Ah, but it kinda does have the google thing! If you look in the “Shortcuts” panel of the Preferences, there are shortcuts you can set for typing in the address bar. Change the google one to read http://www.google.com/search?q= . Then when you wanna do a google search, just type “google whatever” in your location bar. You can even shorten the keyword if you want. It just replaces it with whatever you’ve got set. So you can even make ones for the imdb and amazon and stuff. It’s pretty sweet. I liked the Safari google one, but I thought it was kinda weird that they just locked you into that without any kind of customization allowed.

I’ve been trying out the “Check for Update Bookmarks” feature of Omniweb lately. It’s a nice way to see which of y’all’s weblogs has been updated. It does seem to pick up tiny changes, like an increase in comment numbers, but I’m too lazy to go to an external blogrolling – or heaven forbid, RSS system – for my daily read. So that’s nice. You can also put folders in the browser’s bookmark bar, which means I’ve got all my weblog links right there in a quick drop-down.

Basically I just love all the different options you can set with OmniWeb. I’ve got mine set to never open new windows except in response to a link being clicked, which means I never see pop ups. Also, if you go to “Browser -> Customize Toolbar” you can set up your buttons and stuff the way you like. I tend to surf with the images turned off (for faster loading) so I’ve got a “Load Images” button up there.

Like I said, I liked Safari because it was fast and looked good. But there were annoyances, like the link thing you mentioned and just the total lack of customization options at this point. If it brings in tabs though, I’m going to be sorely tempted to switch it up for daily reading…