If you really must tinker with Safari, third-party developers have made it possible to change the look and feel and add a few features. Three of my favorite freebies are SafarIcon, Safari Enhancer and Safari Bookmark Exporter.

- , from Reinhold Penner, can be used to change the look of browser function buttons and even the brushed metal window Safari uses by default.

- allows you to deactivate Safari's cache, activate a debugging menu with which you can make Safari report itself to other sites as a different browser, revamp link colors and change the browser's history options.

- And for those who can't live with just one browser -- this includes me -- will export your bookmarks in the proper format and to the correct location on your computer for use by other browsers.

Do you need these little apps to enjoy Safari? No. But for those interested in tweaks, they allow you to make changes not readily available. And they won't mess anything up.