How to Change the Date and Time Zone on Mac OS X

Click on the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner of your screen and select 'System Preferences.'
Click on the 'Date and Time' icon in the Preferences Panel to activate the 'Date and Time' preferences.
Click on the 'Date and Time' button at the top-center of the panel. The date and time can be automatically adjusted from a network time server, if your Mac is connected to the Internet, by checking 'Set Date & Time Automatically.' Your computer will adjust its internal clock to a central network server.
Set the date and time manually. If you are not connected to the Internet, de-select the 'Set Date & Time Automatically' check-box and adjust the date and time using the date and time adjustment arrows above the calendar and clock. The date can also be selected by clicking on the corresponding calendar day. The time can also be adjusted by clicking on the time displayed above the clock and entering the correct time using the numbers on your keyboard.
Select your current and correct time zone on your computer. To select the time zone, click on the 'Time Zone' button at the top of the 'Date and Time' panel. Click on the world map to select the city nearest to your location or use the pop-up box to select the closest city to your location. When you've completed your date and time adjustments, close the 'Date and Time' preference pane to save your settings.
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How to Do a Mac Backup to an External Drive (13 Steps)

Download Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC).
Double-click the DMG file you downloaded to mount the CCC disk image. In the window that appears, drag the CCC icon to the 'Applications' folder alias to copy CCC to your Applications folder.
Launch CCC from your Applications folder. The first time you launch the program, click the 'Agree' button in the drop-down pane to acknowledge the license agreement, then click 'No Thanks' to proceed to the main interface.
Select your Mac's built-in hard drive from the 'Source Disk' drop-down menu, then select your external hard drive from the 'Target Disk' drop-down menu. If your external hard drive is not in the list, power it on and connect it to your Mac, making sure its icon appears on your desktop. Leave the 'Backup everything' option selected in the 'Cloning options:' drop-down menu, unless you only wish to back up some of your Mac's data. You can also choose 'Incremental backup of selected items', then specify which files to copy using the checkboxes in the file list that appears in the left pane of the window. Note that the external hard drive must be formatted using the HFS+ file system to create a backup with CCC (see References 1).
Click 'Clone' to begin the process. Then Enter your administrator password when prompted to do so, and wait until the process completes. Be sure that you have rewiewed the backup scheme you've specified in the 'What is going to happen:' field near the bottom of the window.
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How to Change the Sleep Mode in Mac

Go to the 'Applications' folder and double-click 'System Preferences.' Select the 'Energy Saver' icon.
Adjust the 'Computer sleep' and 'Display sleep' slide bars to change the time when the computer will go into sleep mode. If you are on a portable, use the tabs at the top of the screen to adjust the sleep mode times for when the computer is running from the battery or the power adapter.
Click the 'Schedule' button and enter a specific time for the computer to wake up or sleep, if desired.
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How to create a stop

You will need to have a Mac /Apple computer with high speed internet connection and a digital video camera to try this project. Once you are connected go to -- http://www.download.com/SingleFramer/3000-2186_4-10784553.html --- and download the Free 'SingleFramer' Software for Mac. I have provided links to the software download and my Stop-Motion film in Resources below.
Once you have downloaded the Freeware (SingleFramer) , install and open the application. Make sure you have your digital video camera plugged in, If you have the Apple isight camera already on your Macbook you don't need to worry about plugging in a digital video camera.
Click on the SingleFramer icon in Applications and click Watching - 'Start Watching'. You should now see a Live video of what your camera sees.
Now it's time to go get your characters. If your kids have any toys with movable parts like the Wall-e robot ... these will make easy characters to start experimenting with. We used a Tin can robot with arms made from straws. So just about anything will work. Think of a short 10-20 second story line. Something as simple as a robot rolling across the screen and waving could be a good 1st movie.
Once you have your character set up in front of your camera you can start. On Single Framer click 'Movie setup', 'Start New DV Movie' Give it a title like 'Movie-clip1' and make sure you see where it is being saved.
Make sure your character is set up how you want and click on the green circle that says 'Grab Frame'. You will hear a click (like a camera shutter). Then you can move your character slightly and click 'Grab Frame' again.
Keep doing this until you have about 10 seconds of footage. There is a running total to the bottom right of the screen that will tell you how many Frames have been captured and how many seconds recorded.
When you are finished your little movie click the red circle that says 'FINISH' You can now go to iMovie and import 'Movie-clip1' from where it was saved. In iMovie drag and drop this 'Movie-clip1' to the story board. You can now add music and a Title in iMovie. When you are happy with the finished product you can share on Youtube and send an email to your friends to show them your work. That's it - Your 1st Stop-Motion Animation has been created, produced and uploaded for the world to see. Now you just sit back and wait for the accolades, Oscars and awards to roll in.
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How to Test a Logic Board (5 Steps)

Get the Install Disc 1 DVD that came with your computer and load it into the drive.
Restart your Mac in either of these two ways: by selecting 'Restart' in the main Apple menu or by pressing 'Command-Control-Eject' at the same time on your keyboard.
Immediately press the 'Option' key and hold it down. The Startup Manager will open. Release the 'Option' key.
Wait until the watch that shows the progress of the action disappears, then select 'Apple Hardware Test volume.'
That's all there is to it. The utility will indicate whether there is a problem with the logic board.
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How to Recover an Overwritten File on a Mac (4 Steps)

Open the folder where your overwritten or deleted file was located in the Finder. If it was on the Desktop, simply close all other windows.
Select 'Enter Time Machine' from the Time Machine (backwards-running clock) icon in the Applications folder. Alternatively, if you have the Time Machine icon in your dock, simply select that.
Click the up arrows or a point in time on the bars at the right to 'travel back in time' -- that is, to see how the folder looked in the past. Locate the file(s) or folder(s) you want to restore.
Click 'Restore.' If your file was deleted, it will be restored to your drive. If it was an older version, your Mac will ask you which version you want to keep -- the original (newer file), both files, or if you want to replace the original (newer file) with the older one. Make your decision and proceed.
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How to Sort Playlists on iPad

Tap 'iPod' on your home screen to launch it. IPad will display a screen made up of a narrow navigation pane to the left and wide main screen to the right.
Tap to activate a specific playlist from among those listed in the sidebar. You will see it contents appear on the mane pane. Tap the 'Edit' button on the upper right.
Tap 'Add Songs' to include songs you may have missed the first time around, or tap the red 'minus' icon next to a song's name to delete it from the playlist. Stop when you believe you've finally got your content right.
Rearrange your songs to improve your playlist's flow. Press the three-bar 'Index' icon, or 'grip strip,' that appears to the right of a song title. Drag the song up or down the list to reposition it and release your hold when you get to the right spot. Do this for every song you would like to move.
Press 'Done' on the upper right once you are pleased with your new arrangement. Your new and improved playlist is now ready to play.
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How to Sync an iPad With a Mac

Connect the iPad. Plug the wide end of the iPad cable into the connector port on the bottom of the tablet device; press firmly but gently until the cable is in place. Plug the narrow end into the USB port on the Mac computer.
Launch iTunes. According to Apple, iTunes should automatically launch when it detects a connected iPad. If iTunes does not launch, find the iTunes icon, which resembles a musical note inside a circle, in the dock at the bottom of the screen. Click on it one time. The icon will begin to bounce as the application opens.
Select the items to sync. iTunes can synchronize a wide array of information with an iPad, and the iTunes default settings allow the application to synchronize all music, podcasts, movies, TV shows and applications contained in iTunes with the iPad. To select additional content, including contacts, photos and videos not already in iTunes, click on the iPad icon in the left column of the iTunes window, and select the desired content from the iPad 'Info' window.
Synchronize. If the iPad summary window is not already displayed in iTunes, click the iPad icon in the left column, and then click 'Summary' at the top of the iTunes application. A 'Sync' button will appear in the lower portion of the iTunes window; click on it.
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How to Change Apple TV Resolution Settings

Press the 'Menu' button on your Apple remote and the plus sign button on your remote at the same time.
Hold the buttons down until display resolution options appear.
Press the plus sign button or the minus sign button on your remote to choose a resolution option.
Press the 'Play/Pause' button on your remote when you find a suitable resolution to enable the new resolution setting.
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How to Restart a Frozen Mac

To attempt to save work in any applications other than the one you have running, you can force-quit the current application. Press these keys at the same time: Command-Option-Escape. Your unsaved work in the current application will be lost.
If you can, save work in all other programs.
Restart the computer by pressing the Power key or choosing Shut Down from the Special menu.
If that doesn't work, to shut down or restart the entire computer, press these keys: Command-Option-Shift-Power. All unsaved work will be lost.
To force the computer to restart, press these keys: Command-Control-Power.
If nothing else works, unplug the computer or turn off its power strip.
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How to Get A Classroom Grant (4 Steps)

Cut the fluff. Grant funders want real answers. Give facts not assumptions. If the reviewer sees the answers not to be well thought out points will be subtracted.
Make your project fit the qualifications. For instance if a grant requires you to have community involvement and you are unwilling to put community involvement in your project plans, then you should not waste your time on the application and find a grant that better suits the plan.
Look over your program for effectiveness before applying for grants. Yes every part of your plan not just the objective. Everything must be in order and have sufficient facts to warrant the step. If a step in not cost effective points will be lost in the reviewing stage.
Get the approval and support of your supervisors. Funders want to see that the grant money will be well used and plans will not suffer because a teacher did not get the proper approval. If you have to be asked to get approval during the application process, points will be reduced.
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How to Become System Administrator on a MacBook

Add a new user to the Macintosh system. Click on the Apple menu in the upper left hand corner. Then go to the System Preferences and click on accounts. You will be prompted to enter the administrator password. Click on the Add button and type the new user's name and password.
Set parental controls for the user. It's possible to set parental control on any user account as the system administrator. The two most common parental controls are time limits and bedtimes. The time limits set a maximum amount of time allowed on a computer in a given day. Bedtimes establish off hours where access to the computer is prohibited.
Install new software on the Macintosh system. This task requires system administrator privileges. The most common method to install software on a Macintosh is done using fink. Simply type in the word 'fink' on the command line and enter the system administrator password when prompted.
Perform backups of important computer data. This is done using 'Time Machine.' With Time Machine, you could schedule automated backups as the system administrator so that the computer can be restored if the hard drive fails.
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