rashbre central: windows safari

Tuesday 12 June 2007

windows safari

Safari on Windows
As regular readers will know, rashbre central is made on a a Mac. And most blogs rashbre central browse are also browsed on a mac, using Safari, the Apple OS X browser.

Well, the interesting news is that Safari is now also available for a PC!

A simple download allows PC users of most types to try the Safari interface, which Apple claims is the fastest browser running on Windows according to the iBench tests.

Safari 3 properly emerges with OS X's next release (Leopard) and features easy-to-manage bookmarks, effortless browsing with easy-to-organize tabs and a built-in RSS reader to quickly scan the latest news and information. Check out Safari 3 public beta as a free download at www.apple.com/safari. It looks like the mac version except for the missing top right coloured clickies and an ominous 'bug button' on the top bar.

When Apple finally introduce Leopard (in October), it is claimed to have over 300 new features. This includes a new Desktop and Dock with Stacks; an updated Finder and a new way to easily browse and share files between multiple Macs;

There's Quick Look, a new way to rapidly preview most files without opening an application; Time Machine, a new way to easily and automatically back up and restore lost files or a complete Mac; Spaces, a powerful new feature to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; and enhanced iChat and Mail applications, which allow users to communicate even more creatively.

And running Safari on Windows is a very odd sensation...

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