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[5 Apr 2012 | No Comment | 505 views]

Hey, old friend. OmniWeb first shipped way back in 1995 and was one of the first old-line Mac browsers to make the transition to WebKit in 2003. Believe it or not, OmniGroup recently updated this “lost” labor of love to …

Mac, Software »

[13 Mar 2012 | One Comment | 1,445 views]

Hey all of you Snow Leopard and Lion users, Apple’s got a fresh n’ tasty version of Safari for you chock full o’ fixes, as well as a palpable JavaScript performance boost. Fire up Software Update and then read on …

iOS, Mac, Reviews, how to »

[1 Feb 2012 | One Comment | 876 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 …

Mac, Reviews, how to, Software »

[6 Jan 2012 | One Comment | 953 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 »

[30 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 536 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, Reviews, how to, Software »

[29 Jul 2011 | 10 Comments | 8,667 views]

Personally, I really like Safari 5.1. It’s WebKit 2 based, has nearly bullet proof sandboxing, WebGL support and, well, there’s a lot to sink your teeth into. However, there are quite a few Snow Leopard users that want to get …

Mac, Software »

[21 Jul 2011 | 2 Comments | 2,621 views]

When it rains, it freakin’ pours. In addition to yesterday’s OS X Lion launch, Apple also loosed a range of Mac software updates, bringing new features as well as the usual passel of stability and security patches. Here are the …

Mac, Software »

[1 Jul 2011 | 2 Comments | 2,528 views]

The big change in this iteration of the HTML5 browser benchmark test report is the test itself. On June 22, Niels Leenheer updated the measure to test for even more features, raising the point bar from 400 to 450. Thereupon, …

Mobile, Software »

[20 May 2011 | One Comment | 1,659 views]

iCab Mobile tab handing is greatly superior to Safari. Moreover, the increasing availability of modules, an iCab exclusive, adds a range of small conveniences that make mobile browsing just that much better. This latest point update adds more modules, tweaks …

Mac, Software »

[13 May 2011 | 14 Comments | 8,155 views]

Competition is a good thing. Yes, it’s true that Apple’s plane jane Safari 5.0.5 now ranks among the laggards, though Summer’s Mac OS X 10.7 Lion release will bring with it a thoroughly updated browser that offers much better HTML5 …