Streaming Video From a MacBook With AirPlay

Connect your Apple TV to a television with an HDMI cable for the highest-quality sound and video. If your TV doesn't have an available HDMI port, use a three-component video cable and two-component audio cable. Connect your Apple TV's left and right audio ports to your TV's corresponding inputs and match your Apple TV's green, blue and red video ports to your TV's Y, Pb and Pr ports, respectively.
Connect your Apple TV to the Internet by turning it on and following the on-screen prompts. Use your Apple TV Remote's Up and Down buttons to select a network from the list and press the middle button to join the network. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your password if your network is encrypted. After joining your network, your TV displays a five-digit passcode for pairing with iTunes.
Pair your Apple TV with iTunes by entering the passcode in iTunes on your MacBook. Launch iTunes and press “Command-S” to show the sidebar. Select “Apple TV” in the Devices section and enter the passcode when prompted.
Enable AirPlay in iTunes by clicking the “AirPlay” icon in the status bar and selecting “Apple TV” from the drop-down list. On your television, browse your iTunes video collection by selecting “Computer” and choosing a title with the Apple Remote's left or right button. Press the middle button to Play.
Turn on AirPlay Mirroring to display your MacBook's video output on your television. This feature works separately from AirPlay streaming in iTunes, so close iTunes before enabling AirPlay Mirroring. Click the “AirPlay” icon on your Mac's status bar and select “Apple TV” from the drop-down list. In the Match Desktop Size menu, choose “Apple TV” to convert your MacBook's resolution to widescreen dimensions that match your television. After a moment, your Mac desktop appears on your TV screen.
Stream Web video to your television by opening a Web browser on your Mac and visiting a streaming video site, such as Hulu, Dailymotion or Vimeo (see Resources for links). Watch a video on your television by starting playback from your MacBook and clicking “Fullscreen.”
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How to Reboot an Apple iMac to Its Factory Settings

Verify that your iMac is connected to the Internet, click the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of your screen, and then select 'Restart.'
Press and hold 'Command-R' when the iMac gets to the gray screen during the restart process.
Select 'Disk Utility,' and then click 'Continue.'
Click your hard drive on the list of hard disks, and then click the 'Erase' tab.
Click the 'Format' pop-up menu and select 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled).'
Enter a name for your hard drive, and then click 'Erase' to erase its contents. The name you enter is what your hard drive will be called after the reformatting process is complete.
Click 'Disk Utility,' and then click 'Quit Disk Utility' once the hard drive has been erased.
Select 'Reinstall OS X,' and then click 'Continue.'
Follow the on-screen prompts and, when you arrive at the Disk Selection pane, select the hard disk you named in Step 7.
Click 'Install' to reinstall the OS X operating system.
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How to Delete Addresses in an AOL Email Address Book

Visit the AOL Mail website and log in. Click 'Contacts' in the list on the left side of the window to view your address book.
Scroll down and click the box beside each contact you want to delete. Type a contact name or email address in the 'Find Contacts' search box to search for a specific contact, then click the box beside the contact's name.
Click 'Delete' to delete the selected contacts and email addresses from your address book.
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How to Delete Document History on a Mac

Click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Scroll down to the 'Recent Items' tab. Hold the mouse arrow over the tab and a list of the most recent applications and documents you have opened will appear.
Scroll the mouse arrow down the list to the bottom of the pop-up tab. You should see an option that says 'Clear Menu' at the very bottom of the tab. Click on the 'Clear Menu' button. This will automatically delete your document history.
Check to make sure your history is cleared. Click on the Apple icon again and scroll down to the 'Recent Items' tab once more. Hold the mouse arrow over the tab and a pop-up list appears. The list of recently used applications and documents should now be empty.
Make sure to delete the downloaded document history as well. A download history pop-up box appears every time you download a document from the Internet using a Mac computer. This box shows all the most recent documents you have downloaded. Click on the 'Clear List' tab in the bottom left-hand corner of the box to delete your document download history.
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How to Save Files to My iPad

Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer, following the installation instructions detailed on the Apple website. Once installation is complete, launch iTunes on your computer.
Connect the iPad to the computer using its USB cable. The iPad is detected by iTunes and added to the 'Devices' list in its left-hand column.
Select the iPad from the 'Devices' list in iTunes, and open the 'Apps' tab in the main window.
Select the application that's compatible with your files from the 'Apps' list in the 'File Sharing' section. A list of the application's files currently saved on the iPad is displayed in the 'Documents' box to the right.
Drag and drop the files from your computer into the 'Documents' box in iTunes. The files automatically sync to the iPad, where they'll be available through the associated application.
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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.
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How to Make a Windows Boot Disk on a Mac

Launch the Disk Utility program on your Mac computer. Disk Utility is located in the 'Utilities' folder within the 'Applications' section of your Mac hard drive.
Insert the Windows CD that you want to use to create a boot disk.
Highlight the Windows CD from the list of media on the left side of the Disk Utility window.
Click on the 'New Image' button in the top toolbar.
Choose to save the new disk image on your desktop, select 'DVD/CD master' as the image format and press 'Save' to begin copying the contents of the CD to your hard drive. Disk Utility will create a .cdr image file that will act as a replica of the CD.
Close Disk Utility when the image creation process is finished and go back to the Finder.
Open the 'File' menu and select 'New Burn Folder.'
Double-click on the burn folder icon and then drag and drop the .cdr image file from the desktop into the burn folder.
Press the 'Burn' button and insert a blank CD-R into your disc drive. The computer will begin burning the image file onto the CD, and when the process finishes, the CD can be used as a bootable disk in Windows.
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How to Password Protect Apps On An iPad (5 Steps)

Select the 'Settings' icon from your home screen or the main menu. This is where you go for all general settings as well as settings for specific functions of the device. Settings for your mail, iPod, photo, video and Safari can all be accessed from this menu as well. For more information regarding specific settings, see the link in the Resources section.
Select 'General' followed by 'Restrictions.' You will see a list of apps pop up in your browser as well as a check box that says 'Enable Restrictions.'
Check the 'Enable Restrictions' box to activate the password prompt. You will see an icon pop up that says 'Set Passcode.' It will look familiar to the general password prompt that you see when you initially log on to your iPad.
Enter a four-digit password that will be easy for you to remember. Remember that this password will control access to specific apps and is a different password than the device code.
Select which apps you would like to apply the new password to. When you are done selecting the apps, press 'Done' to complete the process.
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How to Make Photo Slide Show Screensaver on Macbook Pro

Add photos to your iPhoto library by opening iPhoto and connecting your digital camera to your Macbook Pro. Click 'Import Photos,' and iPhoto will transfer the photos on your camera to a new album displayed to the left of the main screen.
Click 'New Album' at the bottom left of your screen and name the new album that appears in the album list. Click 'Library' to display all of the photos in your iPhoto library and drag the ones you wish to be part of your screensaver to the album you just created. Close iPhoto.
Open 'System Preferences' via the Apple menu. Click 'Desktop & Screensaver' and then select the 'Screensaver' tab at the top of the window.
Scroll down through the menu on the left side of the window until you see the album you created in iPhoto. Click it, and the display to the right will show a mock-up of the slide show as it will appear when your computer goes to sleep.
Select the options you wish via the drop-down and selector boxes beneath the display screen, and close system preferences. The next time your Macbook Pro goes to sleep, it will display a slide show of the photos you selected with the options you selected.
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How to Identify a Refurbished MacBook Pro by the Serial Number

Locate the MacBook Pro's serial number. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen in the menu bar. Select 'About This Mac.' Click the 'More Info' button in the About This Mac menu. The MacBook menu will appear. Find the words 'Serial Number' in the list that appears under Hardware Overview. A combination of numbers and letters appears to the right of the entry. This is the serial number.
Call Apple Store Customer Service at (800) 676-2775. Follow the prompts in the automated phone system to connect you to a customer service representative.
Ask the customer service representative to verify if the serial number on your MacBook Pro is from a refurbished model. Give the representative the computer's serial number. The representative will tell you if the serial number belongs to a computer that Apple refurbished.
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How Do I Delete a Wireless Password for Apple Mac?

Open 'Finder.' In your Finder window, navigate to the 'Applications' folder and then into the 'Utilities Folder.' After you've opened the Utilities Folder, find 'Keychain Access.'
Double-click on 'Keychain Access.' When the program opens, you will see a window divided into three panes. Before proceeding, click 'Login' in the Keychains pane at the top left. Immediately below, in the 'Category' pane, click 'All Items.'
Scroll through the list of saved passwords on the right. If you have a large number of passwords, you can sort them according to name or kind to make the list easier to navigate. To resort the list, click on 'Name' to sort alphabetically or 'Kind' to sort by type of password. When you've located the name of the wireless network password you wish to delete, click on that name once to highlight that keychain entry.
Press the 'Delete' key on your keyboard. A dialog will pop up asking you to confirm that you want to delete the keychain. Make sure you have selected the correct keychain entry, because you cannot recover deleted keychain password entries. When you have confirmed the proper entry, click 'Delete' to remove the wireless password you selected.
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How to Restore Proxy Settings (3 Steps)

Launch Internet Explorer. Click 'Tools' from the menu bar, then select 'Internet Options' from the drop-down list. The Internet Options window will open.
Click the 'Connections' tab, then select the 'LAN Settings' button. Select the check boxes next to 'Automatically detect settings' and 'Use automatic configuration script' in the 'Automatic configuration' section.
Click the check box next to 'Use a proxy server for your LAN' in the 'Proxy server' section, then click 'OK.' Click the 'Apply' button, then 'OK' and restart Internet Explorer.
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How to Transfer iPhone Photos to Thumb Drives

Attach the iPhone data cable to the bottom of your iPhone and connect the other end of the data cable to an available USB port on your computer.
Open the iTunes program.
Select your iPhone from the list of 'Devices' on the left-hand side of the iTunes window.
Click the 'Photos' tab.
Select the option 'Sync Photos From' and choose whether to sync all photos or only photos in specific folders. Click the 'Sync' button. Wait while iTunes syncs with your iPhone and copies the photos to your computer's photo-management program.
Insert a thumb drive into an available USB port on your computer. Click the thumb drive's icon on your computer to open it.
Open the photo-management program on your computer.
Drag the photos you want to transfer from the photo-management program to the folder for the thumb drive.
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How to Turn on a Webcam on a MacBook Pro

Launch iChat. Select your account type from the drop-down menu if you are a first-time user. Type your screen name and password, and click 'Continue.'
Click 'Done' on the Conclusion page and your 'Buddy' list will pop up.
Bring up the iSight camera box by clicking on the 'Camera' icon at the top of your buddy list. Alternatively, go to 'Video' at the top of the iChat Screen, then select 'Video Preview.'
Click the 'Camera' icon next to an online buddy if you want to initiate a video chat session or conferencing call.
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How to Export Pictures From an IPad to a MacBook

Turn on your iPad and connect it to your MacBook. If iPhoto doesn't launch automatically, click “Finder” in the Dock, choose “Applications” and double-click “iPhoto.”
Choose “iPad” in the Devices list, if it isn't selected, and click “Import Photos.” Alternatively, select photos individually by clicking the thumbnails in the New Photos window and click “Import Selected.”
Click “Delete Photos” in the dialog window after importing your photos. This option removes the pictures from your iPad's Camera Roll to conserve hard drive space. If you don't want to delete them, choose “Keep Photos” instead.
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How to Close an iCloud Account (11 Steps)

Navigate to your iOS device's Home screen and launch the Settings app.
Tap 'iCloud,' scroll to the bottom of the iCloud menu and then tap 'Manage Storage.'
Select an application from the list of your installed apps that store data with iCloud. Tap 'Delete All' to clear all data from iCloud.
Tap the 'Manage Storage' back arrow at the top and select another app for which you have data to delete. Repeat Step 3.
Tap the back arrows at the top three times to navigate to the main iCloud menu. Scroll to the bottom and tap 'Delete Account' and then tap 'Delete' again to confirm your wish to remove the iCloud account from the iOS device.
Tap 'Keep On My [Device]' to store content on your iOS device that was once managed by iCloud. Alternately, you can tap 'Delete from My [Device]' to clear it from the device's memory.
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How to Download Games Using Cydia

Open the Cydia application on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Upon first opening, the application will take a moment to refresh all available applications.
Tap the 'Sections' button along the lower panel of the application. This will bring up a list of categories or sections.
Navigate the list of categories and select 'Games.' Browse the list of available games. Just as in the official App Store, some are free and some are paid.
Tap the game you wish to install. You will be taken to an overview page with screen shots and information regarding the game. To install it, click 'Install' in the upper right-hand corner. It may say 'Purchase' instead if it's a paid game. Click 'Purchase' and follow the directions to complete the purchase. The installation will begin and the game will appear on your home screen.
Press the 'Home' button on the iPhone to exit Cydia and locate your game.
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How to Connect My Macbook to My iMac Using Bluetooth

Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar at the top of the screen on both your iMac and your MacBook and select 'Turn Bluetooth On.'
Click the Bluetooth icon again and click the 'Discoverable' option. Do this on both Macs.
Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar of your iMac and choose 'Set Up Bluetooth Device.'
Click on your MacBook in the list of Bluetooth enabled devices found by your iMac and click continue.
Verify that you are connecting to the correct device by clicking 'Continue' in the dialog box on both your MacBook and your iMac. Your MacBook will now be connected to your iMac via Bluetooth. You have to do this process only the first time you wish to connect the Macs, and the pairing will be remembered for future use.
Open Finder from your Mac OS X dock on either Mac and open the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder and double-click the Bluetooth File Exchange icon.
Navigate to the file that you wish to transfer to your other Mac, and click 'Send.'
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How to Extract IPSW From iTunes (6 Steps)

Launch iTunes by clicking its icon on the desktop.
Connect your iPhone, iPod or other iOS-powered device to the computer using its USB cable. ITunes will automatically add it to the 'Devices' list in the left-hand column.
Select your iOS device from the 'Devices' list and open the 'Summary' tab. Click the 'Update' button followed by the 'Download Only' button in the dialog box that pops up. This will download the latest IPSW file from Apple to your computer, but won't install it on your iOS device.
Open the 'Home Folder' on your Mac and navigate to the 'Library\Application Support\iTunes' folder. On a Windows PC, open the 'My Documents' folder and navigate to the 'AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes' folder.
Click the folder that corresponds to your iOS device to open it. For example, if you downloaded the IPSW file for an iPhone, open the 'iPhone Software Update' folder.
Right-click the file that has an '.ipsw' file extension and select 'Copy.' Open the folder on your computer that you want to extract the IPSW file to, right-click anywhere inside the window and select 'Paste.'
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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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