Questions from a new MacBook Pro owner

Hey everyone! Just a few questions.
1. My friend has his Mac set up so when you double click the top of a window, it minimizes. How do I set this up?
2. Can I mak Safari (and other windows) fit the whole screen, so there isn't black bars on the sides?
Thanks! I'll probably have more questions later.

I will try to answer your questions:
1. Go to system preference --> appearance --> then you will see an option to double click title bar to minimize.
2. You can drag the window to maximize safari and it should "learn" this preference though I have a bookmark titled resize that I click on that maximizes my window. If you add a book mark and make the address this: javascript:self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight) ;

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vickynsimon wrote:
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