POLL: Your Favourite Web Browser?

[Videoskooter]

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Over the last days I have been testing the Safari browser and I must confess, it looks cool, it's fast and it has some very interesting features. But I have a few questions:

Since I'm running this over a Windows system and not over an Apple PC I wonder if it's safe. Does it get automatic updates like Firefox? Is it more virus-proof since this one obviously isn't used by a vast public?

[Bernie]

Originally Posted by Videoskooter

Bumpin' (OMG that sounds like a free promo ) this 1 up:

Over the last days I have been testing the Safari browser and I must confess, it looks cool, it's fast and it has some very interesting features. But I have a few questions:

Since I'm running this over a Windows system and not over an Apple PC I wonder if it's safe. Does it get automatic updates like Firefox? Is it more virus-proof since this one obviously isn't used by a vast public?

Those are good questions Johan, but I don't really know since I only use Safari on a Mac. We need to get you on a Mac

[Videoskooter]

Originally Posted by Bernie

We need to get you on a Mac

Oh, I'm considering it. Something that I was not happy about was the mouse but you and Graham already pointed out that this can be solved.

So there you go: the questions!

I have copied almost all my CD's on a external disk but using Windows Media Player and with the protection code (I'm legally obliged). I can't even install the new WMP because it considers me as a pirate. I explained this already in a former topic and that was the point where I decided that Bill Gates can go to hell. They simply don't have the right to do that. Those CD's are legal and I have payed big money for all of 'em. Complaints to Microsoft weren't even answered. But....Can I play that stuff on a Mac?

Over a few months I ditched RealPlayer because it's now considered as badware by many Internet watchers (they install stuff that's very questionnable) and I switched to Winamp which has thrilled me. It sounds good, it looks good, it is fast and to my surprise it doesn't leave some audio space between 2 tracks, it almost mixes it and that's something cool. Is Winamp compatible with Mac or does Mac have another/better mediaplayer.

[Bernie]

Johan.

Although I don't have first-hand knowledge, it looks as if you won't be able to play those protected tracks on anything other than the Windows Media Player on a Windows machine.

Perhaps the performance rules are different in Europe, but my understanding has been that as long as you own the physical CD or record that you can have a backup on your computer...

If you find out that you legally don't have to encode them with protection then I would re-encode your CDs using the Apple Lossless codec and use iTunes on a Mac or Windows machine.