Bookmark a Website to Your iPad Desktop

Of Zen and Computing — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:48:27 +0000

You can add a bookmark for any website to the iPad desktop. An icon for the site will sit amongst your iPad App icons. Web sites can define an image to be their icon, or the iPad will create one by taking a small picture of a portion of the page you bookmark.

Open the page you want to bookmark in Safari and tap the “+” icon immediately to the left of the address bar. You’ll see the following menu appear:

Tap “Add to Home Screen” and the bookmark will appear on your iPad’s desktop. This is an especially great way to bookmark web applications, which are often equally and sometimes even more useful than the apps available in the Application Store.

Safari 4 Beta Available from Apple

Of Zen and Computing — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:20:58 +0000

Apple has released a beta version of Safari. This new version of Apple’s web browser boasts a few flashy new features:

See all your favorite web sites on the screen at once.
Browse your history and bookmarks with Cover Flow.
Improved tabs and browsing history search.
A Windows-esque look and feel for Windows PC users.

“Want to enable 1password in the Safari 4 Beta? Here’s how.” shows you, well… how to transfer your passwords over to Safari 4 from 1password.

Mona N. of Pixel Bits says she switched back to Safari 3 due to stability issues with the beta (remember: “beta” means software that might have bugs). The ensuing conversation on FriendFeed gives a few others’ impressions of the new browser, including a few people who report not having experienced crashes.

If you have problems running Safari 4 Beta, the application comes with an uninstaller.

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Bookmark a Website to Your iPad Desktop

Safari 4 Beta Available from Apple