Safari v4 just came out. I gave up on it once, on previous releases when I started using an Apple laptop for my business about 4 years ago. I just gave it another test drive. Here are the results:
- It still does not work well with many sites. I could not edit my newsletter at ConstantContact or view my daughter's eBill at college (not sure that was a bad thing!).
- It loaded more quickly than Microsoft Internet Explorer v8, but what doesn't?
- I loved the new Top Sites tab feature (see http://www.apple.com/safari/whats-new.html for more information on this new feature), but many of my favorite sites did not work with the browser.
Conclusion: I am sticking with Mozilla Firefox. www.mozilla.com
Want to try your own test? Here are some ways to get Safari v4 loaded on a Windows or Apple platform:
- If you have Apple's iTunes Application on your Windows computer, you may also have the Apple Software Update Application. Double click on it. It should present you with Safari as an available download. Select Safari and the rest should be automatic.
- If you do not have the Apple Software Update Application on your Windows computer, go to www.apple.com/safari/download/ to download Safari.
- On an Apple platform, if you do not have Safari preloaded, bad things may happen: you may not being able to find, download and install updates to your software. Click on the Apple logo in the top left hand corner and select software update. The new version of Safari should be in the list. Follow the directions to install it.
