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March 31, 2008

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Hey, there are browsers other than Safari?

Posted Mar. 31, ’08, 2:05 PM PT by Dan Pourhadi
Category | Software

safariBoring.jpgYes. Several. And some of them have more…even better features, like session management, add-ons, social networking features, and more — making the art of web browsing just as complicated as every other computer task.

Joe Kissell at The Mothership examined ten browsers — Camino, DevonAgent, Firefox, Flock, iCab, OmniWeb, Opera, Safari, SeaMonkey, and Shiira — and compared, contrasted, sniffed, and licked everything that makes them The Browser You Want to Use.

Each one has a set of features that more-or-less sets it apart from the rest: DevonAgent, for example, is focused on scouring the web for research, while Flock is for social network and blogging mavens.

Check Kissell’s article for the full browser four-one-one, especially if you’re bored with the simple bare-bones browsers whose most notable features are their address bars. I’m lookin’ at you, Camino.


2 Comments

Call Me Yo Daddy Author Profile Page said:

Firefox 3.0 and Safari 3.1 are way ahead of the competition. The next iteration of Opera, version 9.50 looks to be very nice though. Right now I'm hooked on Firefox 3.0 beta 4. It is a major upgrade from version 2.0. I didn't like version 2.0 on a Mac but I'm in love with version 3.0 beta 4!

March 31, 2008 11:19 PM
Ken Papp Author Profile Page said:

I like Camino because its most notable feature is the address bar. Fast, simple, clean. You can even get rid of its most notable feature by typing Shift-Cmd-T. ;-)

April 6, 2008 4:14 PM

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