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 Use Photoshop for Mac (14 Steps)

Open Adobe Photoshop. Go to Photoshop Menu > Preferences > Display and Cursors. Set your Painting Cursors to 'Brush Size' and your Other Cursors to 'Standard'. This makes it easier to see the exact size of the brush you're using. Click 'OK'.
Familiarize yourself with the tool palette. If you move your cursor over each tool, it will bring up the name of the tool and the letter key to type to quickly access that tool.
Open the photo you'd like to edit by holding down the command key and pressing the 'o' key. On Apple keyboards, this key has an Apple logo on it that may not be present on third-party keyboards. Select your image and then click 'Open'.
Type 'z' to select the Zoom tool. Click and drag the dotted marquee around the area you want to zoom in on. In this case, we're going to remove the unwanted highlights in the dog's eyes.
Type 'w' to select the Wand Tool. Select the area(s) where you want to change the color. To select more than one area, hold down the shift key. Go to the Select menu and choose 'Feather'. Type in a value of 1 where it says 'pixels'.
Type 'i' to select the Eyedropper tool. Click on the area of color you want to match. Hold down the option key and press 'delete' to fill that area. Type 'command-d' to deselect.
You have to clone part of the image around the new fill to match her eyes. Type 's' to select the Clone Stamp Tool. Use the left and right bracket keys to adjust the size of your brush. Hold the option key and click on the area you want to sample. Click and hold to paint the area you wish to clone over.
Type 'command-0 (zero)' to undo the zoom. Type 'c' to select the Crop tool and bring up its options. Type '5' in the Width field and type in '7 in' the Height field. Set the Resolution drop down menu to' Pixels/Inch'. Type '300' in the Resolution field.
Click and drag around the area of the photo you want to keep. If you need to, click in the center of the dotted lines to move the box. The lighter parts of the image will remain, and the darker parts are discarded. Press the return key.This gives you a nice size image for printing and framing.
Go to Image Menu > Adjustments > Brightness and Contrast.
Adjust the sliders until the color is pleasing to your eye. Click 'OK'.
Type 'command-s' to save the photo or go to File menu > Save As... if you want to save it under a different name, or in a different location. Congratulations, you've just professionally edited your first photograph.
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How to Access System Administrator on Apple OS X

Locate the Apple menu on your computer screen. Look for an apple-shaped image on the top left of your computer screen.
Click on the Apple menu so that it's menu contents become visible.
Highlight and click on 'Log Out.'
Allow your Apple computer to log your current account out of the system.
Select the Administrator account when prompted to log in again.
Enter the Administrator's password and log into your Apple computer with Administrator capability.
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How to Download Pictures from Shutterfly to My Computer

Click an image that is hosted on a Shutterfly Share Site and hover over the full-size image.
Select 'Download picture' from the available options in the drop-down menu that appears.
Sign in to your Shutterfly account if prompted to do so and then indicate where you'd like the file saved on your computer.
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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 Get Back to Bookshelf From a Book in the iBook App for the iPad

Tap the iBook icon on the home screen of your iPad.
Tap the image for the book your want to read to open the book to its last displayed page.
Tap the book page to display the menu options.
Tap the 'Library' button to go back to the bookshelf.
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How to Capture Images on a MacBook Pro (9 Steps)

Click the 'Finder' icon in the dock.
Click the 'Go' menu at the top of the screen, then click 'Utilities.'
Double-click 'Grab.'
Click the 'Capture' menu.
Click 'Selection,' as an option, then click and drag the mouse over the screen to capture the desired image area. This is useful for capturing the image of a desired area of the screen only, instead of the entire screen.
Click 'Window,' as an option, then click 'Choose Window,' then click the opened window to capture the image of just the opened window and not the entire screen.
Click 'Screen,' as an option, then click outside of the 'Screen Grab' window to capture the image of the entire screen.
Click 'Timed Screen,' as an option, then click 'Start Timer.' The image of the entire screen is captured 10 seconds after pressing 'Start Timer.'
Click 'File,' then 'Save' to save the captured image as a TIFF image file.
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How to Use a MacBook Camera (11 Steps)

Navigate to the Applications folder in the Finder, then double-click on the Photo Booth application icon. When Photo Booth opens, you should be staring at a live image of yourself taken by the iSight camera.
Click on the red camera icon directly beneath the image. The app will provide a three-second countdown and will then snap a still photo through the iSight.
Click on the new photo that has just been dropped into the line of photos below the live image. A strip of menu icons should appear. Click on the various icons to either use the newly created image in a new email, import the image into iPhoto, make the image your new Account Picture, or make it your new Buddy Picture in iChat.
Click on the grayed-out camera icon, and it will turn red to let you know this function is active again. Click on the gray filmstrip icon to the left of the camera icon. The camera icon will turn into a video camcorder icon. Click this icon to begin shooting video with the iSight camera.
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How to Use Facetime for Mac (6 Steps)

Download FaceTime for Mac from Apple's website. Refer to the references section below for details.
Install FaceTime for Mac by dragging the icon from the disk image to the 'Applications' folder.
Open the FaceTime program on the Mac computer by double-clicking the application icon.
Sign up for FaceTime by using your Apple ID and a valid email address. The email address will be the equivalent of your FaceTime phone number.
Select a contact from the 'Contacts' section on the right hand of the FaceTime screen that you wish to video chat with. The contact must have an iPhone 4 or later or a Mac that also has FaceTime installed.
Click either the email address (Mac or iPod Touch FaceTime user) or iPhone telephone number (iPhone user) from the contact's information to initiate the FaceTime chat. Once the other FaceTime user accepts, the video chat will begin.
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How to Get Rid of the Browsing Bar When I'm Watching Movies on Netflix

Open your Internet browser and visit Netflix.com.
Log in to your Netflix account. Click the 'Watch Instantly' tab.
Find the movie you want to watch and click the 'Play' button underneath its poster image.
Click on the 'View' menu at the top of your browser window. Mozilla Firefox users: Select 'Toolbars' and then uncheck 'Navigation Toolbar.' Safari users: Select 'Hide Toolbar.' Internet Explorer users: Turn off the browsing bar by clicking 'Tools' at the top of the screen, then selecting 'Toolbars' and then clicking the browsing bar.
Turn the toolbar back on after you are done watching the Netflix video to browse the Internet as normal.
You can also watch Netflix movies in full screen, which will eliminate any appearance of your browser's toolbar. To activate, simply click the 'Full Screen' button on the Netflix Video Player.
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How to Create a Disk Image in Mac OSX (6 Steps)

Insert the disk to convert into the disk drive. Wait for the computer to identify the disk, and add an icon for it on the desktop.
Double click the Macintosh HD (or main hard drive) icon. Select 'Applications' and finally double click 'Disk Utility' under 'Applications.'
Select the disk from the list of hard drive(s) and disks on the left. There should be a small disk icon and then the name of the disk; it appears under a small disk icon with the name of the CD/DVD drive.
Choose 'New Image' from the icons at the top of the window once the disk name is highlighted. It should appear as a drive icon within a page icon with a green and white plus sing in the top right corner.
Create a .CDR file by choosing 'DVD/CD Master' from the Image Format selections. Give the file the desired name in the 'Save As:' panel. Any other selection will create a .DMG file.
Convert a .CDR file to an .ISO file simply by clicking on the file name twice (not double clicking) so that the name is highlighted with a cursor. Erase CDR, and type 'ISO.' Press 'Enter,' and the file is ready for use by Windows-based computers.
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How to Sync My iPhone to a New MacBook

Connect the larger plug on the USB cable to the iPhone. It should snap into place.
Plug the other end of the cable into the MacBook's USB port. iTunes should launch automatically.
Click on the iPhone image and name in the left hand drawer in the program. The phone's information should show up on the right.
Click on the tabs in the window and choose what information you would like to sync. You can sync photos, music, contacts, applications and ringtones.
Press 'Apply' in the lower-right corner of the screen to sync the iPhone with the computer. You will be asked in your first sync whether you wish to merge data between computer and phone, replace the data on the phone, or replace data on the computer. In the case of a new Macbook you will likely want to replace data on the computer, which backs up your iPhone data on your new computer.
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How to Increase Your Mac's Hard Drive Space

Copy important documents to an external drive or other backup source before deleting anything. This will ensure you can always restore deleted files if necessary.
Run a search for files larger than 100 MB (megabytes) in Finder by pressing Command-F and setting your parameters to match the image below. It's safe to delete large media files, but don't delete anything you're not sure about, especially files in the Library.
Open the Printers folder in the Library (Hard Drive>Library>Printers) and delete the folders for printers you don't use. These files can total around 4 gigabytes of wasted space. As before, only delete what you're sure you won't use.
Consolidate media libraries (photos, music, videos) onto an external drive to save even more space.
Manage duplicate songs in iTunes by selecting 'Show Duplicates' from the File menu. Erase duplicate files.
Ensure your Trash is empty. Open the Trash icon in the Dock, then press 'Empty' to fully delete files and save space.
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How to Connect a Mac to a Sanyo Projector

Connect the Mac HDMI video output adapter to the video output port of the Mac. Plug one end of an HDMI cable into the Mac HDMI video output adapter. Plug the other end into the HDMI video input on the back of the Sanyo front projector.
Turn on the Sanyo front projector. Press the “Source” button on the body of the Sanyo front projector or on the remote control; wait until the HDMI setting appears on the projected image on the projection screen or wall.
Go to the “Apple” menu at the top of the screen. Select “System Preferences” from the drop-down menu. Click on the “Displays” icon, beneath “Hardware,” on the window that appears.
Click on the “Display” tab at the top of the window that appears. Click on “1900 x 1024,“ beneath “Resolutions,” in the column on the left side of the window.
Click the red button at the upper-left corner to close the window. Watch the image of the Mac’s screen now mirrored on the projection screen or wall.
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How to Set Up a PS3 Controller With GamePad Companion on a Mac

Open a Web browser and navigate to tattiebogle.net. Click the 'Projects' link, followed by the 'PS3 Controller' link. Click the 'Version 0.01' link to download the PS3 controller driver.
Double-click the driver .dmg file to mount the image. Double-click the package install file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the driver onto the computer.
Connect the PS3 controller to the computer via the USB connection cable that came with your PS3 system. Click the 'Apple' icon in the computer's menu bar and select the 'System Preferences ... ' option.
Click the 'GamePad Companion' icon beneath the Other heading to open the GamePad Companion preferences window. The PS3 controller will appear beneath the Devices Found heading.
Click on the PS3 controller beneath the Devices Found heading. Press the button, D-pad direction or analog stick direction on the controller that you want to map to the keyboard or mouse. GamePad Companion will automatically detect the controller's input.
Click the arrow to the right of the Action heading and select the 'Single Key' option if you want the controller input to correspond to a single key. Press the key on the keyboard that you want to map to the controller's button. For example, if you pressed the 'X' button in Step 5, press the space bar to map the space bar to the 'X' button.
Click the arrow to the right of the Action heading and select the 'Mouse Button' option to map the controller input, to a mouse click.
Click the arrow to the right of the Action heading and select the 'Mouse positive x-axis,' 'Mouse negative x-axis,' 'Mouse positive y-axis' or 'Mouse negative y-axis' option to map the controller input to the corresponding mouse movement.
Repeat Steps 5 through 8 for all of the inputs on the PS3 controller. When you are finished, click the 'Start' button to begin using the PS3 controller with your Mac computer.
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How to Take Screenshots on a MacBook (6 Steps)

Press and hold the 'Command,' 'Shift' and '3' keys at the same time to take a screen shot of your entire screen and save it to your Desktop.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time to take a screen shot selection and save it to your Desktop. Use the cursor to select the area you want to capture in your image and release the mouse to take your screen shot.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time and then press the 'Space' bar to take a screen shot of a specific application window and save it to your Desktop. The frontmost window will turn blue upon entering the key command. Move your mouse to the desired window and click to take your screen shot.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'CTRL,' 'Shift' and '3' keys at the same time to take a screen shot and save it directly to the clipboard. You can then paste your screen shot into any open application.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'CTRL,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time to take a screen shot selection and save it to the clipboard. As in Step 2, use the cursor to select your area and release the mouse to take you screen shot.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'CTRL,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time, and then press the 'Space' bar to take a screen shot of a specific window and save it to the clipboard. As in Step 3, move your mouse to the window to select and click to take your screen shot.
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How to Split Screens on a Macbook

Examine the end of the monitor cable to see if it will fit in the min-DVI adapter on the MacBook. If it does not, you will need to attach an adapter to the cable.
Shut down the MacBook. Turn off the exterior monitor. Connect the monitor cable or adapter to the DVI port on the side of the MacBook.
Turn on the MacBook and the monitor. Wait for the monitor and the MacBook display to power up. The image on the monitor will be the same as the image on the MacBook display. This is called a mirrored display.
Click the 'Apple' menu at the top of the screen. Select 'System Preferences.' Select 'Displays' in the 'Hardware' section.
Click the 'Arrangement' tab. Both displays will be shown in the preview pane of the window. Deselect 'Mirror Displays' by clicking the check-marked box. This will put the displays into split-screen mode.
Drag the screens in the preview pane with the mouse to change their positions. For example, you can have the exterior monitor to the left or right of the MacBook display or above or below it.
Close the Display Preferences window to automatically save the display settings.
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How to Check a MacBook Camera

Click the 'Photobooth' icon on your MacBook's dock or from the 'Applications' folder. The webcam should turn on, presenting an image from the camera on the screen.
Check to see if the computer recognizes the camera if the image from the webcam does not appear. Click 'Finder' on the dock and click 'Utilities.'
Click the 'System Profiler' icon. Click the 'USB' entry under the 'Hardware' section. The 'Built-in iSight' entry should appear under the 'USB High-Speed Bus.'
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