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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/firefox-6-mac.jpg" alt="Firefox 6 for Mac OS X has been released" title="firefox-6-mac" width="620" height="331" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20297" /></p> <p>Firefox 6 has been officially released and is available for Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows users to download. The update is supposedly 20% faster and supports new HTML5 and CSS3 elements, but somewhat disappointingly, version 6 for Mac OS X oddly doesn’t yet support native Full Screen mode in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">OS X Lion</a>. Nonetheless, if you like to kee…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/set-dashboard-hover-mac-os-x-lion.jpg" alt="Don't show Dashboard as a Space in Mac OS X Lion" title="set-dashboard-hover-mac-os-x-lion" width="620" height="216" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19919" /></p> <p>Don’t like Dashboard much in Mac OS X Lion? If <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/27/change-background-wallpaper-of-dashboard-mac-os-x-lion/">changing Dashboards background wallpaper</a> wasn’t enough for you, you can always return it to the standard transparent hovering state that existed prior to OS X 10.7 Lion. This pulls Dashboard …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/set-default-app-open-mac-os-x-lion.jpg" alt="Set File Associations in Mac OS X Lion to Always Open With an App" title="set-default-app-open-mac-os-x-lion" width="620" height="350" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20285" /></p> <p>Setting and changing file type associations just got easier in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X Lion</a>. All you need to do is:</p> <ul> <li>Right-click on a file that you want to associate with an application</li> <li>Hold down the “Option” key to show the “Al…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lte-iphone-plist.jpg" alt="4G LTE iPhone plist file" title="lte-iphone-plist" width="620" height="168" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20275" /></p> <p>Apple has reportedly provided various carriers with 4G LTE capable iPhones to test on their networks, although it’s unlikely the 4G device being tested is the same <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a> that is expected to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/01/iphone-5-launch-set-for-october/">debut in October</a>.</p> <p>Evidence of the LTE iPhone c…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/flash-to-html5.jpg" alt="Flash to HTML5 Video Player for Mac OS X" title="flash-to-html5" width="620" height="281" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20270" /></p> <p>FlashToHTML5 is a great Safari extension that will attempt to load all YouTube Flash videos as HTML5 at the highest possible resolution, helping you to maintain a Flash-free <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> installation and thus giving portable Macs more battery life by reducing CPU usage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.joris-vervuurt.com/pag…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dont-save-shortcut-osx-lion.jpg" alt="Don't Save keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X Lion" title="dont-save-shortcut-osx-lion" width="597" height="366" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19908" /></p> <p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X Lion</a> has rearranged the “Don’t Save” keyboard shortcut that shows up in the save dialog windows, moving from the longstanding Command+D to Command+Delete instead. Presumably this was done because Command+Delete (backspace) makes more sense and it’s harder to make a mistake, but some habits d…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tab-navigate-safari.jpg" alt="Enable Tab Key Navigation in Safari" title="tab-navigate-safari" width="619" height="224" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20255" /></p> <p>Navigating elements on web pages with the Tab key is a useful feature in most web browsers, but since the release of Mac OS X <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Lion</a> the new default behavior in Safari seems to limit what the tab key selects on a page. Here’s how to <em>enable tab key navigation across all actionable elements on a webpage</em>:</…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/macbook-pro-3g.jpg" alt="MacBook Pro 3G Prototype" title="macbook-pro-3g" width="620" height="540" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20237" /></p> <p>A prototype MacBook Pro 15″ with a built-in 3G cellular modem has shown up for sale <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Unreleased-PROTOTYPE-Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-3G-Dat-/140592419961?pt=Apple_Laptops&hash=item20bbf61479&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:US:101#ht_15375wt_1602">on eBay</a>. Other than a 3G antenna and SIM card slot, the 2007 model is mostly an ordinary MacBook Pro with a Core 2 Duo chip, altho…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/python-3.gif" alt="Python 3" title="python-3" width="573" height="267" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19989" /></p> <p>Want to learn a new programming language? Python is one of the hippest languages in use these days, but why pay for books and coursework when you can do this all on your own, for free, on your Mac? You can do exactly that with Dive Into Python 3, which has been made available as a free download online or as a PDF.</p> <p>A couple notes, the book is for Python 3, but <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/macbook-air-telecommuter.jpg" alt="MacBook Air Telecommuting" title="macbook-air-telecommuter" width="620" height="463" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20105" /></p> <p>How’s this for a workstation? This telecommuting MacBook Air 11″ features a one-of-a-kind BMW laptop stand and charging station (get it, the motorcycle?), officially earning this submission an award for the ‘nicest MacBook Air Stand’. Try not to miss the view of Monument Valley either, what an awesomely unconventional <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-setups/">Mac setup</a…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p>Sure, the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/29/dual-external-displays-no-go-macbook-air-2011-thunderbolt/">MacBook Air 2011 can’t drive dual displays</a> through Thunderbolt, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have two or even three external displays powered by the ultra portable if you get creative. The focus is on the MacBook Air here, but you can apply all of these solutions to any other Mac too.</p> <p><strong>Using Dual External Displays</strong> If you are determined to use dual external displays on the MacBook Air there are a few options available. The first is how everyone was using dual-ex…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p>Since the launch of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X Lion</a>, all keyboards on new Mac products have replaced F4 with a ‘LaunchPad’ button instead of the old Dashboard button. If you have pre-Lion Mac, you can remap that F4 Dashboard button to open LaunchPad instead though, here’s how:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://kevingessner.com/software/functionflip/">Download and install FunctionFlip </a> </li> <li>Open FunctionFlip from your System Preferences</li> <li>FunctionFlip will default to your standard keyboard, if you use another one, change t…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/change-mission-control-background.jpg" alt="Change Mission Control background in Mac OS X" title="change-mission-control-background" width="620" height="349" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20190" /></p> <p>It’s time to customize the appearance of Mac OS X 10.7 again. We recently showed you <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/27/change-background-wallpaper-of-dashboard-mac-os-x-lion/">how to change Dashboards wallpaper image</a> from that Lego-like pattern to anything else, and then we showed you how to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/new-gestures-mac-ios.jpg" alt="New Gestures coming to Mac OS X and iOS says Apple Patent" title="new-gestures-mac-ios" width="620" height="334" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20170" /></p> <p>Future versions of Mac OS X and iOS may be even more gesture based, as a new Apple patent shows off a variety of complex multi-touch gestures to perform various system tasks. A few of the patented gestures and behaviors and their <em>potential functions</em> include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Digging a hole</strong> – presumabl…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/apple-media-event.jpg" alt="Apple Media Event for September 7 is the latest rumor" title="apple-media-event" width="610" height="222" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20157" /></p> <p>Is Apple going to announce <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a> on September 7? According to <a href="http://www.kodawarisan.com/k2011_02/archives/2011/08/aa_ipod_aaaaea9_1.html">Kodiwarisan</a>, Apple will be hosting a media event on Wednesday, September 7, where new iPods and presumably the upcoming iPhone 5 will be announced. <…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/full-screen-multi-screen-mac-os-x-lion.jpg" alt="Full Screen App using Multiple Displays in Mac OS X Lion" title="full-screen-multi-screen-mac-os-x-lion" width="620" height="221" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20141" /></p> <p>Think Full Screen app mode wastes an external displays screen real estate in Mac OS X Lion? Think again. Despite various reports to the contrary, and even <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/16/os-x-lion-full-screen-app-mode-doesnt-play-well-with-external-displays/">early experience</a> with the Developer Preview, some…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/screen-shot-terminal-mac-os-x.gif" alt="Take Screen Shots from the Terminal in Mac OS X " title="screen-shot-terminal-mac-os-x" width="600" height="323" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20130" /></p> <p>Aside from the keyboard <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/09/screen-capture-in-mac-os-x/">shortcuts</a>, Grab, and other screen shot apps, you can also take screenshots of your Mac OS X desktop directly from the Terminal with the ‘screencapture’ command. Here’s a quick overview of this utility and how to use it.</p> <p><strong…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/assign-app-to-mission-control-space.jpg" alt="Assign Apps to Spaces in Mission Control" title="assign-app-to-mission-control-space" width="611" height="265" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20118" /></p> <p>If you use multiple Desktops (aka Spaces aka Virtual Desktops) in OS X Lion’s Mission Control, you can set apps to specific Desktops, all Desktops, or no specific Desktop at all. </p> <ul> <li>Right-click on the apps icon in the Dock</li> <li>Navigate to Options, and then from the “Assign To” sub-menu select one of the …
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/full-screen-keyboard-shortcut-mac-os-x.jpg" alt="Add a Full Screen Keyboard Shortcut in Mac OS X Lion" title="full-screen-keyboard-shortcut-mac-os-x" width="620" height="378" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20083" /></p> <p>Want to get the most out of Mac OS X Lion’s native Full Screen app mode? Assign a keyboard shortcut to <strong>toggle Full Screen mode</strong>. This works in all apps that support it natively, and the ones that don’t yet support it should work through <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/enable-full-screen-support-al…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/filevault-2-speed-test-benchmarks.jpg" alt="FileVault 2 Speed Test benchmarks" title="filevault-2-speed-test-benchmarks" width="530" height="403" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20050" /></p> <p>FileVault 2 is the all new disk encryption method that comes with <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Lion</a>, and it’s more secure than ever, using XTS-AES 128 encryption on your entire disk, as opposed to just the user directory as in past versions. The other huge change that came with FileVault 2 is the significant performance boost, w…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/network-link-conditioner.jpg" alt="Network Link Conditioner" title="network-link-conditioner" width="620" height="323" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20039" /></p> <p>A new addition to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X Lion</a> and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/20/xcode-4-1-for-os-x-lion-released-as-free-download-on-mac-app-store/">Xcode 4.1</a> is a utility called Network Link Conditioner, a highly customizable tool that lets you <strong>simulate a variety of common internet connectivity speed…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/menupop.jpg" alt="MenuPop" title="menupop" width="612" height="501" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20017" /></p> <p>Ever wish you could access an applications menubar immediately, from anywhere? MenuPop fulfills this desire, activating an apps menu from anywhere with the click of a hot key or mouse cursor, by creating a contextual menu out of the main menu. This means you can access the Apple menu, File, Edit, everything, instantly from a quick shortcut.</p> <p>MenuPop is a great tool especially for Mac users with multiple displays, becaus…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aapl-vs-xom.png" alt="AAPL vs XOM" title="aapl-vs-xom" width="425" height="332" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20005" /></p> <p>Apple’s market capitalization reached $341.5 billion today in trading, becoming the worlds largest and most valuable company. Apples new position in the top spot just barely edges out oil giant Exxon Mobil’s $341.4 billion, and is more of a function of the skittish behavior on Wall Street than any particular news today since both stocks are down quite a ways from their 52-week highs. Nonetheless, this is quite an amazing feat fo…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img alt="Kernel Panic OS X Lion" src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fake-kernel-panic.jpg" title="Kernel Panic" class="aligncenter" width="619" height="341" /></p> <p>A fair amount of MacBook Pro 2010 (and some 2011) users are reporting stability issues with their NVIDIA 330M equipped Macs and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X 10.7 Lion</a>, with problems including kernel panics, random system crashes, blank or black screens, inability to wake from sleep, external displays not working, and assorted other headaches. </p> <p>The Macs most affected by th…
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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/redsn0w-0-9-8b5.jpeg" alt="redsn0w 0.9.8b5" title="redsn0w-0-9-8b5" width="161" height="176" class="alignright size-full wp-image-19992" /> The iPhone Dev Team has released Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 to jailbreak <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/06/ios-5-beta-5-released/">iOS 5 beta 5</a>, the jailbreak is intended only for developers who want to assure their Cydia apps work fine in the newest iOS beta, and neither iOS 5 beta or this version of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/redsn0w/">redsn0w</a> are intended for widespread consumption. Supported hardware…
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