Its an interesting thing to say, because 'slim, trim and efficient' is exactly Apple's motto. One of my problem's with Chrome is that it does not integrate well into how OS X works. There is this concept of 'look-and-feel', and Chrome looks and feels foreign.
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Chrome Canary blows Safari out the water
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Its an interesting thing to say, because 'slim, trim and efficient' is exactly Apple's motto. One of my problem's with Chrome is that it does not integrate well into how OS X works. There is this concept of 'look-and-feel', and Chrome looks and feels foreign.
I'll take a few milliseconds per page load and know my identity, shopping habits and "social graph" is nice an private like I prefer. Safari + Google Disconnect Extension + Facebook Disconnect Extension = Happiness.
I run Adblock and DoNotTrackMe on Safari and have had zero issues BTW.
When you start running something like DoNotTrackMe you'll be shocked by the amount of companies grabbing data, Google is just the tip of the iceberg.
Ever since I started with Safari, I've had no real issue except some speed, but now with Yosemite, its just fast, and I would never go with Chrome. Safari just works
Again, as I mentioned, it's not about the speed difference being the deciding factor. Safari is fast and I could use it. It is the limitations of ad block that keep me away from using Safari. It doesn't block videos on Twitch.tv on Safari, but it does on Chrome. (Safari API limitations). Twitch is just an example, there are a few major limitations on Safari.
It's a good browser these days, just doesn't do everything I need
Did you test the new 64-bit Canary build of Chrome? Because that's the only version that OP says is faster than Safari.
Something is wrong with your system and does not translate to all of us. Mine is just plain fine.
Google Chrome does this also, if you enable the Spotlight indexing for the appropriate volume.
Btw, Internet Explorer for the Classic Mac OS (Mac OS <= v9.2.2) wrote also the source URL in the Finder comment. Safari is not the first browser who does this.
Well you learn something new everyday. Interesting enough I installed a copy of Chrome, thought this thing may warrant further examination.
I found Chrome does currently "challenge for password" to show stored web passwords, I pulled my previous post regarding password storage and Chrome. In conjunction with maintaining URL references Chrome could be an alternative.
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Nah. Old school was using a 28k modem . on AOL, CompuServe, or (Apple's) eWorld. Or a First Class BBS.
Wow, I was doubtful, but Canary is a lot faster than regular Chrome. Even after loading all my extensions.
I wish Safari would just let us use icons for the bookmark bar.
Does anyone know how to change the zooming on Safari so it zooms like Chrome? On Safari, if you zoom, it seems to zoom on a pinpointed position. If you do it on Chrome, it seems to zoom everything proportionally (text, images, etc.) so it fits the browser.
I wish Safari would just let us use icons for the bookmark bar.
Does anyone know how to change the zooming on Safari so it zooms like Chrome? On Safari, if you zoom, it seems to zoom on a pinpointed position. If you do it on Chrome, it seems to zoom everything proportionally (text, images, etc.) so it fits the browser.
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The only reason I don't use Chrome is because of it's hideous and clunky zooming function. Safari's zooming is so smooth and precise, allowing you to choose exactly where you want to zoom.
Left Firefox 31, right Safari 8.
Sadly Firefox is crashing a lot on Yosemite, so I can't really use it. Safari 8 is fine, but noticeably slower, specially scrolling in facebook, for instance.
Then there are some minor nuisances, like after all these years, I still can't choose where a downloaded file goes...
That's pretty impressive, too bad Firefox has been using 100% of the CPU at times, causing it to slow down the entire system.Image
Left Firefox 31, right Safari 8.
Sadly Firefox is crashing a lot on Yosemite, so I can't really use it. Safari 8 is fine, but noticeably slower, specially scrolling in facebook, for instance.
Then there are some minor nuisances, like after all these years, I still can't choose where a downloaded file goes...
