Comments on: The two week Safari challenge http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Orchard http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-274286 Ian Orchard Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:30:57 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-274286 You can have 'fast searches' with Safari by adding Acid Search. The Google field then becomes a wide range of sites accessed from a dropdown menu, including any you care to add to the list. If Cmd/click is too much effort to open a link in a new tab, try scroll wheel/middle click on any multi-button mouse. You can have ‘fast searches’ with Safari by adding Acid Search. The Google field then becomes a wide range of sites accessed from a dropdown menu, including any you care to add to the list.

If Cmd/click is too much effort to open a link in a new tab, try scroll wheel/middle click on any multi-button mouse.

]]> By: Jason Mayoff http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-274179 Jason Mayoff Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:05:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-274179 You're right about Firefox 3. It is better and perhaps slightly faster than FF2, although I haven't really done any scientific testing. I think most FF users are still using FF2 and will be, until FF3 comes out of beta. You’re right about Firefox 3. It is better and perhaps slightly faster than FF2, although I haven’t really done any scientific testing. I think most FF users are still using FF2 and will be, until FF3 comes out of beta.

]]> By: Bernmeister http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-273792 Bernmeister Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:13:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-273792 You neglected to mention which version of Firefox you have been using - I presume it's version 2. I don't know about Firefox on a Mac, but on a PC, version 2 did consume enormous amounts of memory. I've been using Firefox 3 (started with beta 3 and updated as new releases happen)...and I've found it to be significantly faster and low on memory usage. Also, I think it's unfair in the way you criticised Firefox. You did point out that Safari is missing some great features whereas Firefox provides them (tabbing, on screen search and sidebar)! You neglected to mention which version of Firefox you have been using – I presume it’s version 2.

I don’t know about Firefox on a Mac, but on a PC, version 2 did consume enormous amounts of memory. I’ve been using Firefox 3 (started with beta 3 and updated as new releases happen)…and I’ve found it to be significantly faster and low on memory usage.

Also, I think it’s unfair in the way you criticised Firefox. You did point out that Safari is missing some great features whereas Firefox provides them (tabbing, on screen search and sidebar)!

]]> By: Matt http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-273669 Matt Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:07:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-273669 You can close Safari tabs with this SIMBL plugin by Joey Gibson. When I found this I was super excited. First entry on his blog - <a href="http://www.joeygibson.com/blog/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.joeygibson.com/blog/index.html</a> You can close Safari tabs with this SIMBL plugin by Joey Gibson. When I found this I was super excited.

First entry on his blog – http://www.joeygibson.com/blog/index.html

]]> By: HTML Samurai http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-273310 HTML Samurai Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:19:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-273310 Mozilla's Camino - As fast as, if not a little faster than, Safari. Dude, try it! http://caminobrowser.org/ Mozilla’s Camino – As fast as, if not a little faster than, Safari. Dude, try it!

http://caminobrowser.org/

]]> By: Jason Mayoff http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-273128 Jason Mayoff Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:58:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-273128 Oops sorry. I didn't see that. Oops sorry. I didn’t see that.

]]> By: Paulo Pereira http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-273109 Paulo Pereira Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:42:03 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-273109 I was referring to Opera 9.5, not safari. I was referring to Opera 9.5, not safari.

]]> By: Jason Mayoff http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-273004 Jason Mayoff Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:50:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-273004 @Paulo Pereira: Maybe you have a better version of Safari than Steve Jobs put in my computer. My Safari comes without gestures or sidebars. @Morgaine: The second part of my challenge is to try out Safari Stand. I installed it a few days ago and will report back soon. @John Jones & AdamC: There is a preference setting to "Open links from applications in a new tab in the current window" and there are instructions about using ⌘-click and shift-⌘-click to open links in new tabs, but there's no option to open EVERYTHING open in a new tab, regardless of what the site designer wants. I have noticed there is that functionality, though in Safari Stand. @Paulo Pereira: Maybe you have a better version of Safari than Steve Jobs put in my computer. My Safari comes without gestures or sidebars.

@Morgaine: The second part of my challenge is to try out Safari Stand. I installed it a few days ago and will report back soon.

@John Jones & AdamC: There is a preference setting to “Open links from applications in a new tab in the current window” and there are instructions about using ⌘-click and shift-⌘-click to open links in new tabs, but there’s no option to open EVERYTHING open in a new tab, regardless of what the site designer wants. I have noticed there is that functionality, though in Safari Stand.

]]> By: AdamC http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-272864 AdamC Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:51:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-272864 I had used firefox for a few days and the main problem is it gets slooooooower as you surf but not with Safari. Anway the extensions are great but I don't miss them. Tweak the preference as John Jones had mentioned and you can have 1 window and multiple tabs. Anyway to each his own but make mine the webkit. I had used firefox for a few days and the main problem is it gets slooooooower as you surf but not with Safari. Anway the extensions are great but I don’t miss them.

Tweak the preference as John Jones had mentioned and you can have 1 window and multiple tabs.

Anyway to each his own but make mine the webkit.

]]> By: John Jones http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-two-week-safari-challenge/#comment-272540 John Jones Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:51:38 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2035#comment-272540 You can easily solve problem #1 by looking at the preference settings in Safari. In fact, you should just browse through all the preference settings and see what other possible changes you might like to make. You can easily solve problem #1 by looking at the preference settings in Safari.

In fact, you should just browse through all the preference settings and see what other possible changes you might like to make.

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