Has anyone used the latest Safari Browser?

March 24th, 2008, 12:06 PM

I got a bit of spam on the weekend that offered a free download of this Apple browser for Windows. Out of curiosity, I downloaded it, and I've been fiddling with it for a couple days. My initial take is that it is very similar to Firefox in operation but maybe a bit faster. Here is a link for anyone who's interested:

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

March 24th, 2008, 12:21 PM

Ugh...Apple.....Apple is for retards...alllllll flashy and easy to use with big things to click on and crap.....NEVER

March 24th, 2008, 12:25 PM

I used Safari briefly, I found it to be slow and lacking the everyday extensions I used with Firefox.

It's one of those applications which works better in it's native environment, in my opinion.

March 24th, 2008, 12:32 PM

I don't agree. Till now, I've considered Mozilla Firefox to be the best browser out there in terms of quickness and security. Safari is a bit quicker and both work better than I.E..

March 24th, 2008, 12:41 PM

You could be right Durka. So far I've found it to be quite a bit bit quicker than even Firefox. Could this be a newer version than the one you tried? Nothing is cast in stone but I'll stay with it for a few more days anyway to give it a fair test.

March 24th, 2008, 01:09 PM

I love my apply computer! I use safari all the time, and I prefer it over firefox which just drives me nuts for some reason.

March 24th, 2008, 01:18 PM

I found it quite slow to launch, ie double clicking the icon. Page rendering varied depending on the type of media embedded in it.

All in all, it's a decent browser but I can't foresee it making much inroads on the windows platform due to it's niche market. If I knew that it would properly render all sites I regularly visit & it has all the plugins I use with Firefox, I would give it a closer look.

March 24th, 2008, 01:41 PM

Durka

I find Safari to be very similar to Firefox. My only complaint so far is the drab colours..(grey and black)...Though you can probably change that sort of thing.

BTW, Have you ever considered running the Apple OS on Windows. In the same spam I mentioned earlier there was an offer of "Gemulator" that would allow you to do just that.

http://www.emulators.com/

March 24th, 2008, 02:01 PM

I have run OSX on my home built before, finding drivers for hardware can be a real pain though. If you go to pirates bay, they have a bunch of modified leopard install disks that will allow you install OSX on a normal windows box.




To run OSX on a normal pc, you need to have a modified ISO image that spoofs part of the BIOS check the install looks

March 24th, 2008, 04:04 PM

I use Explorer because why download Firefox......Firefox smells.....Well actully I just havent put it on my ew laptop yet go firefox

March 24th, 2008, 04:59 PM

I'm a Mac user and I prefer Firefox.

March 26th, 2008, 09:52 AM

In my final analysis, it is all but impossible to use an Apple OS on a windows machine. It is not impossible, but at the moment, it is far too much trouble to bother with.

March 26th, 2008, 09:58 AM

Juan, it is a huge pain to get Mac OS to run on a windows machine but it can be done.
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

You really need to be familiar with hardware & drivers though

March 26th, 2008, 10:21 AM

Therein lies the problem. It is a bigger pain than I want to put up with. But thanks..
I want to get out of Windows............I thought the Apple OS was maybe the way to go but I'm just not comfortable with all the hassle.....The other option was to buy the Apple Mini .

So, Linux it is......Likely Ubunto.

March 26th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Ubuntu is a decent Linux distro.

I have VMware server installed on my machine which allows me to install multiple "guest OS's", in other worsds virtual machines. You should consider trying WMware Juan, that way you can try out different linux builds within Windows, allowing you to determine whats best for you. As long as you have a dual core CPU + 2gb of RAM, you should be good to go.

March 26th, 2008, 02:22 PM

At the moment I only have one gig of RAM on my newest computer. I have the AMD 64 bit x 2 dual core processor. Do I need Intel?

March 26th, 2008, 02:24 PM

Intel or AMD will do. You can probably get away with 1gb of RAM, it'll just be a little choppier.

http://vmware.com/products/player/

March 26th, 2008, 02:35 PM

Ram is fairly cheap these days. I'll pick up another gig this afternoon. I swear computers are as bad as heroin............ Anybody want a gig or three of assorted RAM that doesn't fit my new computer?....