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If you’re reading this blog, chances are pretty good that you have installed more than one web browser on your Mac. I personally have four web browsers installed, Safari, Camino, Firefox, and Shiira. Using these browsers is easy, but how do you set or reset the default browser? The first place a beginner would logically look is System Preferences. You won’t find an option to set the default browser in System Preferences though.

To set the default browser you actually have to open Safari. Open Safari and click on Safari and then Preferences. Once you are in preferences, click on the General button. The first option you see should look like the below. Choose your browser from the list or click Select if the browser you want isn’t listed. Now that you know how to select your default browser, go out and try a new one.

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One of the very first things I looked up when I first got my Macbook was how to install applications on OS X. Installing applications is incredibly easy for most users, but for new users it can sometimes be confusing. There are several different ways that applications on the Mac can be installed. We’ll discuss the main methods below.

Most Mac applications are downloaded as a .dmg file. The .dmg file is a disk image that contains the compressed application files. After downloading the dmg file, Safari will automatically open and mount the file in the finder and on your desktop unless you have changed the default preferences. If you are using another browser, just double click the file and the disk image will mount on your system.

From this point, application installation can vary a little. Some applications, like Adium, provide you with a pointer (alias) to the applications folder in the installation window. Just drag the application icon and drop it on the applications folder alias. The application will now be installed to your applications folder.

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