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3 Open Source Productivity Tools for Safari

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Apple's open source browser Safari doesn't always get the love it deserves. That's probably because in its original state, Safari isn't as inviting as Mozilla's Firefox browser with all its native bells and whistles. Nevertheless, Safari has a cadre of loyal fans.

Productivity is the buzzword these days so if your browser of choice can't help you power through your to-do list each day, then it's not very useful. If you've been lukewarm over Safari because you think using it will impede your workflow, then try these handy productivity add-ons before giving up on the Apple browser altogether.



Foxmarks Becomes Xmarks, Adds Useful New Features

Foxmarks has long been beloved by Firefox users who use it to synchronize Firefox bookmarks and passwords for various devices. Recently, the Foxmarks team also added support for the Internet Explorer and Safari browsers. Now, the Foxmark folks are changing the name to Xmarks, and adding many new capabilities. Among the chief new additions is the ability to suggest sites to you based on your own usage data. You visit a web site, click the Xmarks icon and get a list of five suggested sites similar to the one you are browsing. You can also get additional site information on your Google search results. Check out JKOnTheRun's thoughts here.?


Lunascape's Browser: Three Rendering Engines Under the Hood

How many web browsers do you run? If you're like me, you regularly use Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari. Each of those browsers, of course, has its own underlying rendering engine: Gecko (in Firefox), Trident (in Internet Explorer), and Webkit (in Chrome and Safari). Today, a Japanese startup called Lunascape has released an alpha version of its Lunascape browser, downloadable here, that allows you to switch between all three of these prominent rendering engines. The company says that the Japanese version of Lunascape has been downloaded 10 million times and touts it as the fastest browser available. Is it?


Pigs Taking Flight? Office Web For Mac and Linux?

When Microsoft announced it was planning to offer lightweight, web-based versions of some of its Office components, there was some speculation that maybe it could be used with alternate browsers. It seemed Firefox would be a likely candidate beyond IE, and some ventured to wonder about Safari.

Even if Firefox was supported, it didn't seem likely this suite would be specifically web based, so it would need Windows, right? According to a few sources it seems as if that might not be the case. Though the source is a Microsoft Community member blog (and not a pronouncement from corporate sources) the concept of this service on Mac and Linux is fascinating because it suggests so much about what Microsoft might be thinking.



Firefox 3: 20 Percent Market Share By July?

With Mozilla due to release the final version of its Firefox 3 open source browser this month, there are already strong signs that Firefox is gaining more market share traction. In an interview with Computerworld, web metrics company Net Applications' executives said Firefox's market share grew 0.6 percent in May to account for 18.4 percent of all browsers used during the month. Furthermore, Net Applications forecasts that Firefox will crack 20 percent market share in July. How much will the release of Firefox 3 matter?