Thanks Dan, I understand Safari is more stable than when it first appeared.
I've got MSIE 7 beta 2 running. It runs much better than the first beta. Here's a tip, if installing MSIE 7 beta, it'll remove your previous version of MSIE - which makes it very annoying if a website doesn't recognize the new version and you want to go back to the previous version (you can't, easily). This is different than back in the olden days when MSIE 5 & 6 betas came out - they let you keep your old versions while testing. I had to install a Virtual Machine of WinXP to host the MSIE 7 betas so it doesn't mess up my main workstation. I also installed Windows Vista with MSIE 7 in a Virtual Machine - it's very pretty, but I have to admit all the Security prompts, webpage blocking and warning bubbles is F'n annoying!!! > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Stein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 11:52 AM > To: witango-talk@witango.com > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Mac OS question > > Scoot, > > I have found these latest builds of safari seem to have many > less problems > then earlier ones. I am running > Version 2.0.3 (417.9.3) > > I have not run not the same volume of JS errors as in the past. > > Unfortunately I am not finding FireFox for Mac to be as stable as the > windows version. > > Hopefully the universal binary versions of these things will > clean that up. > > Then again we have IE 7 and Vista coming sometime in this > lifetime that we > will have to deal with. > > > > on 5/29/06 13:29, Scott Cadillac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Thank you Steve, > > > > I appreciate your words. > > > > Actually I've wanted to do this for years, but the demand > just wasn't there, > > considering I have in the past spent most of my time > building intranet-style > > business applications. I have yet to encounter a large > corporation that uses > > Mac workstations. > > > > But now I'm working on a very large public-facing system > that happens to have > > a fair contingent of Mac users. > > > > For the past couple years I regularly test with > Mozilla-based browsers i.e., > > Firefox, which I understand renders consistently on Mac as > it does on Windows. > > > > It's that d*** Safari that's the problem ;-) > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Stephen Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 11:14 AM > >> To: witango-talk@witango.com > >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Mac OS question > >> > >> Well as long as you are testing with Mac OS which of course > >> was the original point of this thread. I'm sure the other Mac > >> users would agree, we absolutely hate those Windows > >> developers that are so narrow minded as to only test with the > >> latest and greatest and expect everyone else to spend as much > >> time keeping things up-to-date. > >> > >> I hope that many more Windows developers take your approach > >> and treat the other platforms with respect. > >> > >> As a Mac user... > >> > >> Thank you! > >> > >> > >> Steve Smith > >> > >> Oakbridge Information Solutions > >> Oakville Office: (416) 628-0793 > >> Cambridge Office: (519) 489-0142 > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Web: www.oakbridge.ca <http://www.oakbridge.ca/> > >> > >> Certified DayLite <http://www.oakbridge.ca/daylite.tml> > >> Premier Partners > >> > >> > >> On 27-May-06, at 6:13 PM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hi Stephen, > >> > >> I used to think the same thing about Virtual Machines, > >> but I've been using VMWare now nearly everyday for over 3 > >> years now - and I've never encountered a visual or function > >> difference in how a Virtual Machine performs over real hardware. > >> > >> There is a slight performance decrease of course, when > >> compared to the host Operating System, and full-motion video > >> will struggle a little, but it's no less different than > >> running on a real machine with slightly lower hardware specs > >> than the host machine. > >> > >> I even spent two years doing a huge development project > >> with Visual Studio, SQL Server 2000 and Crystal Report where > >> the whole works was hosted inside a Windows 2000 Advanced > >> Server running as a Virtual Machine. Never had a problem. > >> > >> I can boot all versions of Windows, and a wide matrix > >> of browsers for testing. I even have Ubuntu Linux running for > >> testing some real crap browsers. > >> > >> And as I type, I happen to be installing Windows Vista > >> Beta2 - on the same machine. > >> > >> Ain't software fun? > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Stephen Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 1:28 PM > >> To: witango-talk@witango.com > >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Mac OS question > >> > >> I'm not sure what form of testing you are > >> hoping for but if > >> is to test an application that will eventually > >> be viewed on a > >> Mac, then using any form of VM is not the way > >> to go. I don't > >> trust VM for true testing of an end user's experience. > >> > >> Also look into the cost of OS X on it's own vs. > >> the cost of a > >> Mini. According to the Apple Canada web site: > >> > >> > >> Mac Mini $699 in the base configuration which > >> includes OS X > >> Mac OS X $149 for single user > >> > >> $550 might seem like a lot but I believe that > >> it will be well > >> worth the investment. Especially if you run > >> Boot Camp on it > >> which will allow it to run as an extra Windows machine. > >> > >> Just my 2 cents (which hey, is almost worth 2 > >> cents US!!!) > >> > >> Steve Smith > >> > >> Oakbridge Information Solutions > >> Oakville Office: (416) 628-0793 > >> Cambridge Office: (519) 489-0142 > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Web: www.oakbridge.ca <http://www.oakbridge.ca/> > >> > >> Certified DayLite > >> <http://www.oakbridge.ca/daylite.tml> > >> Premier Partners > >> > >> > >> On 26-May-06, at 9:27 AM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > >> > >> > >> For those of you in the know, > >> > >> I am considering an attempt to install Mac OS X as a > >> VMWare virtual machine, as a test environment > >> for my apps > >> with Safari and other Mac-based browsers. There > >> are several > >> unofficial instructions on how to do this, with > >> a bit of searching. > >> > >> My question is: Does the latest version of OS X > >> automatically support Intel, or do I need a > >> special version? > >> > >> http://www.apple.com/macosx/ > >> > >> When I click on the link to buy, the hardware > >> requirements simply says "PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 > >> processor". > >> > >> Any insight would be helpful, thanks. > >> > >> Scott Cadillac, > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://scott.cadillac.bz > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> __________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to > >> http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> __________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to > >> http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> __________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to > >> http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> __________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > -- > Dan Stein > FileMaker 7 Certified Developer > Digital Software Solutions > 799 Evergreen Circle > Telford PA 18969 > Land: 215-799-0192 > Cell: 610-256-2843 > Fax 413-410-9682 > FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000, MySQL, CWP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.dss-db.com > > > "When you are born, you cry and those who love you > rejoice. And if you > live your life as you should, when you die, you rejoice and those who > love you cry." > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
