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 Remove a MacBook Password

Start up the computer using your OS X install disc. To do this, put the disk in the computer and press the startup key while holding down the “C” key on the keyboard. Keep the “C” key pressed down until the OS X startup screen appears.
Choose the language you wish to boot in and press the arrow button.
Enter the “Password Reset” window. In the “Utilities” menu at the top of the screen, select “Password Reset” or “Reset Password.”
Remove the MacBook password and replace it with a new password. Choose the hard drive volume for which you want to remove the password. Use the pull down menu to select the name of the user whose password you wish to change. Enter the new password twice. Add a password hint if desired. Press “Save” to store the new password.
Close the “Password Reset” window by pressing the red button on the upper left corner of the window. In the “Mac OS X Installer” menu, select “Quit Mac OS X Installer.” Press “Restart” to complete the process.
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How to Unblock Sites Using the Terminal Mac OS X Application for MacBook

Click the 'Finder' icon on the dock at the bottom of the screen.
Click 'Applications' at the left side of the Finder window, double-click the 'Utilities' folder and double-click 'Terminal.'
Type 'sudo nano /private/etc/hosts' into the terminal window and press 'Enter' to open the hosts file in a terminal text editor.
Use the arrow keys to locate the line referring to the blocked website in the text editor.
Position the text cursor at the beginning of the line.
Type a '#' character to comment out the line. The system ignores any lines in configuration files that begin with the '#' character.
Press 'Ctrl+O' and then press 'Enter' to save the file.
Press 'Ctrl+X' to close Nano, then close the terminal window.
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How to Find PID for Kindle iPhone App (9 Steps)

Click on 'Settings' option on the home screen of your Kindle.
Enter '411.' This will pull up a hidden screen where factory settings are monitored. One of the items there will be a 16-digit case-sensitive serial number for your Kindle.
Copy down this 16-digit code for later use.
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How to Set Up Mail in Macbooks (5 Steps)

Click the 'Mail' icon in your Dock to open Apple Mail. If you don't have Mail in your Dock, click the 'Finder' icon to open a new Finder window, then select your 'Applications' folder in the shortcut menu on the left. Double-click the 'Mail' icon to open the application.
Enter your full name, email address and password into the Mail setup assistant window. Apple Mail gives you the option to automatically set up email accounts for MobileMe and many popular email services. If this option does not appear, select a POP, IMAP or Exchange email account type. If you are not sure which type of email account you have, verify with your email provider. This can usually be found in your email account 'Settings' or 'Preferences.'
Click the 'Continue' button to finish setting up your email account. Click the 'Show' button, which appears after setting up your first account in Apple Mail, to view new features in the Apple Mail application.
Select 'Mail' from the top menu bar, then select 'Preferences' and click the 'Accounts' tab. You can add or remove an email account at any time by using the '+' and '-' icons at the bottom of your accounts list.
Click the '+' icon at the bottom of the Mail application window to add a mailbox or folder to organize your emails.
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How to Get the JW Player to Work on the iPhone?

Tap the 'App Store' icon on your iPhone.
Tap the 'Search' icon.
Enter 'Bits on the Run Mobile Dashboard' in the search bar.
Select the 'Bits on the Run Mobile Dashboard' application.
Tap the 'Free' button.
Tap the 'Install' button.
Tap the 'Bits on the Run Mobile Dashboard' icon on the home screen of your iPhone.
Tap the 'Videos' button to display the videos currently stored on your iPhone.
Tap any of the listed videos to begin playback of the video.
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How to Repair a 1720 Smart Hard Drive (4 Steps)

Open the 'Start' menu and click on 'Run.'
Type in 'cmd' and press 'Enter.'
Type in 'chkdsk x:' and press 'Enter,' where 'x' is the drive letter of the hard drive displaying the error message.
Type in 'chkdsk x: /f' and press 'Enter' if errors are found on the drive. This will automatically repair those drive errors.
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How to Create a Meeting Request on an iPhone

Tap the 'Calendar' application on the iPhone.
Tap the '+' button. Enter the specific information you want to be included in the meeting invitation.
Tap 'Invitees'. Select the people you want to receive the meeting invitation. Tap 'Done' twice. The invitation will be saved to your calendar, and the meeting request will be sent to all the invitees you selected.
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How to Install Kindle on the iPad

Tap the 'App Store' icon on your iPad home screen.
Tap the search box. Enter 'Kindle' as your search term and then tap the 'Search' button.
Select 'Kindle' from the search results page.
Tap the 'Free' button below the Kindle icon and then tap 'Install.' Enter your Apple ID password to authorize installation.
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My iPad Won't Read PDFs

Tap the 'App Store' icon on the home screen of the iPad. The icon is the letter 'A' with a circle around it. Tap the 'Search' box at the top of the screen and enter 'iBooks.'
Tap 'Download App.' The iTunes store login window will appear. Enter your iTunes store username and password and click 'Sign in.' The app will begin to download. It will install automatically after installation.
Tap the PDF file you wish to open, whether it's on the home screen of your iPad, on the Safari browser or through an email link. Select 'Open with iBooks.' The iBooks application will open and load the chosen PDF file. Swipe your finger to the right to advance to the next page of the PDF document, or to the left to read a previous page. Tap the magnifying glass to search for certain words.
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How to Map a Network Drive on an Apple Mac

Click on the 'Finder' icon in the dock at the bottom of the screen.
Open the 'Go' menu at the top of the screen and choose the 'Connect to Server' option.
Enter the address of the network drive that you want to map in the text field at the top of the pop-up window. If you plan to map this network drive on a regular basis, you can click on the plus symbol to add it to your list of favorite servers.
Press the 'Connect' button to initiate a session with the specified server.
Enter your domain, username and password in the appropriate fields and then click 'OK' to log in to the server.
Double-click on the network drive icon that appears on your desktop to access the shared folder through the Finder application.
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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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Streaming Video From a MacBook With AirPlay

Connect your Apple TV to a television with an HDMI cable for the highest-quality sound and video. If your TV doesn't have an available HDMI port, use a three-component video cable and two-component audio cable. Connect your Apple TV's left and right audio ports to your TV's corresponding inputs and match your Apple TV's green, blue and red video ports to your TV's Y, Pb and Pr ports, respectively.
Connect your Apple TV to the Internet by turning it on and following the on-screen prompts. Use your Apple TV Remote's Up and Down buttons to select a network from the list and press the middle button to join the network. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your password if your network is encrypted. After joining your network, your TV displays a five-digit passcode for pairing with iTunes.
Pair your Apple TV with iTunes by entering the passcode in iTunes on your MacBook. Launch iTunes and press “Command-S” to show the sidebar. Select “Apple TV” in the Devices section and enter the passcode when prompted.
Enable AirPlay in iTunes by clicking the “AirPlay” icon in the status bar and selecting “Apple TV” from the drop-down list. On your television, browse your iTunes video collection by selecting “Computer” and choosing a title with the Apple Remote's left or right button. Press the middle button to Play.
Turn on AirPlay Mirroring to display your MacBook's video output on your television. This feature works separately from AirPlay streaming in iTunes, so close iTunes before enabling AirPlay Mirroring. Click the “AirPlay” icon on your Mac's status bar and select “Apple TV” from the drop-down list. In the Match Desktop Size menu, choose “Apple TV” to convert your MacBook's resolution to widescreen dimensions that match your television. After a moment, your Mac desktop appears on your TV screen.
Stream Web video to your television by opening a Web browser on your Mac and visiting a streaming video site, such as Hulu, Dailymotion or Vimeo (see Resources for links). Watch a video on your television by starting playback from your MacBook and clicking “Fullscreen.”
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How to Read a Magazine on iPad

Turn on the iPad. Tap the Newsstand app on the iPad home screen.
Tap the 'Store' button in the upper right corner of the app. Browse the available publication apps and tap the 'Free' button of any that interest you. Enter your Apple ID and password when prompted. If you don't yet have an Apple ID, follow the onscreen instructions to acquire one.
Tap the 'Home' button to return to the iPad home screen when you are finished downloading the publications apps. Tap the Newsstand icon. Tap any one of the apps now displayed in the Newsstand to open it. Some of the apps come with the first issue free. All of them display a screen giving you the opportunity to purchase single issues or subscriptions to their publications.
Tap any magazine to read it. Practice scrolling and moving from section to section. Although navigation instructions vary from publication to publication, read the explanations until you get used to this new reading experience.
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How to Change Your Mac OS X System Information in the Terminal

Click the 'Finder' icon on the Dock, then click 'Applications' in the window that appears. Click 'Utilities,' then click 'Terminal.'
Type 'uname --v' in the command line window that appears and press the 'Enter' key. Note the system information that appears in the command line output.
Enter 'hostname' at the command prompt and tap the 'Enter' key. Note the hostname assigned to the computer that is displayed in the command line output.
Type 'sudo scutil --set Hostname new_hostname' on the command line, except replace 'new_hostname' with the new hostname you wish to assign to the computer. Press the 'Enter' key.
Enter 'sudo date 1230' at the command prompt, except replace '12' with the current 24-hour clock hour and replace '30' with the current 24-hour clock minutes. Press the 'Enter' key.
Type 'sudo date 1108101230' on the command line, except replace the '11' with the current year, the '08' with the current numeric month, the '10' with the current day of the month, and the '1230' with the current hour and minutes according to the 24-hour clock. Tap the 'Enter' key.
Enter 'sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup --listtimezones' at the command prompt and tap the 'Enter' key. Find your current time zone listed in the command line output. Type 'sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup --settimezone US/Eastern,' except replace 'US/Eastern' with your current time zone as listed earlier in the command line output. Press the 'Enter' key.
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How to Email a PDF to iBooks (7 Steps)

Launch your email client on your computer or navigate to your online email account login page and sign in.
Compose an email message and attach the PDF you want to add to iBooks to the message. Enter your email address in the 'To' field, and then click 'Send.'
Tap the 'Mail' application on the Home screen on your Apple device.
Scroll through the list of email messages and tap the one that has the PDF attached.
Scroll to the bottom of the message and tap the PDF attachment. The PDF opens on the screen.
Tap the 'Launcher' icon located at the top-right corner of the screen. The icon looks like an arrow coming out of a box.
Tap 'Open in iBooks.' The PDF document opens in the iBooks application.
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How to Get FaceTime on a Mac Air (5 Steps)

Click the Mac App Store icon on your MacBook Air computer.
Enter FaceTime in the search bar.
Select the 'FaceTime' application.
Click the '$0.99' icon.
Click the 'Buy App' icon to purchase and download the application to your MacBook Air's desktop. Apple will automatically bill the cost of the FaceTime application to your iTunes account.
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How to Install Java on an iPad (8 Steps)

Tap the 'App Store' icon on the home screen of your iPad.
Tap the 'Search' button.
Enter 'Cloud Browse' in the search bar and tap the 'Search' button.
Select the 'Cloud Browse' application.
Tap the '$2.99' button. Cloud Browse is a paid application and $2.99 is the current cost of the application.
Tap the 'Buy Now' button.
Tap the new 'Cloud Browse' icon on the home screen of your iPad device.
Enter the website that contains Java in the search bar and tap the 'Go' button. The website including any Java components will automatically open on your iPad device.
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How to Sync Mac Notes to an iPhone (8 Steps)

Tap 'Settings' > 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars' on your iPhone.
Enter your MobileMe account information if you have not already done so and then tap your MobileMe account.
Tap the switch for Notes to turn on over-the-air notes syncing.
Return to the home screen and tap 'Settings' > 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars,' and then scroll all the way to the bottom. Set the Default Account for Notes to your MobileMe account.
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How to Block Websites on a Mac (4 Steps)

Open the system preferences pane. There is a shortcut on the dock that is shaped like a gear and says 'System Preferences.'
Locate 'Parental Controls' and select it by clicking the icon. If you have multiple user accounts enabled, you will be able to choose the account to which you wish to apply restrictions. Enter a password if necessary.
Click 'Enable Parental Controls.' This will bring you to the main menu for setting the parental control parameters for the Safari web browser and other programs on the Mac.
Locate the 'Content' tab and click on it. Next, under Safari, select the type of restrictions that you would like to enable. Choose 'Try To Limit Access To Adult Websites Automatically' if you want Safari to block access to pornographic or other adult sites automatically. If you want to create a list of acceptable sites, select the option to 'Allow Access To Only These Websites.' Enter the names of the websites that you want to allow Safari to access in the table provided. When you are finished, exit Parental Controls/System Preferences and your changes will automatically be saved. The Safari web browser will only allow access to the websites that you have specified.
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