How to Turn on the Camera on an Apple Computer

Click 'Go,' then click 'Applications.'
Double-click 'iChat.' Alternatively, you can launch iChat by clicking the icon on the dock, if it is present.
Click the green 'camera' icon next to any online contact on your buddy list to initiate a video chat. The iSight camera will light up to show that it is turned on.
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How to Create a New Folder on a Mac (4 Steps)

Click the background area of your screen to ensure you’re not working in an open application.
Click “File” on the OS X navigation bar and select “New Folder.” Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut “Shift-Command-N.”
Click the new folder and press the “Return” key. Enter a name for the folder and press “Return” again to save.
Click and drag documents and other items to place them in the folder. You can also click and drag to move the folder from location to location.
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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 Send Multiple Photos at a Time in Apple

Click the 'Mail' icon in your dock or select 'Go' from the Finder menu, then scroll to 'Applications' and locate the Mail program in the folder. Double-click to launch it.
Compose your email message. Click the 'Attach' button at the top of the 'New Message' window. Alternatively, choose 'File' from the menu and then scroll to 'Attach File.'
Navigate to the folder that holds the photos you want to send. Hold down the 'Shift' key while you click on the photos you want to add to the email. Then click 'Choose File.' Alternatively, drag your photos from your Mac desktop into the body of the email.
Click the option 'Send Windows-Friendly Attachments,' which strips unusable and unnecessary resources for Windows users.
Resize your photos, if desired, by clicking the 'Image Size' drill down menu at the lower right corner of the window. Choose between 'Small,' 'Medium,' 'Large' or 'Actual Size.'
Address your email to the recipient. Click 'Send' when you have completed your email.
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How to Tell If Your Laptop Is Registered (4 Steps)

Locate your laptop's serial number. Most laptops have a serial number on the underside of the machine. A Dell laptop also has a 'service tag', which is useful in looking up purchase and warranty information.
Check the registration of your laptop at the manufacturer's website. This can often be done by entering the laptop serial number or service tag into an online form. Alternatively, you can call the laptop company, and check the registration of that particular machine.
Check the registration of the laptop's operating system. In Windows, this can be done by right-clicking on 'My Computer.' In Mac OS X, this can be done through the Apple menu (you can access the serial number in this way, as well). Often, this will not give you the exact identity of the owner or previous owners, but might give you some relevant information, such as a pseudonym.
Contact any institution under which the laptop may have been registered. For example, many universities and various governmental bodies require laptop registration. If your laptop appears to have been the property of such an institution, contact the relevant tech support staff to determine its registration information.
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How to Remove Items From an iMac Dashboard

Click the Dashboard icon--shaped like an automotive gauge--on the bottom of the screen. Alternatively, press the 'F12' key. The screen fades and the Dashboard appears.
Click the plus sign on the bottom-left of the Dashboard. The computer displays the widget bar, which shows all of the widgets currently installed on the computer.
Click the 'X' icon on the widget that you want to remove from the Dashboard. The item disappears.
Click the 'X' icon above the widget bar to return to the Dashboard, or press the 'F12' key to return to the desktop.
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How to Export Pictures From an IPad to a MacBook

Turn on your iPad and connect it to your MacBook. If iPhoto doesn't launch automatically, click “Finder” in the Dock, choose “Applications” and double-click “iPhoto.”
Choose “iPad” in the Devices list, if it isn't selected, and click “Import Photos.” Alternatively, select photos individually by clicking the thumbnails in the New Photos window and click “Import Selected.”
Click “Delete Photos” in the dialog window after importing your photos. This option removes the pictures from your iPad's Camera Roll to conserve hard drive space. If you don't want to delete them, choose “Keep Photos” instead.
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How to Have Multiple Windows Open on One Monitor

Press the 'Tab' key on your keyboard while simultaneously pressing the Windows logo key. All open windows on your monitor will stack together in a series of icons, starting in the top left of the screen.
Click the 'Tab' key again to rotate through the icons until you're at the window that you want to view. Release the 'Tab' and Windows logo key to display the window in full view. Alternatively, use your mouse to click on a specific window in the stack.
Jump to a specific window as an alternative to stacking all open windows. Press and hold the 'Alt' key and the 'Tab' key on your keyboard. All open windows will shrink into a line of icons.
Hit the 'Tab' key to scroll through the windows until you're at the one that you want to view. Release the keys on your keyboard and the window will jump to the front of the screen in full size.
View windows side-by-side instead of cascading or jumping through the windows. This is ideal if you only want to view two or three windows simultaneously. Hold down the 'Ctrl' button on your keyboard and select the appropriate windows in your taskbar. This highlights all the windows. Right-click on any of them and select 'Show Windows Side by Side.'
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How to See Acrhived Messages From Yahoo on Mac Book

Click 'Go' on the menu located at the top of your laptop's screen and click 'Applications' on the drop-down menu. Double-click the 'Yahoo Messenger' icon in the folder to run the application. Alternatively, click the Finder icon on your Dock, click 'Applications' in the window's sidebar and double-click the 'Yahoo Messenger' icon.
Click 'Window' at the top of the Yahoo Messenger menu and click 'Message Archive' from the drop-down menu.
Select 'All Users' in the Message Archive source list, located on the left side of the window. Double-click the folder with the user name that you previously chatted with to view the archived conversations by date.
Click the conversation date to view the conversation in the lower, larger window of Message Archive. For group chats, click the 'Group Chats' tab in the Message Archive sidebar and double-click the chat date.
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How to Change the Root Password in OS X

Insert the OS X install disk into the drive. Double-click on the 'Install Mac OS' icon in the disk window and click on the 'Restart' icon. Alternatively, insert the Mac OS X install disk into the drive, select 'Restart' from the Apple menu and hold down the 'C' key until you hear the start-up chimes.
Select your preferred language when prompted.
Locate the 'Utilities' menu from the menu bar and choose 'Password Reset' from the Utilities menu if you are installing Mac OS X v10.6 or later. Alternatively, choose 'Reset Password' from the 'Utilities' menu if you are installing Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.4 or 'Reset Password' from the 'Installer' menu if you are installing Mac OS X v10.3.
Click to highlight the hard drive for which you will be changing the password.
Select 'System Administrator,' which is the root user account. Change the password, then click 'Quit' from the 'Installer' menu.
Restart your Mac.
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How to Fix a MacBook Pro Airport Card That Loses Connectivity

Click the 'Airport' icon at the top of your screen, and select 'Open Network Preferences' from the drop-down menu. Alternatively, click the 'Apple' icon in the upper-left corner of your screen and select 'System Preferences' from the drop-down menu. Click the 'Network' icon.
Click the 'Turn AirPort Off' button, and click 'Turn AirPort On' to restart the program. Click the 'Advanced' button and click your wireless network in the list. Click the '-' button to remove the network, and click 'OK.'
Click the 'Airport' icon at the top of the screen and select your network in the list. Enter your password and click 'Join.'
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