How to Stop Computers From Sharing My Mac Folders

Click the 'Finder' icon located on your dock or click the 'Apple' icon at the top of your screen, followed by selecting 'System Preferences' from the drop-down menu. Click the 'Sharing' icon located under the 'Internet & Network' section. You can also access System Preferences by holding down 'Fn' and 'Control,' followed by tapping the 'F2' key once. Press the down arrow until you highlight System Preferences, and tap the 'Return' key once.
Uncheck the box next to File Sharing, located on the left side of the dialog box. You can also remove the shared folders by clicking the 'Subtract' button under the 'Shared Folders' section. When finished, click the left arrow in the upper left hand corner of the dialog box or click the red button.
Install and turn on your firewall application to prevent other users from attempting to access your computer. Firewall protection is available online as trial software or you can purchase it at computer retail stores. Most downloadable firewall protection is shareware, which means you'll need to purchase the program in order to access all of its features and continue using it without disruption. Leave your firewall on when using the Internet, as being on a wireless network with other users can leave your computer vulnerable to hackers.
Click the 'Finder' icon on your dock, followed by highlighting the folder you currently share by clicking the folder once. Hold and release the 'Command' and 'i' keys to access the 'Get Info' section. Uncheck the box next to 'Share Folder' and click the red button in the upper left hand corner of the dialog box.
VPS Hosting

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.
VPS Hosting

A Stuck CD in a MacBook (4 Steps)

Press and release 'Command' and 'Q' to exit out of any currently open applications.
Hold down the 'F12' or 'Eject' key to force the CD out of the optical drive. If the disc remains stuck, proceed to the following step.
Press the MacBook's power button and click 'Restart.'
Hold down the laptop's trackpad while the MacBook restarts to force the CD to eject.
VPS Hosting

How to Make a Web Page Larger or Smaller to View on a Mac

Increase the size of a Web page in the browser by pressing the “Command” and “+” key at the same time.
Decrease the size of a Web page in the browser by pressing the “Command” and “-“ key at the same time.
Perform either action by going to the “View” menu of the Web browser and selecting “Zoom In” or “Zoom Out.”
VPS Hosting

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.
VPS Hosting

How to Minimize a Fullscreen on a Mac (5 Steps)

Press the 'Command' key and the 'M' key simultaneously if you want to minimize a Finder or application window. The window disappears from the screen, and now goes into the Dock, located at the bottom or side of the screen.
Click the yellow circle at the upper left corner of any fullscreen application or Finder window to minimize it to the Dock.
Click the name of the application from the application's menu, and then click 'Hide (name of application)' to minimize all its open windows to the Dock.
Click 'Finder' from the Finder menu, and then click 'Hide Finder' if you want to minimize all open Finder windows to the Dock.
Click the icon of an application in the Dock to make it appear again. If you have multiple windows open in an application, such as three Web pages in separate Safari browser windows, or different Finder windows, right-click on the application's icon in the dock, and then click the name of the document or the window that you want to make reappear.
VPS Hosting

How to Use the Apple Service Diagnostic Disk (3 Steps)

Shut down your Mac.
Restart your computer with the Apple Service Diagnostic disc: shut down your computer, insert the disc into your computer's drive, then restart your computer and hold the 'Option' key as it boots up.
Wait for your screen to display the Apple Diagnostic Screen, then select the type of diagnostic test you would like to run. Press 'Enter' and your computer will reboot and run the test. This usually takes a few minutes.
VPS Hosting

How to Do Plus and Minus on a Mac

Check to see if you have the ± symbol on your Mac keyboard. Some Macbooks released in 2009 or later have the symbol on the keyboard above the 'TAB' key. Press 'Shift'+'§' to produce the '±' symbol. If you do not have this key, you can use the universal method.
Hold 'Shift' and then hold 'ALT' (Option).
Press the equals sign (=) key. The three-key combination will insert the ± symbol.
VPS Hosting

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.
VPS Hosting

How to Reinstall OS X Without Losing Data (7 Steps)

Insert the Mac OS X installation disc and restart the computer.
Hold down the 'C' key while the computer is restarting until the Mac OS X installation utility appears.
Click a language from the list, then click 'Continue.'
Click 'Continue' on the 'Welcome' screen.
Click the drive you want the operating system installed to from the 'Select a Destination' screen, then click 'Options.'
Click the 'Archive and Install' option, check the 'Preserve Users and Network Settings' option, and click 'OK.'
Click 'Continue' on the 'Select a Destination' screen, then click 'Install' on the 'Install Summary' screen to begin the installation process.
VPS Hosting

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.
VPS Hosting

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.'
VPS Hosting

How to Change Your Mac OS X System Information in the Terminal

Click the 'Finder' icon on the Dock, then click 'Applications' in the window that appears. Click 'Utilities,' then click 'Terminal.'
Type 'uname --v' in the command line window that appears and press the 'Enter' key. Note the system information that appears in the command line output.
Enter 'hostname' at the command prompt and tap the 'Enter' key. Note the hostname assigned to the computer that is displayed in the command line output.
Type 'sudo scutil --set Hostname new_hostname' on the command line, except replace 'new_hostname' with the new hostname you wish to assign to the computer. Press the 'Enter' key.
Enter 'sudo date 1230' at the command prompt, except replace '12' with the current 24-hour clock hour and replace '30' with the current 24-hour clock minutes. Press the 'Enter' key.
Type 'sudo date 1108101230' on the command line, except replace the '11' with the current year, the '08' with the current numeric month, the '10' with the current day of the month, and the '1230' with the current hour and minutes according to the 24-hour clock. Tap the 'Enter' key.
Enter 'sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup --listtimezones' at the command prompt and tap the 'Enter' key. Find your current time zone listed in the command line output. Type 'sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup --settimezone US/Eastern,' except replace 'US/Eastern' with your current time zone as listed earlier in the command line output. Press the 'Enter' key.
VPS Hosting

How to Use Print Screen Function on Mac

Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 3 simultaneously to get a picture of your entire desktop. If your audio is turn on, you will hear a click similar to that of a camera. You will then find a picture on your desktop entitled 'Picture N' ,n being the first unused number.
Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and release to capture a certain area of the screen. A cropping tool will appear and you can select the area of the screen you would like to capture.
To do a screen capture of a specific application window, Hold down Apple key ⌘ + Shift + 4 and release. Click the spacebar and a camera icon will appear. Move this icon to the application window you want to capture and press 'Enter.'
VPS Hosting

How to Install IPA on a Mac

Open iTunes.
Click 'File,' then 'Add to Library' or press 'Command' and 'O' to open the 'Add to Library' dialog window.
Browse to where your IPA files are stored. Click an IPA file to highlight it or hold the 'Command' key and click multiple IPA files.
Click 'Choose' to install the IPA files on your Mac. The apps will display in the 'Apps' category in iTunes.
Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to your Mac using its USB cable. Once iTunes recognizes the device, click the 'Sync' button on iTunes to install the apps on the device.
VPS Hosting

How to Type German Accent Marks (7 Steps)

Use the ALT key and a numerical code to make an umlaut over the letter A. In order to make a lowercase ä, hold the ALT key and enter the numerical code 0228. To make the uppercase Ä symbol, hold the ALT key and enter 0196.
Hold down ALT and enter the numerical code 0214 to make the -- symbol. For the lowercase, ö, hold down ALT again and type 0246.
Continue holding the ALT key on your keyboard and enter 0220 or 0252 to make the Ü and ü symbols, respectively.
Create the miscellaneous symbols 'ß' and '€' by holding down the ALT key and entering either 0223 or 0128.
VPS Hosting

How to Boot a Mac With an External Hard Drive

Connect the external drive to the computer you wish to boot. If the drive requires an external power source, make sure the power is connected and that the drive turned on. It is best to attach a USB drive directly to the computer, not through a USB hub.
Eject any CD or DVD that may be in either drive. The key combination you will use later is also applicable for booting from a CD or DVD.
Turn on or restart your computer. To restart a computer that is already on, press the power button once to enter the shut down-sleep-restart menu. You can also press 'Control + Command + Power' to restart unconditionally. The 'Command' key may be marked with a four-tipped curlicue figure, an apple or both. The 'Control' key may be marked with an upward pointing caret.
Press the key combination 'Control + Shift + Option + Delete' and hold it down while the computer starts up. The 'Option' key is usually marked with a diacritic that contains a diagonal line with a dash above it. The key might also be labeled 'Alt.' This key combination will force the computer to ignore the normal startup disk, which is usually an internal hard drive. The computer will instead boot from any attached bootable devices, such as an external drive or CD.
VPS Hosting

How to Buy Replacement Keys for Your Macbook Keyboard

Select an online merchant from one of the websites listed in the Resources section below. Each one of these sites sells replacement keys for the full line of Apple MacBooks.
Browse the merchant's inventory by MacBook model name, keyboard color or searchable keyword.
Select 'Individual Key' from the inventory list, if available on the website you choose. This narrows your search to keys and key caps that will fit your exact MacBook model.
Type the letter, number or symbol of the key you need into the provided field. If you are unable to use the key you wish to order a replacement for, use your mouse to click the appropriate key on the provided graphical keyboard. Perform this step for each key you wish to order.
Specify which parts of the key you would like to order. A full key arrives with the key cap, retainer clip and rubber cup.
Review the contents of your shopping cart and complete the checkout process. Check your email for confirmation of your order, tracking information and estimated delivery date.
VPS Hosting

How to Boot a GParted CD on a Mac

Insert the GParted Live CD into the disc drive.
Restart the computer.
Press and hold the 'C' key until the Mac boots from the disc.
VPS Hosting

How to Switch from Mac to Windows at Startup

Turn your Mac off.
Hold down the Alt (Option) key on your Mac keyboard.
Turn on your Mac computer. Select 'Windows' to load Windows on boot-up.
VPS Hosting