There are four different web browsers installed on the Macs in the middle school. Each has its unique purpose and/or advantage:
- Firefox: it's open source; most frequently used browser in the District; fewer compatibility issues than Safari.
- Safari: preinstalled on all Macs; only browser to support the contextual menu: "Add Image to iPhoto Library"; we manage with Workgroup Manager (manage means that the server can send the homepage preference to each user, etc.); has a nice, built-in RSS Feed reader http://mactoids.com/add-web-images-to-iphoto-in-two-clicks/
- Camino: it's open source, fast; we could manage Camino with Workgroup Manager (we don't right now) http://caminobrowser.org/features/
- SeaMonkey: it's open source; only installed on Intel Macs; has an HTML editor which is like Netscape Composer / Claris Homepage for those who still need to do some HTML editing http://www.seamonkey-project.org/doc/features

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