It's as simple as going to the Safari page, downloading your copy, and double clicking the downloaded file. Disk Copy will do everything fo you.

Using Safari is a joy. Never have I had such a great experience with a web browser. With Safari, Apple decided to go with the brushed metal interface akin to their iApps and the upcoming revision of Mac OS X, Panther. Apple seems to be getting away from the Aqua look, and moving more towards a metallic look all around. However, not everybody likes the brushed metal effect, therefore many shareware developers have come out with ways to customize the look of Safari, something that can be difficult to do with other Mac OS X browsers.

Interface customization is only the tip of the iceberg with Safari. Safari comes with more than a handful of useful features, but the best thing about Safari is its speed. Apple's main reason for making their own OS X browser was to make the Mac browsing experience as speedy as Windows users'. In my mind, they have completely succeeded. Safari launches very quickly, and renders pages faster than any other browser I have used (on a Mac, Windows, or Linux machine). It's a pleasure not having to wait longer for pages to load than it took to download them.

Of course, speed isn't the only thing to make a up good browser, features also make up an integral part of the browsing experience. Besides all the normal browser features, Safari provides users with the following extra features.

Tabbed Browsing. When Safari was in public beta, the most heavily requested feature was for tabbed browsing ability. If you have never used tabbed browsing, it's basically a way to load many different pages at the same time, without having all of the clutter of multiple open windows. Safari lets you enable tabbed browsing in the preferences, but you don't have to use it if you prefer the old multiple window scheme.

Pop-up Blocker. In my mind, Safari's pop-up blocker is its best feature. Turn it on, and you will never see another pop-up while using Safari. This can speed up the loading of web pages tremendously, and is definitely a great way for users to keep their sanity while surfing the web.

Autofill Forms. Another highly requested feature was the ability to autofill forms. Safari does not accomplish this quite as well as Internet Explorer, but does have its advantages. When turned on, Safari can automatically fill in forms with information from your address book. Also, you can allow Safari to save usernames/passwords on certain sites, as well as other information on selected sites. This is a great way to save time and keyboards.

Bookmarks Bar. The bookmarks bar in Safari is a useful way to keep commonly visited websites at your fingertips. No more digging through submenus to get at your bookmarks, just add a site to the bar, and you can get back to it with a single click of the mouse. You can also add folders to the bookmarks bar to organize all your favorite web sites.

Bookmarks Organizer. Of course, Apple couldn't make an easy to use bookmarks bar without making it easy to organize your bookmarks. That's why they created an iTunes-like bookmarks organizer. Hit the little book icon in the bookmarks bar, and an interface akin to iTunes' playlists will be shown. Here, you can add or remove folders and bookmarks, edit bookmark information, and clean up your jumble of bookmarks. Still more, if you had any favorites or bookmarks set up in other browsers, Safari will automatically import them and put them into folders which can be found here. Leave it to Apple to make organizing and using bookmarks so easy.

Google Search. Another very useful feature is Safari's built in Google Search bar. Located just to the right of the address bar, this little text field allows you to search Google without having to first go to Google's home page. This feature has been a huge time saver for me, as I use it on average 10 times per day.

SnapBack. A more revolutionary feature included with Safari is the SnapBack button. When you are using the Google search bar, or even just visiting multiple pages at one website, you will see a little orange circle with a curved arrow inside appear. When clicked, you will automatically be brought back to your Google search results or the top page in that website. This is much faster than pressing the back button multiple times, and is yet another way to speed up to user experience.

However, there are a few features that other browsers have which Safari is lacking. Most notably the SnapShot feature of Internet Explorer, the ability to print out website information (URL, date/time, page number) when printing web sites, some preferences including History settings, and a few other minor features. However, this is a browser that has only been available for a few months, and Apple's developers are working hard to bring us more of what we want.

The browser is only a few months old, and therefore does not render all pages correctly. However, I have found that more than 99% of the pages render perfectly for me. For the rest, you may want to keep a copy of Internet Explorer tucked away on your hard drive.

Something that bears mentioning here is the status bar. By default, Apple has the status bar disabled, meaning when you highlight a link, you can't see what the URL is. To remedy this, just use the View menu to select Status bar. This is something that needs to be enabled by default.

This is the best browser I have ever used, hands down! It's fast, compatible with almost all websites, easy on the eyes, and has enough features for almost anybody. If you have Mac OS X, you need this browser.

Pros	Cons
Very fast at rendering web sites Tabbed browsing ability Built in pop-up blocker Autofill forms ability Easy to use bookmarks/organization of bookmarks Built in Google search Cool SnapBack technology	Not 100% compatible will all websites Still missing a few features
10/10 stars