Apple’s Safari Browser For Windows - An Internet Marketer’s Review June 13, 2007
Posted by Andrew Wee in : browsers , 5 commentsApple founder and CEO Steve Jobs threw down the gauntlet at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, announcing the launch of Apple’s Safari browser for Windows. The upcoming Apple vs Microsoft battle promises to be more exciting than Microsoft vs Netscape a couple of years ago. But what does it mean for Internet Marketers?
For starters, the Apple browser is pleasantly looking.
In my book, Microsoft Internet Explorer is probably the ugliest browser. Mozilla FireFox is pleasant to work with, although Flock the Social Browser (loaded with Web2.0 functions) remains my favorite (and I’m composing this entry within a Flock window now).
Safari shows promise.
Among it’s features:
- Tabbed browsing: (If you don’t have 30 open windows, you’re not a hardcore Internet Marketer…yet)
- Built-in RSS Support: To monitor late breaking developments and changing content on blogs and social sites
- Pop-up blocking (maybe not such a good idea, since you might want to view popups)
- Enhanced search features
Safari is positioned to be the Apple’s “killer app” with supposed close integration between it’s upcoming pda/phone iPhone, iTunes and Safari in the works. But does Safari really work for Internet Marketers?
Worryingly, Safari has “Private Browsing” which blocks all cookies from being lodged. This means analytics tracking might not be as effective.
Even worse, for affiliate marketers, (more…)
Tags:affiliate marketers, apple, flock, internet marketers, mozilla firefox, safari, safari browser, worldwide developer conferencePopularity: 30%
9Rules to keep moving up the blogging track October 31, 2006
Posted by Andrew Wee in : browsers , add a commentThe 9Rules blog network is quite a cool one and I’m finding myself contantly going back to refresh the home page.
Even after the buzz at the conclusion of round 5, which had a whopper 1,190 blogs being submitted for inclusion into the content network, things are still humming along.
9Rules blog submissions received for Round 1 to 5: Up and up!
And if you’ve submitted your blog for inclusion, Mike Rundle in his 9Rules Round 5 Analysis points out: Traditionally we’ve added between 8-16% of the total number of submissions to 9rules, so if that holds true then “you can assume†we’ll pick about 160 blogs this time (though it’s all up in the air at the moment).
That’s encouraging. Results expected by the end of this week.
But wait…What’re the 9Rules anyway? (more…)
Tags:9rules, blog network, bloggingPopularity: 15%
The next generation blogging-enabled browser: Flock October 16, 2006
Posted by Andrew Wee in : browsers , add a commentIf you’ve been following this blog regularly, you’d know I’m a keen Mozilla FireFox user, judging by the posts in the category: Browsers.
And my copy of FireFox has probably seen it’s fair share of abuse.
- With about 10 plugins and 400 bookmarks, it’s now chugging along.
- Downloads take about 10 seconds to initiate.
- WordPress (especially PHP processing) is a little buggy. I’ve lost a number of good posts already…
So you might say things are a little….slow?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not soley dependent on Firefox.
By necessity, I use 3 browsers:
- Internet Explorer: because about 50% of blog visitors use that browser (and it displays differently from FireFox at times)
- FireFox: what I really like are the extensions available, especially this SEO plugin I recently installed.
- And now Flock!
How’s Flock (currently still in beta) different? (more…)
Tags:browsers, flock, internet explorer, mozilla firefoxPopularity: 13%
Arm the FireFox for Internet Marketing September 15, 2006
Posted by Andrew Wee in : Internet Marketing, browsers , 1 comment so far
I’d much prefer using one browser, however, it seems inevitable that I use 3 browsers (Mozilla FireFox, Internet Explorer, Flock) in the course of Internet marketing.Not necessarily because I want to, but because I have to.
If I had a choice, I’d probably go with Mozilla Firefox.
FireFox also happens to be the name of a Clint Eastwood movie. For those who were around in 1982, you might rememeber the Soviet advanced fighter that could:
- flies at 6 times the speed of sound
- was invulnerable to radar
- worst of all - has a lethally sophisticated weapons system that the pilot can control through thought impulses. As soon as the pilot detects a threat - either visually or on a scope - his thought impulses will direct a missile to that threat, without so much as pushing a button”
Sounds cool, doesn’t it. My FireFox browser can do the same things too (well except the “6 times the speed of sound” bit)
Tags:internet browsers, internet marketing, mozilla firefox, thunderbirdPopularity: 22%
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 released August 10, 2006
Posted by Andrew Wee in : browsers , 1 comment so farJust got this Mozilla update notice.
Updating your browser ensures you have a faster surfing experience and fewer application crashes.
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As part of Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability update process, Firefox 1.5.0.6 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from www.getfirefox.com. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest release. This update is available immediately in 39 languages including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and more.
If you already have Firefox 1.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…†from the Help menu at any time. Mozilla Corporation is also strongly recommending that Firefox 1.0 users upgrade to this latest release of Firefox 1.5 in order to take advantage of significant security and stability improvements. Firefox 1.5 includes an automated update mechanism that ensures users are always up to date with the very latest updates.
For more information, please see the Firefox 1.5.0.6 Release Notes
(http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/releases/1.5.0.6.html).
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Basil Hashem
basil@mozilla.com
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