Peter's Blog

I was studying my access logs and noticed visitors using the Safari web browser under Windows. I thought, "No, can't be right, maybe Safari is lying to the server about the OS to get around compatibility problems" since Safari is an Apple OS/X browser.

I was at the Apple site for something or other and discovered it is true: there is a version of Safari for Windows here. It's a beta but everything is beta these days.

I've been using it at home and I'm liking it. It has the features of Firefox that I actually use but it feels leaner and meaner. There is something about the way it presents web pages that makes them look nicer. Don't ask me what, it's a subtle Apple designer thing that an engineering brain cannot put a finger on: if mine could I would be outta here and busy growing a ponytail.

One thing about Apple design I must address: the brushed metal look gets old very quickly, I'm already tired of it from iTunes I don't see any way to change the 'theme' and Windowblinds cannot change it (did I mention that rather than buy Windows Vista I just bought Windowblinds?).

It has crashed on me once, the text box I am typing this in has tiny weeny text and is making me squint (my glasses are two flights of stairs down ) I have found one or two sites with problems but I'm still using it. Oh, and it seems to insist on installing Quicktime when you install it which is a minus to me.

Firefox is seeming more and more bloated these days and takes about thirty seconds to boot on my crappy work computer. Opera is ok but whenever I try it I drift back to Firefox. Safari is quite likely to go the same way but it's a new toy for a few days. Internet Explorer, well HA I only use it on sites that don't work with anything else.

I so want an iPhone.