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Speedy Web Browsing with Safari


Safari browser is Apple's own speedy browser that is now available for both Mac and PC users. I use Safari most of the time with my Mac computers and, in addition to its speed, Safari has features not found in other browsers. One thing I love about Safari is its integration with other Apple applications, like Mail and Automator. Another great feature of Safari is its excellent built-in RSS reader that lets you sort feeds, search through feeds and save your searches, and automatically or manually update feeds.


Apple's Page on Safari Browser

Apple's description of Safari features

Visit Apple's website page for Safari and learn more about this great browser. See how Safari compares in speed to other browsers, learn how easy it is to use tabbed browsing, block pop-up windows and set security options, and learn about special Safari features, including SnapBack browsing, resizable text boxes, Safari's RSS reader, and private browsing.

Apple's Safari Page


Safari Tutorial - Viewing PDF Files


A special feature of Apple's Safari browser is the ability to open PDF files directly in Safari. When you click the link for a PDF file, Safari will open the file in the same window. Note that opening a PDF file may take time, so be patient while Safari opens the file.

Safari 3 for Mac OS X 10.5 adds a new control bar for PDF files but it is only visible when you move your mouse to the bottom of the Safari window. [read more...]


Safari Tutorial - Managing Downloads


Did you know that Safari provides several options for managing downloads? With this tutorial, learn how to set a default location for downloaded files, have downloaded files automatically removed from Safari's memory and manage active downloads. [read more...]


Safari Tutorial - Viewing RSS Feeds


An RSS feed lists articles on a website, usually including a short summary of each listed article plus a link to the full article. Using an RSS reader for RSS feeds provides an easy way to scan the information on a website, and the latest versions of Safari for Leopard and Snow Leopard include a built-in RSS reader.

RSS feeds can save you time while keeping you up-to-date on the latest news in almost any field of interest. And accessing RSS feeds with Mac OS X (Leopard or Snow Leopard) is easy with Safari. [read more...]


Safari Tutorial - Organizing Bookmarks


Do you have hundreds of bookmarks in Safari? Are you wasting time every day trying to find the bookmarks you need? If the answer is yes to either of these questions, this tutorial can help you organize and find your bookmarks in Safari.

The first step in organizing your bookmarks should be the creation of folders for storing the bookmarks in the Bookmarks Bar, Bookmarks Menu or the Bookmarks Library. [read more...]



Safari Tips

tips to make using Safari easier

Emailing Web Pages with Safari


Did you know that you can email web pages or web page links directly from Apple's Safari browser? Read this tip to find out how to do this.

Larger Safari Fonts


If you find the font sizes in Safari are too small for your aging eyes, here's a quick tip to increase the font size on most web pages.

Safari Bookmark Bar Separators


Here's an easy way to create separators on your Bookmarks Bar in Safari.

Safari One-Click Favorites Folder


Did you know you can open several web pages at once with one click on Safari's Bookmarks Bar? Here's a quick tip to show you how to do it.

Controlling Safari Tabs


Did you know that you can create separate windows from Safari tabs or merge open windows into one tabbed Safari window? Here are a few tips to help you accomplish this.

Controlling Safari Forms


Do you get frustrated with the small text boxes on most Internet forms? If you do, Safari 3 has a nice new feature that lets you expand the size of any text box on a form.


Special Features of Mac OS X Web Browsers

Copyright 2008, Claire J Rottenberg


If you are like me, you probably have a favorite web browser that you use all or most of the time, but there are many good web browsers for Mac OS X that are worth trying. In preparation for this article, I rediscovered two browsers (Flock and Opera) that are now part of my collection of startup applications. They haven't completely replaced my favorite, Safari, but they offer alternatives for special functions. In this article, I describe some of the unique features of four web browsers for Mac OS X - Safari, Flock, Opera, and SeaMonkey. I'm not including Firefox because the latest version is in beta (version 3.1b1) and some of Firefox's past benefits are lacking in the beta version. Also, unlike the other web browsers included in this article, Firefox does not have any special features that are not available in any of the other browsers.

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Other Web Browsers for Mac OS X

Safari is not the only good web browser available for Mac computers. Check out this list of other browsers and see what you think of them.

Firefox

Firefox is the popular Mozilla browser that is available for several platforms, including Mac OS X. The current stable version of Firefox is 3.0, but for those of you, like me, who enjoy testing out beta products, there is a 3.1 beta version. [learn more...]


Opera

Opera has many special features and the one I like best is the integrated email application. It lets you access any email account from within Opera and you can add RSS feeds to your email sidebar for easy reading of new feed items. [learn more...]


OmniWeb

OmniWeb is a web browser made specifically for the Mac operating system. Unlike most web browsers, however, the full version of OmniWeb is not free. [learn more...]


Read a review on OmniWeb from Mac expert Joe Kissell and MacWorld magazine:

OmniWeb Review


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