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  • September 3, 2014

    How To Change the Default Browser on Mac with Chrome Canary and Chrome

    Google recently released a 64-bit version of its browser, Chrome Canary. If you want what Google calls "the bleeding edge of the web" type of browser, you can download and install Google Chrome Canary for Mac (or Windows).  It has the latest features and is targeted towards early adopters, developers and the like. I had been using the beta channel…

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  • April 23, 2012

    How To Fix Adobe Fireworks Hanging After Launch on MacOS

    Adobe Fireworks is the lifeblood of many web developers, artists and bloggers so when it stops running, I envision all of these groups running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Recently, I ran into an issue where when I launched Fireworks, it would run through the splash screen, loading extensions and the like but then hang, once it…

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  • July 22, 2010

    HTD’s Tech News Snippets – July 22, 2010 (Flipboard, Google Voice, Router Hacks, Safari, AT&T & Twitter)

    Some really interesting news floated by today. Flipboard is a pretty interesting iPad app. Be sure to check it out. But you may have some issues hooking up your Twitter and/or Facebook feeds. I'm still waiting...and waiting...and waiting for Google Voice to be approved. Is your home router hackable? Be sure to read the article and visit your router vendor's…

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  • February 24, 2009

    Fix It: Safari 4 Beta Crash on Startup – Plug-in Issue

    Today Apple released a beta version of Safari for both Macs and Pc's. I was very eager to try it out especially to see if it truly is "the world's fastest web browser." Also intriguing is the "coverflow-esque" feature, an eye candy pleaser. I downloaded the Mac-version beta from Apple and fired up the installer without much further thought. The…

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  • February 17, 2009

    HTD Tech Tip #7: Fix Broken Firefox Toolbars

    Today I ran into a rather odd issue. All of a sudden, all of my Firefox buttons that were from 3rd party plugins were missing and could not be added via the "customize" option. Very weird! I did a quick amount of research and saw that other manifestations could include: Bookmarks not saving properly Size and position of the browser…

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