Casual Rumblings

Today I was trying to resist the urge to get more Apple software on my laptop, but I just couldn't resist the "curiosity" urge to see what all the hoopla was, about the new Safari 4 Beta.

First off, let me say that, since my bouts with iPods and iPhones and of course iTunes, I've lost respect for Apple and have repeatedly referred to them as "Crapple" to friends, family and co-workers.

With that, you can guess I was ready to bash Safari, get ready to load up Add/Remove from control panel and smile as Firefox loads up :)

Nope. I was duly surprised. I actually like Safari 4. It's lightning fast (thank you webkit) and the home page that looks like a Jeopardy screen is a nice touch.

But!!! (yeah you saw that coming) there's something that took me aback. First off, "where's the title bar..all I see are tabs." So I double clicked the tabs to see if it acts as a title bar, and sure enough, it restored/maximized my browser. Definitely a paradigm shift.

But the biggest paradigm shift for me (and still bugs me), is the fact that to close the tab, the "X" close button, is on the left of the tab. What!? Why? The whole universe is used to the close button on the right or upper right. That's just the way "it is". Why are you forcing me to look for the new location? I know it's small, but it's really irritating.

I think I'll stick to my Firefox with closing tab items where they should be and the umpteen amounts of plugins to make my life easier.

just my 2 cents