When I started this blog, my idea for the first few posts was a short series of things that make browsing the web more secure and enjoyable (or in some case just more bearable).
Like all new things, it didn’t come together as quickly as I thought it would. Research to make the articles complete and accurate ended up taking me on the long route to areas I hadn’t considered. Then that route lead me back to my original ideas.
My real life got in the way, and I just didn’t get around to writing the articles I had planned.
That all worked out well though, because 2 days ago (Monday, June 7, 2010), Apple released the latest version of their browser, Safari 5.
Safari 5 changes everything for the better. It includes a long list of security features and fixes, making it a “must have†update. (One “feature†of the original web browser was that when you visited a web site, the browser would provide the site with a complete list of other sites you’d visited. Every browser since has contained that same feature. Safari 5 is the first browser to withhold that information. Thank you Apple.)
The new version should show up automatically in OS X’s Software Update. If it doesn’t, head over to <http://www.apple.com/safari/> to download it. If you don’t have it, go get it. We’ll be using it for the next few articles.
