RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jun 16, 2007 12:39:51 GMT -5
Forget IE and FireFox, try Safari for Windows!
FREE DOWNLOAD[/font] www.apple.com/safari/download/Safari 3 Public Beta June 11, 2007 Safari has always been the fastest browser on the Mac and now it’s the fastest browser on Windows, loading and drawing web pages up to twice as fast as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Mozilla Firefox 2. The speed of Safari combined with its intuitive user interface lets users spend more time… Read more www.apple.com/safari/download/.
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jun 16, 2007 12:57:35 GMT -5
www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/14safari.html?sr=hotnews.rssSafari for Windows Public Beta Downloads Top 1 Million in First 48 Hours CUPERTINO, California—June 14, 2007—Apple® today announced that more than 1 million copies of Safari™ for Windows were downloaded in the first 48 hours since the free public beta was made available on Monday. Safari 3 is the world’s fastest and easiest-to-use browser, and is available as a free download at www.apple.com/safari.
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Jun 16, 2007 13:15:07 GMT -5
Interesting. It shares some characteristics with FireFox. It does seem to be pretty fast. The blurry text sucks though. For the moment I'll be sticking with FireFox for most things. Once you get spoiled to some of the add-ons, you can't give them up!
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Death's Shadow
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 16, 2007 17:00:26 GMT -5
yep text is fuzzy.. feel like I need new glasses to read it. I think I will stick with IE 7 but thanks for the link Red ... at least I gave it a try.
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Post by vinsanity on Jun 16, 2007 18:42:01 GMT -5
I have never tried anything but IE. I have no problems with it at all.
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Post by Lost_Child on Jun 17, 2007 16:48:11 GMT -5
OK, I tried it !  1) The blurriness of it sucks . Although it's adjustable and can be improved somewhat, it's not optimized for those of us still using CRT monitors . 2) Even though I have it set to open links in a new TAB , it still continues to open them in a new window. 3) I cant just click on bookmarks and scroll through the list . I have to open a side bar then go over there and open another folder then click on the mark I want. Very annoying ! 4) Every time I close Safari , I get an error message . Even after removing and re-installing a second time . 5) I didn't find it any faster the my Firefox . But at least I gave it a test drive. Thanks for the info Red !  Unfortunately statistics may say it topped 1 million downloads in 48 hrs. , But statistic I would like to see would be , How many dloaded it and KEPT it after trying it. |
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Jun 17, 2007 20:53:12 GMT -5
It's a Beta. What can I say. In case it delivers what it's promising, I thought you guys would be interested.
Lost Child, but did you send them in, your "bug" list? They really are trying to do it right for Windows, and that sort of first person info is important. Re: your list, Lost:
1) Why would text be blurry? The display should be a function of your OS and Monitor, not the application. How about posting a picture of the same web page on Safari and IE and FireFox so I can understand what you're seeing?
2) Make sure TABS are enabled first and the preferences saved. If they're not, it can't open in a new tab, it would be a new window. that would be my guess of what to check first.
3) Don't know what you mean.
4) Whenever I shut down my windows box at work, with applications open (MS Word, Adobe Standard, FireFox), it always says they're not responding and I get error messages. That's just Windows. Eventually, I can turn everything off and shut down, and nothing is lost or damaged.
5) Dunno what Safari tested against or how. Real world experience is what betas are all about. "Your mileage may vary" after all.
Oh, and the Assimilation continues. Now it's on your turf, too!
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Post by Lost_Child on Jun 17, 2007 22:58:45 GMT -5
Lost Child, but did you send them in, your "bug" list? They really are trying to do it right for Windows, and that sort of first person info is important. Re: your list, Lost: 1) Why would text be blurry? The display should be a function of your OS and Monitor, not the application. How about posting a picture of the same web page on Safari and IE and FireFox so I can understand what you're seeing? 2) Make sure TABS are enabled first and the preferences saved. If they're not, it can't open in a new tab, it would be a new window. that would be my guess of what to check first. 3) Don't know what you mean. 4) Whenever I shut down my windows box at work, with applications open (MS Word, Adobe Standard, FireFox), it always says they're not responding and I get error messages. That's just Windows. Eventually, I can turn everything off and shut down, and nothing is lost or damaged. 5) Dunno what Safari tested against ..... "Your mileage may vary" after all. Hey Red .....NO , I don't send "bug" list to anyone . Re: your Re: 1) Don't know why it's fuzzy (more so then blurry). But I'm not the only windows person saying that, so obviously not my machine. 2) DUH   No , really . I checked and double checked . Still even with that option selected, it still opened links in a new window. 3)Locating and selecting bookmarks requires unnecessary steps, thus being annoying and slowing down my surfing session . 4) I'm not talking about shutting down my 'puter. I'm talking about simply closing Safari. 5) My "mileage" was 2 day to the DELETE .  OHH ! And when you say "They really are trying to do it right for Windows" Is that so when your spending more & more time on the Windows platform of your machine that you will have a browser that your used to ? ;D ;D |
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Post by RedRock on Jun 18, 2007 9:35:36 GMT -5
4) I'm not talking about shutting down my 'puter. I'm talking about simply closing Safari......OHH ! And when you say "They really are trying to do it right for Windows" Is that so when your spending more & more time on the Windows platform of your machine that you will have a browser that your used to ? ;D ;D Re 4), I regularly get the same happening (not responding, plus error message) when I try simply to quit apps (Word, Excel, Adobe, Powerpoint, any of Windows' biggies, actually) that have open windows that have not been accessed for a couple of hours. It's a Windows thing, apparently. I just get fed up with Windows and have to shut down every couple of days and restart or the whole thing won't run. My Mac OS can go indefinitely without having to restart, with no such problems. And let's remember who brought up FireFox here, the browser I use for my work windows box and for financial dealings for my mac. PLUS, with Parallels for Mac (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/) I'll be able to run my usual Mac OS and browser and apps and just have any necessary Wndows-only apps running as simply another window I can switch to without having to start up in Windows! So, I won't need a comfort blanket browser if and when I start doing windows machinations on a mac. On the other hand, seeing as how nice iTunes is for Windows, and Apple being Apple, after all, it only makes sense that Safari will work out any bugs and soon be just as nice for you windows types. I did say it was Beta at the moment, right? Just letting you fellas know that the assimilation continues, now well into your turf. That is all. |
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Post by Death's Shadow on Jun 18, 2007 11:44:33 GMT -5
I sense shades of Hugh Red.. Now all we have to do is wait for him to reconnect to the collective and release our trap upon it. hehe
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Nov 11, 2007 18:39:56 GMT -5
Firefox seems to be winning. Here's the last 100 visitors to the website.  |
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Post by Death's Shadow on Nov 11, 2007 19:13:57 GMT -5
I still use IE7.0 mostly.. and firefox as a backup... I have opera on the laptop since vista seems to like it the best.
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RedRock
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Post by RedRock on Nov 12, 2007 9:06:28 GMT -5
How does it read my Mac Safari (v. 2.0.4 currently and a long time since v. 1.2)? That chart shows only 1 user with Safari and at v. 1.2?
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Lamron
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Post by Lamron on Nov 12, 2007 10:10:18 GMT -5
It's probably just reading the version number wrong.
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Post by Pvt._Michaels on Nov 12, 2007 10:25:56 GMT -5
Keep in mind, my little Windows friends...
Microsoft pulled all Mac support for IE about 4 years ago....
at least Apple is competing for the browser biz....probably
more to lure FireFox customers, than winning over devout Windows/IE
users; although the new Iphone users who use Windows will probably
see compelling functionality in the future by switching to Safari.
To each his own....
at this writing, native Safari (rev 2.0.4) on my G5 Mac is
substantially faster than FireFox. I deleted IE 3 years ago.
Pvt. Michaels ( Keep the Faith, Brutha Red!)
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