Safari or FF??
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From: Scotto on 15 Feb 2010 10:47 On 2010-02-15 07:28:57 -0600, Jason Bourne said: > Newbie here-- do folks use Safari or Firefox? I'm a relative newbie too having switched to Macs after using Windoze for 20 years. I've been using Firefox since 2004 & I use it as my main browser on my Mac. I've tried to like Safari, and i do like it somewhat. It's fast and clean looking, but there are 3 main reasons why it's not my main browser: 1. The low contrast and small tab fonts are hard to read on my 20" screen. The gray backgound is too dark. 2. It doesn't automatically restore tabs between sessions. I know there is a menu item to do this manually, but i want it automatic. 3. Safafi doesn't remember some key toolbar icons after restarting. Specifically LastPass and 1Password. The toolbar is reset to default. There was one thing I hated about Firefox on the Mac at first: the deault theme. Just plain ugly. I tried other add-on themes and settled on Camifox, which is based on Camino. It all come down to personal preference. Both of my daughters use Safari on their Macbooks. Even after I install FF for them they are still used to Safari.
From: Steven Fisher on 15 Feb 2010 11:23 In article <hlbi6r$rst$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > Newbie here-- do folks use Safari or Firefox? Until Mozilla cleans up their Mac experience significantly, Safari is my first choice. Aside from testing my own sites and trying out new versions, I use Firefox as little as possible. Steve
From: Steve Hix on 15 Feb 2010 11:52 In article <hlbi6r$rst$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > Newbie here-- do folks use Safari or Firefox? Yes.
From: J.J. O'Shea on 15 Feb 2010 11:58 On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:28:57 -0500, Jason Bourne wrote (in article <hlbi6r$rst$1(a)news.albasani.net>): > Newbie here-- do folks use Safari or Firefox? I usually use Safari, but have been known to use Firefox, Opera, iCab, OmniWeb, and even MSIE (v5.2.x is the last Mac version...) depending on what I'm doing. I've even got Lynx hanging around here somewhere, though I haven't used it in a _long_ time. -- email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com.
From: 4-2-0 on 15 Feb 2010 12:53
I use both regularly. Safari is my default browser because, as an app, it loads in 1/10th the time as FF. Meaning, if you click on a link in an email, or something, Safari is up and displaying way faster than FF. There are five popular browsers. Safari. Firefox. Opera. Chrome (Google) Camino. (Very nice, stripped of superfluous bullshit) In article <hlbi6r$rst$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Jason Bourne <jg(a)spy.net> wrote: > Newbie here-- do folks use Safari or Firefox |