optikz writes "Apple has just released Safari 1.0 and it is availlable via Software Update. This release is now out of the 'beta' stage. It is version 1.0 (v85)." Not much appears to have changed since the last beta. I just need to decide if it should replace Camino for me.
Nearly perfect timing, too. IE's gone, Safari's here... out with the old, in with the new.
Re:Good stuff
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cloudless.net
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· Score: 5, Interesting
I bet Apple already knew IE would be gone on Mac OS, before starting to develop Safari.
RAM Disk in OS X and how to move Safari's cache
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SensitiveMale
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· Score: 5, Informative
70% of this code isn't mine, but found I bits everywhere.
The first part is a AppleScript. It does a few things. First it creates the RAM disk. Then it renames the RAM disk. Then it automatically starts Safari. The reason why I have it start Safari is to ensure the RAM disk is up and running at login before Safari is launched.
Where you see the line "set diskSize to 40" sets the RAM disk's size. 40 is 40 Megs. Simply change that to whatever size you want.
Copy and paste the script into the script editor, Save it as "application" and be sure to uncheck the box "Never show startup screen".
tell application "Finder"
activate
set diskSize to 40
set diskSize to diskSize * 2048
do shell script "hdid -nomount ram://" & diskSize
set dskImg to the result
set prevTextDelims to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"/"}
set myDevDisk to the last text item of dskImg
set myShellCmd to "/sbin/newfs_hfs/dev/r" & myDevDisk as text
do shell script myShellCmd
do shell script "hdiutil mount/dev/" & myDevDisk
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to prevTextDelims
end tell
delay (1)
tell application "Finder"
set name of item "untitled" to "RAM Disk"
end tell
tell application "Safari"
launch
end tell
Here is how you move Safari's cache to the RAM Disk.
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Nearly perfect timing, too. IE's gone, Safari's here ... out with the old, in with the new.
70% of this code isn't mine, but found I bits everywhere.
/dev/r" & myDevDisk as text /dev/" & myDevDisk
The first part is a AppleScript. It does a few things. First it creates the RAM disk. Then it renames the RAM disk. Then it automatically starts Safari. The reason why I have it start Safari is to ensure the RAM disk is up and running at login before Safari is launched.
Where you see the line "set diskSize to 40" sets the RAM disk's size. 40 is 40 Megs. Simply change that to whatever size you want.
Copy and paste the script into the script editor, Save it as "application" and be sure to uncheck the box "Never show startup screen".
tell application "Finder"
activate
set diskSize to 40
set diskSize to diskSize * 2048
do shell script "hdid -nomount ram://" & diskSize
set dskImg to the result
set prevTextDelims to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"/"}
set myDevDisk to the last text item of dskImg
set myShellCmd to "/sbin/newfs_hfs
do shell script myShellCmd
do shell script "hdiutil mount
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to prevTextDelims
end tell
delay (1)
tell application "Finder"
set name of item "untitled" to "RAM Disk"
end tell
tell application "Safari"
launch
end tell
Here is how you move Safari's cache to the RAM Disk.
Close Safari.
Open terminal.
Run this command -
ditto -rsrc ~/Library/Caches/Safari "/Volumes/RAM Disk/"
Then delete the folder "your home/library/caches/safari"
Run this command -
ln -s "/Volumes/RAM Disk" ~/Library/Caches/Safari
That will create the link between the RAM disk and your safari cache folder.
That's it. Works perfectly and much much faster.
You will have to run the applescript at login.
You only have to run the terminal commands once.