2007-06-23
12:47
Safari for Windows
Apple released a Windows version of Safari (their web browser on the Mac) a while ago. I downloaded it and gave it a go, despite the many reports of it being terribly buggy.
Well, for me, it seems more reliable than Firefox – I only managed to crash it once in a couple of days of use, where Firefox crashes several times a day under my use. The down side is how it handles crashing. Firefox brings back all of my windows and tabs, maybe losing the last couple I’d opened. Safari just opened up again from scratch with everything gone. Not graceful.
Still, it doesn’t seem bad for a beta release – I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes – worth trying out if you’re interested, just don’t rely too heavily on it yet.
Under the History menu, you should have an option for “Reopen All Windows From Last Session”. You also should have an item for reopening the most recently closed window/tab.
The option is there, but it’s greyed out for me. Tried killing Safari with a few tabs open, rather than closing it, and it’s still greyed out. Firefox seems to be working happily for me these days, though, with no crashes at all recently, so I’m pretty happy with that again.
Don’t forget, the reloading old windows and tabs is a relatively new function for Mozilla too.
That’s true, Katie – it was new in version 2.0, wasn’t it? There were a few extensions offering it before then, though, which is another big advantage Firefox has. Still, at the moment, I don’t seem to be able to use Firefox for long without it crashing, so I’m keeping an eye on the alternatives.