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Favorite browser?


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I've tried Safari but found it rather slow. I've also tried Opera and am planning on playing with it more since I'm intrigued. :)

Since you're trying out browsers check out QtWeb. Its only 4mb and runs as a portable app with no need for an install. Its an open source project based on the Webkit engine, the same one that powers Safari but runs a lot faster.
 
My favorite is Firefox but I use Safari all the time. I just can't seem to get myself to break habit, and there's nothing really wrong with Safari except it won't work the spoiler tags on this site!
 
What exactly *are* those things that OmniWeb does that make it worth the price? Would a casual websurfer need them?
Most likely not... but then again, I'm not the best person to ask (I hate when people use the same stuff as me).

As for what I use a lot... workspaces, site preferences, the HTML editor, and I like the implementation of tabs in OmniWeb better than other browsers. I already brought up zoomed text fields for posting text and access to many of my favorite Services (Nisus Thesaurus, OmniDictionary, ICeCoffEE, Hot Service, WordService and WebGrabber).

But I'm sure you are making full use of Services on your system already... right? I mean why use a Mac if you aren't using it any better than if you were using either Windows or Linux systems? Firefox on a Mac isn't any better than the Linux or Windows versions, and Opera seems better on Windows than on Macs... if you are going to use Macs, make sure you are getting the most out of it. If you are going to use Safari I would hope that you are taking advantage of what your system has to offer.

In OmniWeb I would have written this post with the browser itself... and still had it's own window as if I was writing it in TextEdit. But because I post here using Firefox, I composed this in TextEdit first, and then copied it over. Using other browsers feels like surfing with one hand tied behind my back... but casual users rarely get the most out of their applications anyways, so why would a browser be any different.
 
I've tried Safari but found it rather slow. I've also tried Opera and am planning on playing with it more since I'm intrigued. :)

Since you're trying out browsers check out QtWeb. Its only 4mb and runs as a portable app with no need for an install. Its an open source project based on the Webkit engine, the same one that powers Safari but runs a lot faster.

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. :)
 
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