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[22 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 101 views]

Camino began life when “Chimera” first shipped to the public on February 13, 2002. That makes today about as close to a plumb and true decade as you can manage on a development schedule — congratulations and thanks, guys, for …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[13 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 755 views]

I always feel like somebody’s watching me. It was always true then for Michael Jackson and anyone on the interwebs now — somebodies are always watching. On this, I am ambivalent, bristling at the notion of being monitored and glad …

iOS, Mac, Reviews, how to »

[1 Feb 2012 | One Comment | 581 views]

Apple released Safari 5 on June 7, 2010 and over 18 months later we’re still using a dot-variant thereof. Whether intended or not — Steve Jobs had just declared war on Adobe Flash — that D-Day anniversary marked the beginning …

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[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 362 views]

The rapid release cycle that began with Firefox 4, Mozilla has delivered a steady stream of relatively ho-hum updates over the course of nine months. This latest point release in whole number clothing comes with tangible progress baked in, but …

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[6 Jan 2012 | One Comment | 731 views]

Safari with a twist or, at the very least, a private label instance of WebKit with a twist. In addition to searchable bookmark tags, Dropbox integration and data portability, this still in beta browser will help you manage internet passwords …

Mac, Software »

[21 Dec 2011 | One Comment | 588 views]

Development of Mozilla’s all-in-one browser has perennially lagged Firefox, especially when it came to HTML5. The gap is now gone with this release as both browsers now score a ery respectable 300-plus points on th HTML5 compatibility benchmark, besting both …

Mac, Software »

[20 Dec 2011 | One Comment | 594 views]

Mozilla has added two-finger swipe navigation and improved theme integration for OS X Lion users. Further, the open source group is claiming much faster JavaScript performance, as well as improved HTML5 and CSS standard compliance.
It’s better, faster and more compatible …

Mac, Software »

[30 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 364 views]

This is a point update pure and simple. There are no new features, but a quartet of tweaks could make the Mac’s default browser much more usable. And, did Apple really reduce Safari’s egregious RAM footprint? In a word, yup.
If …

Mac, Software »

[30 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments | 653 views]

Looking for an up-to-date browser for your older PPC or Intel Mac running OS X 10.4 or later? It’s tough to beat Camino, though this could be the last major update we’ll ever see. What’s new? Step inside for those …

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[23 Nov 2011 | 4 Comments | 859 views]

There is one big mover in this iteration of the Fairer Platform’s HTML5 benchmark survey, but crowd hasn’t moved much. However, devices running Apple’s iOS 5 post an impressively consistent score.
The last time we looked at HTML5 compatibility benchmarks back …