Safari 3.1.2 – the browser from Apple

Safari, the free internet browser for MAC OS X is now available on Windows. Let’s see what Apple has been up to…
They’re saying that Safari is the fastest browser on any platform, loading pages up to 1.7 times faster than Mozilla Firefox 2 and almost 2 times faster than Internet Explorer 7, pretty impressive if you ask me.

In my opinion, Safari fits perfectly with this expression “Simple is better, simple is more.”. If you’re looking for a browser with all kinds of add-ons and features, then this is not the best choice for you. As I’ve said above, Safari presents a “blazing performance” – it is very fast. The interface is simple, easy-to-use; many of the buttons that you remember from other browsers are not displayed by default, but you can easily customize the toolbar to suit your preferences.

safari screenshot

Bookmarking a page can be done in a couple of clicks, tabbed browsing is available and the pop-up blocker is there for you. Apple comes with a feature called Forms AutoFill; basically it fills the forms with saved information you have previously typed. Unfortunately, there are some bugs meaning your forms might not get completed as you’ve expected. The built-in RSS reader provides you with the latest news or articles that you are interested in. With Safari you can resize text areas in order to fit your needs.

Another important feature is Private Browsing: in just 2 clicks you can surf the internet with absolutely nothing being saved on your computer (websites visited, cookies, searches). Safari’s font-smoothing option allows you to set how font is rendered, depending on your type of display monitor. This freeware browser features full support for CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).

A drawback of Safari might be considered the high memory usage and as mentioned before, customization can be improved.

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