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Safari: Open all “new window” links in tabs, and other tips to replace Saft

By Junjie | Published: September 6, 2009
Predictably, my Leopard copy of Saft no longer works on Snow Leopard. A new version was released today but it does not support native 64-bit mode Safari under Snow Leopard. There’s currently no upgrade option for Leopard users to Snow Leopard versions of Saft, and I’m not keen on paying the full US$15 for a [...]
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Thailand Reloaded

By Junjie | Published: April 5, 2009
Back in Thailand again, a good break from all the nonsense that’s happening in Singapore. If you’re looking for prepaid SIM for your iPhone, Blackberry and Android in Thailand, TrueMove operator offers unlimited mobile broadband over EDGE for just 250 baht (S$11). Compared with the per-minute data plan offered by most operators (AIS, dtac), this is [...]
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Webmailer 1.0

By Junjie | Published: July 27, 2008
Ever click on a mailto: link, only to scream in frustration as Apple Mail opens yet again? Then check out Webmailer 1.0. I use Mail.app with Gmail on IMAP. Still, I suppose this is tremendously useful for those who don’t.
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Fixing slow Samsung printing over AirPort Extreme/Express

By Junjie | Published: June 28, 2008
Printing with Bonjour over AirPort Express was painfully slow, apparently because of a bug with Leopard and Bonjour. Here’s the not-so-glam fix from solo4675 on Apple discussion: Open Print & Fax Preferences. Click on + to add printer. Select IP at the top of the page. Select HP JetDirect – [...]
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APA Style Templates for Apple’s Pages

By Junjie | Published: May 20, 2008
Here are the Apple iWork templates for your scholarly needs—because Microsoft Word is getting on my nerves. APA Style Template for Pages ‘08 (Pages 3) APA Style Template for Pages ‘06 (Pages 2)
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Photoshop: Cycling through hidden tools

By Junjie | Published: March 9, 2008
Some of the lesser used tools in Photoshop are grouped under the same button. If you use the mouse, this would normally involve clicking and holding on the button until a list of additional tools pop up. However for those who use keyboard shortcuts to access these tools, it can be quite confusing as to how [...]
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