This chapter focuses on the unique features of Safari that make web browsing more efficient and enjoyable.

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Browsing the Web

The Internet has grown to such huge proportions that even its inventors could not come close to imagining its potential at its inception in 1969. All you need to tap into it is an Internet service provider (ISP). Mac supplies everything else you need in the way of hardware (a modem) and software (the web browser called Safari).

This chapter assumes you already know a great deal about browsing the web, so no time is wasted on covering the basics, so it does not cover how to type a web address or what a hyperlink is. Instead, this chapter discusses some of the features in Safari that will turn you into more of a power ...

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