Apple Safari 4 beta - not for Windows 7
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversSafari 4 beta work only in Windows XP and Vista. Apple has released to public beta its Safari 4 web browser, and I thought I’d give it a hands-on spin to see what all the fuss is about. Here are my first impressions and review.
Installation
Quick and simple. The install file — offered with and without a QuickTime bundle, thankfully — is 25.5 MB. On install, three boxes are auto-checked: Desktop shortcuts, “Install Bonjour” and auto-update. I’m not a fan of auto-check tactics, so if you’re trying to avoid installing Bonjour, for example, don’t get too click-happy too soon.
The Look
It’s slick. Not extraordinarily pretty, but Safari 4 does attempt to break up the monotony that is Windows with an updated interface that isn’t a complete Mac knockoff like Safari’s previous iteration (those who skin their PCs like Macs will be disappointed).
The Interface
One thing I notice, at least using XP’s classic theme: the tab boundaries are pretty hard to differentiate. There’s just not enough of a strong visual boundary between them, especially considering how narrow they are horizontally. Otherwise, the tabs are nice, but they automatically expand to fill the entire title bar (no transition) which I don’t like. Some people don’t like the fact that Google Chrome doesn’t immediately auto-fill the tab space; I do, especially when there are only one or two tabs open in the window.
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Comments(14)
i'm using safari 4 beta on windows 7 7022
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what do you mean, not for windows 7. it's working just fine.
i am with build 7022 and it works fine!
yah just tested it on mine too and works fine. i dont like it.. but it works fine
apple will kick microsoft's ass with snow leopard and safari!!!
snow leopard
will drive the copy cats crazy!!
eh... snow leopard is lame no real improvements i can see or enhancements other than in
stability a lil and in security...
woo!! new security!! i'm def. going to
wanna try that out...lame
it works on windows 7 dumb nut!
i'm running build 7000 and it completely locks up win7 whenever i try to show top sites.
any suggestions?
i'm using windows 7 build 7000 (updated) and it works perfect. the only feature that
doesn't work is that you cannot drag safari using the title bar when it's maximized as
with other programs on w7.
in fact just discovered that you can drag safari using the title bar when it's
maximized, just drag from under the tabs.
i tried it several times, and it repeatedly locked up my windows 7 build 7000 (updated).
when you put a beta on a beta, you can't be surprised that it's hit and miss . . .
that's why they say it's not for windows 7, it hasn't been tested enough with windows 7
to reliably work under all conditions . . .
works better than ie8 and windows 7
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By jayo technology on 25.02.2009 - 01:02