How to Connect a Laptop to 3G (5 Steps)

Insert the SIM card into the USB modem, if your carrier requires it. Carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile use SIM cards—a small, fingernail-sized card that contains your personal cellular information. Remove the plastic cap from the modem and insert the SIM card into the slot until it clicks into place. Replace the cap.
Turn on the laptop. Insert the USB modem into an open USB port on the laptop.
Install the software by using the automatic installation wizard. The wizard should start once the laptop recognizes the presence of the new modem. Follow the prompts, accept the license agreement and click 'Install' until a window tells you that the installation is completed. Restart the laptop if prompted.
Connect to 3G with the USB modem by opening the software program that it installed. This can usually be found as a shortcut on the desktop or by opening the Start menu, clicking on 'All Programs' and looking for an application that has the name of your wireless carrier in it. Look for an option to 'Connect.' Choose this to activate the connection.
Open a web browser to test the modem.
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How to Repair a Dead Key on a Mac Keyboard (4 Steps)

Insert the end of your tweezers under the dead key and gently pry up to pop it out of place. Place the key face-down on a table or desk.
Use your tweezers to remove the plastic hinge from the bottom side of the key.
Fit the hinge in the key compartment, making sure that the clips at the side of the hinge connect securely to the metal tabs on the side of the key compartment.
Fit the key back in the key compartment and gently press down until the key snaps in place. The key should now work without any problems.
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How to Connect iPads to Monitors (4 Steps)

Charge your iPad fully, particularly if you plan to use the Apple VGA adapter. The digital AV adapter features a space to plug in your iPad charger while using the monitor, but the VGA adapter does not. Either way, a fully charged iPad will allow you more flexibility to place your iPad where you can best use it with the external monitor.
Plug the appropriate adapter into your iPad's docking port.
Plug the appropriate connecting cable into the adapter's out jack and into your monitor or TV. Use an HDMI cable for the digital video adapter or a VGA cable for the VGA adapter.
Launch the appropriate app on your iPad. On the iPad 2, your display will appear on the external monitor as soon as you have it plugged in. On the original iPad, the display will appear on the monitor when you open an app that is compatible with external monitors.
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How to Dry Out a Mac Book

Turn off the MacBook immediately after it gets wet and remove the power cord and any other cables attached to it.
Soak up any excess water on the computer as soon as possible with the paper towels.
Open the display and set it upside down on top of the paper towels. Roll a few paper towels into a ball and place them directly under the keyboard; this will help draw the water out of the computer.
Turn on the hair dryer and set the temperature to 'High' and the fan speed to 'Low.' Gently blow warm air to the underside of the MacBook to dry any residual liquid.
Leave the computer upside down overnight or for at least 24 hours to eliminate as much liquid as possible from the Macbook. Cross your fingers and turn on the Macbook after it has been left drying and hope you computer comes back to life.
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How to Replace Missing Keys on a Mac Laptop Keyboard

Note the model of your laptop to get the appropriate keys. Powerbooks, for example, have a variety of models, including the Wallstreet, Lombard and Pismo, the older black models. When the Powerbook changed to a silver color, the models included the Titanium---which has a black keyboard---and Aluminum.
Find a website that sells individual keys (see Resources) or eBay and order the appropriate keys.
Remove bad keys if they still are attached to the keyboard. All the keys are snapped into place, so just pull a key up to remove it. It will unsnap from what Apple calls the scissor or plunger. If the scissor is intact, but the key is missing, a new key will snap on over the scissor by pushing it down until it clicks.
Make sure your support scissors are still intact, as you will need them to place your key. Most individual keys come with the scissor part, so you can replace it at the same time as the key. Push each side of the scissor under the metal hook, one at a time. The scissor halves will then extend upward on either side. Whether you are replacing an old key or placing a new one, the scissors must be hooked into the old supports already found in the keyboard base. Use tweezers to steady the support scissor and connect it to the already-in-place scissor on the Mac keyboard.
Push the key down gently but firmly until it snaps into place.
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How to Keep a Mac From Overheating (4 Steps)

Download Apple's firmware fix to adjust your Mac's fan. Navigate to Apple's Firmware Update 1.3 Web page. Click on 'Download' on the right side of the page. Open your 'Downloads' file, and click on 'SMC Update.pkg.' Click 'Continue,' then 'Agree.' Click 'Install.' Restart your MacBook Pro.
Place your laptop on solid surfaces. If you use your laptop while it's sitting on soft surface, such as a pillow or blanket, the vents on the back of the MacBook may be blocked. This will cause the Mac to overheat.
Store your laptop in a cool, climate-controlled environment. Never leave your Mac in a hot car or in direct sunlight. When the electronic components get too hot, they won't perform correctly when you turn on your computer. This can cause the fan to malfunction.
Purchase a laptop cooler. If you spend hours at a time on your computer, a laptop cooler can help keep your Mac from overheating. Most laptop coolers are metal platforms that elevate your laptop off your work surface. They have incorporated fans that provide extra airflow to keep your laptop cool. Some require an electrical outlet to power the fans, while others plug into a USB port on your laptop.
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How to Get a Micro SD Card Unstuck From a Laptop

Pull the SD-to-Micro SD adapter out of the laptop’s compartment slot. Place the SD-to-Micro SD adapter on a table with the Micro SD card facing to the right.
Hold the SD-to-Micro SD adapter down on the table with your left hand. Hold the tweezers in your right hand.
Clamp the jaws of the tweezers on the end of the Micro SD card. Pull the Micro SD card out of the SD-to-Micro SD adapter with the tweezers.
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How to Connect Two MacBook Pros

Connect to a network, such as a switch or a router. The connection can be wired or wireless.
Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.
Click 'Sharing.'
Click to place a check mark next to 'File sharing.'
Click the plus sign under 'Shared Folders' to add a folder to share on the network.
Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
Click the 'Go' menu at the top of the screen, then click 'Network.'
Double-click the other MacBook Pro, and enter its username and password to connect to it and access its shared files.
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How to Install an Airport Card in a Mac Pro (8 Steps)

Unplug all cables from the Mac Pro. Pull up on the release lever at the back left corner of the Mac Pro and remove the side panel.
Pull the first and second hard drive bays out of the top of the Mac Pro. Set the two hard drive bays aside.
Place a bath towel on the floor. Set the Mac Pro on the bath towel with the open side facing up.
Insert the front of the Airport card into the Airport compartment slot that is directly beneath the open drive bays on the circuit board of the Mac Pro. Carefully bend the Airport card downward so that it is vertical to the Airport compartment slot.
Insert the two screws into the bottom of the Airport card with the Phillips jeweler’s screwdriver.
Pull the two antenna leads—in the upper left corner of the Airport compartment slot—towards you. Plug the top antenna lead into the top left corner connection on the Airport card. Plug the bottom antenna lead into the connection beneath the top left corner connection on the Airport card.
Pull the Bluetooth antenna lead—in the upper right corner of the Airport compartment slot—towards you. Plug the Bluetooth antenna lead into the connection below the bottom antenna lead.
Stand the Mac Pro upright again. Reinsert the two hard drive bays. Place the side panel back onto the Mac Pro. Push down on the release lever at the back of the computer. Reattach all of the cables.
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How to Restore System Preferences (14 Steps)

Click the 'Finder' button.
Click the 'System' button.
Click the 'Library' button.
Click on 'PreferencePanes' and try to locate your file in the menu.
Restore the file to the proper place on your computer if you find it.
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How to Mirror a Computer Display (8 Steps)

Turn off the computer to attach the second screen. You need to attach the second screen on the back of your desktop computer using the port adapter. Attach the port adapter to a USB outlet and attach the end of the monitor wire to the blue outlet at the end of the port adapter.
Turn on your computer when the second screen has been attached securely. Let the operating system load completely.
Place the cursor on the desktop background and right-click on the mouse. Select the 'Settings' option and choose the 'Display' option in the sub-menu. This can also be called 'Screen Resolutions' if you are running a newer operating system.
Enter the 'Properties' of the screen display information and proceed to enter the 'Settings' option to start the second screen installation.
Locate the image that shows two screens. The larger screen represents your original monitor because it is installed. The other screen is smaller because it has not been installed.
Click on the smaller screen to install it. Edit the second screen's settings so they match the first screen's settings. This will give both screens equal display quality.
Locate the 'Multiple Displays' drop-down menu. Select the 'Duplicate these displays' to make a mirrored display rather than an extended display. Click 'OK' to mirror the first display to the second screen and click 'Done' to finish the installation.
Turn on the second screen to view a mirrored computer display. The two screens are now identical.
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How to Play a Redbox DVD on a Laptop

Press the 'Eject' button on the side of your laptop to open the DVD drive.
Place the DVD in the drive, and listen for it to click into place.
Push the DVD slot in until it fully closes.
The DVD should start to play automatically. If it doesn't, click 'Start' and type 'Windows Media Player' in the Search field.
Click 'Windows Media Player' under Programs.
Click the DVD icon in the player library that appears on-screen. The DVD will begin to play.
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How to Pan in AutoCAD With a Touchpad Mac

Start AutoCAD and open your project.
Place two fingers on the touchpad and drag them to pan the project view. You can move your fingers in any direction, as long as both fingers remain on the trackpad.
Hold down the space bar, place one finger on the touchpad and drag it around to pan the project view. As when using the two-fingers method of panning, you can move your finger in any direction on the touchpad as long as you hold down the space bar.
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How to Change the Title of an Untitled CD

Locate your CD tray. Most CD trays on desktop computers are at the top of the computer deck. On laptops, the CD tray is on the side.
Open your CD tray. Most CD trays have a small button on them or near them which you push slightly to open the tray.
Place your CD securely on the opened CD tray.
Close the CD tray. Be careful not to close it too forcefully.
Wait a moment for your computer to recognize the CD.
Move your mouse to 'Start' at the lower left-hand corner of your Windows screen.
Click on 'Start.' The Windows main menu pops up. Scroll to 'Computer' on the right-hand side. A window opens with the available drives on it. You should see your disc as 'Untitled' in this list.
Highlight 'Untitled' by clicking on it once. Right-click on it. On the right-click menu, scroll down to 'Rename' and left-click. This highlights the 'Untitled' name so you can rename it.
Type in the new name for your CD. Press 'Enter' when you are done typing. You have renamed your untitled CD.
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How to Rename Albums in My iPad Photos (6 Steps)

Locate the main photo folder that you have synced with the iPad device on the computer's hard drive. The name and location of this folder will vary between users. Once you have located the main folder, double-click on the folder to view the photo album folders stored inside.
Click on one of the photo album folders to highlight it. Click the name of the photo album folder to place the mouse cursor in the folder's name edit box. Press the 'Delete' key to delete the current folder's title.
Enter a new name for the photo album folder in the space provided. When you are finished, press the 'Enter' key to save the changes.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for any other photo album folders that you want to rename.
Connect the iPad to the computer via the USB connection cable that came with the device and double-click the iTunes application icon to launch the application.
Click on the iPad device beneath the 'Devices' heading in the iTunes application window. Click the 'Sync' button to sync the new photo album names with the device. After the syncing process is finished, the albums will appear on the iPad with their new names.
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How to Unzoom My Desktop on a Mac

Press 'CTRL.'
Place a finger on the scroll wheel of your mouse.
Scroll the wheel backward to decrease the zoom of your desktop.
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How to Connect a MacBook to a TV for Netflix (5 Steps)

Plug the male Mini DisplayPort end of the Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter into the Mini DisplayPort on the side of the MacBook computer.
Plug one end of the HDMI cable into the female HDMI port end of the Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter. Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI port on the back of the television.
Click the 'Apple' icon in the computer's menu bar and select the 'System Preferences' option. Click the 'Displays' option listed beneath the 'Hardware' heading. Click the 'Arrangement' tab and place a check mark next to the 'Mirror' displays option. The MacBook computer's desktop will now be mirrored onto the television.
Open the computer's Web browser and navigate to the Netflix login page. Type your Netflix email address and password in the spaces provided and click the 'Continue' button to sign into your account.
Click on the instant stream movie you want to view on the television. Once the movie starts playing, click the 'Full Screen' button to have the movie appear full screen on the television.
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How to Get Different Dreams in the Inception App

Press the “Home” button below the touch-sensitive display of your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
Tap the “Inception” icon to launch the app. A welcome screen appears.
Tap the “Induce” button, marked with an icon of arrows below the “Welcome” message to induce the first dreamworld, the “Reverie Dream.” The “Reverie Dream” takes sounds from your environment, including background noises and things that you say, and incorporates them into a soundscape.
Tap the screen when you are finished exploring the “Reverie Dream.” Unlabeled black tiles appear on the screen.
Tap any black tile to read details about it and to learn how to unlock it. For example, tap one of the upper black tiles to access the “Quiet Dream” dream, and then go to a quiet place and remain still. Your device senses when it has stopped moving and that the location is quiet, and then begins playing the “Quiet Dream,” which includes soundscapes that were not used in the theatrical release of the movie “Inception.” When you move, the device senses motion and stops the dream.
Go to an airport with your device and launch the Inception app while waiting for a plane. Tap the unlabeled black tile at the top left of the screen, and then tap the “Induce” button to begin the “Airport Dream.” The “Airport Dream” takes sounds from the airport and turns them into a rhythmic soundtrack for the dream.
Meet up with at least one other person who is running the Inception app on an iOS device and then both of you tap the long thin black tile at the top of the screen of your devices to access the “Shared Dream.” Both of you tap the “Induce” button. You will hear a special version of the “Run” theme from the Inception soundtrack. When four people get together with iOS devices and play this dream, the music becomes more dramatic.
Press the “Home” button on your device, then tap “Settings” when you want to get the “Africa Dream.” Tap “Location Services,” and then tap the “Location Services” option to “On.” Tap the “Inception” option to “On.” Take your device with you and travel to the continent of Africa. Your device uses location services to detect when you have reached Africa. Tap the bottom left unlabeled tile to start the “Africa Dream,” and then tap the “Induce” button. This dream only works when you are physically somewhere on the continent of Africa with location services enabled on your device. The “Africa Dream” app combines sounds picked up from your location in Africa with sounds from the “We Built Our Own World” theme from the Inception movie.
Wait for a full moon, then tap an unlabeled black tile in the middle row at the top of the screen, and then tap the “Induce” button to enable the “Full Moon Dream” any time between sunset and sunrise. This dream features sounds from an unreleased mix of the “Mal” theme from the Inception movie.
Get in a vehicle and travel at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour, and then tap the unlabeled black tile at the upper right side of the screen, and then tap the “Induce” button to begin the “Traveling Dream.” This dream mixes sounds from the “Time” theme from the Inception movie with sounds picked up by the device as you move quickly.
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How to Import Contacts From Webmail and Outlook

Open Microsoft Outlook. Select 'File,' 'Import and Export.'
Select 'Export to a File,' 'Next.' Select 'Comma Separated Values (Windows)' and click 'Next.'
Select 'Contacts' and click 'Next.' Select a place on your computer to save the file, name it and select 'OK,' 'Next,' 'Finish.' You now have a CSV file on your computer with all your Outlook contacts.
Log in to your webmail account and select 'Contacts.' Select the 'Import Contacts' option. This setting varies by webmail service, so be sure to refer to your specific provider's help files.
Browse for the CSV file on your desktop (created and saved in Step 3).
Select 'Import Contacts' to import the contacts to your webmail.
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How to Reinstall OS X on a New Internal Hard Drive on a MacBook

Place the Mac OS X Install DVD into the computer’s disc drive and restart. The computer will launch into the Mac OS X Installer from the DVD.
Select “Continue” at the main screen. Select your language and the license agreement.
Select your computer’s new hard drive as the destination for the installation.
Select “Install.” Follow any on-screen prompts.
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