diff --git a/processing/app/PdeBase.java b/processing/app/PdeBase.java
index 276f65d7c..31d244ce0 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeBase.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeBase.java
@@ -874,11 +874,13 @@ public class PdeBase extends Frame implements ActionListener {
 
       } else if ((platform == MACOS9) || (platform == MACOSX)) {
 #ifdef MACOS
+	/*
 	try {
 	  com.apple.mrj.MRJFileUtils.openURL("http://Proce55ing.net");
 	} catch (IOException e) {
 	  e.printStackTrace();
 	}
+	*/
 #endif
 
       } else if (platform == LINUX) {
@@ -903,11 +905,13 @@ public class PdeBase extends Frame implements ActionListener {
 
       } else if ((platform == MACOSX) || (platform == MACOS9)) {
 #ifdef MACOS
+	/*
 	try {
 	  com.apple.mrj.MRJFileUtils.openURL("reference/index.html");
 	} catch (IOException e) {
 	  e.printStackTrace();
 	}
+	*/
 #endif
 
       } else if (platform == LINUX) {
diff --git a/processing/todo.txt b/processing/todo.txt
index 3a4f9d9a1..d604bdda7 100644
--- a/processing/todo.txt
+++ b/processing/todo.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ _ repair lines (even if slow)
 _   single pixel lines have no alpha and no z
 _   fix all the random line types to support alpha
 
+_ had to disable MRJFileUtils stuff on osx at last minute before 53
+
 _ smooth images drawing strangely (missing first line of pixels)
 _   also smoothed even if not distorted
 _   aliased and anti-aliased images don't line up