Safari 5

Max Pagels — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:14:00 +0000

Thoroughly enjoying it, though I’d like to know how to get Safari Reader to detect articles on my site. Maybe it’s because I’m using

elements to denote entries.

Browsers leave fingerprints

Max Pagels — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:30:22 +0000

New research by the EFF suggesting that most browsers create a unique signature that can be used as a means of identification.

The findings were the result of an experiment EFF conducted with volunteers who visited http://panopticlick.eff.org … EFF found that 84% of the configuration combinations were unique and identifiable, creating unique and identifiable browser “fingerprints”. Browsers with Adobe Flash or Java plug-ins installed were 94% unique and trackable.

Ars Technica’s IE9 article

Max Pagels — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:34:52 +0000

Redmond is targeting real-world applications based on real-world data. For example, every single JavaScript and DOM API used by the top 7,000 websites was recorded. IE9 will deliver support for every API used by those sites.

FindMeByIP.com

Max Pagels — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:27:35 +0000

Not just a “what’s my IP address” site – FindMeByIP.com shows all kinds of information about your browser, including support for HTML5 Forms and CSS3 selectors. An invaluable resource.

Ars Technica’s hands on with Chrome for Mac

Max Pagels — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:56:44 +0000

Those just installing Chrome will observe that it’s incredibly fast—as in, Safari levels of fast. This is certainly a plus when many alternate browsers (hi, Firefox) are, well, not. Page renders are quick and keyboard commands can keep up with my 140wpm fingers, something Safari sometimes even has trouble with from time to time.

I’m missing the Safari keyboard shortcuts that allow you to access the bookmarks in the Bookmarks Bar with option-1/2/3 and so on.

Chrome for Mac / Safari 4 SunSpider results

Max Pagels — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:11:28 +0000

Chrome has substantially better JavaScript performance than Safari on my machine.

Chrome beta (full report)

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Total:                  601.2ms +/- 5.6%
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Safari 4 (full report)

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Total:                  699.0ms +/- 2.5%
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Significant improvements across nearly all test cases.

Chrome for Mac OS X

Max Pagels — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:52:36 +0000

The beta version is now available.

Browser Security Handbook

Max Pagels — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:04:54 +0000

A lesser-known but informative online book by Google.

Max Pagels — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:38:00 +0000

TechCrunch has developed a Mac Chromium Updater utility “that allows you to easily ensure that you have the latest version at all times”.

The project is coming along nicely, but Safari 4 is still easily the browser of choice for me.

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