Chapter 8. Surfing the Web

IN THIS CHAPTER:

61 Keep Track of Websites with Bookmarks

62 Browse and Organize RSS Feeds

63 Access Your Bookmarks Using .Mac

64 SnapBack to the First Page of a Site

65 Remove a Cookie

66 Connect to an FTP Server

It's hard to deny that the principal function of a computer in this day and age is to run a web browser. Surfing the World Wide Webbe it for shopping, banking, business, research, or plain old personal funis what has driven the Internet's explosive growth in recent years . Surfing the Web is easy, it's useful, and it's indelibly entered our common consciousness. The Web has changed a lot since its inception, and we can't predict what it will eventually become; however, we're all certainly enjoying the ride.

NOTE

The terms "Web" and "Internet" are often used synonymously; however, correctly, the World Wide Web is a term specifically meant for the network of hyperlinked graphical and textual pages "surfed" using browsers such as Safari or Internet Explorer. The Internet is a much broader term, composed of not just the Web, but also email, instant messaging, and every other online activity.

There are some tricks to Web surfing, though. Mac OS X includes Apple's own browser, Safari . Although Safari is a very intuitive and simple application to run, for a user whose only experience has been with Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows, there are some subtle details about Safari that you might find surprising, as well as some features that might be new to you. The tasks in this chapter focus on using Safari to navigate the Web.

KEY TERM

Safari Apple's web browser. Released in January 2003, Safari has largely supplanted Microsoft Internet Explorer (which is no longer being actively developed) as the default means for Mac users to surf the World Wide Web.