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Mac OS X in a Nutshell
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Mac OS X in a Nutshell

by Jason McIntosh, Chuck Toporek, Chris Stone
January 2003
Intermediate to advanced
832 pages
32h 40m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Internet, Web, and Email

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Change the default email client and web browser from Mail and Internet Explorer, respectively?

To select a different email client, go to System Preferences Internet Email panel, and choose a different client in the Default Email Reader pull-down menu.

To select a different web browser, go to System Preferences Internet Web panel, and choose a different browser in the Default Web Browser pull-down menu.

Specify where files downloaded from the Internet will be saved?

System Preferences Internet Web panel. Click on the Select button next to “Download Files To.”

Change my browser’s default home page?

System Preferences Internet Web; enter the new URL in the Home Page text box.

Turn on web sharing?

System Preferences Sharing Services pane; click on the checkbox next to Personal Web Sharing to start this service. Enabling this service will allow others to access your Sites folder (/Users/ username /Sites) from the Internet.

Register my license number for QuickTime Pro?

System Preferences QuickTime; click on the Registration button and enter your license number.

Listen to an Internet radio station?

Dock iTunes Radio Tuner; click on the Radio Tuner option in the Source pane to the left, and the right pane will change to show you a list of different music genres from which to choose. Click on the disclosure triangle next to a music type to reveal the available stations.

Use my own stylesheet for viewing web pages in Internet ...
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