How to Uninstall Programs on Mac Computers

Click the Launchpad icon from the Dock at the bottom or side of your computer.
Locate the icon for the application you want to remove from the Launchpad screen, and then click or tap and hold down on the application icon. This will cause all the icons on the Launchpad screen to wobble.
Click or tap the 'X' on the icon of the application you want to remove. This will remove the application.
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How to Disable Sleep Mode on a MacBook (8 Steps)

Click on the 'System Preferences' icon in the dock on the bottom of the screen.
Click on 'Energy Saver' (lightbulb icon) in the System Preferences window.
Click and hold the slider on the sliding scale labeled 'Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for:' and slide it all the way to the right, to 'Never.' This sets the sleep preference for your current power source, either battery or power adapter.
Click on the drop-down menu labeled 'Settings for' at the top of the window, and select the power source you are currently not using. Then repeat step 3. This will ensure that your Macbook will not go to sleep on its own whatever power source you are using.
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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 Reset a Logic Board

Power off and unplug the computer.
Remove the side cover of the computer case.
Locate the jumper on the logic board to clear the CMOS NVRAM. Refer to the motherboard manual for details.
Move the jumper to the 'clear' position. Typically, the jumper resides on two of three pins. By moving the jumper to include the missing pin, the CMOS NVRAM is reset.
Move the jumper back to the original position.
Replace the computer's side cover and power on the computer. The logic board has been reset.
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How to Transfer a Video From an iPad to a PC (5 Steps)

Power on both the iPad and the computer. Connect one end of the iPad connecting cable to the iPad. Connect the other to the computer USB port. The computer automatically recognizes the iPad.
Click 'Import Pictures and Videos using Windows' in the 'AutoPlay' dialog box.
Type tags for the imported pictures and videos, as an optional step. Click the 'Import' button.
Wait for Windows to import the iPad videos. Once complete, Windows Photo Gallery automatically opens.
Click 'All Pictures and Videos' at the top of the left-hand menu in Windows Photo Gallery. Click 'Videos' to see the imported video.
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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 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 Uninstall BlackBerry Desktop for a Macintosh

Double click on the disk image for BlackBerry installation wizard. If it's no longer on your computer, download it from the BlackBerry site (blackberry.com).
Click the 'BlackBerry Desktop Software Uninstaller' from the disk image.
Click 'Continue' when promoted by the uninstaller. If your Mac is password-protected, you're asked for the password at this time. Type in the password and click 'OK.'
Click 'OK' when prompted after the desktop software has been uninstalled.
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How to Print Via Bluetooth With the iPad

Download a printing application from the App Store onto your iPad. Make sure the program you download is designed for Bluetooth connectivity.
Install the same application onto your computer. You need the application on both devices to allow for communication to the printer.
Launch the application on the computer and the iPad, and turn Bluetooth connectivity on for both devices.
Select the program you want to print from on the iPad printing program. If you have an email attachment to print, for example, select the 'Email' option, or to print a picture from an album, select the 'Photos' option.
Open the item to be printed and select the printer from the 'Item' menu. The printers connected to your computer will be usable via the Bluetooth connection.
Select 'Print' once you have chosen a printer drive.
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How to Change the Sleep Mode in Mac

Go to the 'Applications' folder and double-click 'System Preferences.' Select the 'Energy Saver' icon.
Adjust the 'Computer sleep' and 'Display sleep' slide bars to change the time when the computer will go into sleep mode. If you are on a portable, use the tabs at the top of the screen to adjust the sleep mode times for when the computer is running from the battery or the power adapter.
Click the 'Schedule' button and enter a specific time for the computer to wake up or sleep, if desired.
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How to Listen to Pandora Over Airport Express

Launch a Web browser and navigate to bitcartel.com/pandorajam/.
Click 'Download Now' to save the PandoraJam zip package to your computer.
Double-click the zip package to extract PandoraJam.
Double-click the PandoraJam application icon to launch the program.
Click 'Demo' to try the program. Purchasing the program will give you unlimited ripping and streaming access. PandoraJam costs $15 as of August 2011.
Click 'Create a new station' or select an existing radio station to begin Pandora streaming.
Click the 'Computer' drop-down menu and select 'Airport Express' to listen to Pandora using your Airport Express speakers.
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How to Wipe a MacBook

Turn off your MacBook by clicking on the 'Apple' symbol in the upper left corner and selecting 'Shut Down.' If your computer is not plugged in to an outlet, connect it now.
Hold down the 'Power' button as well as the 'Shift,' 'Ctrl' and 'Option' keys all at once, then release them simultaneously.
Press and release the 'Power' button to turn the computer back on. Your MacBook has been restored to the factory default settings.
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How to Replace the Motherboard on a MacBook

Power down the Macbook. Turn the device over. Take out the battery from the bay. This is done by the pressing of the two catches on the battery's side. Now pull up on the battery. Use the Phillips screwdriver to take out the screws on the bottom of the battery compartment. Remove the compartment.
Flip the Macbook back to the right-side position. Take out the screws on the corners of the rear of the device. Now remove the remaining screws on the three sides of the Macbook. Lift the top of the computer up. The housing will now come off the computer.
Raise the keyboard. Move it away from the computer's body. You will now see the motherboard. Disconnect the orange cord that connects the keyboard to the motherboard. Move the keyboard to one side. Take off the two wires that connect the side of the motherboard to the computer.
Use the screwdriver to take off the yellow tape located on the motherboard. Detach the gold video cable from the motherboard. Utilize the screwdriver to take off the screws on the motherboard.
Raise up the motherboard. Pull out the motherboard's power plug. Now replace the motherboard with the brand new unit.
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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 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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How to Copy Paste a Screenshot (8 Steps)

Pull up the screen or video you want to take a screenshot of onto your computer.
Press the 'PrtScn' key on your keyboard. This is the 'print screen' key and it may be abbreviated differently depending on your keyboard.
Open the document into which you want to paste the screenshot.
Press 'Ctrl' + 'V' on your keyboard. You now have copied and pasted a screenshot on your PC.
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How to Use an iPad in ESL

Use the iPad to facilitate a vocabulary race. Divide your students into teams and give each team an iPad. Instruct team captains to open the 'Notes' application and list, alongside their teams, all the adjectives, verbs or nouns they can think of that relate to a certain topic within a certain period of time.
Practice writing academic and business email messages in real-time. If you have older students, learning how to write effective email messages in English is likely one of the top skills they want to acquire. Distribute iPads evenly and have students -- or, if you class is large, pairs or groups of students -- open the iPad's 'Mail' application, write you a sample email to critique and send it to you. Open the email on the computer connected to the classroom's project and display it for the class to see. Critique the email and repeat this procedure for as many students as your class period will allow.
Distribute instructions for class activities or after-class handouts in PDF format. Create your documents before class begins and if the iPads belong to you, load them with the files. Otherwise, email them to your students in advance and inform them to bring the files with them. This will not only save on paper, but on the time you spend preparing endless copies of things.
Hold class outside or in public by bringing mobile network-enabled iPads with you. As this will mean that Internet works almost everywhere you go, you can allow your students to interact with English speakers in the real world without having to carry around messy stacks of paper. Additionally, you might create an activity where the students use the iPad's 'Voice Memos' application to record differences in different speakers' accents and inflection.
Allow students to access audio, video and other real-world English media using the iPad's Internet and video capabilities. Have them point the iPad's Web browser to respected news sites like 'BBC,' 'The Wall Street Journal' and 'The San Francisco Chronicle,' where they can read all the days' news instantly, at their own pace and without having to use non-class time to do so.
Download ESL games and applications from the iPad's 'AppStore.' Tap the 'AppStore' icon and search for the term 'ESL' to browse which types of applications are available to suit your needs.
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How to Make iTunes Songs Download Faster (6 Steps)

Download iTunes songs over your home network instead of public networks unless you only have a dial up connection. Public connections share bandwidth among all users, so your download speed will be slow if others are also using the same connection. If you must use public networks, choose library or school networks whenever possible. These tend to have higher bandwidth and faster speeds than coffee shop or restaurant hotspots.
Connect your computer to your broadband modem using an Ethernet cable rather than downloading over the wireless connection. Data transfer over cabled connections is faster than wireless connections.
Move your computer or device as close to the router as possible if you must use a wireless connection, such as on an iPod, iPad or iPhone.
Connect to the Internet using your service provider's domain name server (DNS) rather than a public DNS. If you have not changed your connection from the default your provider set up, this will happen automatically each time you connect to the Internet. However, if you have specifically configured your home network to use a public DNS such as Google DNS, the company that iTunes uses for file delivery may route your downloads through a busy public data stream. This makes your downloads take longer than they would on a private ISP-provided server. Contact your ISP about switching back to its server.
Close any browser windows and other programs running on your computer before you shop for your iTunes songs. On a mobile device like the iPhone or iPad, open the multitasking pane, hold your finger over one of your open app icons, and then tap the 'X' to close all open programs except the iTunes store. This lets your computer's processers and RAM direct most of their resources to iTunes.
Launch iTunes on your computer and select the 'Downloads' link from the menu as your songs are downloading. De-select the box that says 'Allow simultaneous downloads.' This may increase your overall download time, but each individual song will download more quickly because they are not competing with each other as they download.
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How to Add Books to iPads (6 Steps)

Open iTunes. Click 'Books' in the left-hand menu. Drag and drop your e-book file from your computer onto iTunes.
Plug your iPad into the computer using the iPad data cable. Click the iPad icon in the left-hand panel of the iTunes screen.
Click the 'Books' menu from the top-right corner of the main iTunes screen.
Click the 'Sync Books' check box. Click the 'Selected books' radio button.
Check the check boxes next to the books you want to add to your iPad.
Click 'Apply.' The iTunes sync process begins, adding the selected book to the iBooks app on your iPad.
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How to Update Safari on an iPad (4 Steps)

Insert the USB cable into the bottom dock of the iPad. Connect the other side of the USB cable into an open USB port on your computer.
Open the iTunes media player on your computer. The software may take a minute to recognize your iPad device.
Click the 'iPad' icon in the left column of iTunes and then click the 'Summary' tab.
Click the 'Check For Updates' button in the window. The software will search for the latest iPad iOS software and then ask if you would like to install. Click the 'Update' button to begin installation.
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