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As we’ve previously reported, a variety of factors can cause Safari for Mac OS X to slowly load pages, open new tabs and windows, and perform other operations. Apple has now posted a knowledge base article titled “Safari 5.0.1 or later: Slow or partial webpage loading, or webpage cannot be found,” which lists two potential [...]

Some users have reported an issue in which QuickTime content, including many MP3s, will not play in Safari 5.0.1. Users experiencing this issue often report receiving a QuickTime playback box with a question mark inside, which indicates playback failure. Possible fix In some cases, this issue is caused by problematic plug-ins. Quit Safari, then navigate [...]

A handful of users have reported that Safari 5.0.1 crashes upon launch. There are a number of potential fixes for this issue, including: Delete cache folder Navigate to ~/Library/Caches (this is the Library folder inside your user folder), and drag the folder com.apple.Safari to the trash. Quit then relaunch Safari. Reset Safari Although you’ll lose [...]

If you’re experiencing an issue in which you see a black background in Mail messages, rendering text unreadable, download and install Safari 5.0.1. The update fixes the issue, according to a new Knowledge Base document from Apple, which states: “After installing Safari 5 (with Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2, or v10.6.3), or after installing Mac [...]

Apple has released Safari 5.0.1 for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.x) and Snow Leopard (10.6.x), and Safari 4.1.1 for Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.x). Safari 5.0.1 adds the ability to use extensions–features created by third-party developers. It also fixes a number of issues, including some we have noted with the 5.0 release. In particular, the [...]