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Opening email links in gmail on Mac OSX

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Just set the default email reader on OSX Mail to the Chrome browser.

Open Source Software is more secure

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It's amusing how even "Architects" in MS Product Companies think Open Source Software is less secure. That's like saying a bank is safer if it's in a remote location. Or locks from unknown companies are safer than locks from known ones. Proprietary Software relies on loopholes not being found. Open Source Software relies on not having loopholes. 2022 Update Given below is a slightly better explanation of this Security Through Obscurity (STO) fallacy, by the LockPickingLawyer . There may be a market for locks with completely transparent cases, i.e., the open source software model. Limit obvious loopholes and demonstrate acceptable levels of security, by eliminating obscurity. But isn't anonymity another form of Security Through Obscurity ? "I don't think my name adds or subtracts from my message. I have no desire to be famous or well-known... I had a lot of big well-known companies as clients, and i didn't want my online presenc