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Fastest web browser gets 60% improved in speed again
Safari browser is a great product from Apple Corporation, which is always famous by flawless technique and endless perfection-seeking spirit. Safari 3.1 has been the fastest browser in the world since released. We seldom heard of it just because it could only run on Apple Operation system.
This time, Safari develops a new technology called “SquirrelFish” in JavaScript engine, while in the past, safari used a WebKit based JavaScript engine. Experiments on SunSpider JavaScript performance tests showed that SquirrelFish engine is 1.6 times faster than WebKit in speed. Here is the experiments result:
About SquirrelFish
SquirrelFish is a register-based, direct-threaded, high-level bytecode engine, with a sliding register window calling convention. It lazily generates bytecodes from a syntax tree, using a simple one-pass compiler with built-in copy propagation.
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Will Google’s new fav icon be another “New Coca Cola”?
Google’s new fav icon was released on May 30, 2008. The icon changes from a big “G” to a little “g” and this minor change was noticed quickly by people. You can see the new fav icon in the URL address bar, favorite pages on most browsers. You can see the examples of old and new fav icon as follows :
Old fav icon:
new fav icon:
If you have bookmark the Google page, you can also see it:
To directly see the new icon, you can use the URL: http://google.com/favicon.ico.
But not all the Google pages use this new icon, for example, Google docs still uses icon corresponding to word, PowerPoint and Excel.
To this new fav icon, people have different responding. Many people admit that they can’t get used to this fav icon right now. The old big “G” icon has been set in mind already and now it is difficult to find Google pages from the many pages opened. The little “g” icon looks smart, but to some people, it is also weakness looking. Many scrupulous people find that there is a sharp point on top right of the “g” which looks like a “devil” sign.
Perhaps we need time to accept this new icon. In my opinion, it looks smart and beautiful. To get used to it is only a matter of time, but I also have to admit that “G” is better consistent with the Google because the first letter is the same.
Whether this new icon is a success or failure is also a matter of time, will the new icon be another “new Coca Cola”?
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2 ways to protect web surfing privacy automatically
Tag: web privacy, web surfing privacy, web privacy protection
Web surfing privacy means the information about personal privacy during web surfing. In fact, it is a matter of technology. Usually, web surfing privacy protection will not be paid attention to until we know the meaning of web surfing privacy.
What does web surfing privacy mean?
Under normal circumstances, we always leave traces during web surfing, such as pages you visit, data you download, web searches, your personal data and some passwords. Of course, the information can save time and help us retrace our online activities. If the Internet and the environment we are in are secure, it is ok to keep the information without any hesitation. But the truth is not always so satisfying.
In fact, if we take serious responsible for our personal information security, we will find it is necessary to keep no trace of the information above. For example, when we are browsing on a public computer or other person’s computer, we tend to leave no footprints.
Automated web surfing privacy protection solutions
Of course, we can delete the private information manually after web surfing, but it is not dependable to rely on our remembering of delete the information. The better way is protect web surfing automatically.
Using "private browsing" feature
Some browsers have the feature of "private browsing" during web surfing, such as Safari from Apple Corporation. This feature will make Safari keep no trace of information mentioned above.
The usage is very easy. Before browsing, we first open "Edit" menu of Safari, then click "private browsing". Up to now, we can securely do web surfing. No private information will be left after close the browser.
You can download Safari at http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Using Sandbox software
Sandbox software is a kind of software which can create a virtual secure environment for your work, so it is not only useful for web surfing, but also for other areas needing security or privacy considerations.
We can run the web browser through Sandbox software. During running in the sandbox software, all the web browser is the same as running in real environment, after you close the web browser, all the information is cleaned by the Sandbox software.
One of the famous sandbox software is sandboxie. You can download it from http://www.sandboxie.com/ and try it.
To use sandboxie, just open it and drop the browser’s icon to the window of it. The browser will run in a safe mode and any privacy information will be cleared after the browser is closed.