For the first time since probably forever, I have significant free space on my MacBook’s hard drive.Thank you 250GB hard drive upgrade. Going from 80GB to 250GB is huge.
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Firefox 3 Beta 2 released
For the first time in history, I am actually enjoying using Firefox on Macs. Firefox 3 Beta 2 has been released and works fantastically on my Mac (as well as my Windows computer at work). In fact, for the first time in a long time, I think I officially will use Firefox as my web browser on Macs.
Mac fans, make sure you download the Proto theme (what will become the default Mac theme when Firefox 3 is finished). It makes Firefox fit in beautifully with OS X.
I am very impressed with the new bookmark system (Places) and just how solid this beta feels. Lots of little details appear to have been addressed.
Mac Tip – Grouping applications into stacks
One of the new features in OS X Leopard that has lots of potential is Stacks. Here is a neat way to create several stacks for various groups of applications.
- Create a folder named ‘Stacks’ in your home directory
- Create aliases for several applications you want to group and put it in a sub-folder within your ‘Stacks’ folder. For example, create aliases for all of the iLife apps and put them in an ‘iLife’ folder underneath the ‘Stacks’ folder you created.
- Simply drag the ‘iLife’ folder into your dock.
- Now you have a stack grouping all of your iLife apps together! You can then remove the individual dock icons for these apps, as they are no longer need. Instantly more dock space!
- You can then right-click the stack and set several options, including making the stack use grid mode (which I prefer over the fan).
You can easily create several stacks to organize your various applications, making them easy to find. For those of you who have dozens of applications you use regularly, this is really nice.