I thought I clicked the little push pins, but perhaps I did not. I do get amnesia sometimes. One more try! And I am not talking about BB&T Bank. That has already been an issue before Safari 4 came out. Two other websites just left me hanging forever and then gave out on me.
And I really don't know what you all talk about speed. I have not taken a stop watch to it, but to me the sites don't open faster than they ever did. Marta On Mar 4, 2009, at 8:05 AM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: > On Mar 3, 2009, at 10:44 PM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I got all MY top sites on the screen, -- But alas, today they were >> gone, >> replaced with stuff I don't want and don't need. So Goodbye top sites >> for me. > > If you click the little push pin icon (when in edit mode) on the sites > you put in place they should still be there when you go back. > Evidently, the Top Sites window is supposed to be dynamic, adjusting > to your actual browsing habits--whatever it thinks those are. For now, > I've just pinned the ones I want to stay there and let a few at the > bottom change. Getting tired of seeing my bank log-in page up there a > lot. It should remember sites that you delete and not put them there > any more. I'm sure that will get better with time. > >> >> So what is left of this new Safari Browser. Several of my websites >> don't even show up, Safari can't manage, firefox can. I don't think >> the switch was necessary. > > That is a common discussion on the web since Safari 4 came out. I > would more suspect the sites as being non-standards-compliant, but it > may be Safari. The problem is when a site thinks it has to adhere to > the "Internet Explorer Standard." That messes it up for all other > browsers that attempt to honor standards compliance. Remember Safari 4 > is billed as a Beta, so it is clear that Apple doesn't intend for it > to be a finished product. They put it out there for feedback. I, for > one, love it. I like the speed and the new interface, and I have yet > to run into a site that it can't display, although I don't bank with > BB&T. > >> >> This brings up another subject. I had asked for explanations why a >> map >> a friend sent me in a .doc file did not open , that is it opened but >> no map showed, just one black dot in all my computers, but opened >> nicely in my iPhone. > > The iPhone has the ability to read more formats by design. Your friend > probably sent you some windows graphic format that requires something > that understands it. While TextEdit does a great job of opening .doc > and .docx files (even better than some versions of Office) it > evidently doesn't understand all graphic file formats. > > >> Textedit did not open it, nor did Bean. Today I tried it with >> Appleworks 6, and it worked with the map. These things can really >> bring your emotions into high gear, if only one could know what is >> going on. > > What you're running into is the proliferation of formats by competing > interests. Be glad you're using a Mac. At least you are on a platform > that TRIES to get along with everyone, rather than an operating system > that says that everyone needs to get along with IT. > > j. > > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > FileMaker 9 Certified Developer > > Project Foreman > NewMedia Construction Co. > [email protected] > > Instigator > The BB&J Network > The "Go-To Guys" for > FileMaker Development in Louisville > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be March 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be March 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
