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Set up JAVA_HOME to track Java Preferences.app on Mac OS X

Mac OS X’s Java Preferences.app has a pane for switching between versions of the JDK, but I just found out from a coworker (thanks, Mike!) that you can make your shell match that preference easily — just add this to … Continue reading

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How to delete an iPhone application

Click the home button, flick to the page that has the icon of the application or bookmark that you want to remove, and then tap and hold for a second. The application icons will start to wiggle, but they’ll also … Continue reading

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Tricks with Safari on the iPhone

If you click the time bar at the top of the screen, safari will quickly scroll to the top of the frame where the location field is, set the focus to the location field, and expose the search field as … Continue reading

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iPhone’s iPod Time Scrubber

In iTunes, while holding the iPhone in portrait mode, tap the middle of the album art. A time-scrubber widget will show up right below the song title, allowing you to jump to a certain point in the current song. This … Continue reading

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