![]() Overall, having a very modern browser that’s not longer being updated – whether Firefox or Chrome – keeps Snow Leopard a useful platform for years to come. OmniWeb 5.11.2 (no updates since 2012, but version 6.0 was in development last August with OS X 10.10 Yosemite support).Kindle 1.9.71 (2015) and earlier will launch but cannot register with Amazon’s servers.Safari 5.1.10 (2013), the first browser to drop OS X 10.6 support.iTunes 11.4 (18) (2014), does not support iOS 9 or later.MacTracker 7.4.1 (2014), but all the data is freely available online.Firefox 47.0 (2016) is current, but it is the last version to support OS X 10.6.Here’s a list of software I use that’s left behind Snow Leopard users and the last compatible versions: For browsers, Firefox is current (the last version for OS X 10.8 and earlier), Chrome is barely not current (with the same limitations – the latest version already requires OS X 10.9 or later), and Opera still supports Snow Leopard. With the exception of iTunes not supporting iPhones and iPads running iOS 9 and later and the version of Safari with Snow Leopard being so old that some sites will complain that it is an unsupported browsers, none of the other “left behind” issues matter much. (Prior to LibreOffice 4.3, you had to export AppleWorks spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel format and then import that into LibreOffice – which is what I’ve already done with most of my spreadsheets.) It may also open AppleWorks spreadsheets, drawings, and paintings, although I haven’t yet tried that. Moving forward, I am transitioning to LibreOffice, a freeware office suite that seems to do everything Microsoft Office does (at least everything I need) – and it imports AppleWorks 6 word processing documents. Best of all, for an old timer like me who has been using AppleWorks since it arrived as ClarisWorks 1.0 for System 7 on my Mac Plus way back in 1991, Snow Leopard is the last version of OS X to run AppleWorks, giving me access to 15 years worth of documents. Snow Leopard is less demanding of resources and will even run nicely on those first-generation Intel Macs with Core Duo processors and a 2 GB memory ceiling. It was the last version of OS X not to roll in iOS-like features like the Launcher (above) and unnatural scrolling. Point of fact, I am running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on that Mac mini (2.0 GHz, 3 GB RAM, Samsung 850 EVO SSD). Innovative features like these show you how good browsing can be.With OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple began adding iOS-like features to the Mac, such as the Launcher (above) and “natural” scrolling. And when you click a web page in Cover Flow, it's because you've already recognized it as the site you were looking for. A great browser, Safari lets you simply enjoy the web.įind the sites you need: Looking for a site you visited in the past but can't quite remember? Use Full History Search to quickly find sites using even the sketchiest search terms. Tabbed browsing means you'll find tabs at the very top of the browser, opening an even wider window for viewing websites. Instead, a progress indicator turns as your page loads. The browser frame is a single pixel wide. More browsing space: Safari is designed to emphasize the browsing, not the browser. Easy to use, Safari stayed out of your way and let you effortlessly navigate from site to site. It introduced sophisticated design elements that made browsing a joy. But from the day it was released, Safari set the bar higher for web browsers. At one time, web browsers simply got you to the Internet. ![]()
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