Mac OS X in a Nutshell

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Internet, Web, and Email

Synopsis

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.

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