Safari 6 Leads The Way For Mac App Updates

While you're waiting for OS X Mountain Lion to install, don't forget to update your other Mac apps, including Safari, Aperture, iPhoto, and iMovie. The Safari update is more substantial, while the other programs are getting a handful of new features and fixes. Note that, for now at least, Safari 6 is only available on Macs running the new Mountain Lion operating system update. There is currently no upgrade path if you're using Windows or a previous version of OS X.

The product page on Apple's Web site says, "The latest version of Safari is available in Mountain Lion. The latest version of Safari for Lion is available through Software Update."

What's New in Safari 6:

• Smart Search Field - Safari now has one field for typing both searches and Web addresses.

• Offline Reading List - Safari saves entire Web pages in your Reading List so you can catch up on your reading even when you don't have an Internet connection.
  

• Do Not Track - Safari can send the Web sites you visit a request not to track you online.
  

• Password pane - Manage your saved Web site log-ins with the new Password pane.

• Baidu - The leading Chinese search engine Baidu is now a built-in option for Chinese users.