Safari 4.0 in the wild - #11 - Doc's fave features in Safari 4.0

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#11 / October 16, 2009 / 3:38 min.

Doc's fave features in Safari 4.0

In our 10-part series on Safari we pointed out some of the key things that make it such a classy browser. In this bonus episode, Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan picks out a few of his favorite features in Safari.

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- Top Sites is a favorite and is reminiscent of the of the Speed Dial feature originally released in Opera.

- Makes it easy to quickly get to your favorite sites with just a click.

- Advanced zooming functions are great and Doc particularly likes the option to zoom just the text and not the graphics.

- Bookmark syncing to various browsers on various computers and even operating systems via MobileMe is another favorite.

- Safari 4.0 does a great job with bookmarks; it's easy to organize, add and rearrange favorites.

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#1 / October 5, 2009 / 1:25 min.

An overview of Safari 4.0

Safari 4.0

introduced over 150 new and improved features and functions to the Safari browser. These among these improvements are support for all the latest Web technologies, improved keyboard shortcuts, VoiceOver Screen Reader, Full Screen Zoom, text only zoom, better bookmark management and many more. In this 10-part series we'll try to look at some of the key new features in Safari 4.0.

#2 / October 6, 2009 / 2:43 min.

Tabbed browsing in Safari 4.0

Tabbed browsing

is now old hat. However,

Safari 4.0

gives you tabbed browsing with some cool improvements. You can move tabs around to better organize them, open new windows with a group of tabs, easily

bookmark your tabs

and more. Tabbed browsing makes your browsing quicker, easier, and more efficient.

#3 / October 7, 2009 / 2:00 min.

The Safari address bar is smarter than ever

Safari 4.0

has tried to make your browsing experience faster and easier. In many ways, it has succeeded. Safari 4.0 includes the

Smart Address Field

which makes it easy to visit your favorite sites, your recently visited sites and your bookmarked sites just by typing a couple of characters.

#4 / October 8, 2009 / 3:00 min.

Auto-fill passwords and forms with Safari 4.0

When you visit lots of Web sites, odds are you're going to have to enter a number of passwords. At the same time you're also going to have to

fill out a form

now and then; especially when shopping online.

Safari 4.0

makes these and other repetitive tasks easier than ever.

#5 / October 9, 2009 / 2:40 min.

Security and Privacy in Safari 4.0

Safari 4.0

knows that it's a jungle out there so it does everything it can to

keep you safe on the Web

. With built-in

phishing protection, malware protection, safe downloads, pop-up blocking, anti-virus

integration among its security features, you can surf the Internet with confidence.

#6 / October 12, 2009 / 2:43 min.

RSS feeds in Safari 4.0

RSS - really simple syndication

, is a great way to keep on top of all your favorite sites. Safari goes out of its way to give you all you need to make

RSS feeds easy

. There's a built-in RSS reader, RSS search, bookmark RSS feeds, personal

RSS clipping service

and several other RSS-specific improvements in Safari 4.0.

#7 / October 13, 2009 / 2:10 min.

Top Sites features in Safari 4.0

We all have certain sites that we visit over and over again. With

Safari 4.0

, a new feature puts your "

Top Sites

" front and center.

Top Sites

gives you a visual image of the sites you visit most. You can edit these sites, delete them, save them and move them around.

#8 / October 14, 2009 / 2:58 min.

Adding and managing bookmarks in Safari 4.0

Bookmarks

provide a quick and easy way to return to sites you want to visit.

Safari 4.0

makes it easier than ever to

add bookmarks

, create groups of bookmarks, and then to keep all your

bookmarks organized

#9 / October 15, 2009 / 3:00 min.

Syncing and saving your Safari bookmarks

Bookmarks can be really useful, but they're much more useful if you can

synchronize your bookmarks between multiple computers

and multiple browsers.

#10 / October 16, 2009 / 2:22 min.

Advanced zoom functions in Safari 4.0

Sometimes when you're working on the Web you encounter pages that use a really small font which makes them difficult to read. Or, the web page is okay, but your eyes aren't quite what they used to be. In either case