Hi Ronni So where do you think Safari fits in? Kind regards Peter > On 13 Feb 2020, at 12:48 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Stephen and Alan, > > You might find this interesting from TechRadar > > https://www.techradar.com/au/best/browser > > Kind Regards, > Ronni > > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > >> On 13 Feb 2020, at 10:28 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> Hi Stephen, >> >> An update - you'll love this. Eventually spoke to Woolworths. They >> recommend Google Chrome as the best browser to use as it is integrated with >> their shopping. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> >> >>> On 12 Feb 2020, at 9:16 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> As someone from wamug (Neil?) said a few years ago: it’s too late - Google >>> already knows everything about you. I think I was trying to uninstall >>> Google Chrome after using it for a few days. >>> >>> Google is efficient for my web searches. I used DuckDuckGo for some time >>> but became irritated by it. Ditto for Bing. >>> >>> In general I use standard Apple apps, including Safari. I have Firefox >>> installed on some devices as a backup browser. Waiting for the new >>> Microsoft Edge to be released by the Australian Mac App Store for possible >>> use on the 2019 iMac. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 10:21 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi again Alan. >>>> I suggest you dump Google ASAP. >>>> That and Facebook will invade your world. >>>> >>>> My family have use DuckDuckGo for a couple of years. >>>> On our Macs and our iPhones. >>>> They do no tracking and do not record your data. >>>> >>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 8:07 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>> >>>>> A reasonable deduction I think. Windows for Woolies, Chrome for Coles >>>>> and Safari for Store Shoppers? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Alan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 4:24 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Sounds to me like Woolies have not tested their latest web catalogue. >>>>>> Web writers should always make sure their work is compatible with all >>>>>> common browsers before releasing. >>>>>> I learnt this when I did my IT course at TAFE some years ago. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11 Feb 2020, at 12:49 pm, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A problem. I look at the Coles and Woolworths grocery catalogues most >>>>>>> weeks. I usually use a 2012 iMac for this. This week I cannot open the >>>>>>> Woolies catalogue page using the default Safari browser. I get a >>>>>>> spinning "wait” icon with message “Loading Page”. OS is High Sierra >>>>>>> 10.13.6 with Google search engine. However it does work using Firefox. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Same thing happens using a 2019 iMac using Safari and Google. OS is >>>>>>> Mojave 10.14.6, Safari is version 13.0.5. I do not have any other >>>>>>> browser installed on this device. If I use Safari > Develop > User >>>>>>> Agent to emulate another browser (Firefox or Microsoft Edge) then the >>>>>>> Woolies catalogue page opens. There is no change when the iMac is >>>>>>> booted in Safe Mode. No problems detected with Malwarebytes or >>>>>>> EtreCheck. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Experiments with other devices just muddy the waters. iPad 5 with iOS >>>>>>> 13.3 and Google will not open the Woolies page either. iPad 2 with iOS >>>>>>> 9.3.5 and Bing works ok! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Superficially it seems that Google is a common factor. Any suggestions >>>>>>> for a fix? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Perplexed >>>>>>> Alan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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