Browsers
Safari 3.0 Public Beta...on Windows too?!
So, today was WWDC 2007’s opening day. One of the two major events were Apple shows off its latest hardware and/or software. I was following the keynote via Gizmodo’s live blog and wasn’t really all that impressed with all of those Mac OS X Leopard features. Sure, the new desktop looks beautiful and Finder’s gone through an iTunes-like overhaul but overall I wasn’t all that amazed. I mean, iChat STILL doesn’t have MSN support. What’s the deal with that? Sure there are ways to get your MSN contacts on iChat but I don’t like going the Jabber route. Why won’t Apple do it?
Anyway, the one thing that did really surprise me was the announcement of Safari being made available on Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. Wow, I mean where did that come from? Not only was it announced at WWDC, it was made publicly available as a beta on Apple’s site pretty soon after the end of the keynote. Hm, it was first Quicktime, then iTunes and now Safari.
I wonder if there are any other Mac apps en route to Windows.
The public beta is available for Mac OS X Tiger and Windows XP/Vista here.
Camino 1.0.2
The Camino Project has released the latest version of Camino (1.0.2). Some improvements over v1.0.1 include security fixes and a fix allowing Camino’s bookmark metadata to be added to Spotlight’s ‘Privacy’ tab.
For those who haven’t given Camino a chance, now’s a great time to check it out!
Opera 9 released
For all you Opera (browser) fans out there, if you haven’t already heard, Opera 9 is now available for download on the official Opera-browser site (opera.com). Some new features include mini-applications called “widgets”, tab thumbnails and BitTorrent support built right-in to the browser. Check out the official Opera-browser website for more information on new features.
Having tried out Opera 8.5x, I didn’t really see a reason why I should use it compared to Safari but I’ve installed Opera 9 since it was publicly released. Perhaps I’ll write a little mini-review of the browser like I did for Shiira.
Until next time,
Happy Browsing!