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Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 06:01 pm
Apple releases Safari 5.1.2 to fix memory usage, stability, page flashing
Apple has made the free update Safari 5.1.2 available from its website and through Software Update for Mac OS X users.Apple says the new update solves a variety of issues, noting that it will "improve stability, address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage, address issues that could cause webpages to flash white," and now allows PDFs to be displayed within web content.
The latest version of Apple's web browser can be obtained online for both Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Lion users, or PC users with Windows XP, Vista, or 7.
The download through Software Update weighs in at 40.2 MB.
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Originally Posted by bwik 
"address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage,"
Apple address that issue? That'll be the day.
"address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage,"
Apple address that issue? That'll be the day.
for some strange reason i don't see the update. why is that? because i'm black?
wait.. i am not black, so i don't see (pun) why the update isn't there.
anyway, i uninstalled almost all the extras and flash. OH GAWD! this shit flies again!
Just downloaded and installed....Can't notice any difference but I'll have a play tomorrow morning...
...actually, it does appear to be snappier - especially on YouTube 
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Originally Posted by MoXoM
Just downloaded and installed....Can't notice any difference but I'll have a play tomorrow morning...
...actually, it does appear to be snappier - especially on YouTube
Just downloaded and installed....Can't notice any difference but I'll have a play tomorrow morning...
...actually, it does appear to be snappier - especially on YouTube
I hope the visual history is faster.
I just wonder when they are going to release a revamped safari 6. Compared to Chrome, and even the newer firefoxes (8.0+), safari is starting to feel rather slow, and at least to me, the aesthetics aren't all that great compared to some of the more modern browsers like chrome or opera.
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Originally Posted by hittrj01
safari is starting to feel rather slow, and at least to me, the aesthetics aren't all that great compared to some of the more modern browsers like chrome or opera.
safari is starting to feel rather slow, and at least to me, the aesthetics aren't all that great compared to some of the more modern browsers like chrome or opera.
There's less interface in Safari than in any other modern browser, and besides the memory leak, it's easily the fastest.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
I hope the visual history is faster.
I hope the visual history is faster.
I hope i will be able to save bookmarks again! That's been pissing me off for weeks.
Quote:
Originally Posted by hittrj01
I just wonder when they are going to release a revamped safari 6. Compared to Chrome, and even the newer firefoxes (8.0+), safari is starting to feel rather slow, and at least to me, the aesthetics aren't all that great compared to some of the more modern browsers like chrome or opera.
I just wonder when they are going to release a revamped safari 6. Compared to Chrome, and even the newer firefoxes (8.0+), safari is starting to feel rather slow, and at least to me, the aesthetics aren't all that great compared to some of the more modern browsers like chrome or opera.
I find Safari to be very fast and offer the best and most streamlined aesthetics compared to other browsers
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Originally Posted by monstrosity
I hope i will be able to save bookmarks again! That's been pissing me off for weeks.
I hope i will be able to save bookmarks again! That's been pissing me off for weeks.
That sounds like it could be a PLIST or permissions issue.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
That sounds like it could be a PLIST or permissions issue.
That sounds like it could be a PLIST or permissions issue.
I'm wondering if it's possible that there is a maximum number of bookmarks aloud. I haven't counted but i must have thousands over the last decade or so.
Hallelujah.....................
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"address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage,"
Apple address that issue? That'll be the day.