Web Browsing on the Mac with Safari Patrick M Burke

1. Lesson 5: The World Wide Web
(WWW)

2. Topics
Internet Components
Connecting
Browsers and Why Safari
Setting Safari preferences
Building bookmarks collections
Search Basics with Google
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3. Internet Components
World Wide Web (http://WWW)
Email
VVoIP (iChat, AIM, Skype)
Telnet (old network protocol)
FTP (file transport protoco)
Usenet (newsgroups)
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4. World Wide Web(www)
Access
Broadband(Wired/Wireless)---Fast
Verizon FIOS (5-20 Mb)
Comcast (5-9 Mb)
Verizon DSL (700 kb)
Dial-up (Modem dials ISP)----Slow
E.g.; Udel (40 kb)-Your free ISP
1 Mb = 1000 kb (kilobaud)
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ppp Tab
Service Provider e.g. Earthlink
Account name
Password
Phone Number of ISP
Ppp options: Connect automatically

5. Best Mac Browsers
Safari 5.0 (Apple)
Firefox (Mozilla, Open Source)
Google Chrome
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6. Why Use Safari?
Fastest, Most Mac friendly
Integrated with:
Address Book, Mail, iCal, Dock, Dashboard
Easy to Customize via Prefs:
Safari comes as Default Browser
Can set any website as Home Page (eg.,
iGoogle)
Can Autofill forms via Address Book
Can Block Pop-up Windows
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7. Safari Features
Menu Items (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks)
Navigation Icons
Toolbar (Home, Reload, Text Size, Autofill forms)
Address Bar and Google Search Bar
Bookmarks Bar
RSS News Reader
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8. Other Safari Features
Can:
Email Web Page via Mac Mail
Save Web Page as web archive
Drag Photos or Text to Desktop
Make Web Clip Widget
Print without Background (Saves ink)
Use Private Browsing (Public computers)

9. Autofill Forms
Safari uses Address Book “My-Card” info
Saves time vs. manually typing in Data
Click on Edit/Autofill
Put all Info into “My Card”
Safari can store User Names and Passwords in
OS X Keychain
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10. Web Searching Basics
Google is Search King
Personal Bookmarks are Key
Build library of sites
Organize into Folders (e.g., Mac, Personal Accounts,
Travel, Sports, Books etc)
No need for “http://” or “.com”
Short cuts (for .coms): e.g., HP, Apple, (but see
allmug vs Allmug.org)
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11. Basic Searching With
Google
Use Multiple Words
Refine search based on first results
Use Quotes and () to Narrow Search
Ford vs “Gerald Ford”
vs “President Gerald R Ford”
baking soda vs soda baking
Use Categories
Shopping, images, maps, Videos etc
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12. Firefox Browser
Every Mac user should have Firefox as secondary web
Browser: Download from:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html
Open-source software
More Compatible with some web pages
Anti-phishing and anti-malware security
features
More ways to personalize web experience