Switching from Firefox to Safari

Posted by Kris on June 10, 2009 · View Comments

This week Apple rolled out a new version of Safari, its web browser for Mac and PC. They’re calling it the “World’s Fastest Browser.” For me, the browser is the most used program on my computer, so you’ll understand the gravity of this decision: I’m switching from Firefox to Safari for all my web browsing.

As you may know, BookFool.com is a Mac-based business. For the book industry, this is basically unheard of. But we’re not blind followers and fanboys. Before I made the switch official, I put the new Safari through its paces, and I must say it does seem quicker than other browsers. It definitely gives me a fluid, clean browsing experience.

I’ve always liked Safari, but there were two huge reasons that I stuck with Firefox:

Safari’s Find Feature (Command +F or Edit/Find) would not search inside non-editable text boxes. We ship thousands of orders per week from our browsers, and we sometimes need to find orders based on customer name or zip-code. The new Safari can search inside these boxes and does so with style:

It always drove me nuts that clicking a link in Safari opened a new window instead of just a new tab. Sure you can hold Command while clicking to pop links into new tabs, but I don’t want to do that! This was a barrier to full-time Safari use until I found this fix at MacTips.org that cleared the path to new-tab bliss.

Safari Top Sites feature If you gave up on Safari in the past, the new version is definitely worth a second look. Be dazzled by the improved Find feature. And marvel at its slick wall of Top Sites.