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Like other popular web browsers, Safari allows you to choose the default search engine you want to use when you search for something on the web with your Apple device.
Safari comes pre-configured with Google set as its default search engine, but you can easily change that to Bing, DuckDuckGo or one of several other popular search engines if you choose to do so. [Read more…]
Question from Camilla: I’ve always owned Windows computers but my daughter talked me into trying a MacBook after my years-old Toshiba laptop died a few weeks ago.
I tried using Safari for several days but I just can’t get used it it.
I finally broke down and installed Firefox because I’ve used it for years and I’m just more comfortable with it.
Anyway, the links I click always open in Safari but I want them to open in Firefox instead.
How do I make Firefox the default web browser on my new MacBook?
Question from Kyle: Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can help me solve a problem I’m having.
After using Windows computers for years I decided to try a Mac after my last Acer laptop stopped working on me.
I ended up buying a MacBook Pro and I think I’m really going to like it, but there’s one thing that’s driving me nuts.
When I’m using Safari it only shows the website’s domain name and not the entire URL in the address bar.
I hate that because I like knowing exactly which page of a website I’m on at any given time.
How can I force Safari to display the entire URL of the current page? [Read more…]
Most websites now include a mobile version of the site that users will see when they visit the site with a mobile device.
These mobile sites are typically stripped-down versions of the full website, making them load faster and use less cellular data. They are also typically easier to use on the smaller screens on smart phones and tablets.
But occasionally that presents a problem… [Read more…]
Question from Amanda: My 7 year old son frequently uses my iPad to get on his school’s website, and every time he loads Safari it lists the sites I’ve been visiting on the “Frequently Visited Sites” page.
I’d really like to turn that off because I’d rather not have him seeing which websites I visit. Can you tell me how to prevent the “Frequently Visited Sites” from showing up?
Rick’s answer: Amanda, iOS 9 makes it very easy to prevent Safari from showing your frequently visited sites. Just follow the steps below: [Read more…]