Jun 03, 2014  If you’re in Apple’s Mac Developer Program, or soon the OS X Beta Program, you can install the beta version of OS X Yosemite. With the OS X Yosemite Beta on a modern Mac, you can visit Netflix.com today in Safari and watch your favorite movies and TV shows using HTML5 video without the need to install any plugins. Apr 29, 2019 The DRM Netflix uses for 4K content is the new HDCP 2.2 (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), which macOS does not support as of Mojave. HDCP is an OS level compliance and can’t be fixed with a fancier browser, so you’ll need Windows (or a virtual machine running Windows) to watch Netflix, all to ensure you’re not recording any shows. Apr 29, 2019  The DRM Netflix uses for 4K content is the new HDCP 2.2 (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), which macOS does not support as of Mojave. HDCP is an OS level compliance and can’t be fixed with a fancier browser, so you’ll need Windows (or a virtual machine running Windows) to watch Netflix, all to ensure you’re not recording any shows.

While Netflix has a huge collection of movies and TV shows, it’s often hard to find something good to watch. Mostly, because of two major reasons –

1. Netflix is busy pushing down its Netflix’s Original on the homepage. On top of that, homepage page recommendation is driven by an algorithm that serves you suggestions based on your viewing history.

2. Popular titles are mostly geo-restricted. For example, the anime version of Death Note is available only on Netflix Japan and The Office (U.S) is only available on Netflix US and Canada.

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So, how to browse all Netflix movies

Well, you can always run a simple Google search like ‘It Follows, Netflix‘ and if you see that movie in the search result, we know, it’s at least available on some country Netflix catalog, as Google crawls the entire Netflix database, not just one country. Or, you can also check out recommendations on YouTube videos or subreddit like BestOfNetflix to find something good to watch on Netflix. But, for better results, you can use more advanced tools. In this article, we’ll discuss few of those advance Netflix search tool. So, let’s check them out. Shall we?

Method 1: Netflix Secret Category

Netflix has some secret niche genre that it doesn’t show in its homepage. For example, Military Action & Adventure, Science & Nature Documentaries, Korean Movies etc. To check out titles that fall under this genre, type into a browser http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/# where # is the unique code for that genre, for example, 2125 for Military Action & Adventure and 5685 for Korean Movies etc.

If you are looking to watch some niche movies on Netflix, you can use this URL hack. However, it’s hard to remember the complete list, which is why I recommend chrome extension Netflix Categories. Clicking on this extension while you are on the Netflix website will reveal all the hidden genre.

Pros

• Find good titles without leaving Netflix

Cons

• No support for TV or Smartphones
• No option to filter search with IMDb rating

Read: 10 Chrome Extensions to Supercharge Your Netflix Experience

Method 2: Advance Netflix Search Engine

To find something good to watch on your Netflix, use Flixable. Flixable is an advance Netflix search engine, that lets you search all the movies and TV shows on Netflix by Genre, Released Year, IMDb rating etc. For example, say, if I’m in the mood of watching an action movie on Netflix with an IMDB rating of more than 7, I can easily find such movies with Flixable. Moreover, it also keeps a detailed log of what’s added and removed from Netflix each month.

Read: Flixable Helps You Find the Best Movies and TV shows on Netflix

Pros

• Find good titles without using a VPN
• Works on both Web and mobile browser

Cons

• Limited to your Netflix catalog of your country
• No mobile app

Method 3: Seach on Multiple sites

If you have a Movie or TV show in mind, but not sure, whether the title is available on Netflix or Hulu or Prime Videos etc, then use JustWatch.

JustWatch helps you find out where you can watch a particular Movie or TV Show legally. For example, when you are not sure if The Office (U.S) is available on Netflix.

Here is how it works, simply go the website, select your country and type in the Movie or TV show name in the search box. Within seconds, JustWatch will search the available of the title on popular platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hotstar. What makes JustWatch different from the Netflix built-in search is that you can narrow down your search, with IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, Released date and of course choose a different country altogether.

Pros

• JustWatch has Android and iOS app
• Support watchlist
• Support 36 countries
• IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes rating

Cons

• Not reliable as Netflix update its catalog frequently
• Limited to your Netflix catalog of your country

Method 4: Search Titles Available in Different country

uNoGs (short for Unofficial Netflix Online Global Search) is an online media database service which keeps a record of all the Netflix shows. But unlike other sites in this list, uNoGS shows you the list of countries where the title is available. Once you know, which country has the title, you can just use a VPN to browse the content.

For example, if I want to watch The Office (U.S) on Netflix, but not sure which country has it, simply search the title on the uNoGs website, it’ll display the list of countries (in form of flags underneath the thumbnail). For example, currently, The Office (U.S) is only available on U. S and Japan. Next, I need to use a VPN (that works for Netflix) to switch to Japan or US server. Once you switch your server to a supported country, you can browse the show on Netflix.

Pros

• Search across 17+ different Netflix regions
• Filter by IMDb rating, Genre, Release Year etc
• Find What’s Coming and Leaving on Netflix

Cons

• No mobile app

How to know Which Movies are on Netflix?

So, these were some of the ways to find something good to watch on Netflix. If you already have a show or movie in mind that you would like to watch, then uNoGs and JustWatch is a good option. The only difference between these two is that uNoGs show you a list of countries the movies are available on while on JustWatch you have to set a country before you start searching. But, if you just want to kick back and relax, and not go through the pain of using a VPN then, flixable is a good option.

Let me know what you going to watch this Halloween on Netflix. It Follows, The Wailing and Under the Shadow are some good movies, I found using the above tips. Check them out, if you haven’t already. And share your thoughts in the comments below.

Read: Remove Shows From Continue Watching on Netflix App (Android iOS)

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard marked an endpoint in the evolution of traditional OS X. After this, Apple introduced OS X 10.7 Lion, which moved the Mac in the same direction as iOS – a whole new direction for desktop Macs. Also, for those using software written in the PowerPC era, Snow Leopard gives us the last chance to run those apps.

OS X Version Share on Intel Macs, Late 2009 through May 2015

OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard remains a Top 3 platform among Mac users even 4 versions later!

While OS X 10.6 is now several versions behind, it is hanging in there as one of the most used versions of OS X, as data from our site logs shows in the graph above. We recognize that our audience is more likely to stick with an older OS, whether due to older hardware, software compatibility, or just seeing no need to change.

Whether our numbers are representative of worldwide OS X use or not, the trends here are fascinating. New versions are adopted quickly on release and grow more slowly, reaching their peak as the next version of OS X arrives – although none has achieved the nearly 85% share that Snow Leopard once had, based on our site traffic. They also drop quickly when a new version is released, followed by a slower decline that can go on for years.

Not long after 10.8 Mountain Lion was released, 10.7 Lion dropped below Snow Leopard’s slowly declining level. Likewise, Mountain Lion share dropped precipitously shortly after 10.9 Mavericks arrived, the first free version of OS X, soon falling below Snow Leopard. And with the arrival of 10.10 Yosemite, Mavericks began its inevitable decline – and in coming months it could also fall behind Snow Leopard. It will definitely do so once OS X 10.11 El Capitan becomes a release product.

Snow Leopard has legs. You could well count it as the pinnacle of the classic version of OS X (OS X before it started getting iPhone-like features such as “natural” scrolling), and as such there are a lot of good browser options for it.

I have Snow Leopard on my 2007 Mac mini, upgraded with 3 GB of system memory and a fast 320 GB hard drive. I also have a lot of different browsers installed: Camino, Chrome, Firefox, OmniWeb, Opera, Roccat, Safari, and Stainless among them. Let’s look at them by the date of their latest release.

Camino: Dated but Useful

Of these browsers – and the list is not exhaustive – Camino 2.1.2 has been left to languish since 2012 yet remains a fast browser that I still find myself using for specific projects. You can run Camino very nicely on OS X 10.4 Tiger and a G3 Mac – and anything since.

Camino won’t become your everyday browser, but it’s agile and works very nicely for legacy websites. It has never been updated for HTML5 and scores very poorly on the HTML5 Test.

The biggest drawback to Camino is that it tends to hang with too many open tabs or when you try to quit the app. Camino is based on an old version of Gecko (Gecko 19/Firefox 19 released in February 2013) that was current when Camino 2.1 was released. The code has been tweaked to function as a true Mac app, but over 3 years have elapsed since the last update, so don’t expect it to compete in features with more modern browsers.

OmniWeb: The First Has Become Last

OmniWeb was originally developed for NeXT computers and their NeXTstep environment. When Apple acquired NeXT in 1996, NeXTstep became the foundation for Mac OS X, and OmniWeb was the first browser ported to Apple’s next generation operating system.

The last release version of OmniWeb is 5.11.2, which arrived in July 2012 and added support for some OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion security features. Of the browsers that claim to still be in development for the Mac, it has the oldest “most recent” version.

OmniWeb runs on PowerPC and Intel Macs running OS X 10.4.8 Tiger or later, and the development version is adding OS X 10.10 Yosemite support. Even though Omni Group continues to work on its browser, it looks like a browser from a decade back.

Safari: Left Behind

Safari 5.1.10 is the last version compatible with OS X 10.6. That update was released in 2013, making it only a year newer than Camino. Safari is currently at version 8.0.6, which requires OS X 10.10 Yosemite, so it’s a few versions behind. Apple has a long tradition of leaving users of older versions of OS X with old software, so it’s not just a matter of Safari.

I have given up on Safari for production work, although I continued to use it regularly until earlier this year. It is a perfectly competent browser, but it bogs down with multiple windows open, and this is especially true when using WordPress, the content management system we use for Low End Mac.

Stainless: It Shines!

Surprisingly, over recent months I have made Stainless 0.8 my most used browser. It’s quick to launch, memory efficient, and handles WordPress (Low End Mac’s content management system) very nicely. It has displaced Safari, which is what I used for WordPress until I gave Stainless a try.

Stainless was a project launched by Danny Espinoza in 2008 with some impressive goals. He notes:

“Stainless started out as a technology demo to showcase my own multi-processing architecture in response to Google Chrome (Stainless 0.1 was released three weeks after Google released Chrome for Windows). Sensing an opportunity and inspired by a growing fanbase, I decided to craft Stainless into a full-fledged browser and work on features that I hadn’t seen before in other browsers.

“A prime example is parallel sessions, which allow you to log into a site using different credentials in separate tabs at the same time. This new technology is woven throughout Stainless, from the private cookie storage system, to session-aware bookmarks that remember the session in which they were saved. I still believe this is a true browser innovation (and I’d love to see this implemented in Chrome).”

After five years working on Stainless, Espinoza no longer had the time necessary to invest in moving the project forward and ended development in 2013, so Stainless is eternally stuck at version 0.8. Despite its seeming age, it’s a sprightly browser.

Opera: Fairly Current

I’ve always liked Opera, but never enough to use it regularly. Until now, the most recent version I had on my Mac was 12.16, which is positively ancient. Opera is up to version 30 these days.

Since version 26, Opera has required OS X 10.7 Lion or later. Version 25 (2014) is difficult to find, but this link will get you Opera 25.0.1614.71, the last version compatible with Snow Leopard.

Roccat: A New Contender

Roccat is designed to be fast, and it’s also available on iOS. Built-in ad blockers help it load sites much more quickly than if all the ads were in place. Roccat claims to block 99% of ads.

Roccat has special features optimized for social media, so if you use Facebook, Twitter, etc., that alone makes it worth a look.

Roccat Reader provides you with the kind of distraction-free online reading you have probably seen in more modern versions of Safari. Roccat Cloud lets you back up your bookmarks, tabs, history and more to the cloud and access it from another device running Roccat.

Firefox: Good Enough

Firefox is the descendant of Netscape Navigator, the first well-known browser. For a while it was the second choice browser on Windows and Macs, but Chrome pushed it aside long ago. I honestly can’t remember the last time I used it.

Not to say that it isn’t a perfectly competent browser. I enjoyed using it again after so many years away from it – although I must admit to having used TenFourFox, a PowerPC port of Firefox, heavily on my G4 and G5 Power Macs in recent years.

Firefox has a reader mode, which is marvelous for reading content on a cluttered page or in too small a typeface. Also on the plus side, it can automatically update to the current version (38.0.5 at the moment) and supports full screen mode.

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Chrome: Up-to-Date but a RAM Hog

Google’s Chrome browser is current at version 43.0.2357.81, and this version is compatible with all versions of OS X since 10.6 Snow Leopard. It’s fast, but it’s also a memory hog. One the plus side, you can run Chrome on Macs, Windows PCs, Linux, Chromebooks, iDevices, and Android gear.

It’s also the most used browser on the market, although Safari eclipses it on Macs. It always updates itself to the latest version, so no worry about being left behind until Google drops Snow Leopard support.

Browser Overview

In the table below, browser size on disk is rounded up to the next full MB. HTML5 score is on a scale of 0-555. Full Screen indicates whether the browser supports full screen mode, which can be toggled using Cmd-Shift-F.

HTML5 Video notes whether H.264, Ogg Theora, and WebM are supported. “All” means all 3 are.

Conclusion

There are a lot of factors you can use for choosing the best browser. In terms of speed, Stainless loads quickly. Camino, Stainless, and Roccat all subjectively feel pretty fast. Firefox and Chrome, not so much, and Chrome itself is over twice as large as Firefox.

Chrome takes top honors for HTML5 support, followed by Opera 25 and then Firefox. Roccat is a bit ahead of Safari and Stainless, but the big question is how well does each browser support the parts of HTML5 that are important to you, such a video codecs.

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Honestly, it can’t hurt to download and try several of these browsers. Regardless of which ones others view as best, you may find a new favorite for some specific uses, much as I am hooked on Stainless for WordPress work.

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