provides a neat solution. The next time you come across an ad you simply
don't want to see anymore, OverApps can let you cover it up with an app you
actually want to see. OverApps gives you the option to choose a variety of
different apps to replace the ads in question. There's an app for Facebook,
one for Twitter and even one for Flickr. If you'd prefer something less
social, you can also choose apps that display top news stories, the weather
and pictures of cats, for the more photographically inclined. *How to
install* Installing OverApps is simple. OverApps is compatible with Mac OS
10.4 and higher, and works in Firefox. Every time you see an ad on a website
you're viewing, you should also see a thin OverApps bar immediately on top of
it. Simply click the orange arrow and OverApps will begin its magic. The
first step is to choose what app you want to overlap the specific ad. Apps
like Facebook and Twitter will require you to log in and give permission for
OverApps to use your data to generate a feed where the ad once was. This is a
short, easy process. Once done, you can enjoy a feed of whatever content
you've chosen to view. In the case of Facebook and Twitter, you can even
update your status directly from the OverApps box, which is really quite
cool. Unfortunately, OverApps doesn't work on every single ad you'll
encounter online. Leaderboard (728x90 pixels) and medium rectangle (300x250
pixels) ads are currently covered, but skyscraper ads of 160x600 are not. It
also would've been nice to see compatibility with Safari, Apple's own
personal web browser. For a beta version, though, it's still pretty
comprehensive coverage. *OverApps gives internet surfers an effective and
creative option to nix the annoying embedded ads on the sites they visit
most.*Download *OverApps* in Softonic
