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 Retrieve Data Off of a MacBook That Will Not Start

Connect the non-working MacBook to the working Mac with a FireWire cable.
Press the start button of the non-working MacBook as though you were turning it on, while holding down the 'T' key on the keyboard. Wait for the MacBook's hard drive to show up on the working Mac's desktop as an external drive icon.
Create a new folder on the working Mac computer. Double-click the drive icon to open the drive folder. Select your user account in the 'Users' folder in the drive and copy it by pressing the 'Command' key and 'C' key at the same time.
Open the new folder you created on the working Mac and paste the user account folders and files into it by pressing the 'Command' key and 'V' key at the same time. Wait while the user account's contents is copied onto the working Mac computer.
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How to Upgrade Macbook With SSD (8 Steps)

Shut the MacBook down completely. Remove the power cable and all external hardware, and flip the computer over so that the bottom faces up. You may wish to put the MacBook on a soft cloth to protect the finish on the lid.
Unscrew the eight Phillips-head screws holding the rubberized plate to the bottom of the MacBook. Starting from the back of the computer, gently pry the plate away from the computer, being careful not to bend the metal.
Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard. The cable is located near the upper-right corner of the battery pack. Use a non-conductive tool to pry the cable if needed.
Unscrew the two Phillips-head screws on the ends of the black strip between the MacBook hard drive and RAM. This strip secures the hard drive to the body of the computer. Lift the strip away from the MacBook and set it aside.
Use the clear plastic pull tab to lift the MacBook hard drive out of the computer. Stop lifting when you can access the cable connector on the end of the hard drive.
Rock the cable connector gently to remove it from the back of the MacBook hard drive. Leave the other end of the cable connected to the motherboard.
Unscrew the four Torx screws from the sides of the old MacBook hard drive, and transfer the screws to the SSD.
Install the MacBook SSD by reversing the steps in this article.
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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 Unlock an Apple Mac Book Password

Locate the Mac OS X install disc your computer came with. If you don't have it, you may be able to get another one from Apple by calling (800) SOS-APPL. (You will most likely have to buy another one.) Insert the disc into the optical drive.
Restart the computer while holding down the 'C' key. A 'Utilities' or 'Installer' menu will appear, depending on which version of OS X you are running. Select 'Reset Password.'
Select 'Macintosh HD' from the available volumes. On the drop-down menu, select the name of the original administrator account. Do not select 'System Administrator.'
Choose a new password and enter it in the two fields. Click 'Save.'
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The Mac Mini Won't Turn On (6 Steps)

Remove all USB cables from the Mac Mini, including the power cable.
Allow 10 seconds to pass, and simultaneously insert the power cord while holding down the power button on the Mac Mini. The power button is located on the back of the computer.
Release the power button, then press the power button again to turn on the computer. Plug in the cables that connect the keyboard and monitor to the computer to test if your Mac Mini starts up normally. According to Apple, your Mac Mini's date and time will be reset in the process and must be re-synced through the Date and Time preferences in your System Preferences.
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Data Recovery From a Dead Mac Hard Drive (7 Steps)

Remove all cables from the Mac that has the dead hard drive. Place the Mac next to a second Mac. Reattach the power cable and the keyboard to the Mac that has the dead hard drive. Plug the power cable into an wall socket.
Turn on the second Mac. Wait for the desktop to appear on the screen. Connect an end of the Firewire cable to the Firewire input on the back of each Mac.
Press and hold down the 'T' key on the keyboard of the Mac that has the dead hard drive. Press the power button momentarily to turn the Mac on while still holding down the 'T' key.
Release the 'T' key when an icon of the dead hard drive appears on the desktop of the second Mac.
Double-click the icon of the dead hard drive to open its window. Drag any or all of the data out of the window onto the desktop. Wait as a copy progress bar appears, fills in from left to right and then disappears---this could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending upon the amount of data that is being taken off the dead hard drive.
Drag the icon of the dead hard drive to the trash once the copy progress bar has disappeared. Press and hold down the power button on the Mac that has the dead hard drive until you hear it shut itself off---this will only take a few seconds.
Disconnect the Firewire cables from both Macs. Remove the keyboard and power cables from the Mac that has the dead hard drive. Place the Mac back in its original position and reattach the cables.
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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 Restore Your iPhone After Jailbreaking Fails

Charge the iPhone for 30 minutes. A computer or iPhone charger can be used to charge the device.
Turn the iPhone off or hold down 'Home' and 'Power' on the phone until it powers down.
Connect an iPhone/iPod USB cable to a computer that has iTunes installed on it. Do not connect to the phone yet.
Open iTunes on the computer.
Hold down the phone's 'Home' button. Then, connect the iPhone to the iPhone/iPod USB cable. Keep holding 'Home' until a 'Connect to iTunes' screen appears on the phone. A dialog box opens inside of iTunes. Click 'OK' in this box.
Click the iPhone menu in the iTunes Source Pane, which is under 'Devices.' Then, click the 'Summary' tab in iTunes.
Click 'Restore' inside iTunes. A small box appears. Click 'Restore' inside this box. The iTunes Software goes into 'Restore' mode. Follow the instructions inside iTunes to restore your iPhone to your preferences (via a previous iPhone backup, with or without a software update, etc.).
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How to Stop the Spinning Wheel on Apple

Use the keystroke sequence 'Command+Option+Escape' if the spinning wheel does not resolve itself after 30 seconds. The resulting list of programs currently running will indicate which one is not responding. Select the offending program with your cursor and click the 'Force Quit' button at the bottom of the list.
Restart the computer while holding down the 'Command+S' keys if you experience persistent spinning wheels. Keep pressing until you see the gray screen with the Apple logo, then release. The screen will now be black and display lines of data. At the end of the text will be an old-fashioned computer prompt. This is 'single-user 'mode and allows you to fix problems in the underlying software. Type the command 'fsck -y,' including the space, and press 'Enter.' This will fix minor file errors and often cure the beach ball problem.
Open the Disk Utility program in the Utilities folder on your hard drive. Select the main drive in the window presented and click the button 'Repair Permissions.' This will fix aberrant behavior in some programs that have had their read/write status corrupted for some unknown reason.
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How to Take off an Otter Box Case (21 Steps)

Grasp the silicone case with one hand, holding the bottom half firmly.
Pinch the top of the case with your free hand. Get a good grip on it.
Pull the top of the case back over the top of the device. The case is highly flexible, so it will stretch a great deal without damage.
Slide the rest of the case off the bottom of the device.
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How to Clear Out Unwanted Files on MacBook (4 Steps)

Click the Finder icon in your Dock to open a new Finder window and locate the files you want to remove from your MacBook.
Drag and drop the files into your Trash. To drag and drop, click a file and, still holding your mouse, move it to your Trash icon. Release the mouse when the file is directly over the icon to drop it in your Trash. You can also select 'File' from your MacBook's top menu bar, then select 'Move to Trash.'
Click your Trash icon and hold it until the Options menu pops up. Select 'Empty Trash.' Confirm that you want to empty your Trash when prompted by the Finder.
Select 'File' from the top menu bar, then select 'Secure Empty Trash' to permanently empty your Trash. If you are using Mac OS X v10.6, also known as 'Snow Leopard,' performing the Secure Empty Trash function will remove the 'Put Back' option to recover deleted files. The Secure Empty Trash function can take anywhere from several minutes to up to an hour, depending on the last time you performed the function and how many files are in your Trash.
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How to Stop Mac Mail From Launching Automatically When Computer Is On

Boot the computer completely into Mac OS X.
Hold the 'Ctrl' key on the keyboard.
Click the Apple Mail icon in the Dock while still holding the 'Ctrl' key. A context menu appears. Release the 'Ctrl' key after clicking.
Move the mouse pointer over 'Options.' This presents a sub-context menu.
Click 'Open at Login' to uncheck it. The context menu automatically disappears after you click. The next time Mac OS X boots, the Apple Mail client will not start automatically.
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How to Use the Mac Finder for a Quick Slideshow

Launch a Finder window on your Apple Macintosh Computer by clicking on the Finder icon in your Dock.
Navigate to the images you want to preview as a slideshow in your Mac's Finder.
Select all the images you want to view as a slideshow by holding down the Shift or the Command key while you click.
Right-click or Control-click to bring up the Action menu (also called a contextual menu).
Select 'Quick Look X Items' in Mac OSX Leopard (version 10.5), where 'X' is the number of items you selected. In Mac OSX Tiger (version 10.4), select 'Slideshow.' This will bring up a slideshow window where you can scroll through your images like any other slideshow.
Click the 'Play' button (arrow facing right) to play your slideshow automatically or use the right or left arrows to flip through your images manually.
Click the 'Index Sheet' button to tile all the images on your screen. You can click through to whichever image you want to view.
Click the 'Full Screen' button to make your slideshow take up your entire screen.
Click on the 'Add to iPhoto' button to add the current image of the slideshow to iPhoto quickly.
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