Safari Help?

[here_be_dragons]

Does anyone else out there use Safari as your main browser? For the past couple of weeks, it's developed a problem that is REALLY annoying. Frequently (as in a few times a day), it stops responding and I have to force quit (losing all my open tabs, of course). Yes. Annoying. Plus, it's just gotten really SLOW. Sometimes, anyway; other times it's

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[chickadilly]

Are you using the Beta 3.0 version or the standard version? Because the Beta version still has a lot of bugs in it so that might be the problem.

[here_be_dragons]

No . . . I'm still using version 2.something or other. Heh. Maybe I should try the Beta. Or maybe that's just a recipe for disaster? O_o

:D

[chickadilly]

I'm using the Beta and so far the only real issue I've had is that it affects Yahoo Messanger's scroll bar. Why it does that I have no idea but it does. Since I know you don't use YM all that much that probably won't be an issue for you.

I do know it has bugs other than that but they haven't been too big of an issue for me. Safari crashed the first time I opened it but after that it seemed to be fine.

I have heard from others who have had similar problems (like the ones you're describing) with it though.

[chershey]

I have the same problem with Firefox. It's like it gets bored with me and refuses to work. I thought it was ShapeShifter, but I was still getting the same problem after turning off SS.

[here_be_dragons]

Yeah, I keep wondering if it's something I've installed . . . or maybe Facebook? I dunno, but it's annoying the heck out of me. I've been wondering if maybe switching to Firefox would be better (I've got it installed, but I hardly ever use it since I like Safari; I'd never use anything BUT Firefox on a PC, though). We'll see. Maybe it's worth a try? *sigh*

[chershey]

It's definitely not facebook; I've had this problem since before I joined.

[buckyd]

Safari is my default browser (2.0.4), and I haven't observed any issues or changes in performance recently. I haven't installed anything new, or changed any setup stuff either.

[here_be_dragons]

That's the version I'm using. Darnit! I was hoping someone else would have had problems, and figured out how to fix them. :D It must be something I've installed recently, although I'm not sure what. Wah.

[mickat24]

Nothing to do with this actual post, but I was wondering how you find all the wonderful things you do with Connor, all the great places you take him. Because now, with Behbeh's birth imminent, I'm worrying about what in the world I will do with this child all the time. And I don't live in California or the Northeast corridor, like you... I think good, fun, educational things to do are thin on the ground down here...

Augh! I'm worried about being a mommy! How can I be a good mommy, like you (and not hate it?)?

[here_be_dragons]

Hee. Okay. Truth #1: Most days, I feel like a terrible mommy. Truth #2: Some days I hate it. Truth #3: I feel like I do only about one third of the cool stuff with him that I'd *like* to do. (This weekend was a good one, though, and we did fun stuff. Some days I just don't have the energy, though

[mickat24]

Oh, but... I'm still worried! But, as you say, I guess that's natural. I'm really just worried that I'll hate the motherhood experience, and then it'll be too late, my entire life will have changed, and there'll be nothing I can do about it... :/

Oooh, I'll have to get lists of good music for the baby, the stuff that Connor liked. And also lists of places you liked in Florida. You know I'm going to be bugging you about this stuff quite a bit, right? I hope I can be as cool a mom to my little girl as you are to Connor.

Yes, I do have family here; my in-laws, and my brother- and sister-in-law, who will all be a tremendous help with the baby. My mother-in-law, especially, will be my go-to babysitter, and afternoon entertainment. What should we do this afternoon? I know, let's go visit Granny! For Granny has a pool, and is wonderful with children. I don't think I could do it, otherwise. :)

Thanks for all the great advice! I am just scared that I'll be resentful of all the giving I'll have to do. I'm used to taking, taking, taking.

[here_be_dragons]

Hee! You can bug me about this stuff any time you like. :)

Honestly? There will be times when you WILL be resentful - babies (and children in general) can be hard work. But mostly, you're just going to love your baby SO MUCH and you won't really be able to remember what life was like before she came along, so it's all right. The good totally outweighs the bad. Just remember that, and you'll be fine. :)

[munin]

I have the same problem actually. I've found, and I have no idea if this is accurate or not, but I've found that it happens to me more often when I have a lot of tabs open. Like to the point that I've got too many for them all to show up and I have them spill over onto a menu. It also happens more when I've hid Safari or when the computer hasn't been used for very long.

If you figure it out let me know! I hate losing my tabs.

[here_be_dragons]

Yes, I agree that it seems to happen more when I'm using loads of tabs. (Or maybe this is just when I'm angriest about it, because I hate losing tabs)! Something I did yesterday, which seems to be helping (too soon to know for sure, but I don't think I've locked up since I did it) was to clear the cache. (Under the "Safari" menu on the top bar). I'm still getting the spinny ball of D00M regularly, but it's not spinning for very long. O_o If that doesn't work, I found one other suggestion I might try - something to do with changing the preferences file, well, basically starting a new one from scratch, but I haven't tried that one yet. Ack. I'd post a link, but I must have closed that window and I don't remember where I found it. Somewhere in the official Apple forums, I think.

I'll definitely let you know if I find anything that seems to really fix the problem! :)