![]() ![]() But Safari’s news reader is a little awkward. Safari also lets you read all the latest headlines without having to leave the comfort of your browser. But now most Web browsers include some RSS-feed-monitoring capabilities.Įach browser, except Camino, monitors sites that have RSS feeds and alerts you when a site has been updated. March 2005 review of RSS- and Atom-feed readers). You used to need specialized software to monitor and alert you to these changes (see our Many sites on the Web-such as Weblogs and news sites (including and )-use RSS feeds to notify site visitors that the Web site has changed. Safari’s most touted new feature is its built-in RSS news reader and aggregator. You’ll want to choose a different browser for day-to-day use. It lacks many features-such as text autofill (except for passwords) and RSS-feed recognition-that are standard in all the other browsers. Newsworthy Safari now includes the ability to aggregate and display RSS news feeds.Īside from the fact that it’s built on Mozilla’s stellar foundation, Camino is a little immature. But there are many more plug-ins available for Firefox than for Camino. And they are designed to accept third-party plug-ins, or extensions, which can add features, functionality, and different looks (or skins) to the program. They are based on the Mozilla engine, which is compatible with most Web sites. Mozilla’s Firefox and Camino are the most versatile and extensible browsers in this review. (Only OmniWeb posed a bit of a problem-the program’s default home-page setting was called Start Page and took us several minutes to locate.) These browsers differ most in the extra features they offer and in the ease with which they let you navigate the Web. While each of these programs implements standard features in a slightly different fashion, the principles tend to be the same across all five browsers, or at least similar enough that you’ll quickly get used to the differences. The plug-ins installed in Firefox are listed at the bottom of the browser window, on the right. Plug Me In, Soup Me Up Installing plug-ins in Firefox and Camino is as easy as downloading them from the Web site. The only noticeable speed difference used to be Firefox’s very long program-launch time, which seems to be resolved in version 1.0.6. Each browser also loads Web pages at about the same speed. ![]() All the browsers in this review have common features-ways to manage bookmarks, cookies, and security options tabbed browsing and autofill capabilities for Web-based forms. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products.A Web browser is simply a vehicle that helps you get around the Web, and a good Web browser is one that’s unobtrusive. I quit OW and restarted, and all is well, though other sites remained surfable. One odd thing, or something I'm missing- some sites stop loading after surfing a few pages. I don't like the icons/favicons in the bookmark bars. I didn't realize I submitted the first when I changed a word and then posted, again, it seems. Sir Jonathan IveĪlso, what do you get for $10, that the demo version doesn't give you, besides your own start page, and warm fuzzies? ![]() They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.īy believing all possible evil of evil men. I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters. Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence. Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for. There’s trouble - it's time to play the sound of my people. It's a little thing but it bugs me.Īlso, what do you get for $10, that the demo version doesn't give you, besides your own web page, and warm fuzzies? I think Netscape or IE on the PC does this. the little bookmarks next to the site name in the bookmarks bars? ![]()
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