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 to Make a Quality Video on a MacBook Pro

Position the MacBook Pro so it's facing the subject that you want to shoot video of. For example, you could place it on a table and have people sitting in chairs across from the laptop. The MacBook Pro’s built-in camera is located just above the display.
Click “iMovie” on the dock of your MacBook Pro to launch Apple’s native video making application.
Click “File” from iMovie’s menu, and then click “Import from Camera.” The video recording window opens, and the light next to the built-in HD FaceTime automatically turns on, showing that the camera is working.
Click the “Capture” button in the video recording window. A dialog box appears. Click the “Save To” drop-down menu, and then click a folder on your MacBook Pro where you want to save the video.
Click the “Capture” button again to start shooting video. You can pick up the MacBook Pro and walk around if you want to create a moving shot, such as for documentary-style footage. You could also sit in a chair and hold the MacBook while someone pushes you around to get a smoother tracking shot.
Click the “Stop” button on the Video Capture window when you're finished, and then click “Done.” A thumbnail image of the video appears in the iMovie Event Library pane. Shoot more videos clips with the camera to make different scenes. For example, you could shoot over the shoulder of one person during a dialog, showing the other person’s face, and then switch angles to shoot over the shoulder of the other person. You could move the MacBook far away to get a long shot of a scene showing everyone in the room, and then shoot another segment with close-ups.
Drag the thumbnails for each video segment that you shot into the Projects panel. Drag the thumbnails to the left or the right to reposition them in the time line. Click a thumbnail and drag the right edge to the left to shorten a clip.
Click the transition button, marked with an icon of two triangles on the iMovie toolbar, to add a transition between two clips. The Transitions browser opens. Drag a transition, such as Dissolve or Wipe, in between two clips to apply it.
Click the title button, marked with an icon of the letter “T” on the iMovie toolbar, to add text to your video. The Titles browser opens, with various static and animated title styles. Drag a title style thumbnail onto the clip’s thumbnail to apply it. Double-click the clip’s thumbnail to see it in the Viewer panel with the text box superimposed above the video. Click the text box and type your own words to replace the placeholder text.
Click the music button, marked with a musical note on the toolbar, to add music to your video. The music browser opens. Click a folder containing the music you want to use. Drag the name of a sound effect or music track onto the thumbnail of a video to add it to your movie.
Click “Share” from the iMovie menu, and then click an option to export the video, such as “QuickTime.” Type a name for the exported video, and then click the folder on your Mac where you want to save it. Click “Save.”
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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 Reinstall OS X Without Losing Data (7 Steps)

Insert the Mac OS X installation disc and restart the computer.
Hold down the 'C' key while the computer is restarting until the Mac OS X installation utility appears.
Click a language from the list, then click 'Continue.'
Click 'Continue' on the 'Welcome' screen.
Click the drive you want the operating system installed to from the 'Select a Destination' screen, then click 'Options.'
Click the 'Archive and Install' option, check the 'Preserve Users and Network Settings' option, and click 'OK.'
Click 'Continue' on the 'Select a Destination' screen, then click 'Install' on the 'Install Summary' screen to begin the installation process.
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How to Block Someone on FaceTime

Wait for the FaceTime call to be placed by the user you wish to block.
Tap the red 'Decline' button on the iPhone's screen when the incoming FaceTime call appears.
Repeat anytime a call is placed by that FaceTime user.
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How to Add a Dashboard to the Dock

Click the 'Hard Drive' icon on your desktop.
Click 'Applications' in the 'Hard Drive' window that appears. It may be in the left column or in the set of folders that appears. This depends on how you have your view constructed on your Mac.
Click and hold the Dashboard application icon. Drag it to your Dock. Release your mouse button. The icon appears on the Dock. Click on it to launch your Dashboard. Click on it again to shut down your Dashboard.
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Backing up a MacBook With Tiger (15 Steps)

Quit the Mail application if it's running, and then create a new empty folder on your MacBook's desktop. To do this, press 'Control' on your keyboard, click an open area on the desktop and click 'New Folder' on the pop-up menu that appears.
Launch the Finder application and choose 'Home' on the Go menu.
Click the 'Library' folder, and then click the 'Preferences' folder.
Press and hold the 'Option' key on your keyboard, and drag and drop the 'com.apple.mail.plist' file into the desktop folder you created in Step 1.Holding down the Option key while dragging and dropping a file creates a duplicate of the file.
Close the Preferences folder, and then click the 'Mail' folder.
Press and hold the 'Option' key, and then drag and drop the 'MessageRules.plist' file into the folder you created in Step 1. Repeat this procedure for the 'SmartMailboxes.plist' and 'Signatures' files as well.
Choose 'Home' on the Go menu.
Click the 'Library' folder. Press and hold the 'Option' key, and drag and drop the 'Mail' file into the folder you created in Step 1.
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How to Sync an iPad Calendar (7 Steps)

Launch the iTunes application on your Mac or PC computer.
Connect your iPad to your computer using an iPad USB transfer cable.
Click on the iPad icon that appears under the 'Devices' heading on the left side of the iTunes window.
Go to the 'Info' tab at the top of the iPad configuration window.
Check the box next to 'Sync calendars' and then choose the application that you want to use as the source of your calendar data. Mac users should select 'iCal,' and Windows users should select 'Outlook.'
Choose the 'All calendars' option if you want iTunes to automatically transfer all of your calendar data to your iPad. Otherwise, you may use the checkboxes in the lower part of the window to specify exactly which calendars you want to sync.
Hit the 'Apply' button in the lower-right corner of the screen to save the settings and sync your iPad.
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How to Update the Drivers in a MacBook Pro 8600M GT

Click the Apple button in the upper left corner of your MacBook Pro screen. Select 'Software Update...' from the menu that appears. Your Mac will check for available updates, including video card drivers.
Select 'Show Details' in the window that appears to see a list of updates. If there is a driver update available for your Nvidia 8600M GT video card, you will see it on the list. All available updates are checked off for installation by default, but you can uncheck any you don't want to install.
Press 'Install Items' at the bottom of the window. Mac OS X will install the updates you selected, including new video card drivers. Your MacBook Pro may prompt you to enter a password, and you may need to restart your system after installation.
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How to Make Photo Slide Show Screensaver on Macbook Pro

Add photos to your iPhoto library by opening iPhoto and connecting your digital camera to your Macbook Pro. Click 'Import Photos,' and iPhoto will transfer the photos on your camera to a new album displayed to the left of the main screen.
Click 'New Album' at the bottom left of your screen and name the new album that appears in the album list. Click 'Library' to display all of the photos in your iPhoto library and drag the ones you wish to be part of your screensaver to the album you just created. Close iPhoto.
Open 'System Preferences' via the Apple menu. Click 'Desktop & Screensaver' and then select the 'Screensaver' tab at the top of the window.
Scroll down through the menu on the left side of the window until you see the album you created in iPhoto. Click it, and the display to the right will show a mock-up of the slide show as it will appear when your computer goes to sleep.
Select the options you wish via the drop-down and selector boxes beneath the display screen, and close system preferences. The next time your Macbook Pro goes to sleep, it will display a slide show of the photos you selected with the options you selected.
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How to Boot a Macbook With a Clicking Noise

Plug in Macbook to a known good power supply and boot, holding the 'T' key until the Firewire symbol appears on screen.
Connect Macbook to another Firewire-enabled Mac with a 6- or 8-pin Firewire cable, depending on the Mac model. Visually, 6-pin Firewire ports look more rectangular than 8-pin ports.
Select yellow Macbook HD disk icon when it mounts and access user information by opening 'Macintosh HD', then opening the 'Users' folder. User information is contained in the folders therein.
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How to Remove an iPad Micro

Turn off the iPad by holding down the 'Sleep' button on top until the 'Slide To Power Off' slider appears. Slide the slider to the right to power down the iPad.
Press the small end of the SIM eject tool into the small hole on the bottom of the SIM card tray to eject the tray. When viewed on portrait mode, with the 'Home' button on the bottom, the SIM card tray is on the left side of the iPad, toward the bottom.
Remove the iPad's SIM card tray by carefully pulling it away from the device.
Remove the micro-SIM card from the tray by pulling it off of the tray.
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How to Take a Screen Shot With a MacBook

Have the content that you want as a screen shot centered on your screen. Press the 'Command-Shift-“4.” The cursor becomes a crosshair.
Move the cursor to the corner of the screen where you want the picture to start.
Click and drag your mouse to select the content for the screen shot. A selection rectangle appears in the area you define. To adjust this rectangle keep holding down the mouse key as you proceed through the next steps.
Move the selection rectangle as needed by pressing the space bar and moving the cursor. The rectangle follows this movement.
Resize the rectangle around the selection center as needed by pressing the “Option” key and move the cursor. The rectangle resizes.
Constrain the selection rectangle as needed by pressing the “Shift” key while letting go of the other keys. Moving the cursor horizontally constrains the vertical size and vice versa.
Release all the keys, including the mouse. The screenshot will appear on the desktop with the name “Picture” and a number, such as “Picture 1.”
Double-click on the screenshot so you can open and inspect it.
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How to Identify a Refurbished MacBook Pro by the Serial Number

Locate the MacBook Pro's serial number. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen in the menu bar. Select 'About This Mac.' Click the 'More Info' button in the About This Mac menu. The MacBook menu will appear. Find the words 'Serial Number' in the list that appears under Hardware Overview. A combination of numbers and letters appears to the right of the entry. This is the serial number.
Call Apple Store Customer Service at (800) 676-2775. Follow the prompts in the automated phone system to connect you to a customer service representative.
Ask the customer service representative to verify if the serial number on your MacBook Pro is from a refurbished model. Give the representative the computer's serial number. The representative will tell you if the serial number belongs to a computer that Apple refurbished.
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How to Find Out What Version of iTunes You Have

Launch iTunes.
Open the 'Help' menu at the top of the iTunes program window.
Select the 'About iTunes' option from the Help drop-down menu. A window appears.
Press the 'Space' bar of your keyboard to pause the scrolling text of the window. The first line of the scrolling text to appear lists what version of iTunes you are currently running.
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How to Reset MacBook Firmware

Power on the MacBook and wait for a warning message that reads 'To continue booting, type 'mac-boot' and press return' to appear on the screen. The firmware on your MacBook must only be reset in the event that this message appears.
Enter 'reset-nvram' in the prompt following the warning message. This resets the non-volatile memory on the computer. This type of memory does not lose information when the computer is reset.
Press the 'Return' key.
Type 'reset-all' at the next command line prompt, and press 'Return' to reset the firmware on your MacBook. This also forces the computer to restart.
Wait for the MacBook to reboot. By the time the laptop restarts and boots into Mac OS X, the firmware is successfully reset.
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How to Transfer Data From an Old PC Computer to a New iMac

Connect to the network. With a direct connection, simply connect the old PC and new iMac via a standard Ethernet cable. For network sharing, make sure both computers are connected to the same wireless network.
Connect the iMac to the PC. Open the 'Go' menu, located near the top of the screen on the iMac, and choose 'Connect to Server.' In the window that appears, type the network address of your old PC in one of the following formats:smb://DNSname/ShareName
smb://IPaddress/ShareName'DNSname' is the name of your PC, as found in the My Computer window of your old PC. 'ShareName' is the name of the designated shared folder on the old PC. If on a wireless network, 'IPaddress' is the designated IP address of the old PC.After entering the network address, click 'Connect' on the new iMac.
Enter your Windows user name and password on your old PC, if necessary. This will allow you to access and transfer data to the iMac.
Return to the iMac desktop. Your PC disk should show on the desktop. Double-click on the volume to open a folder and browse the drive.
Transfer files. In the iMac's Finder, simply drag files from the old PC disk to the new iMac disk and drop them in the folder where you want to store them on the iMac.
Unmount the PC disk. To help avoid accidental data loss on your old PC computer's hard drive, drag the drive to the 'Trash' icon on the iMac's Dock when you are done using it. If connected via Ethernet, you can now disconnect the cable from each computer.
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How to Sync the Nook and the iPad

Open your iPad's Nook app.
Enter your Nook login information if the app's sign-in screen appears.
Wait as the app loads your Nook library. Your Nook home page appears.
Tap the 'Sync' icon at the top right of the page to sync the device.
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How to Tether a Samsung to a MacBook

Contact your cellular service provider and obtain the provider's Access Point Number. This number varies depending on the carrier that provides network access to your Samsung. The number may also be located in your service contract.
Plug one end of your USB cable into the corresponding port on your Samsung device. Plug the other end of the cable into the USB port of your MacBook. Wait a few seconds for the MacBook to recognize the device. A dialog box appears indicating that the computer detects a new interface. Click 'OK.'
Click the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and click 'System Preferences' from the menu options. This opens the System Preferences window. Click 'Network' from the options provided. This is the gray circular icon in the Internet and Wireless section. This opens the Network Settings window. In the telephone number field, enter the following: *99#. Leave the account name and password fields empty.
Click the 'Advanced' button in the lower right-hand corner of the Network Settings box. Click the 'Vendor' drop-down menu and click 'Samsung.' Click the 'Model' drop-down menu and click 'GPRS (GSM/3G).' Below this dialog box is the APN field. Enter your access point number into this field.
Click 'OK' in the bottom right-hand corner. This takes you back to the Network Settings window. Click 'Apply' in the bottom right-hand corner of the window. The status at the top of the window changes to 'Connected,' indicating that the tether is successful.
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