How to Show a Superdrive on a Mac Desktop

Turn on the Mac. For laptops such as the MacBook Pro and all-in-one desktops such as the iMac, the Superdrive is located on the right side of the casing. For the 'Mac Pro' desktop computer, the drive is located on the upper section of the front panel.
Position the CD or DVD with the label side face up and gently push the disc into the Superdrive slot. You will feel the drive turn on and begin to pull the disc in.
Wait a few seconds. You will hear the drive start spinning the disc to read the disc contents. Go to the desktop either by using one of the 'hot corners,' moving your mouse cursor to one of the four corners of the screen or by clicking 'Finder' in the 'Dock' followed by 'Desktop.'
Look around the desktop for an icon of a CD. Depending on the contents or type of disc inserted, the icon will be a blank silver looking disc or a disc shaped image related to the disc contents. As long as the disc is inside the Superdrive, the drive will be viewable on the Mac desktop.
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How to Uninstall Cydia Programs

Tap 'Cydia' from your iPhone's home screen to enter the Cydia program. Allow Cydia to perform its automatic update and refresh before proceeding.
Tap the 'Manage' icon on the bottom of the Cydia application screen.
Tap 'Packages' to enter the list of applications that can be removed using Cydia.
Select the application you wish to remove by tapping it. Then tap 'Modify' in the upper-right corner of the application's screen.
Tap 'Remove' on the menu, which will pop up from the bottom.
Tap 'Confirm' in the upper-right corner of the screen that appears after you follow Step 5 to remove the application. After the package is finished uninstalling, tap the button at the bottom of the Cydia screen, which will read 'Return to Cydia.' In some cases, the device may need to be rebooted after you remove the package, in which case the button at the bottom will prompt you to reboot or 'respring' the device.
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How to Connect iPhone to New Mac

Click the Mac logo on the toolbar and then click 'Software Update.'
Click 'iTunes' from the list of available updates, then click 'Update.'
Connect your iPhone with the USB cable to your Mac. iTunes will automatically open.
Click 'iPhone' from the 'Devices' list on the left panel of iTunes. Click 'Check for Updates' and then click 'Download' if any are available.
Click the tick boxes next to the 'Options' that you want to enable. If you have a large amount of music or video in your iTunes library, make sure you select 'Sync only checked songs and videos,' and 'Manually manage music and videos,' so that you have complete control over what you transfer. Click 'Apply' to complete setting up your iPhone with your new Mac.
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How to Change the Registered Name of a MacBook

Go to the “Apple” menu and open “System Preferences.” In the window, select “Accounts.” Press on the lock-shaped icon in the lower left corner of the screen. Enter your password in the on-screen prompt.
Change the user name on the account by typing the desired name into the text box. Change the password, if desired, by pressing on the “Change Password” button.
Press the “Show All” button at the top of the window to return to the main System Preferences screen. Click on the “Sharing” button.
Change the computer name and the local network name for the computer. Enter the desired name for the computer in the text box. Press “Edit” to change the name as it appears on the local network. After you are finished, prevent further changes by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
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How To Connect a Video Projector to a Mac

Connect your MacBook DVI or Micro-DVI cable to the side of your MacBook. Consult your Mac's documentation if you are unsure which jack you have. Connect the other end of the cable to your video projector.
Switch the projector on.
Click the Apple logo on the taskbar, then click 'System Preferences.'
Click 'Displays.' Click 'Detect Displays.'
Select the new display and change the resolution to the highest available. You now have two displays ready to use with your MacBook.
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How to Sync Mac Laptop to Mac Desktop (5 Steps)

Connect the power port on the MagSafe connector into the power connection on the MacBook. This allows you to charge the laptop while it is connected to the desktop display.
Insert the USB cable, also running out of the MagSafe cable, into one of the USB ports on the side of the Macbook.
Connect the mini DVI cable (also part of the MagSafe connector) into the mini DVI connection port, located on the left side of the MacBook computer.
Insert the opposite end of the MagSafe cable (a single USB cable) into one of the self-powered USB ports, located on the rear of the Mac desktop display.
Power on the MacBook and the desktop display. The content of the laptop now syncs with the desktop.
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How Do I Unregister My Mac?

Click the 'Apple' icon in the upper-left corner of the desktop and click 'System Preferences.'
Click 'MobileMe' in the Internet & Wireless section and click the Sync tab. Click 'Advanced' in the bottom-right corner of the MobileMe window.
Click the name of your computer in the account synchronization window and click 'Unregister' to remove the computer from MobileMe's registration.
Click 'Done' and close the MobileMe window to apply and save the new settings.
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How to Force iMac to Boot EFI

Shut down your iMac from the Apple menu. If you are trying to reboot into a special mode because your iMac is locked up, shut down the computer by holding the power key for five seconds.
Press the power key briefly while holding down the Option key. This provides a list of available disks with bootable Mac systems. Click on an alternative startup disk to boot your Mac from that drive, such as an optical disc or an external drive.
Repeat Step 1 if this does not produce the desired result.
Hold down 'S' and press the power key to launch into single-user or 'safe' mode. This provides you with a Unix prompt and instructions you can use to repair your boot volumes. These commands perform similar repairs to what can be done within the Disk Utility application, but this process will allow you to repair an iMac that cannot be booted.
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How to Disable HDCP on a MacBook Pro (3 Steps)

Check whether your attached equipment is HDCP-compliant. If you've hooked up your MacBook Pro to an external monitor for your viewing pleasure, and it doesn't support HDCP, HDCP may treat this as a piracy attempt, though some material, such as TV shows, will still run. If you replace the monitor with an HDCP-approved one, or if you watch the movie on the Mac's regular screen, it should play without any problems.
Take an older Mac out of mothballs and transfer the movie over to that computer. HDCP works through Apple's Mini DisplayPort, a digital connection to external displays. If you have an older, iTunes-compliant computer that doesn't have DisplayPort, nothing will stop it from playing the movie on the external monitor.
Right-click the material you want to watch, select 'Version' and then choose 'Standard Definition.' This leaves the movie free to run on your external monitor because it's not playing in high-definition format. This doesn't trigger HDCP, so there's no resistance. ITunes attempts to play movies in high-def by default.
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How to Reimage a Macintosh Computer (6 Steps)

Attach an external hard drive to your Macintosh that has at least as much storage capacity as the space used on the drive you are imaging. You can skip this step if you already have a second drive with enough free space.
Launch the Disk Utility application from the Applications/Utilities folder.
Select the drive you wish to image by name in the list on the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window. This list will also include drives by their serial number. You should usually ignore these in favor of the named drives; however, select the drive by serial number if you want to create a single image of a drive with two or more partitions.
Choose 'File' > 'New' > 'New Disk Image from...', which will display the name of the drive you have selected.
Select the external drive in the Save dialog. If you wish, select a compression format and encryption method. Compression will create a much smaller disk image which still contains all the information on your original drive. Encryption will require a password before the disk image can be opened; if you lose this password, you will not be able to access the contents of the disk image.
Click 'Save' to create the disk image. Disk imaging can take a long time, especially if you are creating a compressed or encrypted disk image. You can continue to use your Macintosh during this time, but it will run more slowly due to the disk access required by the imaging.
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How to Change an AirPort Password (7 Steps)

Open a new Finder window by clicking on the icon in the Dock.
Navigate to the 'Utilities' folder, which is located in the 'Applications' section of the Mac hard drive.
Double-click on the 'AirPort Utility' icon. The AirPort configuration program will launch and begin scanning for nearby AirPort wireless routers.
Highlight your AirPort wireless router from the list of available devices on the left side of the window. Then click on the 'Manual Setup' button at the bottom of the window.
Go to the 'Wireless' tab at the top of the window.
Enter a new password for your AirPort wireless network in the 'Wireless password' and 'Verify Password' fields.
Click on the 'Update' button at the bottom of the window to save the settings and change your AirPort password.
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How to Annotate in iBooks

Open the book you want to annotate in your iBooks app. Browse through the content until you find the sentence or paragraph you want to annotate or annotate on the fly as you read a book.
Touch and hold your finger on the passage until the contextual menu and selection handles appear. Adjust the selection handles to select as much or as little of the text as needed. You can select individual letters, words, sentences and paragraphs as needed.
Touch the “Note” option in the contextual menu after you finish adjusting the selection. Type your note and then tap away from the note area to close and save. If you're using an iPhone or iPod Touch, you'll need to click the small right arrow on the contextual menu to display the 'Note' option.
On the iPad, tap the small note icon to the right of your annotated passage to view or edit the note. On all iOS devices, the annotated portions of a book or document in iBooks are indicated by the presence of highlighting. Tap the highlighted text to display a list of extra options. Click the color circles to change the highlight color, the trash can to delete the note, the note icon to edit the note or the share icon to copy or share the highlighted text.
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How to Transfer Photos From iPhone to Mac Without iPhoto

Connect your iPhone to your Mac. Close iPhoto if it opens automatically.
Go to your Applications folder, locate Image Capture and double-click the icon to open it. Allow Image Capture several seconds to recognize your iPhone.
Click “Browse” next to the Destination heading to choose a location to download your photos. Image Capture default settings automatic download to your Pictures folder if you don’t choose another location.
Click “Download” if you want to download all of the photos on your iPhone. Click “Download Some” and then click the photo thumbnails to selectively download photos.
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How to Use DVI Out on Macbook

Plug the DVI cable into the display, television or other equipment to which you are connecting the MacBook.
Plug the DVI-out connector end of the adapter into the DVI cable
Plug the Mini-DVI or Mini DisplayPort connector into the port on the left side of the MacBook. Open the 'Displays' preferences menu on the MacBook to make adjustments to the settings.
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How to Uninstall Programs on Mac Computers

Click the Launchpad icon from the Dock at the bottom or side of your computer.
Locate the icon for the application you want to remove from the Launchpad screen, and then click or tap and hold down on the application icon. This will cause all the icons on the Launchpad screen to wobble.
Click or tap the 'X' on the icon of the application you want to remove. This will remove the application.
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How to Ping an IP Address on a Mac (6 Steps)

Open a new Finder window.
Navigate to the 'Utilities' folder, which can be found in the Applications section of the Mac hard drive.
Double-click on the 'Network Utility' icon to start the networking application.
Click on the 'Ping' tab at the top of the application window.
In the main field, type the IP address you wish to ping, and enter the number of ping attempts you would like to complete.
Click the 'Ping' button to begin testing the connection. Ping results will appear in the main application window.
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How to Change the Password in Mac Mail

Change your email account password on the mail server. For most Web-based email services, like Gmail or Outlook.com, you can do this online by logging in to your account and changing the password for your profile. If you use iCloud email, its password is the same as your Apple ID, so log in to the Apple ID website (see Resources) and follow the onscreen instructions to change your Apple ID password. If it's an email account at work, contact your network administrator for guidance.
Launch the Mail app on your Mac computer. Mail asks you to enter your new password as soon as it tries to connect with the mail server. Enter the new password as prompted and click 'OK.' In most cases, this is all you have do do.
Click the 'Mail' menu and select 'Preferences' if you accidentally hit 'Cancel' when changing your password or if you disabled the account in Mail. Click the 'Accounts' icon, select the email account you want to change and then click the 'Account Information' tab. Delete the dots in the Password field and enter the new password. Click the red 'Close' button in the upper-right corner. The new password is saved automatically.
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How to Install Skype on the iPad

Tap the 'App Store' icon on your iPad. Tap the search field and use the keyboard to type 'Skype,' then click 'Search.'
Tap the free 'Skype' app that appears in the search list and tap the 'Install App' button.
Enter your iTunes password when prompted.
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How to Use a MacBook Trackpad More Efficiently

Click the Apple menu. Scroll down to 'System Preferences.' Click on 'Trackpad' in the 'Hardware' pane of the 'System Preferences' window. Set specific trackpad gestures. Set the tracking speed, double-click speed and scrolling speed by dragging the sliders from 'Slow' to 'Fast.'
Choose finger quantity-specific actions. Check the box next to 'Tap to Click' under 'One Finger' to enable this function. Click the check box next to 'Two Fingers' and then set the options for two fingers, such as 'Scroll,' 'Rotate,' 'Pinch Open and Close,' 'Screen Zoom' and 'Secondary Click.' Check the box next to 'Swipe to Navigate' under 'Three Fingers,' or check 'Swipe Up/Down for Exposé' or 'Swipe Left/Right to Switch Applications.'
Watch video demos of the gestures to learn how to use each one. These are located in the pane to the left of the trackpad actions. Close 'System Preferences' when you've finished setting your preferences.
Click anywhere on your desktop or in your document by pointing and pressing your finger on the trackpad. Press down on the trackpad twice (rapidly) to open a document or application. Use the 'drag and drop' function by clicking your finger on the trackpad while dragging your finger across the surface of the trackpad.
Press the trackpad with two fingers to enable right-click or secondary-click functionality. Place two fingers on the trackpad to move them up or down to scroll vertically. Place two fingers on the trackpad and drag left to right to scroll horizontally. Hold your thumb and index finger open in the middle of the trackpad. Twist your fingers to rotate the photo.
Place your index finger and thumb together on the trackpad and then spread them apart to zoom into a photo or document. Close or pinch them together to zoom back out. Place three fingers on the trackpad and then scroll left to right to advance through Safari browser pages. Place four fingers on the trackpad and then swipe upward to close open windows and display a clutter-free desktop. Swipe four fingers upward to reopen all the windows. Swipe four fingers downward to open all windows on the desktop, or swipe left to right to open the 'Application Switcher.'
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How to Remove All Remembered Email Address Numbers From Popping Up

Open Internet Explorer and click on the 'Tools' button on the right-hand side, and then choose 'Internet Options' from the bottom of the list. Click on the 'Content' tab along the top and look for the 'Auto Complete' section. Click the 'Settings' button beside 'Auto Complete.' You can do a few different things from this screen. To remove all auto-fill data, simply click 'Delete AutoComplete History ... ' This will clear the forms and addresses, but IE will start recording again. To disable the feature completely, uncheck options in the main 'AutoComplete Settings' window.
Open Firefox and click 'Tools' in the menu bar and then choose 'Options.' Click 'Privacy' to access your history and then click the blue text that says 'clear your recent history' to open the Clear Recent History tool. Select a range -- 'last hour,' 'two hours,' 'today' or 'everything' -- from the drop-down menu. If you want to get rid of all form data, click 'everything,' since you may not know when you entered the information originally. Check the box beside 'Form & Search History' and then click the 'Clear Now' button. Select 'Use custom settings for History' in the Privacy window and then uncheck 'Remember search and form history' to prevent Firefox from recording in the future.
Open Google Chrome and then click tool button beside the address bar, which is indicated by a wrench icon. Select 'Options' from the tool menu to open Chrome's web-page options interface. Choose 'Under the Hood' from the left-hand navigation menu and then click the 'Clear browsing data ... ' button beside 'Privacy.' Check the box next to 'Clear saved Autofill form data' and then choose 'the beginning of time' for the time range from next to 'Obliterate the follow items from.' Click 'Clear browsing data' to accept these settings. Then click 'Personal Stuff' from the left-hand navigation pane and disable form autofill by removing the check mark from 'Enable Autofill to fill out Web forms in a single click.' Close the Options tab to save your settings.
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