Cloud Computing: Apple Safari 4 Is Like Whole New Browser

Apple Safari 4 Is Like Whole New Browser

By Jim Rapoza

Top Sites

The Top Sites feature in Safari provides an attractive and interactive method for browsing and tracking your favorite Websites.

Top Sites Order

Safari 4 Top Sites can be placed in any order on the screen through drag and drop, and can be permanently pinned to any spot.

Top Site Tracking

By choosing Small, Medium or Large thumbnails, users of Safari 4 can track a few or many Top Sites.

Cover Flow

The iTunes-like Cover Flow feature in Safari 4 provides a very nice interface for searching browser history and favorites.

Search History

When searching the history of Safari 4, users can see the Web page within the Cover Flow interface, rather than just a listing of sites.

Full Page Zooming

Safari 4 now supports full page zooming within Websites.

Acid3 Test

Based on the powerful Webkit browser engine, Safari 4 gets a perfect score on the Acid3 Web standards test.

Developer Tools

Very nice visual developer tools inside Safari 4 help Web authors build and diagnose their Web pages.

Search Field

The search field in Safari 4 offers suggested search options and recent similar searches.

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