Ta Ronni. I shall remain with Safari I reckon !! Nice clean user friendly interface.
> On 14 Feb 2020, at 11:57 am, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hello Stephen, > > NO, I haven’t tried or tested MS Edge. > We get a Mac version of MS Edge only because there’s a Mac version of > Google’s Chromium system. > > My previous reply to Peter Curtis explains why I prefer Safari. > > Kind regards, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Intel-Core i7 > 2.3GHz /16GB / 1TB 840 EVO SSD > > macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 > >> On 13 Feb 2020, at 5:28 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com >> <mailto:chap...@bigpond.com>> wrote: >> >> That is very impressive Ronni. >> Have you tried MS Edge ? >> And if so what are your thoughts ? >> >>> On 13 Feb 2020, at 12:48 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com >>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Stephen and Alan, >>> >>> You might find this interesting from TechRadar >>> >>> https://www.techradar.com/au/best/browser >>> <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 >>>> <mailto: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 >>>>> <mailto: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 >>>>>> <mailto: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 >>>>>>> <mailto: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 >>>>>>>> <mailto: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 >>>>>>>>> <mailto: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> Regards, Stephen Chape
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