How to Mark a Book as Read in iBooks

Open iTunes. Click the 'File' menu and select 'New Smart Playlist.' Alternatively, press 'Alt,' 'Cmd' and 'N' (at the same time) to open the 'New Smart Playlist' dialog box. This begins the process of creating a new playlist that filters its own contents on your behalf and will only contain unread books. Ensure the 'Match the following rule' box is ticked.
Click the 'Artist' drop-down box and scroll down. Select 'Playlist.' The next two drop-down options turn to 'is' and 'Music,' respectively. Click the 'Music' box and scroll down. Select 'Books.' The first rule in your new 'Smart Playlist' is now set. Click the '+' button. This begins creating the second rule.
Click the 'Artist' drop-down box and scroll down. Select 'Plays' this time. The next two drop-down options turn to 'is' and '0.' Leave these alone, as the rules are now set correctly for the playlist to only include unread books. Click 'Okay.' The playlist name is highlighted in the left sidebar. Enter the name 'Unread books' and press 'Return.'
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How to Set Up a Server for a Mac

Install the hard drives in the server Mac. Mac Pros have four hard drive bays, so you can set up a variety of combinations. To use it as both a data server and a backup server, install two independent hard drives and two RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) hard drives. The separate hard drives will be used for central data storage--things like photo collections--while the RAID drives will back up the system.
Install the RAID card into the Mac Pro. This will allow two of the hard drives to mirror each other, thus creating redundancy in data backup. Everything stored on one of the hard drives also will be stored on the other, so if one fails or develops a fault, the other will keep your data safe.
Set up the network. Macs usually have Airport Extreme (just Airport on older Macs) cards in them already. Mac Pros offer it as an option during purchase, but you can add one later, too. You will need a wireless router. Apple's Airport works best, but you can use less expensive models, such as those made by Belkin. Some routers don't work as well with Macs, such as Linksys and Netgear. If you have one of these already, try it, but if you don't, go with an Airport or Belkin.
Install Mac OS X Server software on the Mac Pro. Once installed, you can set up user groups, determine access and create the server itself using the two independent hard drives. You can add new Macs as you acquire them and give them access to the central data in the server.
Use Time Machine as your backup software for the server. Time Machine started shipping with Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard, and continues to ship with Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. It's a very basic backup program that will activate when you tell it to and only back up what's new on the system. You can set it up for different times on each Mac, so they don't conflict.
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How to Use a Trackpad to Sign Digital Signatures

Open “Autograph” by double-clicking the program’s icon in the “Applications” folder. Open a blank document in “TextEdit” or another text editor that supports pasted graphics. This will allow you to paste the signature directly into the text editor after creating the signature.
Click the “Autograph” icon in the top-left corner of the menu bar and select “Autograph Now.” Sign your name on the trackpad using your fingers or a stylus. The movement will be recorded and shown on the preview pad on-screen.
Press “Escape” to discard the signature and start over. If you are satisfied with your signature, press “Enter to Accept.' This finalizes the signature and automatically pastes it to your opened text editor.
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