The new Safari 4 Beta web browser seems just as fast as the reviews are saying (42x faster than IE7; 3.5x faster than Firefox) and some of the new features are pretty cool: cover flow for bookmarks, CSS animation (now part of WebKit), and even 3D animation using the new HTML5 canvas element. I’m eagerly awaiting a Mac release of the Google Chrome browser to compare with Safari 4. (In the meantime there’s always CrossOver Chromium, a Mac & Linux port of Google Chrome.)

Further reading:

• Installing rTorrent on OS X Leopard (10.5) using Fink
• Instantly Preview Files in OS X using Quick Look
• HOWTO: Remove Google Software Update on Mac OS X
• HOWTO: Show the Full Path in Finder’s Title
• HOWTO: Disable OS X Window Drop Shadow for Screenshots