Comments on: 10 minutes with Safari for Windows http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:01:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Marc http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-307287 Marc Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:34:36 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-307287 Good idea - turns out you can also bind to alt+left arrow if you don't have a media keyboard Good idea – turns out you can also bind to alt+left arrow if you don’t have a media keyboard

]]> By: James http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-307114 James Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:33:29 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-307114 Hi, i've solved the back button problem for Safari beta 3 on windows. This worked for me and I hope it does for you too. I've always used the navigation buttons on my mouse to flick backwards and forwards between pages while browsing in IE. and in safari it doesn't work... Well, here's how I fixed it. firstly... i have a media keyboard that uses browsing buttons (forward and back) as well as other functions like a button for media player and email etc... many people have these now. I also have a programmable mouse. With most 5+ button mice you get a program that you can change the function ofr the buttons on your mouse. I've got a Razer Mystify Boomslang "Boomer" mouse, and that comes with a good little program to change all the buttons... ANYWAY I load the program up and tell it i want to change the function of the back button on my mouse and it asks me to press a key, so I press the back navigation key on my keyboard and save the config, and hey presto, it works!!!!! Then I changed the forward button for the forward button on my keyboard too. I can't be more specific than this because every mouse uses a different bit of software to program the buttons on it. I uses the part of my program that says "assign a key" to the button. hope you guys have some luck Hi, i’ve solved the back button problem for Safari beta 3 on windows.

This worked for me and I hope it does for you too.

I’ve always used the navigation buttons on my mouse to flick backwards and forwards between pages while browsing in IE. and in safari it doesn’t work…

Well, here’s how I fixed it.

firstly… i have a media keyboard that uses browsing buttons (forward and back) as well as other functions like a button for media player and email etc… many people have these now.

I also have a programmable mouse. With most 5+ button mice you get a program that you can change the function ofr the buttons on your mouse. I’ve got a Razer Mystify Boomslang “Boomer” mouse, and that comes with a good little program to change all the buttons… ANYWAY

I load the program up and tell it i want to change the function of the back button on my mouse and it asks me to press a key, so I press the back navigation key on my keyboard and save the config, and hey presto, it works!!!!!

Then I changed the forward button for the forward button on my keyboard too.

I can’t be more specific than this because every mouse uses a different bit of software to program the buttons on it. I uses the part of my program that says “assign a key” to the button.

hope you guys have some luck

]]> By: Marc http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306986 Marc Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:10:09 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306986 @Hezekiah - am I reading that right? You run the Windows build of a native Mac browser, on a Mac, under emulation? You get points for... something, but I'm not sure what ;-) @Hezekiah – am I reading that right? You run the Windows build of a native Mac browser, on a Mac, under emulation? You get points for… something, but I’m not sure what ;-)

]]> By: Tommy http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306982 Tommy Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:25:31 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306982 How does it compare to Maxthon? I love Maxthone over all the others so far. http://www.maxthon.com/ How does it compare to Maxthon? I love Maxthone over all the others so far.
http://www.maxthon.com/

]]> By: Hezekiah http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306970 Hezekiah Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:11:21 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306970 I'm using Safari on Windows running in Parallels. Since I haven't yet ponnied up for extra memory I run Windows XP at 256MB. Far as I can tell Safari blows IE6 out of the water on load time & page loads both! Yeah yeah, so I'm a Mac fan & my opinion doesn't matter eh? I was once the oposite & then I got into Linux. From the stability of Linux I finally made my way to my first Mac & have never looked back. I especially love the improved search in Safari 3, very easy to see at a glance all that was found & what word is selected, if only they would make it more customizable now. Not bad for a Beta, not bad at all if you ask me! Andi, is that an XP machine? I was even able to install Safari on a Win2K machine, though setting it as default browser is broken. Other than that it seems to work great! I’m using Safari on Windows running in Parallels. Since I haven’t yet ponnied up for extra memory I run Windows XP at 256MB. Far as I can tell Safari blows IE6 out of the water on load time & page loads both! Yeah yeah, so I’m a Mac fan & my opinion doesn’t matter eh? I was once the oposite & then I got into Linux. From the stability of Linux I finally made my way to my first Mac & have never looked back. I especially love the improved search in Safari 3, very easy to see at a glance all that was found & what word is selected, if only they would make it more customizable now.

Not bad for a Beta, not bad at all if you ask me!

Andi, is that an XP machine? I was even able to install Safari on a Win2K machine, though setting it as default browser is broken. Other than that it seems to work great!

]]> By: Mike http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306905 Mike Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:29:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306905 Eh, I tried the new Safari on OS X and Windows, but I still prefer Firefox. Still, I do <strong>love</strong> one thing about Safari: the widgets look beautiful. Eh, I tried the new Safari on OS X and Windows, but I still prefer Firefox. Still, I do love one thing about Safari: the widgets look beautiful.

]]> By: Neagle http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306885 Neagle Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:57:54 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306885 Firefox is running better than ever on Vista. Hell, I wish Vista was as easy to use and as customizable as Firefox. Damn, Microsoft crap. Firefox is running better than ever on Vista. Hell, I wish Vista was as easy to use and as customizable as Firefox. Damn, Microsoft crap.

]]> By: Marc http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306884 Marc Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:39:54 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306884 As you say, I guess it varies - who knows, perhaps when I've had a few days with it I'll change my mind! As you say, I guess it varies – who knows, perhaps when I’ve had a few days with it I’ll change my mind!

]]> By: Gallery of Gadgets #81 » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306877 Gallery of Gadgets #81 » Coolest Gadgets Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:13:10 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306877 [...] « 10 minutes with Safari for Windows [...] [...] « 10 minutes with Safari for Windows [...]

]]> By: Andi http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-306876 Andi Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:11:24 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070611/10-minutes-with-safari-for-windows/#comment-306876 i was going to write something about it in few minutes i installed it on my windows machine (rusty one) and it failed miserably, truly miserably... i guess it just varies from machine to machine... firefox? bloatware?.. runs perfectly for me, with lots of extensions too.. and it's darn stable too.. i'll upload a screenshot in wp for you to see ;) i was going to write something about it in few minutes

i installed it on my windows machine (rusty one) and it failed miserably, truly miserably… i guess it just varies from machine to machine…

firefox? bloatware?.. runs perfectly for me, with lots of extensions too.. and it’s darn stable too.. i’ll upload a screenshot in wp for you to see ;)

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