The default Web browser for the Max OS X operating system. It is noted for its fast download speed and many built-in features including the Google search bar and popup blocker. In June 2007, Safari was introduced in beta for Windows users. See Mac OS X.
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- Why does Safari stink?
- I started my day with several calls from our Special Ed folks who suddenly couldn't access their student information portal (e-Sped). I could access it without problem, our Special Education administrators could access it, but several teachers and counselors were discovering (since this was the first student day back...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover
- Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeoverStandardsWhat I want to know, does the "standards" mode remove previous IE hacks? For example, using the underscore in CSS statements would be ignored by every browser except IE. If IE8 now supports standards but STILL reads the underscore hack, this could be a...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Images: IE 8 rising to the competition
- Second public beta for Internet Explorer 8 offers similar features currently found in Opera, Safari, and Firefox, plus a few extras. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-08-27
- IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download
- IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadRE: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadIt's been a pleasure to work with the IE team to deliver some of the first Visual Search services out there. They're a cool team - and deserve some kudos. We're all looking forward to some user...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Major security hole found in iPhone
- Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- iPhone passcode lock rendered useless
- Do not trust that passcode lock on Apple's iPhone. The feature, which lets users set a four-digit pincode to limit access to the device, can be easily bypassed with a few finger taps on the iPhone to give an intruder access to sensitive information. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Apple iPhone ad banned
- Apple iPhone ad bannedBetter than the alternativesMy iPhone works as promised.My Macs are more reliable than my Windows boxes.In short, there are better options.Why anyone would buy anything from Apple...is beyond me. Especially the iPhone. It doesn't work as promised in sooooo many ways.i guess every iphone user is mad...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Does TraceMonkey kick Firefox into turbo mode?
- Does TraceMonkey kick Firefox into turbo mode?Wow, we are breaking down the barriers to web application adoption for allof our every day applications. The speed here will be so close to natively compiled code that it will not matter any more. But, we still need some kind of a sandboxed...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- New StopBadware guidelines take aim at software update bundling
- If the StopBadware coalition has its way, software updaters from Sun Microsystems see screenshot above and Apple will carry the embarrassing "badware" label. According to a draft of revamped guidelines (.pdf) from the Google-backed computer security consortium, the badware label will expand to...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Microsoft to roll out more granular 'porn mode' with IE 8
- Microsoft to roll out more granular 'porn mode' with IE 8Sex is a shameful thing?You can look at Internet porn all day and night and not libido.There's no libido there.Is this human nature to see naked as unnatural,dirty or even wrong?Or is it that you don't want your significant other...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- My Windows 7 wish list
- My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack
- Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which target Mac, Windows and Linux users running Firefox, IE and Safari, hackers are seizing control of the machine's clipboard and using a hard-to-delete URL...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Where on earth are these Microsoft patches?
- Lost in the shuffle of this month's Patch Tuesday barrage is the fact that a critical vulnerability in the ever-present Windows Media Player WMP was not fixed "because of a last minute quality issue." Microsoft originally listed the WMP update in the advance notice for August but,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Mozilla CEO John Lilly on Apple and iPhone
- The current issue (16.08) of Wired Magazine has a brief interview with Mozilla CEO John Lilly just before the launch of Firefox 3 in June. In it Lily makes two interesting comments related to Apple: Wired: ...Do you worry about competition from Apple now that it...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Numbers on the NBC's Silverlight Olympic Coverage
- Numbers on the NBC's Silverlight Olympic CoverageWould have loved to watchbut the GARBAGE known as Silverlight won't run on my PowerPC Mac the last PPC Powerbook.I sent them an e-mail about this and that they should have picked Flash or generic MPRG4 for the transport so ALL could see the...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!RE: Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux![url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/08/nbcolympicscom-linux-users-sol.html]Hate it.[/url]Sticks in the kraw of Open Source folksas they can't stand working with anything MS related.What OS were you using?I was watching...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Netscape keeps users; Vista struggles to grab new ones
- Netscape keeps users; Vista struggles to grab new onesNew CokeNew Coke wasn't a perception problem.It tasted terrible.Ok......since Vista is 'struggling' with corporate adoption perhaps you'd be so kind as to compare its adoption rates with those of XP at the same point in its lifecycle.Just so we have something to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Congratulations Apple, you made the iPhone less stable than Windows Mobile
- Congratulations Apple, you made the iPhone less stable than Windows MobileSo you are saying that you have not seenany of the issues that the author had written about?Interestingly, most Windows users have never seen the Windows/WinMobile issues that you have said you have seen.So what is the better choice?hmmmm.....What is...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- iPhone 3G boot failure complaints pile up
- Updated: The iPhone 3G appears to be having a few software issues that are leaving a few disgruntled customers in its wake. We were tipped off by a reader who outlined the following: This happened while running iPhone version 2.0. Visited App Store using iPhone -...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
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