“Web browsing in Mac OS X couldn’t be easier,” Mark Hattersley writes for Macworld UK. “Ever since Apple introduced its own web browser, Safari, to Mac OS X and inserted its icon into the Dock by default, all you need to do is to connect to Wi-Fi (or a local network), click the Safari icon and you’re good to go.”
“Many Mac users are familiar with Safari, especially if they use both iOS and Mac OS X (both of which use Safari as the main way to interact with the web). But Safari isn’t the only internet browser for Mac, and it’s not necessarily the best,” Hattersley writes. “Your chosen web browser – the software program that interprets the code use to build each website and presents it for your enjoyment – can make a serious difference to your enjoyment of your favourite websites.”
Hattersley writes, “In this feature we look at the pros and cons of using all the major Mac internet browsers – not to mention the minor ones, and a fair few of the weird and obscure options – and explain [for which activities] each browser is best.”
Covered in-depth in the full article:
• Safari: Best Mac browser for Apple fans, as well as for visuals and overall balance
• Firefox: Best Mac browser for customisation/tweaking
• Google Chrome: Best for developers
• Opera: Best web browser for innovation and proxy content
• Rock Melt: Interesting Mac browser with a focus on integrating social media
• Torch Browser: All-in-one browser and media player. Interesting to people who download a lot of torrents
• Camino [now defunct]: Open source web browser from Mozilla. Lacks any real unique features, but is nice to use
• Flock: A unique browser with an emphasis on social networking
• Sunrise: Interesting browser for developers with a range of information about how websites load
Read more in the full article here.