Apple seems to be on command and conquer roll. They just introduced an update to their internet browser Safari, previously an exclusive for Macs, but now for Windows as well. Since I do all my web design on a Windows PC, it is difficult for me to check the appearance of how pages appear on a Mac or in Safari. Therefore this is a welcome addition in the area of web browsers for me. I only hope that it closely mimics how pages look on a Mac, perhaps it is only halfway. As I am writing this post from within Safari, I can already see a thing or two that don’t quite work right from within WordPress, but perhaps it is a setting somewhere. I do notice that from the limited surfing I have done in Safari, it definitely seems faster than Firefox as Apple claims. Some fonts also look quite different. But overall, my site seems to function well, with no major hiccups.

I do like the clean look of Safari – the “no borders” appearance on web pages is nice. I’ll definitely have to kick the tires a bit more. Safari visitors make up about 5-6% of the overall visitors to my site, with Firefox users at 20%, Internet Explorer at 73%, and the balance with other browsers. I am willing to bet those percentages are going to change a bit with this new release. I can hardly wait to see the Mac & PC spot on this one.