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Open Links from Mail in the Background

Tired of switching back and forth between Mail and your Web browser every time you click a link in a TidBITS issue or other email message? Here's an easy workaround. Hold down the Command key when you click links in Mail to open them in your browser without switching away from Mail. That way you can keep reading in Mail and then read all the Web pages you've opened.

 

 

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System 7.5 Network Startup Disk

System 7.5 Network Startup Disk -- Apple's finally done what Macintosh network managers have been doing for years: created a DiskCopy image of a minimal startup disk that boots almost any Macintosh and puts it on a network. This disk will boot System 7.5 on any Mac introduced before Nov-94 that has a high density drive; it includes a Chooser and Network Control Panel and lets the machine connect to a LocalTalk or EtherTalk network. This disk may not do everything under the sun, but in a networked environment it's a good tool to have handy.

This URL is long, thanks to the naming scheme used on Apple's official support site. Be sure to remove line breaks when you use it! [GD]

ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/ Apple.Software.Updates/Macintosh/ Utilities.Software/ Network.Access.Disk.7.5.sea.hqx

 

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