Google Chrome, not so fast!

I have recently tweeted about what I want to talk about in this blog post. I'm currently using a Mac, running Snow Leopard with all the latest updates and it's in Wifi. My internet is provided by BT (British Telecoms in the UK) and I expect a 8mb (megabyte) service when I get (usually) 4-5mb. Anyway, enough rambling.

I tested the speed between the Chrome browser, which I believe is still under the BETA release and the traditional Mac browser, Safari 4. I found a significant difference between the speed the 2 browsers were receiving while they took the speedtest side by side. 

To the left we have Chrome and Safari is on the right. 

ChromeSafari

As you can see, Chrome drops the download speed dramatically whereas Safari keeps it strong. I know Google Chrome is still in BETA, but I think this is either a definite bug or something is wrong with their browser. 

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Removing Google's Search Bar from Safari

The browser wars have become a rather hot topic in the Mac community as of late especially with Google's newly released Beta version of Chrome.  I've been using Chrome as my browser of choice for about 6 months now, and I just recently decided to give Safari a second chance.  One thing I loved in Chrome was the dual functionality of the address bar as an address bar and a search bar.  It makes for a clean interface, and I wanted to simulate this look on Safari.  I found that the Safari plugin Glims allows you to input keyword so your favorite search engines can be accessed through the address bar, removing the necessity of having Google's search bar in the browser.  After hours of searching, I'm proud to say I've found the solution to the seemingly permanent search bar.  All you need to do is download this and watch the video.

Enjoy!

Talina B.

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Safari 4.0.4 Available

Apple has released Safari 4.0.4. Software update automatically opened on my MacBook Pro, so if it opens on your Mac without you opening it, expect a nice little treat from Apple!

Firefox 3.5 vs. Safari 4- Speed Comparison

Yesterday June, 30, 2009, Mozilla released the latest version of Mozzila Firefox 3.5 to the public claiming it to be the fastest Firefox ever. You can download it here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US//?from=s...At Apple's worldwide developer conference or WWDC they announced and released the latest final version of the latest version of Safari 4.0 that you can get here: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/. This is a speed comparison between both browsers, enjoy! 

Safari Beta 4 Available

Earlier today, Apple released Safari Beta 4 for both Mac and PC, which you can download here.

A summary of the new features include: (Summary by MacRumors)

-Top Sites, a display of frequently visited pages in a stunning wall of previews so users can jump to their favorite sites with a single click;

-Full History Search, where users search through titles, web addresses and the complete text of recently viewed pages to easily return to sites they've seen before;

-Cover Flow, to make searching web history or bookmarks as fun and easy as paging through album art in iTunes;
-Tabs on Top, for better tabbed browsing with easy drag-and-drop tab management tools and an intuitive button for opening new ones;
-Smart Address Field, that automatically completes web addresses by displaying an easy-to-read list of suggestions from Top Sites, bookmarks and browsing history;
-Smart Search Field, where users fine-tune searches with recommendations from Google Suggest or a list of recent searches;
-Full Page Zoom, for a closer look at any website without degrading the quality of the site's layout and text;
-Developer Tools- built-in web developer tools to debug, tweak and optimize a website for peak performance and compatibility; and
-Windows-native lookin Safari for Windows, that uses standard Windows font rendering and native title bar, borders and toolbars so Safari fits the look and feel of other Windows XP and Windows Vista applications.

The most interesting to me is the new "Top sites" page that will display a number of your top visited websites in a dashboard like manner.