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Safari or Firefox?
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It occassionally doesn't work with Hotmail (I've never had a problem but I've read reports).
I think it's worth mentioning that Safari doesn't handle Flash too well (read >40% cpu when watching something on Youtube). This can cause the fan to kick in.
Firefox doesn't seem to have such a problem.
I think it's worth mentioning that Safari doesn't handle Flash too well (read >40% cpu when watching something on Youtube). This can cause the fan to kick in.
Firefox doesn't seem to have such a problem.
I used to use Safari on my iBook until recently when it began crashing everytime you closed a tab, which was just so irriating that i have changed over to using firefox. I really wish i didn't have to, as i am sure it is much slower at opening websites.
Opera. Go Opera.
Keep firefox or Safari (to me, not much different except interface) and use Opera. Opera is the best browser out there, hands down. Opera is like the Apple of browsers. Opera. Opera is your God now. Get Opera, and love it. Use the other for the occasionally noob websites that don't make themselves compatible with Opera. I love Opera, and you should too.
Opera is the best.
Opera.
Keep firefox or Safari (to me, not much different except interface) and use Opera. Opera is the best browser out there, hands down. Opera is like the Apple of browsers. Opera. Opera is your God now. Get Opera, and love it. Use the other for the occasionally noob websites that don't make themselves compatible with Opera. I love Opera, and you should too.
Opera is the best.
Opera.
amen to that!
I use both, as well as camino (why has nobody mentioned that one yet?), and IMO they are both good. I prefer safari because of the above-mentioned inquisitor, the seamless integration with the system, and the faster speed (just my experience). However, I do know that firefox has lots of great plug-ins, and that's something I haven't really explored.
Camino uses the same engine as firefox, and it's designed for OS X from the ground up. It's got fewer features, but it's really quite fast, simple, and attractive.
I've tried Opera before, and just didn't like it. Felt about 1 step removed from IE.
So my advice is don't limit yourself to just one browser; try out a few, and see which you like. Since some websites play better with one browser than another, it can pay to have a few.
I highly recommend Opera. It has one feature that none of the others have: It remembers the tabs you had open when you last closed it, so that when you restart it, all those same tabs are open to the same web pages. The absence of any such feature in the other browsers is why I don't use them much.
O does have it by default. But firefox does offer this mode
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Im happy with Safari. I have had Firefox when I first got my iMac, but was quick to be rid of it. In my own experience, Firefox randomly freezes up, crashes, and some web pages just will not load, ive seen the timed out page in Firefox far to many times to ever consider it my full time browser.
I like Safari better, it just seems "snappier". But I keep Firefox on hand because I do run into a few sites that will not work with Safari, and some web actions will crash Safari every time.
sorry for your experience, give firefox 3 a try later, you might be surprised (in a good way...)
In this order
1 camino
2 safari
3 firefox
You should give Camino a try
Built on osx, runs very smooth uses very little resources when running
1 camino
2 safari
3 firefox
You should give Camino a try
Built on osx, runs very smooth uses very little resources when running
I go back and forth between Safari and Firebox. Both seem equally fast - it's the other features that vary. In particular, I like Safari because I can open pdf's in a browser window without my downloads folder getting cluttered. On the other hand, I much prefer the ad-blocking capabilities of Adblock+ for Firefox. I've tried Pith Helmet and Safari Adblock, and neither is as effective as Adblock+ If anyone manages to come up with a browser that can open pdf's and has a decent ad-blocker, that's what I'll be using.
Actually, it does have a few add-ons. I have a Safari Adblocker and Inquisitor - both of which are nice and useful.
However, Firefox is more extensive. I only use FireFox for testing out my website and using FireFTP to upload things to my server. Apart from that, I don't like it. It just doesn't feel as OS X as Safari - mainly because it doesn't use aqua, and since I do a lot of stuff online, my Mac feels less like a Mac when the majority of buttons I see aren't Maccy...
Screw that. The order should be:
1. Opera
2. Opera
and
3. Opera
And if Opera isn't working,
4. Opera
And no, I'm not linked to Opera. I just realise it's superiority.
Heil Opera!
I tend to go back and forth between Safari and Firefox. Both are great in their own way. The only thing that Safari hasn't been thrilled with is the above mentioned Hotmail. And it works in Safari, it just defaults to a more basic version of Hotmail that is still completely usable. And frankly, Hotmail is the last thing that would dictate which browser I would use.
Right now I am using Safairi but I am thinking about switching back to good-ol firefox. I sorta miss him and I like stumbleupon.
I don't like how Safari renders webpages. It can be a bit odd. Firefox (3 beta 3) all the way.
Don't use Camino. Camino is a step backwards from firefox. It's like Firefox's developmentally challenged cousin; it sort of looks the same but really doesn't do as much.
And if you're concerned about OS X integration, the default skin for FF3 now makes it look almost exactly like Safari.
Don't use Camino. Camino is a step backwards from firefox. It's like Firefox's developmentally challenged cousin; it sort of looks the same but really doesn't do as much.
And if you're concerned about OS X integration, the default skin for FF3 now makes it look almost exactly like Safari.
I always give Safari a shot with each major OS upgrade (as Safari normally gets an update with it), but I always end up back with FF pretty quickly. For me, Safari seems slower, has more issues rendering pages, and isn't nearly as flexible as FF.
Running FF3 b3 here too.
Running FF3 b3 here too.
I'm using Safari at the moment. It's not perfect - websites are often not displayed correctly - but it does the job for me. And I'm usually a Firefox user (on Windows), but the last time I tried it on a Mac it was horribly slow and glitchy. I think I'll give the FF b3 a try though, maybe things have changed.
Cheers for the heads-up on Inquisitor btw, just installed it. What a great little plugin!
Cheers for the heads-up on Inquisitor btw, just installed it. What a great little plugin!
I think if you downloaded Opera, you'd be pleasantly surprised. It's always run much better for me than any other browser, looks cooler, and is like the Apple of browsers. Other browsers like to copy Opera (Tabbed browsing, anyone?)
first tabbed browser is internetWorks (1994), opera 4 in 2000, mozilla in 2001, konqueror in 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_document_interface
I do agree tho, that opera is a great browser, altho lack of extensions, it has most features out of box. It runs very fast as well.