Best Free Browsers for the Mac - Is There A Faster (And Better)

I realize that you might want different functionality than I do from a browser, I like lean and quick, you might need lots of functionality, so these apps are listed in no particular order of importance. All can be found quickly with your favourite search engine. And best of all, they're all FREE!

Omniweb

Once a paid for app from the Omni group, it's now been made freeware, which is great for Mac users in one way, but not in another. If a developer makes something free, it normally means that development will stall. I hope this isn't the case as this is a really nice browser. It's quick, very quick (Chrome only beats to the line by a short nose), it comes with drag and drop tabbed windows, workspaces that save your browsing sessions, history and window locations. The way it uses tabs is unique (they appear as a screen down the left side of the browser window instead of at the top), and it gives you the functionality to tune out all ads, popups and web blurb to leave you in peace with your browsing.

SeaMonkey

Strange name, but good features and lot of them. Tabbed browsing, Add ons, Feed detection and preview plus a smart location feature that finds previously visited sites as you type into the location bar. Like Opera it has a built in, fully fledged email client, plus an HTML composer, an IRC chat client and web development. The user interface might be a bit plain Jane, but this is the sister at home Opera doesn't want you to meet.

Camino

Another favourite of mine, but don't let that sway you. Unlike some other browsers, Camino has been built from the ground up exclusively for the Mac platform, and it shows. Tab overviews, Phishing and malware protection, download notifications, and a baby boomer proof ability to zoom the full content of a web page instead of just increasing the text size. The UI is totally uncluttered and functional and it uses the least RAM of all of them. Worth a look.

Splitbrowser

This app is both new and promising, and might just be the thing that Mac bloggers have been craving...the ability to have 4 different sites open in the same browser window - no more tab to tab to tab! I feel a bit of a flake here, as it's not a browser per se, but requires Safari running in the background. I'll be having an in depth look at this, and posting a review inside the internet marketing section also, as it looks like it could be a bit of a sleeping giant.

Google Chrome

Quick, Lean, Simple and Secure. Google has designed Chrome to be fast out of the blocks at startup, and it uses a Java based engine that is capable of running the most complex web apps. It's interface is clean and uncluttered, and it has malware and phishing protection built in. As at time of writing, everyones current favourite rave. For me, it's still not fully formed, but when it's finally sorted.....

Opera

Opera sells itself as the Macs fastest browser, and for me it is. An elegant interface that is quick to load webpages, optimized tabs with a neat preview function that lets you see content by hovering your mouse over it, the Opera design team has been hard at work at this over the past year. Not only have they incorporated a turbo function for slower internet connections but it also has its own built in email client, so you can have everything you need in one place on your worktop. I could sit all day and watch the wave effect moving over the open tabs, but that's between me and my therapist.

Firefox

For a long time now Firefox has been the big beast of browsers on both the Mac and PC. Now boasting zillions of extensions that can customize your browsing experience and it continues its development apace. A redesigned search bar, one click bookmarking, private browsing that keeps you anonymous on the web, Instant web site ID that warns you about flakey sites and lots more. A big, comfortable armchair of a browser. But why, with all these bells and whistles is there no formatted copy and paste function)?


Well, there you are, the browsers that in my humble opinion are the real competition to Safari. I honestly recommend you download all of them and give them a run out, I guarantee you won't be disappointed, and you might just find the application that suits you perfectly. Happy Browsing!

Jeff bought his first Mac in 1989, it had 1mb of ram, a 19mb hard drive and it cost him over $1400! He used it to produce everything from a local newspaper to a business card. Over the years he has upgraded and upgraded until now he stands up in his lofty retreat, arms folded and surrounded by the latest Macs humming away quietly in the background.

He's learned a lot about Macs in the past twenty years, and is keen to pass his knowledge on, whilst all the time waiting for the new Mac that will come with a 'press once to write an article' button.

Honorable Mention - iCab

The powerusers browser without doubt. Screamingly quick, a quirky but very mac like UI.

It's fast, secure, very light on memory and with too many configuration options to put down in one paragraph. The baby of a lone developer over in Germany, this really is a labour of love. Constant updates and bug fixes, this guy doesn't sit there staring out of the window all day, he's hard at it improving his product. Why just an honorable mention? I promised free browsers, and iCab is free as long as you want to put up with the floating window that will appear throughout the day (it's no big deal really, and not very intrusive), but to remove it the dev would like you to pay him $20. Personally I think it's worth it - he makes his living that way. See what you think - iCab has a cult following out there.

Best Pro Makeup Cases

Why buy a professional case?

Nothing is worse than opening a suitcase and finding that your foundation has exploded all over your clothing or that leaving your "bargain" type makeup case in the car for twenty minutes resulted in a meltdown of your products. There is more to consider than just keeping your cosmetics organized when buying a makeup case. My kit is worth at least $20,000 and although you may not have invested that much money in your personal cosmetics; it is still an investment not worth jeopardizing during travel. You don't have to be a professional makeup artist to appreciate the benefits of a professional makeup case. When you use a professional makeup case, your products are protected by insulation, sturdy design, and latches that will not pop open.


Quality cases

There are so many cases out there in cyber world, (most of which are knock-offs or copies of the better cases), that selecting one is almost overwhelming. My choices for best professional makeup cases are comprised of companies that have excellent reputations as far as quality control as well as choice of styles. Whether you are a professional makeup artist, a student, or the woman on the go, one of these cases is sure to fit your personal needs.


Margaux Lancaster has a passion for life, movies, and make up.

First introduced to the craft by noted make up artist "Gandhi" Bob Arollo, make up artist on Ghostbusters and ER, Uncle Bob showed his young protégé how to create a fake burn scar on her forearm using everyday items from the kitchen. The effect was life changing and Magaux was hooked.

What style of case is best?

There are so many cases to choose from. Some open accordion style and some open cabinet style. Do you want a soft-sided case or a hard case? I always check for a good sturdy handle, the weight distribution, and that the latches will stay closed. In-line wheels are also a plus when you are traveling or just working day to day. Lastly, insulation is an invaluable asset when it comes to possible meltdowns. Japanesque and Shu Uemura cases are insulated to protect from heat. Although I would not leave my case of makeup in a car, it has been left in a hot makeup trailer over the weekend and never melted due to the construction of the case.

The Best of the Best: Altelier Makeup Box - Shu Uemura

The base of this makeup box has enough room to carry skin care items, brushes, and pencils. There are two sets of stacking tiers (three on each side) and the trays are removable. This case is soft sided and handmade with sturdy fiber pulp making it perfect for transporting large and full size products. The carrying handle is finished in leather and designed perfectly for hauling a large collection of makeup. These cases are larger to carry almost everything essential to the professional artist or student.

How to Use Makeup to Look Mesmerizing

My guy was mesmerized by a picture of a Japanese star. He found her ordinary looking in her other photos but in this one, she looked gorgeous.

The lips:

1. Pick a lipstick in a soft, rosy pink shade.
2. Use a lip brush to paint the lipstick onto your lips.
3. Apply a pink lip gloss over your lips for that mouth-watering shine that makes your lips look oh so sensual.

First, use foundation and concealer if you must to create the illusion of perfect skin. If you need a touch of color, apply a rosy blush on cheeks, with a very light hand. For a hint of color. Spritz with water to set the makeup. Then place a kleenex over your face to soak up the excess moisture.

The eyes:

1. Line eyes with a dark brown eye liner pencil or khol:

Draw as close as possible along the upper lash line. Start from the inner corner of the upper eye lid and thicken the line as you move from mid eye onwards.

Draw as close as possible along the lower lash line. Line from the middle of the eye outwards.

2. Use the flat side of an eye shadow brush and go over the liner. Smudge slightly to soften the look.

3. Open up the eyes with long lush lashes. Get false eyelashes, follow the instructions and put them on. Use this lash kit [http://www.everythingbeauty.info/lash%20kit.htm] to help you get started. Or you could use a lash curler on your eye lashes, then a lash-building mascara to make your eyelashes ultra long.


Same girl. Similar outfits. Yet, in one photo she was mesmerizing, in another, just like every other girl.

The difference?

Her eyes. In particular held his attention. That and her sensual lips. The way her mouth was slightly open, suggestively in those pictures.

Well, for starters, her eyes looked much bigger in that photo than in the other pictures. Here, the makeup artist employed eye makeup, for that smoky eye look.

That, paired with ultra long lashes give a girl mesmerizing eyes.

That is a tricky look to apply. Done wrongly, it can make eyes look smaller. Or worse still, it can make a girl look really old.

Done correctly, eyes look sultry and much bigger.

The trick is not to rim the entire eye.

Here's what you can do.

A Simple Eye Makeup Look That Can Be Done in Minutes

Step One

Use a cream concealer that is a half shade lighter than your skin tone to start this process. You will put some on any dark circles that you might have. You can also put some on your eye lids to even out the color of the skin. This helps to make you look more awake and will get your eye makeup to last all day.

Step Two

Grab your blush brush and put some of the same blush that you are going to use on your cheeks across your eye lids. A light dusting of this color will help to give your eyes some depth without too much color.

Step Three

Grab one of your eye makeup compacts that you have. You can choose just about any color compact that you own to do this look. The key is that you are looking for a multi pack that has one light color that is known as a highlighter in it. This is the only actual eye shadow color that you will be using.

Step Four

Apply a little bit of the highlighter color to corner of each eye by the nose. You will put some of this light eye makeup color under your eyebrow where it arches. You can also use a fan brush and apply some of this color on top of your cheek bone.

Step Five

Finish your look with black mascara and eye liner on the top lid of your eye. If you layout all of the eye makeup and tools that you need to create this look in the morning, you can do this application in less then 5 minutes in the morning.

If you are trying to find a way to speed up your morning makeup routine then you are going to want to check out this application technique. You can easily find the time to put this look together when your morning coffee is brewing. This is a good eye makeup look to help you to look awake when you have over slept for work as well.


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This eye makeup look is something that can be done with any eye color and skin tone. You do not need to worry about matching colors or trying to highlight your eye color when you are creating this look. All that you need to do is to focus on looking great before you walk out the door.

Tips To Enhance Your Natural Beauty With Makeup

This is a question I come across a lot, "How do I enhance my natural beauty?" Before you start thinking about enhancing your natural beauty you first have to identify which parts of your face gets the most compliments or are well proportioned. The basic idea is to enhance or apply makeup in such a way to make those parts stand out or get enhanced.

To determine which parts of your anatomy are a jackpot, pay attention to the complement s people give you when they meet you. Do people say you have beautiful eyes, eyebrows or lips? If that's the case, your eyes or whatever has a natural advantage, and the goal then will be to make them stand out.


If you think you have a wide nose and you want to make it appear proportionate to your face, apply a little white eyeshadow directly below your eyebrow at the curve. You will give the impression of your nose looking less wide and proportionate to your face.

Another way to give the impression of a smaller nose is to use a use a highlighter to make your cheek bones stand out and therefore your nose smaller. To achieve the opposite look, take white eyeshadow and brush it down your nose.

Eyeliner is component of your makeup that could become very permanent if you wear it all the time. It changes your face or look dramatically, and if you wear it all the time a time will come when people will not recognize you if you are not wearing it.

With the above mentioned strategy you are very much on your way to using your natural advantages in your favor. Always take note of colors, shades and makeup brands that work well with your physiology.

Deciding on which brand of makeup to use or colors to apply will depend on a lot of things such as your skin color and tone, and also whether you have clear skin. The reason is that different brands of makeup have different shades of the same color, and a brown color in one brand could be a different shade of brown in another brand.

Foundation
If you have clear skin then you have little use for foundation or concealer. If you don't then that is the first thing that goes on to get an even color all over your face before you start to apply anything. It's good to apply a light powder foundation to your face, it evens out your skin tone.

If you have nice lips wearing lipstick or lip gloss would make them stand out. Again the color of your skin will also accentuate the lipstick color you decide to wear. Light olive complexion and pale ivory complexion tend to go well with red lipstick. If you think your lips are not that great, then use basic nude colors to blend them with your skin tone.

Eyes, Mascara and Eyeliner
Most women believe that their eyes are their best features and I am yet to see a woman that does not believe that. The tendency here then is to make the eyes stand out, and this can be done with mascara. But remember, a little mascara is about all you need and brown mascara looks more natural than black.

Best Over 50 Makeup and Beauty Tips

The important thing to keep in mind is that your makeup needs to evolve with you as you age. Just because you are a woman over 50 doesn't mean that you can't look polished and beautiful, so when you start to tailor your makeup application to your age, it will be even more flattering! When you couple that with the skin care tips that I mentioned, it will make a serious difference in balancing out your skin tone, minimizing wrinkles, and helping you to look younger than your years. These simple tips will give you serious results in a few easy steps. Are you ready to turn back time?

To get you started, here are some of the best tips to keep you fresh and beautiful, regardless of your age:

• Start out by revising your makeup routine. There is no reason to use the same makeup style or application that you did when you were 20, especially as the decades have passed. When you are over 50, it is so much better to use light mineral makeup powder foundation with full coverage, which will minimize wrinkles instead of highlighting them.

• Please remember that less is more! What you may start to discover as you age is that a little will go a long way and caking on makeup will often make you look older. When you have the opportunity, simply use a tinted moisturizer as opposed to a foundation for your coverage.

• Use a cream blush. This is something that is so helpful when you age because a cream blush will beautifully smooth onto your complexion so that it looks fresh and natural instead of painted on.

• Make sure that you moisturize. This is so important, regardless of whether you have dry or oily skin. You must use a moisturizer appropriate to your skin type, which will guarantee that your complexion remains in balance. Many women don't realize that this is one of the best ways to stay young and prevent wrinkles, so make your moisturizer your best friend.

• Exfoliate 2 to 3 times per week. This is another helpful tip that will give you amazing results as you age. One of the reasons that your makeup starts to look dull and flat is because your skin cells turn over more slowly as you age. To have the youthful skin of a teenager, you must help the process and exfoliate 2 to 3 times per week to stimulate fresh cell renewal!

• Last of all, make sure that you work to bring out your best features. If you have beautiful eyes, wear a volumizing mascara. If you have luscious lips, choose a lip color that is flattering. When you play up your best features, you will look younger than your years, and people will pay attention!

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Regardless of your age, you have the opportunity to always look your best! Much of this has to do with using the right makeup and skin care tips so that you can maximize your potential, look younger than your years, and remain flawless even as a woman over 50.

How to Get Free Mineral Makeup Samples

Now here are some ways that would help you to get free mineral make up samples, sometime enough to keep you decked up for a few weeks even. You could directly approach the cosmetic companies that produce the mineral makeup of your choice. They would only be too happy to give you samples of their product so as to popularize them. The department stores or shopping malls that have makeup counters are loaded with samples that the cosmetic companies have generously offered them for promotion. You could request for free samples of the mineral makeup.

I know this is reason enough for you to run to get free mineral makeup but wait till you hear its benefits. Mineral makeup being natural, is ideal for sensitive skin. It is biodegradable and perfect for people who prefer a natural, not over done look. The downside of organic make up is it is so light that it does not cover up the marks on the face and can be drying when compared to other products.

The fact is that mineral make up is nowhere close to cheap. Anything good comes with a good price tag too. But it is always wise to invest in one, but after you decide which brand or which shade or which type is best suited for your skin. Many of us have made blunders and repeated blunders trying to get the wrong shade of foundation that you very soon discarded in the bottom most drawer not daring to think the little fortune you spent on it. I do not wish to tear my pocket again like that and have pledged to think before I buy any cosmetics. Does that make clear to you why I am breaking my head to get free mineral makeup samples?

There are numerous websites on mineral makeup that are willing to ship you samples of their latest products. All you have to do is dedicate some time in looking out for them in the cosmetic company websites. Also you should constantly be on the look out for these makeup products in magazines, and on the internet where time to time giveaway of free samples are advertised. You could also register with the cosmetic company websites asking them to send you free samples whenever a new product is introduced. So just with some effort you can easily get free mineral makeup which would not only improve you skin, but also your wallet.

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Do you know how long I have been pulling my hair out to find ways to get free mineral makeup? I am not being silly. You too would climb mountains to get free mineral makeup if you knew how brilliant mineral makeup is.

Most cosmetics are loaded with harsh synthetic chemicals that will affect your skin texture in the long run. In such a scenario, mineral makeup comes to your rescue. Organic makeup is the ideal type of cosmetic that is made of all-natural ingredients like minerals, plant extracts and natural oils. It does not contain harmful perfumes or dyes hence better than the regular type of cosmetics.

6 Makeup Application Tips to Greatly Improve Your Look

1. Make sure your face is clean and freshly washed. Old debris and dirt in the pores will make the makeup look dirty and not fresh and bright. Remember that makeup illuminates what already exists and you really don't want to enhance the dirt on your face.

2. Use good makeup brushes and not those that come with the actual makeup like eye shadows and blushes. Good brushes can make all the difference in the world, in how good the makeup applies, blends and how good it looks. This is especially true for eye and cheek colors.

3. Use an exfoliate on your face prior to applying makeup. Exfoliates buff the face and clear away dead skin cells, which in turn leaves the face radiant, very clean and much brighter looking. Doing this prior to putting on makeup will give an amazing clarity to the face and the makeup will look that much better.

4. Use a moisturizing cream under your foundation. Most foundations, while they claim to moisturize can sometimes be harsh on the skin. It is best to first use a day moisturizer, with SPF of course as a foundation for the foundation. Let it penetrate prior to applying the top layer of foundation. Then use a good powder to set and provide a flawless finish.

5. Avoid using cheap makeup products. Yes, the dollar stuff is very cheap and easy on the budget, but is it worth it? When it comes to products for eyes, face and cheeks, you usually get what you pay for. The cheaper stuff will not apply as well, wear as long and can be irritating on the skin.

6. Use a brownish shade eye shadow to darken eyebrows. Many use eyebrow pencils, but if you're on a budget you can kill two birds with one stone by using your eye shadow. Plus, it blends easier and is easier to put on the brows than pencils; one whisk with a wide brush can cover the whole brow.

Makeup is a girl's best friend. Some women use a lot and some use a little, whatever your preference, most of us love it and use it on a daily basis. Unfortunately no one ever teaches us how to apply makeup and makeup 101 is not taught in school, so we may not learn good application habits and tricks that can really make a difference in how the cosmetics look on our face.