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PDF Viewing for Firefox 3

By on November 13, 2008 in Basic, Configuration, Internet, Tweaks

I really like Fire­fox 3 and have always used it as my default web browser on both the Mac and PC plat­form. How­ever, the way that Fire­fox han­dles PDF files is some what of an annoy­ance. If you are like me you too will find it rather odd then that when in Fire­fox and you […]

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Change Default Application

Change Default Application

By on September 26, 2008 in Configuration, Mac OS, Shortcuts, Software

Alright, I’ve had enough. When­ever I open an .tor­rent file, Opera auto­mat­i­cally opens, and not Trans­mis­sion. So how do I change a file’s default appli­ca­tion? First, find that file (in my case, a .tor­rent file) and right click (or con­trol + click) it. Select “Get Info” from the menu.From this menu, click the tri­ange beside […]

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How Can I Figure Out My Hard Drive Size?

By on January 24, 2008 in Configuration, Hardware

Alvin writes: How can I find out what size my Hard Drive is on my 15inch Mac­book Pro. Its proces­sor speed only says 1.87???THANKS One way to do this is by look­ing for the Mac­in­tosh HD icon on your desk­top like this: Right click (or CTRL-click if you’re using a sin­gle but­ton mouse or a laptop) […]

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