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Going Trailblazing - new mac web browser
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Category: 3rd Party Software
Link: Going Trailblazing - new mac web browser
Posted on MacBytes.com
Approved by Mudbug
TrailBlazer becomes browser number 8 on my computer (I haven't gotten around to downloading OmniWeb or Camino yet 
). Interesting concept, but it needs a lot of work. After playing with it for a few minutes, here are my thoughts:
Pros:
*Small size, ~500K download.
*Keeps thumbnails of visited sites and displays them on a 'map' so locating a site in history is easier.
*Has a Google search bar.
Cons:
*Seems to be slightly slower than Safari.
*No tabbed browsing, also missing many other features and is not very customizable (eg I don't think it even has an option for a home page)
*Buggy (eg it wouldn't load some links, many preferences can't be changed etc)
*Bad interface design in some places, eg when loading the Preferences window it doesn't make it active.
*Doesn't display many sites properly, eg Search/Quick Links menus on Mac Forums.
*Can't access bookmarks or history from a menu.
So overall, it's not very useable at this stage, but it has some (one) innovative features. It currently feels more like an alpha version, but hopefully it will be improved significantly in the future.
). Interesting concept, but it needs a lot of work. After playing with it for a few minutes, here are my thoughts:Pros:
*Small size, ~500K download.
*Keeps thumbnails of visited sites and displays them on a 'map' so locating a site in history is easier.
*Has a Google search bar.
Cons:
*Seems to be slightly slower than Safari.
*No tabbed browsing, also missing many other features and is not very customizable (eg I don't think it even has an option for a home page)
*Buggy (eg it wouldn't load some links, many preferences can't be changed etc)
*Bad interface design in some places, eg when loading the Preferences window it doesn't make it active.
*Doesn't display many sites properly, eg Search/Quick Links menus on Mac Forums.
*Can't access bookmarks or history from a menu.
So overall, it's not very useable at this stage, but it has some (one) innovative features. It currently feels more like an alpha version, but hopefully it will be improved significantly in the future.