Try BetterTouchTool app, it's quite good. I added several gestures to Safari with it and it's really made browsing more comfortable (for example I use "pinch in" to close a tab, "pinch out" to open one, "rotate" to refresh etc).
Which web browser do you use?
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Try BetterTouchTool app, it's quite good. I added several gestures to Safari with it and it's really made browsing more comfortable (for example I use "pinch in" to close a tab, "pinch out" to open one, "rotate" to refresh etc).
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I use a number of machines (home, office, laptop) and with the Xmarks plug-in, my bookmarks are kept synchronized. Toss in AdBlock and NoScript, and it's pretty much perfect.
I use a number of machines (home, office, laptop) and with the Xmarks plug-in, my bookmarks are kept synchronized. Toss in AdBlock and NoScript, and it's pretty much perfect.
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Yeah, thanks. I've known about BTT for a while now, but I really don't like the idea of running extra apps for something which shouldn't be necessary. If memory consumption between Safari and BTT were less still than a session with Firefox, I might be tempted, but there's still the issue of extensions other than mouse gestures.
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I use Safari on my iMac because it is fast, does what I need and doesn't remind me of Windows or a PC in any way! I still have my Dell PC (for Windows only applications) and I use Firefox on it. But the load time is really long. The Mac is so much faster loading the OS and Safari. One thing I do like better about Firefox is that one can set it to empty all the files when you quit. So, when I restart, all cookies, files, and such are gone.
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I hate firefox, because it's 3 times as slow as any other browser, but I was wondering something else.
I see no reason to use Safari instead of Chrome. Have any of you Safari lovers tried it? I did the other day and noticed a significant change in speed. Plus it has some themes and can open all the windows from your last session automatically.
I see no reason to use Safari instead of Chrome. Have any of you Safari lovers tried it? I did the other day and noticed a significant change in speed. Plus it has some themes and can open all the windows from your last session automatically.
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Been using Google Chrome a little bit more recently and I'm honestly falling in love with now.. Definitely has most of the bugs fixed from the initial release and some of the extensions are perfect for my needs. I've been able to get rid of a few of my bookmarks thanks to them.
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I have used FF and Camino mostly and messed with chrome a bit. Chrome has the best memory management of them all and is nice and quick. FF internal behavior is sloven
Each time Opera comes out with a new version I give it a try. After about a week some glaring bug pops up that is so painful I revert back to Camino or Chrome. But version 10.53 has won me over on the PC and Mac now for well over a month. It's very quick and packed with features. It's the most customizable browser I have seen. You can make it very sanitary looking or clutter it with every button imaginable. Although I don't use it the built email client is a nice all-in-one feature. Resizable fingernail tabs is also cool. It's still a little memory and cpu hog like FF but I like it better.
Give it a whirl.
I have used FF and Camino mostly and messed with chrome a bit. Chrome has the best memory management of them all and is nice and quick. FF internal behavior is sloven
Each time Opera comes out with a new version I give it a try. After about a week some glaring bug pops up that is so painful I revert back to Camino or Chrome. But version 10.53 has won me over on the PC and Mac now for well over a month. It's very quick and packed with features. It's the most customizable browser I have seen. You can make it very sanitary looking or clutter it with every button imaginable. Although I don't use it the built email client is a nice all-in-one feature. Resizable fingernail tabs is also cool. It's still a little memory and cpu hog like FF but I like it better.
Give it a whirl.
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I've been a big fan of Safari ever since I started using a Mac. My favorite version was 4 beta - I really liked the tabs up top. Needless to say I was upset when they dropped the tabs and made changes so that the beta could no longer be installed on certain versions of the OS. I used Safari 4 for a little while until I noticed strange hang ups and slow performance. For example, if I stopped Safari from loading the default home page (i.e. started typing an address or clicking on a bookmarked link while it was loading the set homepage) it was almost as if Safari got ****** or something. Nothing would load and it would just hang. I would have to force quit Safari, launch it, and quit it again before it would load a page. This still continues for me with the current version. Safari acts very strange now.
I've been using Firefox since.
And just a recommendation to those who don't like the look of Firefox: give Foxdie a try. It has skins that look just like the Leopard/Snow Leopard Safari plus it's a very well written theme.
P.S. the I'm using the following OS' and experience the Safari hangs: 10.4.11 (I think that's the latest version of 10.4), 10.5.8 (? - whatever the latest version of 10.5 is), and 10.6.3.
I've been a big fan of Safari ever since I started using a Mac. My favorite version was 4 beta - I really liked the tabs up top. Needless to say I was upset when they dropped the tabs and made changes so that the beta could no longer be installed on certain versions of the OS. I used Safari 4 for a little while until I noticed strange hang ups and slow performance. For example, if I stopped Safari from loading the default home page (i.e. started typing an address or clicking on a bookmarked link while it was loading the set homepage) it was almost as if Safari got ****** or something. Nothing would load and it would just hang. I would have to force quit Safari, launch it, and quit it again before it would load a page. This still continues for me with the current version. Safari acts very strange now.
I've been using Firefox since.
And just a recommendation to those who don't like the look of Firefox: give Foxdie a try. It has skins that look just like the Leopard/Snow Leopard Safari plus it's a very well written theme.
P.S. the I'm using the following OS' and experience the Safari hangs: 10.4.11 (I think that's the latest version of 10.4), 10.5.8 (? - whatever the latest version of 10.5 is), and 10.6.3.
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I use Firefox because of only ONE reason- AdBlock Plus.
I cant imagine my life without this plugin, and sadly the equivalent on Safari is no where close to what I have on Firefox.
However, full screen rendering on Safari is better...
I use Firefox because of only ONE reason- AdBlock Plus.
I cant imagine my life without this plugin, and sadly the equivalent on Safari is no where close to what I have on Firefox.
However, full screen rendering on Safari is better...
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Firefox was my thing, til I switched to Mac and it was Safari everything. iPod, iPhone, Windows, Mac, now iPad. (I only have the iPod, Mac, and Windows).
Now.... I'm sorry to say, but Google Chrome is really bringin it.
With the new Safari 5, I miss Safari and I'm using both, but as soon as I get my MacBook Pro 15.4" in a few weeks, I'm going back to Safari and maybe a little Chrome.
My 20" iMac will be lonely this year after the MacBook Pro.
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Firefox was my thing, til I switched to Mac and it was Safari everything. iPod, iPhone, Windows, Mac, now iPad. (I only have the iPod, Mac, and Windows).
Now.... I'm sorry to say, but Google Chrome is really bringin it.
With the new Safari 5, I miss Safari and I'm using both, but as soon as I get my MacBook Pro 15.4" in a few weeks, I'm going back to Safari and maybe a little Chrome.
My 20" iMac will be lonely this year after the MacBook Pro.
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