Check out Nine Uses for Safari Private Windows at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
Nine Uses for Safari Private Windows
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Check out Nine Uses for Safari Private Windows at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
As always, great info. I think even with all "Search" options in prefs turned off, there is a privacy "leak" when using Safari or Firefox private windows: the URL/search bar will show my bookmarks. Even with private windows if I type a letter into the URL/search bar, any bookmark starting with that letter shows up in a list. This could be embarrassing in some circumstances if I bookmarked an address I would rather others not see during my presentation.
On a related note, I totally got away from Google for searching,, now use DuckDuckGo. Even if I didn't sign into Google I was amazed how it kept my search history and also shared it with other websites. But the private window is even better suggestion, thanks Gary.
I feel so stupid. I've been using a Mac since 1 May 1986 and this is the first I've heard of this little trick. And apparently it's been around for about 10 years! Thanks so much for this little video.
Bruce: You can turn that off in Safari, Preferences, Search. But it would be great if you could have it off in Private mode and on in other cases.
Thanks for that. I rarely remember to do it. I also rarely remember to clear the cache--doesn't that periodically help get rid of those ads and restore/refresh the browsing results?
Carol: No, clearing your cache is something you don't typically need to do. It will not help with ads or browsing results. Clearing your cache will slow you down a bit as it means your pages will load fresh the next time, requiring more time and bandwidth.