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 Uninstall Programs on Mac Computers

Click the Launchpad icon from the Dock at the bottom or side of your computer.
Locate the icon for the application you want to remove from the Launchpad screen, and then click or tap and hold down on the application icon. This will cause all the icons on the Launchpad screen to wobble.
Click or tap the 'X' on the icon of the application you want to remove. This will remove the application.
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How to Reset a Logic Board

Power off and unplug the computer.
Remove the side cover of the computer case.
Locate the jumper on the logic board to clear the CMOS NVRAM. Refer to the motherboard manual for details.
Move the jumper to the 'clear' position. Typically, the jumper resides on two of three pins. By moving the jumper to include the missing pin, the CMOS NVRAM is reset.
Move the jumper back to the original position.
Replace the computer's side cover and power on the computer. The logic board has been reset.
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How to Move Photos on a Macbook to a Flash Drive

Insert your USB flash drive into one of the USB ports on your Macbook.
Click the 'Finder' icon in your Dock to open a new Finder window. Click the device icon for your USB drive in the left column and leave this Finder window open.
Locate the photos you want to move. If you have them in a folder, open a new Finder window and navigate to the folder on your hard drive. If you use an application like iPhoto or Aperture, open the application.
Select the photos you want to move. Use the 'Shift' key to select multiple photos in a row or the 'Command' key to select multiple nonconsecutive photos. For folders, you can click to select the entire folder.
Click your selected folder or photos and, still holding your mouse, drag them to the Finder window with your USB flash drive. Release your mouse when you see the green '+' sign. Your photos will copy automatically when you release your mouse.
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How to Find a Lost iPod (6 Steps)

Register your iPod with Apple and keep a record of your serial number to help you find your iPod if it is lost. You can go to Apple's website to register online and create an Apple ID name and password if you don't have one already with iTunes. Type in your serial number, which is found on the back of your iPod, after logging in and fill in your address and phone number. If someone calls Apple to report finding your lost iPod, Apple will call you on the phone number listed in your profile.
Obtain iGuard tracking protection software online through their website. After you pay the fees for the service and register on their website, they can help you locate your iPod if it is stolen. After reporting it stolen, iGuard will contact you via email with the location of the device (IP address, PC user name, ISP and city and state) as soon as your iPod is connected to a computer with an Internet connection.
Register your iPod with the Lost iPods site. With a $5 payment, Lost iPods will provide you with a sticker on your iPod where the person who has found your iPod can contact Lost iPods and if someone reports a serial number of an iPod found on their site, they will immediately contact you.
Purchase protection for your iPod with GadgetTrak and register on their website. Install their agent files onto your iPod and if your iPod gets lost or stolen, simply log into your account on GadgetTrak's website and activate the tracking for your iPod. As soon as your iPod is used on a computer with Internet access, you will be contacted with all the information about the computer and location. You will even be provided with a map pinpointing the exact location of the user of your iPod.
Post an ad in the paper or on Craigslist asking for the return of your lost iPod. Explain exactly when and where you lost your iPod and offer a reward if you can. Though rare, it has happened that people who have found iPods have returned them due to ads they have read in the paper or online.
Report your stolen iPod with the police if you are a victim of theft. Give them the serial number and description of your device when doing so to better your chance of finding your iPod.
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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 Connect an Apple Mini DVI to HDMI TV (3 Steps)

Locate the HDMI to DVI adapter that came with your Mac Mini when you ordered it from Apple. If you do not have an adapter or you lost it, you can purchase one from the Apple store.
Insert the small end of the adapter into your Mac Mini's DVI port and attach the other end of it to the HDMI cord. Plug the other end of the HDMI cord into your television.
Turn on your television and your Mac Mini to see the Mac display on the television screen. You do not have to worry about sound because the adapter includes audio as well as visual capabilities.
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How to Save iPhoto to a Flash Drive (10 Steps)

Connect your flash drive to a USB port on your Mac.
Launch the iPhoto application by clicking on the dock icon.
Go to the 'Events' or 'Photos' tabs on the left side of the window underneath the 'Library' heading to locate the pictures you want to export.
Highlight the photo or photos you want to save onto the flash drive. To highlight multiple photos, hold down the 'shift' key and click on each one.
Open the 'File' menu at the top of the screen and choose 'Export.'
Go to the 'File Export' tab in the dialog window that appears.
Use the 'Kind' drop-down menu to select the format in which you want to export the photos. The default format is JPEG.
Select the desired photo quality and size settings and then press the 'Export' button.
Click on the name of your USB flash drive from the 'Devices' list on the left side of the pop-up window.
Press the 'OK' button to export the selected images from your iPhoto library onto your flash drive.
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How to Get Netflix on Cydia (9 Steps)

Download the Netflix application for iPad from the iTunes Store.
Right click on the Netflix icon in the 'Apps' section of iTunes. Select 'Show in Windows Explorer' if you're using Windows, or 'Show in Finder' if using Mac OS X.
Select the file and rename the extension from .ipa to .zip. The filename should now be 'Netflix 1.0.4.zip.'
Open the .zip file using extraction software. Open the 'Payload' folder and locate 'Netflix.app.'
Open the Cydia app store and install 'OpenSSH.' Locate your iPhone's IP address by opening the settings app and navigating to 'Wi-Fi' settings.
Use 'Secure Copy' to move the Netflix app to your iPhone. This can be done with the SSH client or with the Terminal in Mac OS X. Open the terminal and enter 'scp -r [location of Netflix app on your harddrive in terms of file path, ie ] root@[your iPhone's IP address]:/Applications/.' In order to find the file path, open a new Spotlight window by pressing Command-Option-Space, and drag the Netflix app into the 'Search' dialog box. The file path will appear.
Open your SSH client, if you haven't already done so, and SSH into the iPhone. You can also use the Terminal by using the command 'ssh root@[IP address of your iPhone, located in Wi-Fi settings].' On your iPhone, a password prompt should come up. Enter your password or, if you've never logged in before, enter the default password, 'alpine.'
Modify your iPhone's permissions. Using the SSH client or the terminal, enter 'cd /Applications/' followed by 'chmod 755 Netflix.app.'
Open the 'Settings' of either Atomic Browser or Perfect Browser. Click 'Identify as' and select 'iPad.' You can now watch Netflix movies using either of these browsers. Alternatively, open 'User Agent Faker' and enable it. Click 'User Agent' and then 'Custom.' Enter 'Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B334b Safari/531.21.10' into the custom string box. Reboot your iPhone. You can now use Netflix from inside Safari.
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How to Insert a CD Into an iMac

Locate the disc drive on the right side of the iMac, above the SD card slot.
Position the CD so the label of the disc is facing toward you.
Push the CD into the drive slot until your fingers touch the edge of the iMac. The iMac will catch the disc and pull it the rest of the way in.
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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 Scroll and Click Using the Trackpad on a Mac Laptop

Open your System Preferences by clicking on the Apple icon on the far left side of the menu bar at the top of your screen and selecting 'System Preferences' from the drop-down menu.
Select 'Keyboard & Mouse' from the System Preferences screen.
Make sure that 'Trackpad' is selected in the bar at the top of the Keyboard and Mouse screen.
Locate the 'Trackpad Gestures' section and check the box next to 'Use two fingers to scroll,' which will allow you to scroll through a webpage or document by placing two fingers on your trackpad and moving both, or moving one while holding the other still, in the direction you want to scroll.
Use the sliding arrow under 'Scrolling Speed' to change the speed at which the finger-scrolling option reacts to your movements. Find a speed you are comfortable with.
Check the box next to 'Allow horizontal scrolling' if you would like to be able to scroll the page from left to right using the trackpad as well as from top to bottom.
Check the box next to 'Clicking' so that you can click using your trackpad by tapping it with your finger. To double-click you tap the trackpad twice. You can also check the box next to 'Dragging' (right below the 'Clicking' box) to enable dragging of objects and windows on your computer screen using only your trackpad. To drag using your trackpad you tap it twice with your finger when the cursor is over the object you would like to drag, and on the second tap don't lift your finger; instead, move it to where you would like to drag the object you have selected. Tap the trackpad once more to release the object.
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How to Clean Up Your MacBook System

Launch your disk inventory utility (Disk Inventory X, GrandPerspective or WhatSize -- all are freeware or shareware) to see a visualization of the files taking up space on your computer. Every bit of information on your drive is color-coded in this visualization. For instance, if you have a large music collection on your hard drive, these files will be indicated by large blocks of a solid color. Examining what takes up the most space on your drive can help you locate misplaced or unwanted files and determine what files can be moved to an external drive.
Connect a USB or Firewire external hard drive to your computer. Locate document and media files that you do not frequently use on the computer. Photos, music and videos are ideal candidates to store on an external hard drive. These files can be accessed anytime the drive is connected. Do not copy system or program files. For example, computer games may take up a large amount of space on your hard drive, but these files would need to be physically installed on the drive. Even then, running the game from the external drive would significantly decrease performance speeds.
Organize your system folders, primarily the Downloads and Documents folders. Click the asterisk button in the Finder window to create new subfolders and assign easily remembered titles to them. Drag and drop files into these new folders instead of storing a mixed bag of media in your Downloads folder. Many files downloaded from the Internet are automatically copied from the browser to your Downloads folder, however, so you may have a picture or an email attachment that was stored on your drive even though you only viewed it the first time you opened it. By default, the Mac operating system keeps your important system files together in a separate folder away from your personal and regularly accessed media. Do not try to copy and relocate system files.
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How to Connect a Mixer to Garage Band (7 Steps)

Insert the USB or FireWire cable into USB or FireWire port on the rear panel of the mixer.
Insert the other end of the USB or FireWire cable into the USB or FireWire port on the computer.
Locate the GarageBand icon on the computer's hard drive. Double-click the icon to open GarageBand.
Click 'GarageBand' and select 'Preferences.'
Click the 'Audio/MIDI' tab to open the Audio/MIDI control panel.
Open the 'Audio Input' drop-down menu and select the USB or FireWire device from the list to connect it to GarageBand.
Click 'X' to close the Audio/MIDI control panel.
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How to Put an SD Card in a Mac (3 Steps)

Locate the SD card reader slot on the left side of your Mac's body.
Align the card with the slot. Make sure the metal edges of the card are facing down.
Push the card gently into the card reader slot. The SD card appears as a 'Removable Disk' on your Mac's desktop.
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How to Remove Programs on a Mac

Open “Finder” on your Mac. Click on “Applications” under “Places” on the left panel of the “Finder” screen. This will display a list of all the installed programs on your Mac.
Scroll through the list of programs that are installed on your Mac. They are in alphabetical order. Look until you locate the program that you want to remove.
Use your mouse to click on the program that you want to remove. This will select it.
Right-click on the program with your mouse. This will open a pop-up menu. Select “Move to Trash” from the available menu options. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the program into the “Trash.” Confirm that you want to put it in the trash if you see a confirmation message on the screen.
Click on “Trash” from your dock at the bottom of your screen. This will open the “Trash” to reveal all of the items in it. Click on the “Empty” button on the “Trash” screen. Confirm that you want to empty the trash, which will will completely remove the program from the Mac.
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How to Play a WAV File on a MacBook

Locate the WAV file by navigating directly to the WAV file in the finder, or you can simply type the name of the file into the spotlight search bar located in the top right corner of the Apple OSX menu bar.
Right-Click on the desired WAV file and select the 'Open With' option to reveal the programs currently installed on the Macbook capable of playing the WAV file.
Select any of the listed programs. Any of the programs listed under the 'Open With' option will be capable of playing the WAV file.
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How to Install a Wireless Mouse for Use With Your Mac Laptop

Install two AA batteries in your wireless mouse.
Turn your mouse over, then slide the power switch over to cover the light.
Open your utilities folder to locate the 'Bluetooth Setup Assistant.'
Open the Setup Assistant then click 'Continue.'
Choose the 'Mouse' option on the 'Select Device Type' panel.
Turn on your mouse by sliding the power switch so the light is not covered.
Click 'Continue' on your computer when the light on the mouse starts to flash.
Choose the mouse from the 'Setup Assistant' listing then click 'Continue.'
Click 'Continue' again when the Assistant window says that the installation was successful.
Click 'Quit' to exit setup.
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How to Find Pictures Hidden on My Mac

Close the iPhoto application if it is currently open or running.
Click on the 'Finder' icon in your Dock to open a new window.
Navigate to the 'Pictures' tab on the left side of the Finder window.
Locate the icon labeled 'iPhoto Library' and click on it to highlight it. This is the package that contains all of your individual hidden picture files.
Right-click on the 'iPhoto Library' icon and select 'Show Package Contents' from the contextual menu. A new Finder window will open that displays the hidden contents of your picture library. All pictures you have imported through iPhoto can be found in the 'Originals' folder.
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How to Backup Restore Apple Mail

Quit Mail if the application is running.
Open the Finder and click your username under 'Places' on the left of the Finder window. Open the 'Library' folder. Then open the 'Preferences' folder.
Locate the 'com.apple.mail.plist' file. Click it once to highlight it. Then press 'command' and 'C' on your keyboard to make a copy of it.
'Desktop' under 'Places' on the left of the window. Click the 'File' menu and select 'New folder.' Name the folder so you can later identify it as your Mail backup folder.
Place your cursor on an empty place on the desktop. Click the desktop with your mouse while holding down the 'control' key. Select 'New folder.' Name the folder so you can later identify it as your Mail backup folder.
Double click the new folder to open it. Press 'command' and 'V' on your keyboard to paste a copy of the file in the folder.
Copy the 'Mail' folder located in the 'Library' folder. Paste it into your new backup folder.
Copy your backup folder to an external hard drive, USB flash drive, or burn it to a CD, if you want to protect the files from hard drive failures.
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