What Is the Safari Browser?
Browsers connect your personal computer to web pages on the Internet. Though Internet Explorer and Firefox usually come first to mind as examples, Safari is also a worthy contender, especially for the Mac.
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Description
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Apple created Safari as a browser and platform for the Macintosh, as well as the first browser for mobile devices. It is also available for the PC.
Availability
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The browser comes standard with all versions of the Mac operating system and with some portable devices. You can also download it for free for PCs running Windows XP, Vista or 7.
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Design
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Safari emphasizes elegance with a frame only one pixel wide, an interface that can disappear, scroll bars that appear only when needed and no status bar.
Top Sites
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With Top Sites, the browser automatically tracks sites that you visit. It then displays up to 24 thumbnails that you can click to access your favorites.
WebKit
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To spur further development of Safari applications, Apple offers WebKit free to programmers. Versions of this tool also work for other products like Google Chrome, AOL Desktop and Adobe Dreamweaver.
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