Apple today released Safari Public Beta 3.0.2 which is recommended for all users and improves its security and stability.
Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Mac OS X beta:
• Latest security updates
• Improved stability
• Improved WebKit support for Mail, iChat and Dashboard
Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Windows beta:
• Latest security updates
• Improved stability
• Fixes for text display, non-English systems, and start-up times
Safari Public Beta 3.0.2 is available via Software Update.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Joe J.” and “MacSmiley” for the heads up.]
So they are taking this seriously
So,to clarify: this should fix the iChat problem?
why is there no “check for updates” on the windows version?
Nice.
Don’t think we’d be seeing MS giving updates this quick for a Beta version.
What?
Safari 3.0.2 for Mac OS X beta?
What?
MDN magic word: finally
What? What? What?
@ Shawn
For updates simply run the Apple Software update application that installs with iTunes and Quicktime.
Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
It still breaks SafariBlock, so not for me.
My question is why I can”t find iBench to replicate Apple’s performance results. If it is so “industry standard” you would think such a tool would be readily available. Doe anyone know of a good benchmarking tool for web browsers?
@ anaknipedro
oh yeah, i forget that’s installed on the windows machine at work. derr…
MW – “thinking” – too late in the week for it
On more complaint: since when do simple installs in Mac OS require restarting? Does Safari 3.0.X make modifications to the kernel?
Any word when they are going to support .Mac bookmark syncing on the Windows version???
“Any word when they are going to support .Mac bookmark syncing on the Windows version???”
Maybe after the .Mac update tonight?
Just guessing.
Anyone that wants to download iBench can here:
ftp://ftp.pcmag.com/benchmarks/i-bench/
This doesn’t SAY it’s going to let me post my pod casts. Safari 2 did that just fine. Firefox 2 still does that. The software on the other end hasn’t been significantly changed.
DLMeyer – the Voice of G.L.Horton’s Stage Page Pod Cast
@AshNagz
I think there are several products named iBench. The one you linked to I believe is to test network speeds, not rendering speeds.
@AshNazg,
How about a iBench link for Mac OS X?? EXE’s, thank goodness, do not work on a Mac.
iBench is a discontinued internet benchmark that was popular around 1999/2000. It used to be available at http://www.i-bench.com and is now referenced at http://www.veritest.com/benchmarks/i-bench/ but only available as a Windows exectuable. I really don’t think it is of any relevance for testing a modern browser as it is so out of date. But I guess Apple’s marketing department like it, because it gave some useful figures…
Sorry, ignore the veritest link, it should be:
http://www.lionbridge.com/lionbridge/en-US/services/outsourced-testing/benchmark-software.htm
Incidentally, the marketing figures for how fast Safari is are completely bogus anyway, and another slight of hand by Apple’s superb marketing department. The benchmarks exploit a technicality in the order Safari loads page content and don’t represent an accurate measure of the rendering of a page. This article explains it all:
http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/safaribenchmarks.html
Never trust Apple marketing when it comes to claims of speed…
@ Reality Check: I don’t thinks so…
I do believe my own eyes. Why don’t you try doing the same?
is Safari 3.0.2 already in Software Update?
i fired up software update in my office pc and it didn’t seem to find an update for Safari.
i know i’m using a lemon (windows PC) but it still should show me the updates right?
has anybody successfully downloaded the update to Safari for windows?