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[Zlip792]

Safari 5.1 for Windows Released:
It brings many new features, you can read about them here:

http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html

For download:
Safari 5.1 for Windows

[cork1958]

Cripe!!

Just the web page for Safari is about as cluttered/bloated as the browser itself!!

36MB's for a browser?!! Not here it ain't!!

Still haven't figured out what anyone see's in this thing, unless you're on a Mac maybe?

[insanelyapple]

cork1958 sweetheart, no one pushes you to use Safari and if you cant accept 'weight' of Apples browser then go back in time to 1998.

[revvo]

cork1958 sweetheart, no one pushes you to use Safari and if you cant accept 'weight' of Apples browser then go back in time to 1998.

That's right, because we must accept the incompetence of developers who make huge ass software because we're not 1998.

[kiddingguy]

How's this compared to IE9 and/or FF with regard to speed, ease of use, security, features etc?
The page lists A LOT of new thingies, but still...

[Calum]

That's right, because we must accept the incompetence of developers who make huge ass software because we're not 1998.

If it's well-functional, it shouldn't matter that it's a little bit bigger than other browsers. Safari is well functional.

[kiddingguy]

Installed, but my scroll button of my Logitech mouse does not work as it should.
Sometimes it scrolls, sometimes it does not respond at all.

In other browsers this is perfectly fine...

[Steve B]

Installed, but my scroll button of my Logitech mouse does not work as it should.
Sometimes it scrolls, sometimes it does not respond at all.

In other browsers this is perfectly fine...

Same here, scrolling with my MS mouse...even just re-installed latest drives, doesn't work right at all.

[primexx]

If it's well-functional, it shouldn't matter that it's a little bit bigger than other browsers. Safari is well functional.

"well functional" is the last thing I'd use to describe bloated anti-consumer foistware.

[Paul Ferson]

Thanks for the heads up Zlip! I don't use Safari regularly but I will update to 5.1 just to see if it is any improvement over 5.0.

[kiddingguy]

Same here, scrolling with my MS mouse...even just re-installed latest drives, doesn't work right at all.

Apple.... I think we got a problem

[random_]

Apple.... I think we got a problem

No problems here with MX Revolution, I am using Set Point drivers.

Anyway, I have never used Safari before, maybe tried it once some time ago when they made first Windows version. But from my experience, just like iTunes or Quicktime, it always bogged down the computer. This time around, things seem to work very smoothly, but I made sure I disabled Bonjour (not sure what it even does) and other things it tried to "recommend".

Having said that, I just installed this version to try it out and it works as expected so far. Unfortunately I noticed some buggy behavior when trying to visit online banking site (using certificate), Safari just crashes when I try to open it, I guess it's not compatible. Other than that, all the most popular sites that I regularly visit work fine, but I will try it out some more in the next days to see how it does with browsing to random sites all around the web.

[TRC]

If it's well-functional, it shouldn't matter that it's a little bit bigger than other browsers. Safari is well functional.

It really isn't.

It is poorly coded and bloated junk. Does it still save screenshots of every single page you visit? What a ridiculous "feature".

[UXGaurav]

Thanks Zlip792. Always good to have an alternate browser just in case the primary one goes nuts. And it's NOT bloated. Firefox, Safari and Opera are now the only browsers left with a dedicated search box.

[Zlip792]

@xpclient @Ferson
Thanks man!!!.

I personally find it very much responsive now and sites seems to load faster and handling of complex sites also improved. I like it, I currently have 4 browser installed. Firefox Nightly (improving but slow rendering and parsing), IE9 (nice browser but horrible in making site like no round corners), Google Chrome Dev 14.0.825.0 (Crashes as expected but horrible Cup and other profile icons, I better want Chrome own logo with mentioning numbers like gmail live icon and sometime horrible fonts) and Safari 5.1 (very much stable and responsive).

Some major features of Safari 5.1:


Reading List
Whenever you come across something interesting on the web, save it to Reading List. Then when you have more time to read articles, watch videos, or shop, your link-filled Reading List is ready and waiting. You can browse through the entire list or see just your unread pages. And Safari Reader lets you see it all in a clean, uncluttered space free from blinking, annoying ads.


Multi-Touch Gestures
Multi-Touch is built into Safari on OS X Lion, so you can tap, scroll, and swipe your way around the web. And it’s just as smooth, natural, and fun on the Mac as it is on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.



Full-Screen Browsing
You’ll be even more immersed in the web when you see it full screen with OS X Lion. Web pages take up every inch of your display so there's nothing to distract you from what’s onscreen. You can open many web pages full screen — dedicate one page for Twitter feeds, one for video, and another for browsing, for example — and swipe back and forth between them. Or open just one web page full screen while other open pages stay the original Safari window size. And it's just as easy to switch from full-screen browsing back to your desktop.


New Privacy and Security Features
Browse, shop, read, and do everything you do on the web from the safest, most secure browser we’ve ever built.


Privacy Pane
Some websites you visit can leave data on your computer. The new Privacy pane in Safari preferences shows what kind of data websites are storing and lets you remove it. You can also customize cookie settings and choose whether websites can request your location information.


Sandboxing
Sandboxing is a security feature that helps prevent websites from tampering with your computer. All the web content and applications you use in Safari on Lion are sandboxed, so websites can’t use exploits to access your system. If a website contains malicious code intended to capture personal data or take control of your computer, sandboxing automatically blocks it to keep your computer and your information safe.


Private AutoFill
Safari makes sure your information is kept private. Whenever you come across a web form, Safari automatically detects it and lets you choose to use AutoFill to complete the form with information from your Address Book. No information is ever added to a form automatically unless you say it’s OK.

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