OmniWeb-l Digest, Vol 31, Issue 3

[Chad Armstrong]

I think OmniWeb's increase speed is the BEST reason to upgrade to  
5.5.  How fast?  I wouldn't say that it wins over Safari as my  
"quicky" browser when I just want to get in and out, but then again,  
Safari doesn't save previous Workspaces or sessions where the browser  
needs to open up a bunch of pages first.  Here are some tests I just  
ran, comparing OmniWeb 5.1 versus OW 5.5, opening and loading 12 tabs.

OW 5.1      20 seconds to open, 30 extra seconds to load all tabs
OW 5.5      15 seconds to open, 10 extra seconds to load all tabs

It's also nice to see that OW is another browser to pass the Acid2  
test.  However, I wish there would have been a few more new features,  
like a Privacy Browse, or a Reset OmniWeb feature.  Otherwise, it's a  
great browser, and still easily my favorite web browser out there.

Chad

> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:59:17 -1000
> From: Thomas E Burton <tburton at brahea.com>
> Subject: Re: OmniWeb 5.5 Beta 1 now available.
> To: OmniWeb List <omniweb-l at omnigroup.com>
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> Thank you!
>
> I may be able to retire FireFox. I keep it around for important web
> pages that don't work in OmniWeb. Foremost among them are the
> interactive charts and graphs on Schwab's research site. They all
> seem to work in 5.5! Excellent.
>
> It's hard for me to judge speed. I work usually via satellite. It's
> transmission delays, especially with the clumsy https protocol, slow
> all browsers. I'll leaved speed to others, but the increased
> compatibility is most welcome.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Tom