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Revision as of 13:07, 13 January 2010
- Got a new mac? Here's how to set it up so that it isn't annoying.
Safari
Preferences
General
- New windows open with:Empty Page, unless you always want to start on a certain page.
- New tabs open with:Empty Page, ditto
- Uncheck "Open 'safe' files after downloading", because there's no such thing.
Tabs
- Decide whether you want command-click to open a link in a new window or a new tab. I prefer multiple windows to multiple tabs, especially since we have Exposé.
RSS
- Uncheck "Automatically update articles" if you don't want Safari to chug every time you open it, and every 30 minutes, unless you have limited RSS bookmarks. Updating NYT etc. takes a lot of disk access and time. I leave it on, but remove RSS feeds I don't want.
AutoFill
- Decide whether you want to AutoFill usernames and passwords. For most sites I prefer it doesn't remember either.
Advanced
- Never use font sizes smaller than xx is great. I've never used it before today, but now I will.
- Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage. I use this so that I can easily navigate forms and links with the keyboard.
