How to Reimage a Macintosh Computer (6 Steps)

Attach an external hard drive to your Macintosh that has at least as much storage capacity as the space used on the drive you are imaging. You can skip this step if you already have a second drive with enough free space.
Launch the Disk Utility application from the Applications/Utilities folder.
Select the drive you wish to image by name in the list on the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window. This list will also include drives by their serial number. You should usually ignore these in favor of the named drives; however, select the drive by serial number if you want to create a single image of a drive with two or more partitions.
Choose 'File' > 'New' > 'New Disk Image from...', which will display the name of the drive you have selected.
Select the external drive in the Save dialog. If you wish, select a compression format and encryption method. Compression will create a much smaller disk image which still contains all the information on your original drive. Encryption will require a password before the disk image can be opened; if you lose this password, you will not be able to access the contents of the disk image.
Click 'Save' to create the disk image. Disk imaging can take a long time, especially if you are creating a compressed or encrypted disk image. You can continue to use your Macintosh during this time, but it will run more slowly due to the disk access required by the imaging.
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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 Create a Live Bootable Flash Drive for CentOS on a Mac

Open the UNetbootin website at UNetbootin.SourceForge.net in your Web browser.
Click the “Download (For Mac OS X)” link on the page and save the file to your Mac
Double-click the downloaded UNetbootin ZIP file. Your Mac automatically unzips its contents to the current folder.
Double-click the “UNetbootin.app” file to open UNetbootin.
Click “Distribution” at the top of the UNetbootin window, select “CentOS” from the “Select Distribution” box and select your desired version of CentOS from the “Select Version” box.
Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on your Mac and select it from the “Drive” box at the bottom of the UNetbootin window.
Click “OK.” UNetbootin automatically downloads your selected version of CentOS, converts it and creates a live CentOS flash drive. You can restart your Mac or other computer to boot from the CentOS flash drive.
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How to reverse audio in Garageband (6 Steps)

Select the audio region you want to reverse by clicking on it in the Garageband mix window.
Open the edit menu. Choose 'Add To Loop Library.' Enter a unique name for the region so you can easily find it in your loops folder. Click on 'Create.'
Open the folder 'Library> Audio> Apple Loops> User Loops> Single Files'. In that folder is an .aif file of the audio you selected to export for reverse processing. Select that file and choose 'open with> Audacity'. The file will open in the Audacity audio editor window.
Press 'Apple A' to select the entire file (in Audacity). In the Effect menu, choose 'reverse.' Press the space bar to play back the reversed audio file. In the File menu, choose 'Export as .wav file,' and save the file with a new name onto your desktop.
Switch back to the Garageband application and simply drag and drop the reversed file onto the mix window. The file will now appear on a new track, ready for playback.
Align the imported reversed audio file with your original file. Play back the audio and adjust the start point of the reversed audio file as needed to fit into your musical arrangement.
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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 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 Ping a Printer for a Mac

Click the 'Finder' icon in the Dock at the bottom of the window.
Highlight 'Applications' from the 'Places' list on the left side of the 'Finder' window.
Open the 'Utilities' folder and then double-click the 'Terminal' icon. An empty command prompt window will appear.
Type 'ping' followed by a space and then the IP address of your network printer. For example, if your printer's IP address is 10.1.1.7, you would type 'ping 10.1.1.7' into the command prompt.
Hit 'Return' on your keyboard to run the command.
Wait for the ping results to start loading in the window and then hold down the 'Control' and 'C' keys to halt the 'ping' command. If the results say the device responded to the data bytes, it means your network printer is online and connected.
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How to Unblock Sites Using the Terminal Mac OS X Application for MacBook

Click the 'Finder' icon on the dock at the bottom of the screen.
Click 'Applications' at the left side of the Finder window, double-click the 'Utilities' folder and double-click 'Terminal.'
Type 'sudo nano /private/etc/hosts' into the terminal window and press 'Enter' to open the hosts file in a terminal text editor.
Use the arrow keys to locate the line referring to the blocked website in the text editor.
Position the text cursor at the beginning of the line.
Type a '#' character to comment out the line. The system ignores any lines in configuration files that begin with the '#' character.
Press 'Ctrl+O' and then press 'Enter' to save the file.
Press 'Ctrl+X' to close Nano, then close the terminal window.
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How to Delete Apple Subscribed Calendars

Open iCal on your Apple computer. It will be in the Dock or in the Applications folder.
Highlight the subscribed calendar you would like to delete from the list of calendars on the left side of the iCal window.
Press the “Delete” button on your keyboard. A window will open asking if you are sure you want to delete the calendar. You can also choose 'Delete' from the 'Edit' menu in the iCal menu bar
Click “Delete.”
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How to Remove OpenOffice From a Mac

Click the “Finder” icon in your Dock or press 'Command-F' to open a new Finder window. Click the “Applications” folder the left column.
Locate the OpenOffice app and drag it into the icon Trash in the Dock.
Click your username in the left column of the Finder window, then the 'Library' folder, then “Application Support.” Drag the “OpenOffice.org” folder into the Trash.
Open your “Preferences” folder. Drag the “org.openoffice.script.plist” file into the Trash.
Click the 'Finder' menu at the top of the screen while the Finder window is still open and select 'Empty Trash.'
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How to Download an iTunes Playlist to USB Storage

Insert the USB drive in an USB port on the computer. Most USB ports are located on the back or side of a computer and are square shaped. Open the USB storage folder on your hard drive if it does not open automatically. Look for it in the 'Devices with Removable Storage' section of the PC's 'Computer' folder.
Open iTunes. Click the name of the playlist in the 'Playlists' section of the iTunes sidebar.
Drag the name of the playlist into the USB storage folder.
Check the USB storage folder and compare the song files in the folder with the playlist in iTunes. Do not disconnect the USB device until all of the songs on the playlist show up in the USB storage folder.
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How to Upgrade Photo Booth for a Mac

Go to the official Apple Photo Booth and iChat upgrade page (see Resources).
Click the 'Download' link in the top right corner of the page to start the download. Choose a folder to save the file to, if prompted to do so.
Open the file once it finishes downloading. Depending on the computer settings, the file may open automatically.
Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation process.
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How to Transfer an iTunes Playlist to a MacBook

Insert the CD-ROM or USB flash drive into the computer that has the iTunes playlist and music that you want to transfer.
Find the music on the computer’s hard drive. On an Apple computer, the file will usually be in the home folder. Open that and then double-click on “Music,” “iTunes and “iTunes Music.” You will see folders with the titles of all the albums in that computer's copy of iTunes.Copy the albums that include audio from the desired playlist onto the disc or flash drive. Copy only albums that are not already on the MacBook.
Launch iTunes and click on the desired playlist. Drag down from “File” to “Library” and then click on “Export Playlist.” Select the “XML” format and export the playlist to your CD-ROM or flash drive. Eject the disc or disconnect and unplug the drive.
Turn on the MacBook if you haven’t already. Insert the disc or flash drive into it. Copy only the albums into the MacBook’s “iTunes Music” folder. Launch iTunes and drag from “File” to “Library” and then select “Import Playlist.” Select the playlist XML file on your disc or flash drive and open it.
The playlist and its content should now be on the MacBook.
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How to Connect Two Mac Laptops (5 Steps)

Plug the connection cable into both Mac laptop computers. If one of the computers you are using is a Macbook from 2008 or later, you will not be able to use a firewire connection. In this event, use an ethernet cable to connect the two laptops.
Open 'Migration Assistant' on both computers. To do this, open the 'Utilities' folder and locate 'Migration Assistant.'
Select which computer you would like to share data and which computer you would like to receive data. You will have to make your selection on both computers.
Enter the code provided to you on one of the computers. A numerical code will appear on one computer. Type this code into the other laptop computer to complete the connection.
Select the types of data you would like to transfer. There are several categories you can transfer including desktop, documents, applications and utilities.
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How to Create a New Folder on a Mac (4 Steps)

Click the background area of your screen to ensure you’re not working in an open application.
Click “File” on the OS X navigation bar and select “New Folder.” Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut “Shift-Command-N.”
Click the new folder and press the “Return” key. Enter a name for the folder and press “Return” again to save.
Click and drag documents and other items to place them in the folder. You can also click and drag to move the folder from location to location.
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How to Import Pictures Icons Into Keynote

Open “Applications > iWork > Keynote.” Select a template from the gallery or open an existing file.
Import a picture or icon file directly into Keynote by opening the folder in the Finder where the image file is located. Drag the file over to the open Keynote screen. A green plus sign will appear when you are holding it over the screen. Release the file and the image will appear on the screen. Resize the image as desired.
Import a picture or icon file to Keynote by dragging it from another open application and dropping it on the Keynote screen. Resize the image as desired.
Import a picture or icon into Keynote by copying and pasting from another program such as Preview, Acrobat or a Web browser. Select the image by highlighting it and pressing Command+C or by selecting “Copy” from the edit menu. In a Web browser, control-click the image and select “Copy Image.” Paste the image in Keynote by pressing Command+V or by selecting “Paste” from the edit menu. Resize the image as desired.
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How to Transfer Music From RealPlayer to iTunes

Locate the digital music files on your PC. If you don't know where they are, double-click on 'My Computer' and search for digital music files. Digital music files may have one of the following file extensions: '.AAC,' '.MP3,' '.WAV,' '.AIFF' or '.aa.'
Open iTunes. Decide whether you want iTunes to automatically copy your digital music files to an iTunes folder. If you allow this, there will be two copies of each of your digital music files on your PC, doubling the amount of memory your files take up. You can decide to leave your digital music files where they are and iTunes will be able to play them. Or you can allow iTunes to copy your files and then manually delete them from the original location. Or you can keep two copies of each digital music file.
From the iTunes 'Edit' menu, select, 'Preferences.' Click on the 'Advanced' tab. Check or uncheck the box labeled 'Copy Files to iTunes Music Folder when Adding to Library' depending on what you have decided.
You can bypass this issue entirely by cutting and pasting your digital music files into the folder named 'iTunes Music' before you transfer your music into iTunes.
From the iTunes 'File' menu, select 'Add File to Library' if you want to transfer a single file or 'Add Folder to Library' if you want to transfer an entire folder at once.
Navigate to the file or folder you want to transfer and select it. Click 'Open.' iTunes will transfer your music into your iTunes library and you will be able to see all of your music when you open iTunes.
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How to Burn Photos to a CD on a Macbook Pro

Click on the desktop or in a folder on your MacBook Pro. Click 'File' from the MacBook Pro's Finder menu, and then click 'New Burn Folder.' A burn folder will be created on the desktop or in the folder you clicked in.
Drag photos from a folder on your MacBook into the Burn Folder. Aliases of the photos will appear in the Burn Folder, while the photos themselves will stay where they are. This lets you burn a CD of photos while keeping them in different folders on your MacBook's hard drive.
Double-click the Burn Folder to open it.
Click on the 'Burn' button at the top of the Burn Folder's window. Type a name for the CD at the prompt. Insert a blank CD into the MacBook Pro's optical drive.
Click 'Burn' to burn a CD of your photos that any recently made Mac or PC can read.
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How to Remove the Flash Drive From a MacBook (4 Steps)

Click on the 'Desktop' icon in the Finder.
Click on the icon of the flash drive and hold the trackpad button down as you drag the icon to the Trash folder in the Dock. The Dock is located along the bottom of the MacBook screen by default, but it can also be on the right or left side.
Drop the flash drive icon on the Trash folder to unmount it from the Desktop.
Remove the flash drive from the USB port of the MacBook.
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