Our website provides a free download of Safari 4 Modifier 0.3.2 for Mac. This free software for Mac OS X is an intellectual property of Markus Winter. The unique ID for this app's bundle is com.ahatfullofsky.s4m. The following version: 0.3 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users.
Classilla, a new browser for Mac OS 9 based on Mozilla/Firefox introduced to replace long-discontinued WaMCom project. Also using Safari with OS X 10.4 Tiger requires version 10.4.11.
It was included as the default browser in Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther) and is the only browser bundled with Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger). Samsung switch mac os. Safari uses Apple's brushed metal user interface, has a bookmark management scheme that functions like the iTunes jukebox software, is integrated with Apple's QuickTime multimedia technology, and features a tabbed. Global Nav Open Menu Global Nav Close Menu; Apple; Shopping Bag +. Whether or not there is a better alternative to Safari for Mac is hard to answer. There are certainly faster browsers that you can customize more, like Chrome and Firefox. Where Safari is strong, however, is that it is built for the Apple universe. If you operate almost entirely on Mac. Safari 4 for Mac - Technical Specifications. Macintosh Requirements. Any Mac running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.7 or Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 and Security Update 2009-002; Mac with an Intel processor or a Power PC G5, G4, or G3 processor and built-in FireWire®.
A New Web Browser for Mac OS 9
Hi Charles,
I’m not sure if you know about this already, but I was searching around for a link to download WaMCom a few days ago (the original site is broken), and I came across this. Classilla is built on WaMCom and is currently only being updated for security holes, but it’s still cool because someone is paying attention to OS 9 browsers again!
Matt
Hi Matt,
Yes, great news for folks still using OS 9.
Low End Mac publisher Dan Knight sent this memo:
Just got wind of a new project. Classilla is an attempt to port the latest version of Mozilla to the Classic Mac OS, adapting the code as necessary to the Mac. The goal is to have it run on Mac OS 9, with Mac OS 8.6 compatibility possible.
I’ve just installed it on my WallStreet, and it looks and acts just like Netscape/Mozilla/WaMCom – but it’s being actively developed. It’s a work in progress, and it works nicely so far.
Charles
Safari 4 Performance on a G4 PowerBook
From David in response to Checking Out Safari 4 on an Old PowerBook:
Charles,
I saw your article on Safari 4 on your Pismo. How is it running on your PowerBook 17″ (Big AL)? I also have a PowerBook G4, 15″ 1.5 GHz with 1.5 gigs of RAM, running [OS X 10.5] Leopard. How is Safari on Big AL? Is is a major RAM hog, any more than Safari already is? Is it worth the upgrade? Curious to know your experience.
Dave
Hi Dave,
I had the Safari 4 beta installed on the PowerBook G4 in Leopard for a while, and it worked fine. Didn’t notice any extraordinary memory issues. I haven’t installed the final because it requires OS X 10.5.7, and I’m waiting for the 10.5.8 bug fix before moving up from 10.5.6.
I’ll probably reinstall it on the Pismo (running OS X 10.4.11 Tiger) sooner, now that I’ve learned how to work around the “Your network settings have been changed” bug (see below). It performed quite well on the old machine.
Charles
Safari 4 and OS X 10.4.11
Charles,
You may hear about this from others, but just in case you don’t: The “Your network settings have been changed” bug dates back to Security Update 2008-006 for 10.4.11, when it caused a lot of trouble for many users. I didn’t have to deal with it myself (apparently it hits only those with modems set up in the Network preference pane), but remember the discussion, so I went looking. On a quick search, the best discussion I found was (as usual) at MacInTouch. Go to this page
and do a search for “Your network settings have been changed”; see the hits under Oct. 29, 2008 for discussion and solution.
As for Safari 4, see my comments here:
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
Thanks. That certainly explains it. A big help. I’ll study the solutions and maybe give Safari 4 another shot on the old Pismo.
Charles
Solving Safari 4 Troubles in 10.4
From Daniel:
Hi,
I had the same problem as you about the reappearing dialog sheet in Network Preferences. I Googled “your network settings have been changed by another application” and found a bunch of links discussing the problem. Apparently it was triggered by one of the Tiger updates, and for me the solution was to trash a couple of network preference files. I hope this helps if you decide to use Safari 4 on that setup again.
Regards,
Daniel
Daniel
Hi Daniel,
Thanks for the info. Looks like Safari 4 on OS X 10.4.11 may be possible after all.
Charles
Security Update Hassle
From Jerry:
Hello Charles,
I had the same problem as you did with the latest update. As I had just switched from dialup to broadband, I thought the problem was with the web accelerator software from my dialup service. After a hour or so of frustration with network preferences, I was going nowhere. As a last resort, I logged into my guest account – and lo and behold, no network issues! I then reset network preferences back to default, locked it up, and restarted in my account. No more issues!
As I had two more Macs to update, I was quite worried. I went ahead and updated my G4 iBook and PIsmo and had no problems whatsoever, Go figure. As to Safari 4 , very fast on all of my machines, but I’ll stick with Camino for now. I’ve been using it for so long I almost feel uncomfortable on another browser.
Thanks for a great column.
Jerry
Thanks Jerry,
Locking up the Network Preferences would seem to be the charm.
I’ve been using Camino 1.6.8 for the past couple of weeks instead of my longtime standby Gecko browser for OS X 10.4 – Netscape Navigator 9. I quite like it in many respects, but it’s a bit more sluggish responding to menu commands, especially once the memory gets into swapfile access, and it is often lazy about coming forward when you click on an open window in the background, at least on some pages I work with. Navigator 9 is more responsive and swapfile tolerant, and it doesn’t have the bringing forward issue, but it only supports session restore after an unexpected quit, and it experiences those more often than Camino. Safari 4 seemed stable and lively when I had it installed, and I may go back to using it now that I know how to avoid the “Your network settings have been changed” bug.
Charles
Craigslist Apps
From Jeffrey:
Last week Scott wrote.
Hey Charles,
Would you mind asking your readers if anyone knows of any software to automatically list items on Craigslist? I can find software like that for Windows but not for the Mac. I have a competitor who constantly deletes my listing, which I constantly relist. He’s obviously got software that automatically deletes my listing… Craigslist really ought to change their system. Oh well, I don’t have anything better to do! (laugh)
Scott
Jeffrey forwarded this link: http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?keywords=craigslist&os=mac
Seems there are several Craigslist applications.
CM
Editor’s note: None of the listed apps allow you to post to Craigslist. They are all for searching it. dk
Controlling iTunes and iPhoto
From Henry in response to I Want More Control of iTunes and iPhoto:
Python application mac. Hi Charles,
For Dan:
iTunes shuffle behavior: go to Controls / Shuffle / By Albums (or By Songs or By Grouping), and your albums will play as albums.
You can sort photos into albums as you always have (ignoring events), or you can edit events under the events menu. You can split events into separate events, merge events into a single event, name events, add comments, and organize to your heart’s content. I’m not sure what events adds that you couldn’t already do with albums, except group photos automatically by hour, day, or week (see Events Preferences). When your library reaches a few thousand pictures, looking through individual photos to find items for an album becomes unhandy, and after you have several dozen albums, finding one of them becomes unhandy. I have the idea that events is mostly a way to sort by the automatic tags from an iPhone or other smart camera, such as geolocation. Those of us who have an older camera have to organize manually to get the most from events.
A detailed prowl through the menus will turn up all sorts of features which aren’t immediately obvious.
Henry
Thanks, Henry. Forwarded to Dan.
Charles
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Yes, you should upgrade to 10.4.11.
There are no guarantees, but following this procedure when installing updates and upgrades on your Mac, or even re-installing them, will go a long way towards avoiding unpleasant after effects and ‘post-update stress disorder’.
It is also worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site. If your car runs on gasoline you would not want to fill the tank with diesel, so don’t try to install the PPC updater on an Intel Mac!
The 10.4.11 Combo Updater for PPC Macs is here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__PPC
And for Intel Macs: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411comboupdat eintel.html
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.4.11 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.4.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.4.10 to 10.4.11. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious!
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them compliant with the latest version of your operating system. Give them a weeks or two while you regularly check their websites for updates. This applies particularly to plug-ins for Safari 3.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari. Remember: Tiger up to 10.4.10 used Safari 2.0.4 or, if you downloaded it, Safari 3.0.3 beta. Safari 10.4.11 used Safari 3.0.4 which was not a beta. If Safari 3.1.2 on 10.4.11 is not the fastest browser you have ever used, then something is wrong!
Moreover, trying to revert to Safari 3.0.4 (or worse still, version 2) when running 10.4.11 or 10.5 can have repercussions, as Safari 3.1.1 uses a completely different webkit on which other applications like iChat, Mail and Dashboard Widgets etc also rely, and may entail you having to reinstall an earlier operating system.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party ad-on. Two such add-on that have been frequently mentioned here for causing such problems are Piclens and Pithhelmet. If you have them, trash them.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
• /Library/InputManagers
• ~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).
Safari 3 would probably suit your Mac best.
There are no guarantees, but following this procedure when installing updates and upgrades on your Mac, or even re-installing them, will go a long way towards avoiding unpleasant after effects and ‘post-update stress disorder’.
It is also worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site. If your car runs on gasoline you would not want to fill the tank with diesel, so don’t try to install the PPC updater on an Intel Mac!
The 10.4.11 Combo Updater for PPC Macs is here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_4_11_Combo_Update__PPC
And for Intel Macs: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411comboupdat eintel.html
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.4.11 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.4.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.4.10 to 10.4.11. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious!
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them compliant with the latest version of your operating system. Give them a weeks or two while you regularly check their websites for updates. This applies particularly to plug-ins for Safari 3.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari. Remember: Tiger up to 10.4.10 used Safari 2.0.4 or, if you downloaded it, Safari 3.0.3 beta. Safari 10.4.11 used Safari 3.0.4 which was not a beta. If Safari 3.1.2 on 10.4.11 is not the fastest browser you have ever used, then something is wrong!
Moreover, trying to revert to Safari 3.0.4 (or worse still, version 2) when running 10.4.11 or 10.5 can have repercussions, as Safari 3.1.1 uses a completely different webkit on which other applications like iChat, Mail and Dashboard Widgets etc also rely, and may entail you having to reinstall an earlier operating system.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party ad-on. Two such add-on that have been frequently mentioned here for causing such problems are Piclens and Pithhelmet. If you have them, trash them.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
• /Library/InputManagers
• ~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).
Safari 3 would probably suit your Mac best.
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