I use Twhirl as my Twitter client. I love it. The only problem I found was it’s insistence that links be opened in IE instead of my default Firefox browser. Well, turns out it’s not a Twhirl problem it’s an obscure Vista setting. (Non-Vista users have not had this problem.) So, if this is happening to you here’s the solution with screenshots. (Originally from twhirl’s blog.)
First close Twirl if its running and open up the control panel, switch to classic mode if you haven’t already and select "Default Programs".
Next, select "Set Program access and computer defaults". (You may need admin access for this.)
Lastly, expand the "Custom" group and under "Choose a default Web browser" select Mozilla Firefox.
Click OK and get yourself back to the desktop. When I started Twhirl my links now opened in Firefox.
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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