I need to automatically refresh a web page and be alerted via email (or run an applescript) when it changes. [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2008 - 6 answers
Flash Player 9 doesn't work in Safari, but does work on Firefox on an Intel Mac. Help! [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2008 - 5 answers 
Yippee - Firefox 3.0 has landed. Will this solve the most glaring problem with Firefox 2.x - unlike native Mac app Safari, Firefox can't load pdf's inline. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 6 answers
I love Firefox. I love using the Fox. I love the warm and fuzzy feeling I get from using opensource software.
But, I am drawn to Safari, and for only one feature. I love the way Safari handles PDFs. I like how it opens them in the blink of an eye, letting me view the PDF and then save it with the click of a button (overlay? whatever).
What I'm wondering is, is there any way to get the same behaviour in Firefox. I'm relatively new to Macs (soon to be 1 year), so I'm not too familiar with all the ins and outs, but I assume it is somehow connected to Preview.app.
There was an earlier attempt at doing something similar on ask.MeFi, but that didn't really lead anywhere. Google searching doesn't help either.
In case you are wondering, I like this because I deal with a lot of PDF files (journal articles, woo). I'd consider switching to Safari as a main browser if it wasn't for the little differences (FF3's address bar, Command+1/2/3/4/etc, copious amount of extensions).
posted on Mar 15, 2008 - 10 answers
What should I put in a custom browser stylesheet to override and Aquify all web form element styles (buttons, text fields, etc.) in Safari 3.0.4? I'd like to undo custom properties like colors, fonts, and borders, and make all form elements display natively, using Aqua, like Safari used to do in previous versions. I'm essentially looking for the opposite answer to this question, using a custom userContent.css-esque stylesheet. (Thanks for your help.)
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - 1 answers
Is there any way to turn off Safari's "improvement" to URL autocompletion? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 15 answers
I need a better browser for my Mac. I use a MacBook Pro 17". For the past year, I've been using Safari as my default browser. I like it swell except that it crashes all the frickin' time. I've installed SAFT, which allows me to restore my browsing sessions, but still -- it's a pain. Last weekend, I moved over to Firefox in the hopes that things would be improved. That's not going to work. What's with the delays for nearly every action? Ugh. (No extensions installed.) I don't yet have Leopard, but am willing to upgrade if Safari 3 offers a marked improvement in performance. What can I do to improve my web browsing experience? (Session restore is a must. Undo closed tabs is nice.) [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 66 answers
I recently switched from Firefox to Safari 3, and now I'm looking for an easy way to post to Blogger. [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2007 - 2 answers
My old G4 iMac is suddenly doing two things differently, and I don't know why or how to get it back the way it used to work.
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posted on Jul 19, 2007 - 1 answers
What are the best Safari plugins? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2007 - 15 answers
Is it possible to programmatically strip some (but not all) of the formatting from text that's been copied from safari? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2007 - 13 answers
My Mac won't let anything but Safari connect to the internet. Help. Might pull out hair. [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2007 - 7 answers
How do I get Firefox to use the OSX Keychain? [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2007 - 6 answers
I'm having a strange problem with WebKit's Javascript engine. Please help. Copious explanation inside. [more inside]
posted on Sep 23, 2006 - 14 answers
I typically use Safari, and have my preferences set to store all of my passwords and user names in my Keychain.app. However when it starts acting up and giving me the spinning beach ball, I use Camino (v. 1.0.3.) When I try to log in to a website, it asks me for my user name and password - do I really have to fill in ALL those passwords and user names all over again? In other words, is there any way I can get Camino to access the passwords I saved using Safari? [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2006 - 6 answers
Getting Flash/Macromedia in intel based IMac [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 9 answers
Safari is not retaining any history older than a day. This is a problem because it 'forgets' long URLs to auto-complete. How do I make it remember again? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2006 - 5 answers
Has Safari become a second class browser? Does it have a future? [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2006 - 30 answers
I'm trying to find a (stable) OSX web browser that...
A) allows you to select text and right-click to search for that text in Google,
AND
B) displays bookmarks in the bookmarks toolbar as favicons (not just plain text buttons). [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2006 - 12 answers
My computer is driving me insane. Please help. My 1.8gz Macintosh g5 has developed several annoying quirks, the cumulative effect of which is to make browsing the internet an exercise in frustration. Sometimes I want to pull my hair out. Here are the three things that I believe, individually and/or in combination, are causing the slow-downs. I have no idea how to fix any of them: [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2006 - 31 answers
What keystroke do I use to open the selected bookmark in Safari's Bookmarks screen? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2006 - 8 answers
How can I configure Firefox so that I can use Cmd-1 through Cmd-9 for bookmarks on my personal toolbar, identical to the behavior Safari uses? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2005 - 3 answers
My Mac is suddenly downloading very slowly. [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2005 - 22 answers
I am having an annoying problem with Safari. Say I scroll down a webpage and click on a link that takes me to a new page, when I hit the back button, the original page loads from the top and can take up to 5-6 seconds to jump back down to the original place. Do I have a preference set wrong?
posted on Sep 16, 2005 - 3 answers
I18n and HTML: How do display images that have kanji filenames, in both IE (PC) and Safari (Mac). [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2005 - 3 answers
How do I post to multiple del.icio.us accounts from safari? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2005 - 2 answers
Is there any app or modification I can make to safari to have the form elements render in the way the page designer intended rather than with aqua UI elements? I tried to look around but couldn't find a hack for it.
posted on May 4, 2005 - 10 answers
Is it possible to configure MS Sharepoint to allow access from the Safari web browser? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2005 - 0 answers
I upgraded my mac to 10.3.5, and my Safari, Mail, and Help won't open now. I followed the instructions on the apple support site and did what they said, but they still won't work. Itunes works, and all other apps. I switched to eudora and netscape for now, but would rather stay with Mail and Safari. Any ideas?
posted on Sep 18, 2004 - 14 answers
MacBrowserHell: I just updgraded from a Lombard 333 Mhz Powerbook to a G4 667 TiBook with 1GB RAM. Camino now seems to run dog-slow. And the others have their troubles...
posted on Aug 22, 2004 - 21 answers
Macfilter: I'm on 10.3.4, and just lost my entire eudora inbox (tons of msgs) and all my safari bookmarks and logins...any ideas? (i think it's because i didn't have enough diskspace free, but it's too weird, and annoying)
posted on Jul 15, 2004 - 13 answers
Which Mac OS X Files let Safari securely connect to sites?
I'd accidentally lost some of my System (my fault) and had to reinstall, etc. to get it back. Looks like everything is working... EXCEPT when I try to connect to https:// sites. gmail, hotmail, whatever.
I have other Macs here, so if anyone knows what frameworks or whatever likely make that work, I can easily copy them over and correct the permissions. But WHICH files? (minimally more inside)
posted on Jun 14, 2004 - 13 answers
Apple/Safari question: I am at wits end with a strange problem. Every time I download certain files from my webserver (gzip'd tar'd gpg'd backup files), safari renames them. The files are named in the following format: filename.tar.gz.gpg. Safari renames them on the fly to filename.tar.gz.gz, which it then tries to unzip to predictable results since they haven't been unencrypted yet. Each file needs to be renamed after being d/loaded, which is kind of annoying. I turn to you Ask-metafilter; any ideas?
posted on Apr 25, 2004 - 9 answers
Mac OSX Safari --Is there a script/action that I can enable to automatically erase my cache and history files at a certain time each day? While being fairly Mac savvy, I have no experience with writing scripts. I'm really looking for an easy solution, perhaps a piece of freeware?
posted on Mar 26, 2004 - 6 answers
It's embarrassing but a real need: Is there a simple one-click way, freely downloadable or hidden somewhere, to keep a permanent notebook while surfing and writing? I'm on an imac with OS X/Safari. [More inside.]
posted on Mar 10, 2004 - 33 answers
Safari CSS rendering issue.
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posted on Dec 12, 2003 - 9 answers
