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Do you know that Firefox has this hidden configuration page where you can modify almost every setting available?

1. Open up Firefox, and in the address bar, type in about:config.
2. In the filter text box, type in network.http.
3. Locate network.http.pipelining and double click it. The value will change from false to true.
4. Locate network.http.proxy.pipelining and double click it. A dialog box will open. Input a numeric value (30 8 will suffice). Click on OK to close the dialog box.
5. Restart Firefox.

Now, you will notice that pages would load faster.

I came across some ‘problem’ with my MacBook a few weeks ago. After updating QuickTime, I wasn’t able to play videos with it anymore. What happens is that I only see a gray window, but the audio is being played. I don’t really know what caused it not to do so, but here are several suggestions short of reinstalling your whole system just to get it fixed:

1. Try deleting 3rd party add-ins/plugins and reinstall them. There might have been a conflict between the latest QuickTime version and your existing add-ins.
2. If QuickTime doesn’t play videos in Safari as well, delete QuickTime Plugin.plugin from /Library/Internet Plugins.
3. Delete the plist file ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist — this will be re-created for QuickTime once it launches again.
4. If all above fails, drag the QuickTime icon in the Applications folder to the Trash and install another in its place.

When going to Tech Forums, one cannot avoid topics that talk about how one’s desktop would look like and compare it to others for some form of “bragging rights” as to whose computer looks better onscreen.

Here are some websites as to where most of the people I communicate with in forums get their wallpapers:

Interfacelift
Social Wallpapering
iCreate Magazine
WinCustomize
WallpaperGarage
Pixelgirl Presents
VladStudio
Free Images
BlurBurger
DesktopWallpaperFree
Anime Wallpapers
Mac Desktops

Enjoy!

Mac OS X by default has this pseudo-’spatial’ interface wherein every folder you click on would open a new window of its contents. This can cause a problem somewhat when the file system has been organized into deeply-nested folders.

One way to alleviate this problem is to change the file listing into columns view, so that each folders contents appear on a column to the right of its parent folder. However, another way to solve this is to ditch the deep hierarchical folder model and use labels instead.

Labels can be applied to any file, just like multi-colored post-it notes placed on documents, as a reminder that those with similar-colored notes are related to each other.

On Mac OS X, this can be done through the Labels option in Finder:

As shown in the screenshot, each color can be assigned a description, signifying each file with that color is related to another based on that label. To apply a label, just right-click on a file, and select the appropriate color.

This can now be used with the search function or with a ’smart folder’ to isolate the labeled files from the others. The physical folder count is minimized as a result of ‘label’-ing.

Honestly, Dashboard for Mac OS X Tiger is quite purty. However, aside from the eye candy that it offers, I don’t find any use with it, even if a myriad of docklets are available for download from the internet. Now running the application but not using it eats up a bit of memory doesn’t it? So why don’t we disable it?

I found a way to do so while roaming around several websites. Apparently it’s just simple. Open up the Terminal, then enter the following command:

defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES

This disables dashboard on your computer’s next restart. However, if you’re impatient like me, you can issue the following command:

killall Dock

This restarts the Dock. When you now press on F12, you can no longer see the Dashboard.

In case you want to return to the eye-candy, just enter this command:

defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES

Afterwards restart the Dock. Easy does it!