Apple Safari 4 Is Like Whole New Browser

Apple Safari 4 Is Like Whole New Browser
Written By
Jim Rapoza
Jim Rapoza
Published: Jun 11, 2009
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Apple Safari 4 Is Like Whole New Browser

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By Jim Rapoza


Top Sites

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


Top Sites Order

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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

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


Cover Flow

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


Search History

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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.


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Full Page Zooming

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Safari 4 now supports full page zooming within Websites.


Acid3 Test

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


Developer Tools

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


Search Field

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


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Jim Rapoza

Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst, eWEEK.For nearly fifteen years, Jim Rapoza has evaluated products and technologies in almost every technology category for eWEEK. Mr Rapoza's current technology focus is on all categories of emerging information technology though he continues to focus on core technology areas that include: content management systems, portal applications, Web publishing tools and security. Mr. Rapoza has coordinated several evaluations at enterprise organizations, including USA Today and The Prudential, to measure the capability of products and services under real-world conditions and against real-world criteria. Jim Rapoza's award-winning weekly column, Tech Directions, delves into all areas of technologies and the challenges of managing and deploying technology today.

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