Let's pretend a bright, new MacBook recently showed up at your doorstep. What's your first install? Firefox. It's the most popular web browser, it has a ton of useful plug-ins, it's open-source - so what's not to love? Plenty! Firefox is a beast of web browser, eating up your processor and memory bit by bit. It's slow, bulky, and doesn't play well with OSX (no Keychain access among other things).
Dump Firefox. You have options people:
Camino - a light, fast, web browser from Mozilla (makers of Firefox) built for and only for OSX. It starts fast, it loads fast, and it pulls saved passwords safely and swiftly right from your Keychain. For add-ons see: PimpMyCamino
Safari - now in it's 3.x stage, it's claimed to be even faster than Camino (I find it to be quicker). And of course, it works perfectly with OSX, has Keychain access and has other goodies like Dashboard integration. For add-ons see: PimpMySafari
(There are plenty more browsers for Mac OSX, but none are as frequently updated and compatible as Camino and Safari.)
Firefox has plugins though. Lots and lots of plugins.
The solution: SafariStand
This Japanese add-on will turn the docile Safari web browser into a full-fledged replacement for Firefox. How many Firefox extensions does it take to make one SafariStand? A crap-ton, that's how many. Here's a list of just a few of it's features at macoshints.com. The top 3 features are definitely its OmniWeb-like thumbnail tabs, its many bookmarking features, and a brand-spankin-new feature, CoverFlow history. Check this out:
The bottom-line: Safari + SafariStand = one awesome, fast, sleek, Firefox-killin' browser. Beware.
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2 comments:
Ever since I started using firefox, I never really looked into any other browsers. Your tips give some good points, and I always love trying new stuff on computers. Thanks for the tips
I use internet explorer. Is it bad? Should I change?
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