[Scifience]

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...net_utilities/

Look at the little list on the side...SafariSpeed 1.2 is me.

Edit: I'm the 4th most popular now! Thanks guys

[Person Man]

Originally posted by Scifience:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...net_utilities/

Look at the little list on the side...SafariSpeed 1.2 is me.

Yes, and Internet Explorer 5.2.3 is the 4th most popular download...

...after Firefox, which is number three

[BlueSky]

Originally posted by Scifience:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...net_utilities/

Look at the little list on the side...SafariSpeed 1.2 is me.

And I'm using it and it works and thanks and congratulations.

[PacHead]

Originally posted by Scifience:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...net_utilities/

Look at the little list on the side...SafariSpeed 1.2 is me.

Cool !

Safari is awfully slow and buggy (and I'm on a fast connect), so I might just check out your program and see if it helps Safari.

[wdlove]

Congratuatlions on your number four ranking. I will give your program a try.

[Spliffdaddy]

Smart folks should pay attention to Scifience.

I've never seen anyone better at sensing the pulse of the internet user. And I've been around.

[fireside]

Originally posted by Spliffdaddy:
And I've been around.

you must have lots of diseases.

[smacintush]

Program seems to work, cool.

It's possibly the worst OS X icon I've ever seen though.

�anyway�

[PacHead]

Originally posted by fireside:


you must have lots of diseases.

Maybe he uses protection. Seriously, chicks should come with tamper proof wrapping, so one knows exactly what they're getting, and one can know if the product has been used before. Oh, a usage counter would also be nice.

[Krusty]

Nice little app !!!

Only thing I would suggest is actually putting the app's name under the 'Safari Speed' menu the next time you do a build. This looks a little unfinished.

[Scifience]

Originally posted by Krusty:
Nice little app !!!

Only thing I would suggest is actually putting the app's name under the 'Safari Speed' menu the next time you do a build. This looks a little unfinished.

It would seem I overlooked that. Oops.

Version 1.2.1 will fix that and a typo in the interface.

[Scifience]

Originally posted by smacintush:
Program seems to work, cool.

It's possibly the worst OS X icon I've ever seen though.

�anyway�

Hey, I suck at graphics design.

Someone from SourceForge volunteered this icon, and it will be used in Version 1.2.1.

[SamuraiDL]

cool man, thanx a lot.

[Adam Betts]

Originally posted by Scifience:
It would seem I overlooked that. Oops.

Version 1.2.1 will fix that and a typo in the interface.

If you want something else to fix in 1.2.1, be sure to make the app quit when you close the window. Since there's only one window, leaving the app on won't be necessary

I like the UI of app. Very clean and simple.

[angelmb]

Once I get the PowerBook back from Apple Care I am going to give it a try

[ironknee]

impressive! congratulations

[Avenir]

worked nice cleaning out my favicons, apparently I had quite a lot. nice program, hopefully you'll get even more notice

[Scifience]

Thanks for all the positive feedback!

I will also take Adam's suggestion and set the app to quit on window close.

[brapper]

Originally posted by Scifience:
Hey, I suck at graphics design.

Someone from SourceForge volunteered this icon, and it will be used in Version 1.2.1.

that's awesome.

[PacHead]

Something wrong with the server ?

I got this 6 times in a row.

Safari can�t open the page �http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/s....dmg?download� because the network connection was reset, which sometimes occurs when the server is busy. You might be able to open the page later.

I'll try again later I suppose.

[The Godfather]

Originally posted by Scifience:
Thanks for all the positive feedback!

I will also take Adam's suggestion and set the app to quit on window close.

Just like MS Windows

I downloaded it, and I am enjoy it a lot. Thanks :thumbup:

[Scifience]

Originally posted by PacHead:
Something wrong with the server ?

I got this 6 times in a row.

Safari can�t open the page �http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/s....dmg?download� because the network connection was reset, which sometimes occurs when the server is busy. You might be able to open the page later.

I'll try again later I suppose.

It hasn't been distributed to all of the SourceForge mirrors yet, and their own server is notoriously slow/buggy. Try again; if you're lucky, you'll get through to the 8KB/s joy that is their temporary download server.

Within a few hours, all the mirrors should have picked it up.

Another tip: put your URL (or the readme) in the About Box. That way I can trash the ReadMe's and just put the app in my Utils folder.

[Spliff]

Doesn't anyone think it's sad and pathetic that we need this app at all? Safari is supposed to be fast. Apple promised it would be fast, promised that finally Macs would have a fast, default browser. Safari has only gotten slower over time on my system. Hell, the beta was faster than the latest version. Safari suddenly stops connecting to sites, so I have to quit it and relaunch it. Happens again, so MacFixit.com tells me to put my ISP's DNS addresses in the Network preferences. Safari is still slow. Now I have to delete my icon cache. Still slow, so I have to download an app called SafariSpeed to speed it up. Then I come here to write this post and suddenly Safari is taking up 90% of my CPU. Why? Because it f*cking chokes on the animated smilies next to the text box I'm currently writing in.

WTF is wrong here?

Meanwhile, Mozilla and Firefox and Camino are only getting faster. Looks as if Safari is becoming the Apple's Internet Explorer.

Maybe it'll finally be "snappy" in Tiger after they've removed all the debug code and another $200 CAD from my wallet.

[DeathMan]

yeah, safari seems pretty slow to me too.

I love the green icon. I just installed this before I even read this thread. good job. Does it address the IPV6 issues that have been taking place?

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

I can download you?

[fireside]

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
I can download you?

that is like, soooo totally ghey.


Spliff, i think safari 1.3 is a lot faster than 1.2 from what i've heard. i think.

[RobOnTheCape]

I tried to install it on my imac, but got this: "rm: /Users/robertdonovan/Library/Safari/Icons: Permission denied (1)"

Any ideas on how to fix this.

Thanks and looking forward to a speedier Safari

[Scifience]

Originally posted by RobOnTheCape:
I tried to install it on my imac, but got this: "rm: /Users/robertdonovan/Library/Safari/Icons: Permission denied (1)"

Any ideas on how to fix this.

Thanks and looking forward to a speedier Safari

Do you have the BSD Subsystem installed on your computer? It is a default part of the OS X install, but some people choose not to install it to save disk space, however, it is needed for SafariSpeed.

If you do, then try opening the terminal and typing
chmod 777 /Users/robertdonovan/Library/Safari/Icons
and pressing Return.

If that doesn't work, send me an e-mail: [email protected]

Hope this helps you out!

[RobOnTheCape]

That answers it. I don't have that installed. Have come across that a few times before.

Thanks

[Rev-O]

This all just sounds like a ploy to get more people to dl, so you can move up in the ranks!

I'll play along. Just dl'ed and installed! Sweet!

[Scifience]

Originally posted by Rev-O:
This all just sounds like a ploy to get more people to dl, so you can move up in the ranks!

I'll play along. Just dl'ed and installed! Sweet!

Actually, it wasn't. I just thought it was quite neat, but that certainly is a nice side effect.

[Komisar]

Wow, i downloaded it and gave it a whirl all my problems are gone and webpages load so much freaking fasta

[SafariX]

I'm using it. Nice job.

[spiky_dog]

Originally posted by Scifience:
Actually, it wasn't. I just thought it was quite neat, but that certainly is a nice side effect.

sadly, it's now down to #5. [edit: up to five, math is tuff ]

[MaxPower2k3]

wow, nice program. I definitely noticed a speedup after i applied it. Or maybe it was just a placebo effect... either way, it feels faster to me, and that's all that matters

[Rev-O]

Just doing my part. Have dled it twice now. Once more to go. Then all my Macs will be on SafariSpeed!

[MacmanX]

Neat. Thanks for writing this. It certainly does make Safari feel a little (wait for it) snappier.

Cheers!

[Scifience]

Originally posted by spiky_dog:
sadly, it's now down to #5.

It was at #6 before, 5 is an improvement. :-)

[d0ubled0wn]

Wow! Safari does feel much faster with the delay off... thanks!

Safari is notoriously inefficient with animated graphics. How about an option to disable animations?

[Scifience]

Originally posted by d0ubled0wn:
Wow! Safari does feel much faster with the delay off... thanks!

Safari is notoriously inefficient with animated graphics. How about an option to disable animations?

I'm not sure if it is actually possible without modifying the source code for Safari (which isn't available), but I'll look into it for the next version.

[Hypatia]

Thanks, Scifience. I've done my part to help you rise in the ranks by downloading the app.

And I installed it (repaired permissions, BTW).

I like the faster loading.

[Link]

Yay!

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally posted by d0ubled0wn:
Wow! Safari does feel much faster with the delay off... thanks!

Safari is notoriously inefficient with animated graphics. How about an option to disable animations?

PithHelmet

[MilkmanDan]

Oooo it IS faster.

[PacHead]

I downloaded it and was eager to speed up my safari, but it doesn't seem to work with my particular configuration. As soon as it opens, I get an unexpected quit. All permissions etc., is repaired on this machine (QS 933) that I tested it with, and I'm on the latest Panther.

[voodoo]

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
If you want something else to fix in 1.2.1, be sure to make the app quit when you close the window. Since there's only one window, leaving the app on won't be necessary

I like the UI of app. Very clean and simple.

Oh dear GOD no!!

Closing a window and quitting an app is NOT the same thing. One window or more. It's the most stupid Windows feature. Apps should be able to run without there being a friggin window on screen!!

Stick to graphic design Adam, you're good at it. UI interface apparently not so.

[Scifience]

Originally posted by PacHead:
I downloaded it and was eager to speed up my safari, but it doesn't seem to work with my particular configuration. As soon as it opens, I get an unexpected quit. All permissions etc., is repaired on this machine (QS 933) that I tested it with, and I'm on the latest Panther.

Hmm....no clue what's up with that. Do you by any chance not have the BSD Subsystem installed?

Originally posted by voodoo:
Oh dear GOD no!!

Closing a window and quitting an app is NOT the same thing. One window or more. It's the most stupid Windows feature. Apps should be able to run without there being a friggin window on screen!!

Stick to graphic design Adam, you're good at it. UI interface apparently not so.

I'm not so sure. The problem is MS never understood the feature.

If the application's only purpose can be achieved solely by an operation in only one window, and the application isn't intended to be used over a long period of time, then it is ok to close the app when the window closes. This is not a document based app. It's a utility. There's no reason to keep it open.

Notice that System Prefs works this way. It didn't work that way in 10.0 but it was later fixed.

[mollusk]

I downloaded and do I dare say it is "snappier" Thanks.