Downloading content from a website can be easy or slightly more tricky depending on the browser you are using. Macworld recently posted a how-to article on the finer nuances of using the activity window in Safari, including how to download embedded content easily.

The Activity pane opens by hitting ‘option-cmd-A’ or selecting ‘Activity’ from the Window menu. This then shows the individual components that make up the web page. If there is a certain item you want to download (an embedded movie clip for example) simply Option-double-click on that item and it will start downloading. Of course this should only be used on content that is legally available for downloading, not sites like Youtube that are streaming only. You may need to add a .mpg extension to the downloaded file if it downloads without one.

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