How to Turn Off the iSight Light on an iMac

Close the iChat, iMovie and Photo Booth applications. If you don't see them open, search for them by typing in 'Photo Booth' (or the other applications) in the Finder at the top right of your screen, then opening the application.
Select 'Photo Booth' (or the other application names) from the menu that appears in the top left of your screen, then click 'Quit Photo Booth.' If you do this for all three applications, you should be able to turn off the iSight light.
Open your System Preferences folder by typing 'System Preferences' in the Finder menu. Select 'System Preferences' from the list of options that appear, then select 'Accounts' and 'Login Items.' View the list of items that are set to open upon Login. If Photo Booth, iMovie or iChat are on the list, deselect them by clicking the arrow next to the item. That may have been causing your iSight light to be on all the time.
Click the 'lock' item in the bottom left of the Accounts pane to save your changes, enter in your Mac username and password to confirm the changes, and click 'OK.' Your camera light should not turn on and be left on now, unless you open Photo Booth, iMovie or iChat.
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How Do I Use Photo Booth to Record Secretly? (5 Steps)

Remove Photo Booth from the OS X dock by clicking the icon and dragging it off or by right-clicking the icon, selecting
Options and unchecking the
Keep in Dock menu item.
Click the
Launchpad icon, then click
Photo Booth to start the program.
Click the
FIlm icon to put the program into video mode. Click the
video camera icon to begin recording.
Click
Photo Booth in the menu bar and select
Hide Photo Booth. The Photo Booth window will disappear. Position your device so that the camera is pointed in the direction you wish to record.
Cut a small piece of electrical tape and place it over the green video recording indicator light; otherwise, the light will give away the fact that the Mac’s camera is on.
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How to Zoom in Skype

Select 'Tools' from the menu bar and then click 'Options.' Select 'Video Settings' from under General in the left pane and then wait for Skype to detect your camera.
Click 'Webcam Settings' on the Video Settings pane to access your webcam options.
Select the 'Camera Control' tab and then drag the slider next to 'Zoom' to the right or left to increase or decrease zoom.
Click 'OK' to close the settings window and then click 'Save' to apply your changes.
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How to Reinstall Photo

Insert disc one from your Mac OS software bundle into the computers optical drive. Disc one is labeled as the 'Mac OS X Install DVD.'
Double-click the 'Optional installs' folder on the Mac OS X install pop up menu. The menu will automatically pop up once you have inserted the disc into the optical drive.
Double-click the 'Optional installs installer' on the next window. When the optional installs installer screen pops up, click 'Continue.'
Click 'Continue' on the software license screen. Read through the terms of agreement on the next page and click 'Agree' when you are finished and agree to accept the terms.
Click 'Photo Booth' as the item you want to install. To reveal the full list of programs, click the triangle icon next to 'Applications.' Click to check the box next to Photo Booth then click 'Continue.'
Modify the install location on the next screen if you wish to designate a different location. Once finished, click 'Continue.' When prompted, enter in your administrator password and click 'Install.'
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How to Invert Color on a MacBook Pro Monitor (7 Steps)

Click the 'Apple' menu at the top of the screen and then click 'System Preferences.'
Click 'Universal Access' in the 'System Preferences' window.
Click 'Seeing' in the 'Universal Access' window to view a list of visual options.
Click 'White On Black' in the 'Display' section of the window to invert the color of the display.
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How to Remove an Icon From the Toolbar

Open the Windows program where the toolbar is located by selecting its name within the 'Start' menu.
Right-click anywhere in the open area on the right side of the 'Help' menu. Scroll down and select 'Customize.' Wait for the 'Customize' dialog box to load.
Select and drag the toolbar icon you want removed to the 'Customize' dialog box. Repeat for each icon you want removed. Select 'Close.'
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How to Make a Web Page Larger or Smaller to View on a Mac

Increase the size of a Web page in the browser by pressing the “Command” and “+” key at the same time.
Decrease the size of a Web page in the browser by pressing the “Command” and “-“ key at the same time.
Perform either action by going to the “View” menu of the Web browser and selecting “Zoom In” or “Zoom Out.”
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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 Disable Top Sites in Safari (3 Steps)

Launch Safari. By default, the Top Sites screen is displayed. Hover the cursor over any website thumbnail you never want to be shown. Click the 'X' that appears in the corner to delete it from Top sites.
Click the 'Safari' menu and choose 'Preferences.'
Click the 'General' tab, then click the 'New Windows Open With' menu and change it from 'Top Sites' to any other option, like 'Home Page' or 'Empty Page.' This will stop Safari from displaying your top sites when you launch the browser or open a new tab.
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How to Clean Mac Files (7 Steps)

Open your Internet browser. Go to apple.com and click the “Downloads” tab. Move your cursor to the “All Downloads” tab on the left side of the screen and click “System/Disk Utilities.”
Click the “Most Popular” tab at the top of the screen, and click the “Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner” link near the bottom of the screen. Click the “Download” button.
Click “Windows” at the top of the Safari menu and click the “Downloads” button from the drop-down menu. Double-click the “Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner” tab and click “Agree” to run the program.
Click “Demo” to bypass the registration screen. Click the “Maintain” tab, then the “All” button to check all of the boxes in the window. Click the “Run” button.
Check the box next to “Force Empty Trash” and click the “Run” button.
Click the “Caches” tab and check the boxes next to “Clean Local Cache” and “Clean System Cache.” Check the box next to “Deep Cleaning” and click “Run.”
Type in your system administrator password, and click “OK.” Click “Restart” to restart your computer.
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How to Listen to a Music CD on a Mac (5 Steps)

Press the button under the CD drawer to open it. Remove the CD on the tray, if there is one.
Place your music CD flat on the tray and press the button under the CD drawer to close it.
Click on the Apple menu and select Apple CD Audio Player. If it's not listed, use Find File or Sherlock (press Command-F) to locate it.
See your CD show up on the desktop and in the Apple CD Audio Player window. Operate the controls with your mouse just as you would operate a CD player.
Close the Apple CD Audio Player window with the close box, or switch to another application and continue working while you listen to music.
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How to Change Trackpad Settings on Mac (5 Steps)

Open your computer's System Preferences by clicking the icon on the dock.
Select 'Trackpad,' which is located under the 'Hardware' heading.
Use the slider on the left side of the menu to adjust the mouse's tracking speed. This dictates how responsive your mouse is to movement on the trackpad.
Choose which gestures you would like to enable on the left side of the screen. Gestures are like short cuts that allow you to easily perform more complex functions using only your trackpad.
Adjust the sliders on the right to change the gesture settings.
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How to Play With Subtitles in iTunes (6 Steps)

Launch iTunes on your computer.
Click 'Edit' at the top of the iTunes window.
Click 'Preferences.'
Click 'Playback.'
Click the 'Subtitle Language' pull-down menu and then click a language. Click 'OK' to save the change. Now subtitles will appear when you play a video in iTunes that comes with subtitles.
Move the pointer over a movie while it is playing and hold it until the iTunes controls appear, and then click the 'Subtitles' button to toggle subtitles on and off. The 'Subtitles' button looks like a cartoon speech balloon.
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How to Access System Administrator on Apple OS X

Locate the Apple menu on your computer screen. Look for an apple-shaped image on the top left of your computer screen.
Click on the Apple menu so that it's menu contents become visible.
Highlight and click on 'Log Out.'
Allow your Apple computer to log your current account out of the system.
Select the Administrator account when prompted to log in again.
Enter the Administrator's password and log into your Apple computer with Administrator capability.
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How to Add Mobi to Kindle

Press the 'Menu' button on your Kindle's keyboard and open the 'Settings' page using the five-way controller.
Write down the Kindle's unique email address displayed on the 'Settings' page.
Attach the MOBI e-book file to an email and send it to your Kindle's email address. It's not necessary to specify a subject or add any text to the body of the email. Upon receipt of the email, the MOBI e-book will be added to your Kindle and will automatically appear in its library.
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How to Reset the Game 'My Town' on My iPod Touch

Access the menu and select 'Quit.' If you are unable to do this, press the home screen button to close the game and return to the home screen.
Scroll through you applications pages until you find 'My Town.'
Tap the 'My Town' icon to re-open the game.
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How to Disable Laptop Tracking

Locate your laptop's service tag and serial number. Keep them both on hand for reference.
Locate the installed Computrace software on the list of programs in the Start menu. Make note of which version you have, e.g., LoJack Premium, Standard or Student.
Fill out and submit a request for the product to be removed by contacting Absolute. Refer to the Resources section for a link to the contact form.
Await confirmation that your removal request has been processed. This confirmation will be sent to the E-mail you provided when the request was submitted.
Establish an Internet connection and Absolute Software will automatically trigger an uninstall of the Computrace LoJack software. Restart your computer to complete the changes.
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How to Check the Hard Drive Size in a MacBook

Click the 'Go' menu in the Finder and scroll down to 'Computer.'
Click the icon for your MacBook's hard drive. Go to the 'File' menu and select 'Get Info.'
Check the total size of the hard drive next to 'Capacity.' Check the amount of free space on the hard drive next to 'Available.'
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How Can I Test My Signature Pad? (3 Steps)

Open up an appropriate program such as Acrobat, Word or Excel.
Choose to add a signature into the document. In Word or Excel, this will likely be done via a button on the 'Insert' or 'Add-in' tab, installed by the signature pad software, or via the 'Insert' menu on older versions. You need to consult the signature pad documentation for precise instructions, since each manufacturer differs.In Adobe Acrobat, open any pdf file or create a new one. Choose 'Advanced,' 'Sign and Certify' and then 'Place Signature.' You have to select the method, so you would choose your signature pad. Acrobat will prompt you for placement by dragging your mouse in the location the signature should go.
Sign your name on the signature pad. If it shows up in the program you chose, then it works. If it didn't, there may be a problem with the installation.
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How to Unsync the iPhone from iTunes Manually

Launch iTunes on your old computer and connect your iPhone using the USB cable. If your iPhone usually syncs with your computer over your Wi-Fi network, then ensure it is connected to iTunes. Your phone's name should appear in the iTunes menu bar in both connection cases.
Click on your phone's name in the iTunes menu bar.
Click the 'Summary' tab and ensure the check box next to 'Manually manage music and videos' is checked.
Click 'Apply' to enforce the new setting.
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