You’re very welcome Stephen, and yes I agree Safari is a nice clean user friendly web browser with good privacy & security.
Kind Regards, Ronni Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 14 Feb 2020, at 4:18 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ta Ronni. > I shall remain with Safari I reckon !! > Nice clean user friendly interface. > >> On 14 Feb 2020, at 11:57 am, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Stephen, >> >> NO, I haven’t tried or tested MS Edge. >> We get a Mac version of MS Edge only because there’s a Mac version of >> Google’s Chromium system. >> >> My previous reply to Peter Curtis explains why I prefer Safari. >> >> Kind regards, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Intel-Core i7 >> 2.3GHz /16GB / 1TB 840 EVO SSD >> >> macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 >> >>> On 13 Feb 2020, at 5:28 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> That is very impressive Ronni. >>> Have you tried MS Edge ? >>> And if so what are your thoughts ? >>> >>>> On 13 Feb 2020, at 12:48 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Stephen and Alan, >>>> >>>> You might find this interesting from TechRadar >>>> >>>> https://www.techradar.com/au/best/browser >>>> >>>> Kind Regards, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 13 Feb 2020, at 10:28 am, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>> >>>>> An update - you'll love this. Eventually spoke to Woolworths. They >>>>> recommend Google Chrome as the best browser to use as it is integrated >>>>> with their shopping. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 12 Feb 2020, at 9:16 am, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>>> >>>>>> As someone from wamug (Neil?) said a few years ago: it’s too late - >>>>>> Google already knows everything about you. I think I was trying to >>>>>> uninstall Google Chrome after using it for a few days. >>>>>> >>>>>> Google is efficient for my web searches. I used DuckDuckGo for some >>>>>> time but became irritated by it. Ditto for Bing. >>>>>> >>>>>> In general I use standard Apple apps, including Safari. I have Firefox >>>>>> installed on some devices as a backup browser. Waiting for the new >>>>>> Microsoft Edge to be released by the Australian Mac App Store for >>>>>> possible use on the 2019 iMac. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Alan >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 10:21 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi again Alan. >>>>>>> I suggest you dump Google ASAP. >>>>>>> That and Facebook will invade your world. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My family have use DuckDuckGo for a couple of years. >>>>>>> On our Macs and our iPhones. >>>>>>> They do no tracking and do not record your data. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 8:07 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A reasonable deduction I think. Windows for Woolies, Chrome for Coles >>>>>>>> and Safari for Store Shoppers? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Alan >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 4:24 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sounds to me like Woolies have not tested their latest web catalogue. >>>>>>>>> Web writers should always make sure their work is compatible with all >>>>>>>>> common browsers before releasing. >>>>>>>>> I learnt this when I did my IT course at TAFE some years ago. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 12:49 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A problem. I look at the Coles and Woolworths grocery catalogues >>>>>>>>>> most weeks. I usually use a 2012 iMac for this. This week I cannot >>>>>>>>>> open the Woolies catalogue page using the default Safari browser. I >>>>>>>>>> get a spinning "wait” icon with message “Loading Page”. OS is High >>>>>>>>>> Sierra 10.13.6 with Google search engine. However it does work >>>>>>>>>> using Firefox. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Same thing happens using a 2019 iMac using Safari and Google. OS is >>>>>>>>>> Mojave 10.14.6, Safari is version 13.0.5. I do not have any other >>>>>>>>>> browser installed on this device. If I use Safari > Develop > User >>>>>>>>>> Agent to emulate another browser (Firefox or Microsoft Edge) then >>>>>>>>>> the Woolies catalogue page opens. There is no change when the iMac >>>>>>>>>> is booted in Safe Mode. No problems detected with Malwarebytes or >>>>>>>>>> EtreCheck. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Experiments with other devices just muddy the waters. iPad 5 with >>>>>>>>>> iOS 13.3 and Google will not open the Woolies page either. iPad 2 >>>>>>>>>> with iOS 9.3.5 and Bing works ok! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Superficially it seems that Google is a common factor. Any >>>>>>>>>> suggestions for a fix? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Perplexed >>>>>>>>>> Alan >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> > >>>> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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