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Open URLs Quickly from BBEdit

If you're working on a bit of text (HTML or otherwise) in BBEdit, and you see a URL that you'd like to open, the fastest way is to Command-click it. Most BBEdit users probably already know this tip, but if you don't, it's a huge time-saver. (The same trick works in BBEdit's free little brother, TextWrangler.)

 
 

What to Do When Your Web Browser Won’t Display PDFs

These days, most Web browsers can display PDFs with aplomb. But if you see a black or white screen instead of a PDF in your browser, you may need to remove an elderly plug-in or two.

 
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WordPress as an Alternative to iWeb

Watch TidBITS Presents “Explaining the Big 3 Confusions with Messages”

New Take Control Books Cover iOS 6 Mail and Networking

Glassboard Keeps a Family in Touch

Apple Enables icloud.com Addresses for me.com and mac.com Users

TidBITS Presents “Explaining the Big 3 Confusions with Messages”

Safari 6.0.2

Communicate Better with “Take Control of Messages in Mountain Lion”

Skype 6.0.60.2946

How Apple “Doubled” iPad Wi-Fi Throughput

 

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Playing with AirPlay in Mountain Lion

How Apple Mail May Be Anything but IDLE when Pushing Email

TweetDeck 2.0

Firefox 16.0.1

Discover Safari’s Finer Details in “Take Control of Safari 6”

App.net Reduces Fees, Software Options Grow

Server Admin Tools 10.7.5

What’s Behind Mysterious Cellular Data Usage in iOS 6?

Facebook Groups Gain Dropbox-Based File Sharing

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