#1
/ October 5, 2009 / 1:25 min.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Safari 4.0
has some excellent
zoom features
to help you out.
about Safari 4.0 in the wild
There are many web browsers to choose from. We've looked at the latest versions of
Google's Chrome browser,
Microsoft's Internet Explorer and
Mozilla's Firefox among others.
Safari 4.0
is Apple's latest effort. It's been the default browser for Mac users for a long time and not too long ago, it became available to PC users too. Is it worth switching to Safari? That's a decision you'll be much better equipped to answer for yourself after this 10-part video tutorial on Safari 4.0
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