May 11, 2012
If you’re running OS X Lion on your Mac, then you definitely want to download Apple’s most recent operating system update, 10.7.4. Also, by the time you read this you should also download the 5.1.7 update to Safari. Both updates make important improvements and security patches. First off, you’ll be glad to know in the [...]
March 13, 2012
Apple has been busy in the last few days – Not only did we get a new version of iOS and a brand new piece of hardware in the next iPad, we also got a new version of Safari for Macs and PCs. The update clocks in at a little over 46 MB in size [...]
July 28, 2011
One of the popular names in the browser world is Safari. It’s the default browser for Mac, so it’s only logical that Safari is widely used in the Mac community. But even in the Windows realm, where Safari is not the number one choice, it still one of the top alternatives. If you are a Safari user, or have plans to try it, here are three useful Safari startup tricks that you might not be familiar with.
May 30, 2011
There are a handful of free web browsers for the iPad, each with features that outshine the default Safari browser for the mobile device. The newest addition to this app category is iChromy, a Google Chrome-like web browser developed by the makers of the popular bookmarking and annotation website, Diigo.com.
May 27, 2011
A simple and highly useful Safari extension, appropriately called SendTab, allows you to send a selected webpage to one or more computers on your network. When it arrives on the remote computer, it automatically downloads in your networked web browser. It happens within seconds. This extension works best if you’re a Safari or Chrome user.
May 13, 2011
Almost two years ago, Apple finally set up a way for developers to create extensions for its fast and easy-to-use web browser, Safari. You can access available extensions by clicking on the Safari Extensions Gallery in the menu bar. That will take you to a gallery page with over three dozen extensions to choose from. Here’s 5 good ones to check out.
October 1, 2010
As with most things Apple, the Safari extension gallery is a bit of a walled garden in comparison to the extension services provided for Chrome and Firefox. Even so, there are a lot of extensions available and, because they have to pass muster, the ones that do exist are quite good. There are a wide [...]
August 19, 2010
Between the time Apple released Safari 5 (with extension support) and before the Extensions Gallery was officially opened, people relied on unofficial extensions sites to get their “early edition” of Safari extensions. Now that the official site is alive, what has happened to the unofficial ones like Pimp My Safari and Safari Extensions? It turns [...]
August 12, 2010
Along with the Safari 5.0.1 update, Apple officially opened its Safari Extensions Gallery. Compared to Firefox’s or Chrome’s list, there aren’t that many extensions listed there yet, as everything still fits into one – rather long – page, but I think it’s a good start. While the list might be short, there are already many [...]
August 6, 2010
The recent update of Safari 5.0 includes a slew of practical extensions that enable users to add and customize features of Safari. In the first extension update, we covered how to add extensions to Safari. Before we discuss five handy new extensions, here are a few more quick tips for handling Safari extensions in general. [...]
