Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

Internet, Web, and Email

Synopsis

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

To select a different email client:

1. Launch Mail (/Applications).

2. Select Mail→Preferences from the menu bar.

3. Click on the General icon in the toolbar.

4. From the pop-up menu next to “Default Email Reader,” select a different email application, if you have another installed on your system.

To select a different web browser:

1. Launch Safari (/Applications).

2. Select Safari→Preferences from the menu bar.

3. Click on the General icon in the toolbar.

4. From the pop-up menu next to “Default Web Browser,” select a different web browser, if you have another installed on your system.

Specify where Safari saves files downloaded from the Internet?

Safari (/Applications)→Safari→Preferences→General→Save downloaded files to→select a location on your system where you’d like to save the files

Change Safari’s default home page?

Safari→Preferences→General→Home page→enter a URL in the text box

Turn on web sharing?

System Preferences→Sharing→Services→click on the checkbox next to Personal Web Sharing to start this service. Enabling this service allows 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?

iTunes→Radio; click on the Radio option in the Source pane to the left, the right pane changes to show you a ...