Which browser lets me download streaming video?

Since apple removed activity window from Safari 6, I'm finding it very hard to download any streaming videos. I have checked another suggestion from a forum member about the new developer activity window, but it is VERY complicated. I want to see if there is another browser that lets me easily download stremaing videos as Safari 5.
Thanks in advance!

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
Most folks consider intercepting streaming video to capture on your Mac a form of pirating. Apple likely did away with access to the Activity window to discourage this. Discussing how to get aeound it here in the ASC will likely get your topic removed.
Folks who want you to be able to download their videos will provide you with a legitimate way to do so.

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