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 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 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 Find the Link Speed of a Mac

Open a new Finder window by clicking on the icon in the dock.
Navigate to the 'Utilities' folder, which can be found in the 'Applications' portion of the Mac hard drive.
Double-click on the 'Network Utility' icon to open the networking program.
Click on the 'Info' tab at the top of the application window.
From the 'Network Interface' drop-down menu, select the network adapter whose speed you wish to look up. The speed of the connection will then appear below.
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How to buy an External DVD Burner for Macs (5 Steps)

Determine the speed you want. External DVD burners have different capabilities when it comes to the speed at which they burn DVDs. While the quickest burner sounds like the best option, you could be sacrificing other options.
Check your home DVD player to determine which types of DVDs it plays. Some home DVD players don't play either DVD-R or DVD+R disks. Purchase an external Mac DVD burner that will burn disks compatible with the players you plan to use them in.
Buy a Mac external DVD burner that can also play DVDs, if you have an older model Mac that does not support playing DVDs. A Pioneer mechanism in many newer Mac external DVD burners allow you to play DVDs produced by movie companies. Certain DVD burners like CD CyClone's DVD Revo don't support this feature.
Purchase an external DVD burner like the ClubMac FireWire for your Mac laptop computer that uses your laptop battery as a power supply for ultra portability. One downside of Mac units that don't use external power supplies is they tend to have loud cooling fans.
Pick a design that fits your needs. Mac external DVD burner cases come in styles that are barely larger than the drive itself to elaborate and colorful designs. The QPS Que Fire DVDBurner Pro has a small design for portability. Other drives are larger for desktop Mac computers.
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How to Start the Diagnostic Mode on a MacBook Pro

Remove any external peripherals from your Macbook Pro, such as mice, keyboards or monitors.
Restart the Mac laptop.
Press the 'D' key as your computer boots and continue holding it until you see a gray start screen.
Choose your language and press right. Select the basic test battery by pressing 'T' or perform the more extensive hardware test by checking 'Perform extended testing.'
Click 'Test.' All test results appear on your Macbook Pro's screen.
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How to Connect a Samsung Flat Screen HDTV LCD to a MacBook

Power down your MacBook and change your Samsung's input to either the VGA input or to the HDMI input. This will be dependent on the cable connection you decided to use or that your MacBook allows.
Connect the Mini DVI or Displayport end of the connection cable to your MacBook. Connect one end of the VGA or HDMI cable to the female portion of the cable connected to your Mac and the other end to either the VGA port of your Samsung or an available HDMI port.
Power on your MacBook. It will automatically detect that the Samsung is connected and change your settings accordingly.
Edit your Display preferences via the System Preferences menu. Choose the settings that best suit your needs.
Connect audio by connecting the 3.5mm audio end to your MacBook the red and white RCA cables to your television audio inputs.
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How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to a Mac Book Pro

Insert the MIDI cable into the 'MIDI OUT' jack on your keyboard. Check your keyboard's user guide for the exact location of the jack. The MIDI cable should have five prongs that match up with holes inside the output jack. Guide these prongs into their matching holes. Wiggle the cable after inserting it to make sure it sits securely.
Insert the other end of the cable into the 'MIDI IN' jack on the MIDI interface device. Check the interface's user manual for the exact location of the MIDI input jack. The jack will have 5 holes to match up with the 5 prongs on the MIDI cable.
Connect the MIDI interface to the Mac Book Pro with a MIDI to USB cable. Insert the MIDI end of the cable into the 'MIDI Out' jack on the interface. Insert the other end into an open USB slot on your laptop.
Turn on the MIDI keyboard and Mac Book Pro. Plug the MIDI keyboard's power cord into an electrical outlet. Press and hold the circular button to the right of the Mac Book Pro's keyboard. Wait for the laptop to power up.
Open the Garageband music application and wait for the program to recognize the keyboard. Open the Garageband application on your computer and let it start up completely. A window will appear stating you have a new MIDI device available for use.
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How to Use the Apple Service Diagnostic Disk (3 Steps)

Shut down your Mac.
Restart your computer with the Apple Service Diagnostic disc: shut down your computer, insert the disc into your computer's drive, then restart your computer and hold the 'Option' key as it boots up.
Wait for your screen to display the Apple Diagnostic Screen, then select the type of diagnostic test you would like to run. Press 'Enter' and your computer will reboot and run the test. This usually takes a few minutes.
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How to Do Plus and Minus on a Mac

Check to see if you have the ± symbol on your Mac keyboard. Some Macbooks released in 2009 or later have the symbol on the keyboard above the 'TAB' key. Press 'Shift'+'§' to produce the '±' symbol. If you do not have this key, you can use the universal method.
Hold 'Shift' and then hold 'ALT' (Option).
Press the equals sign (=) key. The three-key combination will insert the ± symbol.
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How to Connect a USB Camera to a Macbook Pro

Boot the MacBook Pro into Mac OS X.
Insert one end of the USB cable into the camera.
Insert the other end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the MacBook Pro.
Power on the still camera.
Double-click the icon on the desktop representing the camera's internal storage. This allows you to view the pictures stored on the camera.
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How to Cancel Migration Assistant

Hold the 'Command' key and type 'Q' on the new Mac for five seconds until the program quits.
Hold the 'Command' key and type 'Q' on the old Mac for five seconds until the program quits on the old computer.
Press the power key and hold for five to 10 seconds on both computers to power down.
Turn the power on both computers to begin the Migration Assistant program a second time.
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How to Connect a MacBook to an Epson PowerLite 78 Projector

Connect the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter into the Mini DisplayPort on your Mac.
Connect the other end to the back of the Epson PowerLite 78 projector.
Switch the PowerLite projector on.
Click the 'Apple' logo on the menu bar on your Mac, then click 'System Preferences.'
Click 'Displays' and choose the location and configuration of your display.
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How to Find Your UDID

Turn on the iPhone by holding down the power button on the top right of the device until the screen turns on.
Connect the iPhone USB cable to the iPhone dock connector on the bottom of the device.
Plug the USB cable into a PC or Mac.
Open iTunes on the PC or Mac.
Select the iPhone in the devices list in iTunes.
Click on the “Summary” tab to display summary information about your iPhone.
Click on the label that says “Serial Number” to the right of the picture of the iPhone, which will change to “Identifier” and show you your iPhone's UDID, which is the 40-character, alphanumeric string of characters.
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How to Put an SD Card in a Mac (3 Steps)

Locate the SD card reader slot on the left side of your Mac's body.
Align the card with the slot. Make sure the metal edges of the card are facing down.
Push the card gently into the card reader slot. The SD card appears as a 'Removable Disk' on your Mac's desktop.
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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 Reformat a MacBook

Backup all data on your MacBook before continuing. Formatting a hard drive erases all information and you need the backup to reinstall the applications and files you had installed on your MacBook.
Insert the Mac OS X CD into the CD/DVD drive. Restart the computer by clicking the 'Apple' emblem on the top right of the screen and select 'Restart.'
Press and hold the 'C' key on the keyboard immediately after the startup sound. The installer screen will appear. Select 'Installer,' 'Open' then 'Disk Utilities.'
Select the hard drive you want to reformat and click the 'Erase' tab. Select the volume format from the 'Volume Format' pop-up menu.
Click 'Options' and check the check box for 'Zero all data.' Click 'OK' then 'Erase.' The erase process will take several hours.
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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 Make a Folder File on My Mac Desktop

Access the desktop of your computer. You may need to minimize any open program windows or switch to an empty desktop screen if you have the Mac's Spaces feature enabled.
Pres and hold the Ctrl key and click the desktop background. Ctrl + click is the basic command that provides many of the same options as a right-click in Windows.
Select 'New Folder.' A new, untitled folder immediately appears on the desktop. Click the folder and press Return to rename the folder.
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How to Remove Dual Boot in Mac

Boot into Mac OS X.
Open the 'Boot Camp Assistant' program in the 'Utilities' folder.
Click 'Create or remove a Windows partition.'
Click 'Continue.'
Click 'Restore.' This deletes the Windows partition and returns the partition scheme to one Mac HFS+ volume filling the entire hard drive. This also removes the dual boot option.
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