Category Archives: Safari

Safari blocks Chrome from being your default browser

Posted on 2/26/2009 by Jonathan Greene

You’ll note, Chrome is not an option and Safari is actually seizing the default browser option away from Chrome where I’ve also set it. I have no idea why there is more than one way to set a default application … Continue reading →

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Safari 4 Quick Take

Posted on 2/24/2009 by Jonathan Greene

I just downloaded and installed Safari 4 on two machines – my work laptop (XP) and my netbook (Win7) which are both PC’s. It’s immediately noticeable how quickly pages render and that’s courtesy of Safari’s new javascript engine. Safari also … Continue reading →

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Chrome – It’s new and shiny

Posted on 9/2/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I was very excited for the Chrome release today.  Spending as much time in the browser as we all do now the experience and performance are critical parts of the online experience.  While it’s a very early release, I definitely … Continue reading →

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Google Reader For iPhone Needs Keyboard Shorcuts

Posted on 6/3/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Yes I know the iPhone has no keyboard, so let’s just put that to the side…. There are however plenty of other devices that can take advantage of the excellent work that’s been done on the updated mobile UI which … Continue reading →

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What’s happening with the S60 browser?

Posted on 4/11/2008 by Jonathan Greene

I just caught a post in my reader, which is a bit alarming and rather disappointing if true. There has not been a checkin to the S60 port in over 8 months… As far as I can tell, the port … Continue reading →

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The Mobile Web: WebKit, Safari and the S60 browser

Posted on 10/16/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I am sitting on a plane en route to the Web 2.0 Summit writing this on my N800, enjoying my time to write some things wihout distraction… aside from the guy in 11B reading this over my shoulder! About two … Continue reading →

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iPhone Browser Sync

Posted on 7/14/2007 by Jonathan Greene

As good as it is to have all your bookmarks with you on the iPhone I wish Safari had some of the other features you have on the desktop. I’d really like to have some form management so it was … Continue reading →

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Browser Comparison: iPhone vs. Nokia N95 and N800

Posted on 7/11/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I took a look at the browsing experience on the iPhone and compared it to the Nokia N95 as well as the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. In general, the iPhone and N800 are much closer experiences, though having used both … Continue reading →

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Advantage iPhone

Posted on 6/21/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I know it’s not out yet and no one has really touched or used it who can say anything but there are a few details I think will seriously make a difference in favor of iPhone vs other devices.  First, … Continue reading →

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Where are the extensions for Safari 3?

Posted on 6/18/2007 by Jonathan Greene

The update for the Safari 3 beta has been out for a week now yet none of the extensions seem to be updated to work with it yet. Since I’m not a developer, I can’t tell how much has changed … Continue reading →

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Google Gears for Webkit — Let’s get it going on S60!

Posted on 5/31/2007 by Jonathan Greene

While it’s not even possible to run Google Gears on Safari for OSX since it’s not in the release version, we should collectively be thinking about how to get this into S60 devices which also use the Webkit engine in … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart and Studios in Film Deal but they won’t play in my house

Posted on 2/6/2007 by Jonathan Greene

Today the company will introduce a partnership with all of the six major Hollywood studios — Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Universal — to sell digital movies and television shows on its Web site (www.walmart.com/videodownloads), … Continue reading →

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The trouble with the wonderful Symbian browser

Posted on 1/4/2007 by Jonathan Greene

An interesting title I suppose… but a particular issue with the fantastic Symbian browser is that it is greets web servers as a full – not mobile browser. While this feature lets you browse the full page of sites – … Continue reading →

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SurfRabbit

Posted on 4/4/2006 by Jonathan Greene

SurfRabbit is a pretty slick browser add-on for Safari, NetNewsWire and Shiira (all webKit) which works in a similar way to Greasemonkey does. You can create and share hacks to sites that enable them to work better for you. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Safari RSS serious annoyance

Posted on 5/4/2005 by Jonathan Greene

Safari can’t open the page. Safari can’t open the page “https://enteryoursitehere.com” because the network connection was reset, which sometimes occurs when the server is busy. You might be able to open the page later. I am seeing this way too … Continue reading →

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10.3.9 – No Acid Search just yet

Posted on 4/15/2005 by Jonathan Greene

I totally love AcidSearch, which is a very handy search extension for Safari allowing me to use A9, or switch quickly to Froogle among many other searches all within the main search bar. Seems though that 10.3.9, which was released … Continue reading →

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Apple RSS Demo!

Posted on 6/28/2004 by Jonathan Greene

Here’s a video from Apple showing off RSS in Safari 2.0. It looks very sophisticated yet simple. There are some nice features, like the scrolling bar to adjust the length of each piece and a quick way to jump through … Continue reading →

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Gmail adds Safari support

Posted on 6/4/2004 by Jonathan Greene

Google has added Safari 1.2.1 to the list of browsers supported… [Macworld UK]

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Google promises Safari compatibility with GMail

Posted on 4/26/2004 by Jonathan Greene

When Internet search engine giant Google launched its free 1GB email service, Gmail on April 1, 2004, they did so without support for Apple Computer Inc.’s Safari Web browser. The browser requirement page on the company’s Web site lists several … Continue reading →

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On Gmail and Macs using Safari

Posted on 4/2/2004 by Jonathan Greene

MacMegasite: I decided to look at it, and was greeted by a screen saying that my browser is unsupported when using Safari. [Mac Net Journal]

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