Showing posts with label safari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safari. Show all posts

May 10, 2009

How to Disable Favicons to Speed Up Safari

Safari is debatably one of the fastest browsers on the web. When you first start using it, you're typically blown away by the speed...but before long, it slows down. After prolonged use, it can even come to a complete stop! Part of the reason for this is the favicon database - a collection of tiny webpage icons. This database isn't easily cleaned and given the small size of the icons is actually pretty unnecessary. This article will show you a quick way to get your speed back by disabling the favicon database and instead loading the icons normally.

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May 2, 2009

How to Backup or Copy Your Safari Bookmarks and History

You want to backup, copy, export, import, or otherwise move your Safari browser's bookmarks (or history!). Even if you already use a backup solution like Time Machine, you have to know where the bookmarks and history are stored in order to do anything with them. Straight and to the point, the are the simple steps to backing up or copying your Safari bookmarks and history.

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October 24, 2008

How to Block Ads in Safari

One of the biggest problems I had with Apple's Safari web browser is that I couldn't block ads. After being a long time Firefox user, I became spoiled from browsing an internet free of advertising. Now there's a way to tell Safari to never show you an advertisement! In this article, I'll guide you through the process. Don't worry, it's relatively painless.

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