Mac OS X Lion and the new MacBook Air/Mac Mini could not remain without a new version of the Safari browser, so Apple released version 5.1 through the software update in Mac OS X. Apple implemented in version 5.1 a new set of special gestures designed for Mac OS X Lion, implemented the possibility to view the pages in full-screen, implemented a reading list and new security modules. Apple says that Safari 5.1 is the most advanced version of the browser and praises it as the best browser available on the market.
Safari isn't just the world's most innovative web browser. It changes the way you interact with the web. With great new features that take advantage of OS X Lion, you'll become completely immersed in everything you see, touch, read, and watch. Oh, and browse.
Important to remember for Safari 5.1 are the Reading list and privacy functions. Reading List gives users the opportunity to save pages from Safari to be read later, that is, it gathers a functionality similar to that offered by Instapaper. The interesting part is that the Reading List can be synchronized with iCloud, so all the pages saved on the Mac will be transferred to iDevices and vice versa. The news for the privacy section allows users to check which of the visited websites are accessing their browsing data and to set a private mode for the autofill function. You can download Safari 5.1 from here.
Sandboxing is a security feature that helps prevent websites from tampering with your computer. All the web content and applications you use in Safari on Lion are sandboxed, so websites can't use exploits to access your system. If a website contains malicious code intended to capture personal data or take control of your computer, sandboxing automatically blocks it to keep your computer and your information safe.
The new Cinema Display launched today by Apple is the first screen in the world equipped with this technology. Practically Apple promotes Thunderbolt technology now in all its products and from a Mac we can transpose the images on the new Cinema Display very simply and easily and using a Thunderbolt Hub we can run several movies from a Mac on different monitors. Of course, now the technology will not be widely available considering that few people have the opportunity to purchase Apple products, but in the future USB will become as useful as Bluetooth.
