How Do I Hook My Mac to My Mixer Board?

Connect the mixer board to other instruments, microphones or sources you want to use in the recoding. Connect the power source to the mixer. Connect the amplifier and speakers to the mixer board as well.
Connect the small end of the 3.5mm-to-RCA cable to the line-out jack on the back of the Mac computer or on the side if a MacBook. On many Macs, the line-out port has a green ring around it and might be the connection used for your computer speakers if you are using a desktop computer. Other Macs have a headphone or audio-wave symbol next to the port to differentiate it from line-in or microphone ports. Disconnect the speakers from your computer if the port is already in use.
Connect the other end of the audio cable to the RCA line-in or auxiliary jacks on the mixer. If the mixer does not have RCA ports, use an RCA-to-1/4-inch adapter to connect the Mac to the mixer board.
Open an audio or music player application on the Mac. Load an audio file into the player, then click 'Play.' You should be able to hear the sound on the external speakers connected to the amplifier plugged into the mixer board.
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How to Use a Mac Laptop As a Hotspot

Connect to the Internet on your Mac laptop and open any web site in a browser to confirm that the connection is good.
Open 'System Preferences,' then click on 'Sharing.'
Select the check box for 'Internet Sharing' on the left side of the Sharing preferences, then choose your incoming Internet connection from the drop-down menu.
Click the check box for 'AirPort' in the list of outgoing ports over which you can share your connection. AirPort will not appear if it is chosen as the incoming connection. Your Macintosh will then appear as an available wireless hotspot.
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How to Connect a Mac to a PC With Firewire (10 Steps)

Turn on both computers. Connect one end of the Firewire cord into the back of the PC and the other end into the Mac. Wait a few seconds for the computers to recognize the Firewire.
Cancel the 'Found New Hardware' prompt that appears on the PC. This prompt will repeatedly come up and it should repeatedly be closed.
Go to the 'Start' menu and then to 'Control Panel.' Then click on 'Network Connections.' Find the icon that says '1394 Connection' and right-click on it. The 'Properties' option will appear. Click on it.
Select the 'TCP/IP' button when the 'IP over Firewire' selection appears. Then select the 'Properties' button.
Choose the 'Use the Following IP Address' selection when the next window appears. Enter the following into the field: '192.168.3.1' and hit 'OK.'
On the Mac, go to 'System Preferences' by clicking on the Apple logo on the top left corner of the screen. After clicking 'System Preferences,' select 'Network Settings' and then 'Built-in Firewire.'
In the IP address field, enter the same numbers you entered on the PC: '192.168.3.1', then click on the 'Show All' button in the top of the window.
Choose 'Sharing' after clicking the 'Show All' window (which takes you back to 'System Preferences'). In the 'Sharing' screen, check 'Remote Login'.
Visit winscp.net (see Resources section) to download WINSCP. After it has downloaded, open it. When the prompt asks for the Firewire IP address, enter the same address you entered previously-'192.168.3.1'-and log in using your Mac log in information.
The contents of the Mac hard drive will appear and you can now copy or drag files back and forth between the computers.
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How to Test a Power Adapter on a Mac (6 Steps)

Connect the 'Magsafe' end of the connector to the power supply port on the left side of the Mac laptop. Connect the two-pronged power supply to a wall outlet or power strip. The light on the 'Magsafe' connector end should light up. If it does not, proceed to Step 2.
Verify a secure connection. Gently pull out the Magsafe connector, then reconnect it to the laptop. Wait a few seconds for the status light to come on. If it does not, unplug the power supply and try another wall outlet or power strip outlet.
Turn on the laptop. Once the Mac OS X desktop loads, click the 'battery icon' in the upper right of the screen. Look for either 'Battery is charged' or 'Battery is charging' in the drop-down menu. If you see neither of these phrases, proceed to Step 4.
Unplug the power supply again from the wall outlet or power strip. Verify that the 'adapter' plug on the end remains securely in place. The Apple power adapter has a removable plug that allows you to connect the Apple power supply extension cable; check that the removable plug remains firmly in place.
Reconnect the power supply plug to the outlet. If the status light still does not turn on or the 'battery icon' does not indicate a fully charged battery or charging battery, proceed to Step 6.
Unplug the 'Magsafe' end of the adapter from the computer. Reconnect it to another Mac laptop. Note that some Apple adapters have different 'Magsafe' plugs, including barrel-shaped, T-shaped and L-style plugs. Verify that your adapter matches the power supply port on the second Mac laptop before connecting. If the second laptop begins charging, the issue lies with the first laptop and the adapter is functioning properly. If the second laptop fails to begin charging, you'll need a replacement power adapter.
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How to Connect Android to Macbook Pro

Connect your USB data cable to the Android, and to the Macbook.
Pull down the Notification pane on your Andriod. Tap 'USB Connection.' Tap 'USB Mass Storage.'
Search the desktop of your Macbook for the mounted SD card. Double-click this drive to explore its contents.
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How to Set Up a PS3 Controller With GamePad Companion on a Mac

Open a Web browser and navigate to tattiebogle.net. Click the 'Projects' link, followed by the 'PS3 Controller' link. Click the 'Version 0.01' link to download the PS3 controller driver.
Double-click the driver .dmg file to mount the image. Double-click the package install file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the driver onto the computer.
Connect the PS3 controller to the computer via the USB connection cable that came with your PS3 system. Click the 'Apple' icon in the computer's menu bar and select the 'System Preferences ... ' option.
Click the 'GamePad Companion' icon beneath the Other heading to open the GamePad Companion preferences window. The PS3 controller will appear beneath the Devices Found heading.
Click on the PS3 controller beneath the Devices Found heading. Press the button, D-pad direction or analog stick direction on the controller that you want to map to the keyboard or mouse. GamePad Companion will automatically detect the controller's input.
Click the arrow to the right of the Action heading and select the 'Single Key' option if you want the controller input to correspond to a single key. Press the key on the keyboard that you want to map to the controller's button. For example, if you pressed the 'X' button in Step 5, press the space bar to map the space bar to the 'X' button.
Click the arrow to the right of the Action heading and select the 'Mouse Button' option to map the controller input, to a mouse click.
Click the arrow to the right of the Action heading and select the 'Mouse positive x-axis,' 'Mouse negative x-axis,' 'Mouse positive y-axis' or 'Mouse negative y-axis' option to map the controller input to the corresponding mouse movement.
Repeat Steps 5 through 8 for all of the inputs on the PS3 controller. When you are finished, click the 'Start' button to begin using the PS3 controller with your Mac computer.
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How to Connect a MacBook With Another Laptop (10 Steps)

Turn the 'second' computer off. Connect the two computers to each end of a FireWire cable. If one computer doesn't have a FireWire port, you can also use an Ethernet cable to connect the two computers.
Turn the second computer on while holding down the 'T' key. This activates the second computer in question as a terminal or target disk; it will show up on the desktop of the main computer as a second hard drive. This only works if you use a FireWire connection; if you have created an Ethernet connection between the two computers, simply turn both of them on.
Manipulate the information from either computer via the primary MacBook if you're using a FireWire connection. If you're using an Ethernet connection you can use either computer as the main terminal, and you'll need to select the 'Sharing' pane of your System Preferences panel and enable the 'Internet Sharing' feature on the MacBook with the Ethernet box checked.
Click the small 'eject' button next to the target disk in your Finder display to disconnect the two computers. Alternatively, you can locate the icon for the target computer on your desktop and drag it to the desktop trash bin to disconnect the two computers. This is only necessary for the FireWire method.
Press the power button on the second computer to power it off. The primary computer can stay powered on throughout the whole procedure.
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