So on a PC or unix, the web browser choice is easy; firefox. So now I have this Mac, and the choices are overwhelming.
So there's Safari, which I think is a great browser. Works with most sites, blazingly fast, and very "mac like" for lack of a better term (obviously, being produced by Apple). I really like Safari. There are a few sites it doesn't render right though, and it does use the metal look and feel. But the interface I love (so few buttons).
Then there's firefox, which has been my primary on and off for a bit. Until 1.5 it was noticeably slower than Safari, but 1.5 has closed that gap considerably. Loads of plugins like greasemonkey, liveheaders, and the web developer toolbar make it indispensable anyway. But no support for Emacs editing keys in the text fields, or the mac-wide spell checker or dictionary.
Then I discover Camino. which is also fast, renders all sites (based on FF), and is very Mac like. It's big ding is no support for emacs editing keys or the spell checker. It's a more-mac like FF, which is useful at times, but no FF plug-ins.
Finally, there's the Shiira Project which has a slew of cool stuff. Sadly, being WebKit based instead of firefox based it still has the same occasional rendering issue.
So at any given time, I have about 2 web browsers running. Should I bother to choose, or just be a browser whore? What do you use?
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