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safari sucks
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gekko513 said:
Yeah you're right. It is flash. In fact when I right click on that, the cpu usage goes away. In fact I have noticed that flash games seem to eat the CPU for some reason on OSX but not on Windows. I guess it's Macromedia's fault.
Steve
You know what I don't like about Safari? The false error "Safari could not open (blah) because it could not load any data from this location". If I try again, it always works. BTW, that Fox News page sends my CPU usage to 100% - and it stays that way as long as that Flash graphic is onscreen.
Webpage will not load 1st time
On the Apple discussion boards there is quite a bit of info on how to stop this. I reupdated the latest Java update which stopped Safari from doing this for a couple hours. It then eturned to doing it. Many suggest putting your DNS servce address in Internet preferences. (Not sure on this exactly)
On the Apple discussion boards there is quite a bit of info on how to stop this. I reupdated the latest Java update which stopped Safari from doing this for a couple hours. It then eturned to doing it. Many suggest putting your DNS servce address in Internet preferences. (Not sure on this exactly)
I thought it was safari too- but my whole machine does it. albeit less frequently. IE does it and so does Safariwrldwzrd89 said:
Another thing that is really slow is secure log-in pages. When I log in to .Mac on my G5 it is very slow and the fans start revving.
I thought .Mac was just like that, but it is actually Safari. The same log in window comes up in a flash on IE6/Win2k.
I thought .Mac was just like that, but it is actually Safari. The same log in window comes up in a flash on IE6/Win2k.
wrldwzrd89 said:
Yes, I have experienced that too...
According to AppleInsider, the 10.3.7 update includes a new "lookupd," I would be willing to bet that it fixes this problem.
seems to be a common occurence..... ah well, i'm sure it will be fixed some day soon. i still refuse to use IE....leaves a bad taste on my fingertips..
That's encouraging to hear, broken_keyboard. I look forward to Mac OS X 10.3.7!broken_keyboard said:
apple2991 said:
same here.
working on PB G4, 1.5 GH, 512MB,comcast broadband. haven't discovered any slow website yet. that includes the fox-s(h)ite.
in general the web seems to be faster than my IE, win2k at work.
maybe your systems are screwed up?
andi
the more I use firefox the more I love it. only time I open safari any longer is to load the 1 in 500 pages firefox won't (well properly anyway).
they both have speed advantages in different ways. safari seems to open faster and load pages a tad faster but I find the overall app related tasks faster on firefox by far. firefox also seems to scroll about twice as fast as safari which is very nice.
they both have speed advantages in different ways. safari seems to open faster and load pages a tad faster but I find the overall app related tasks faster on firefox by far. firefox also seems to scroll about twice as fast as safari which is very nice.
I say get firefox and dump safirai.
On my AMD 64 3000 XP system
As for reporting on the fox news sit it was using 25-35% cpu useage on Firefox.
IE on the other had was using 3-10% on the same site.
On my AMD 64 3000 XP system
As for reporting on the fox news sit it was using 25-35% cpu useage on Firefox.
IE on the other had was using 3-10% on the same site.
The only thing i dont like about firefox is that useless window that appears when you push F9 in expose to view all windows. It makes me feel like there is something running in the background that i dont know about.
it does just people refuse to relieze this. it looks are by default very windows like but that way it is skinable and you can make it mac likeedesignuk said:
opera
I posted this elsewhere.. but opera kicks serious butt.
I have never tried it before this week, but it is a much more finely tuned browser than firefox, though at a price.
its implementation of themes is superior to any other browser out there. once you get used to shortcuts being different, it is just an excellent browsing experience.
I have no vested interest in any browser whatsoever, just looking for something that handles all my needs, doesn't crash, looks good, and has the fewest bugs.
personally, I would like to see omniweb get better, as it has my favorite interface with the nifty thumbnail tabs.
however, until such a day, opera it is for me.
moo
I posted this elsewhere.. but opera kicks serious butt.
I have never tried it before this week, but it is a much more finely tuned browser than firefox, though at a price.
its implementation of themes is superior to any other browser out there. once you get used to shortcuts being different, it is just an excellent browsing experience.
I have no vested interest in any browser whatsoever, just looking for something that handles all my needs, doesn't crash, looks good, and has the fewest bugs.
personally, I would like to see omniweb get better, as it has my favorite interface with the nifty thumbnail tabs.
however, until such a day, opera it is for me.
moo
