Can someone tell me why I should use firefox over safari?? It seems like everyone uses it and I still use safari and ie.....
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safari and firefox
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I can't tell you why people use Firefox on the Mac, maybe it's because some of them wanted something familiar when they migrated from windows. I personally use Safari and would choose it over firefox any day.
Extensions it is...
As a web developer - FF provides extensions that help me fine tune my work in a way that safari can't even begin to imagine. Validate HTML, CSS, Javascript... Help highlight form/table/div/span/you name it elements. The list goes on and on.
Safari is a good browser, just doesn't have those (and the other 3billion) extensions that FF does.
As a web developer - FF provides extensions that help me fine tune my work in a way that safari can't even begin to imagine. Validate HTML, CSS, Javascript... Help highlight form/table/div/span/you name it elements. The list goes on and on.
Safari is a good browser, just doesn't have those (and the other 3billion) extensions that FF does.
I don't even know what half of the stuff you just said are....I guess I don't need it.
Try the AdBlock Plus FF extension (I actually don't mind ads, what I mind it the amount of time it takes to load them). Also, it has the phishing detection and it's quicker with some sites I visit (few developers optimize for Safari unfortunately, it's IE and now FF as well). I don't like the fact the widgets aren't native though but I suppose there must be a build somewhere that has that. I like Camino as well, it's a nice browser and Opera has some tricks up its sleeve and it's brutally quick.
I still use Safari predominantly, I do have Firefox for testing, but my favorite is Safari by a long mile.
i love the add-ons for firefox
cooliris preview
youtube video downloader
up-to-minute weather
plus its so pretty!
cooliris preview
youtube video downloader
up-to-minute weather
plus its so pretty!