How to Change the Registered Name of a MacBook

Go to the “Apple” menu and open “System Preferences.” In the window, select “Accounts.” Press on the lock-shaped icon in the lower left corner of the screen. Enter your password in the on-screen prompt.
Change the user name on the account by typing the desired name into the text box. Change the password, if desired, by pressing on the “Change Password” button.
Press the “Show All” button at the top of the window to return to the main System Preferences screen. Click on the “Sharing” button.
Change the computer name and the local network name for the computer. Enter the desired name for the computer in the text box. Press “Edit” to change the name as it appears on the local network. After you are finished, prevent further changes by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
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How to Get Free Tethering With Cydia (6 Steps)

Tap the Cydia icon on your jailbroken iPhone to launch the application; then tap the 'Search' tab at the bottom of the default screen to open the Search screen.
Type 'PdaNet' into the Search window at the top of the screen and tap'Search.' The search result will return PdaNet in an application listing.
Tap the PdaNet listing and then tap 'Install.' The PdaNet application will automatically download and install onto your iPhone.
Click 'System Preference' on your computer and then click the 'Create Network' option. You will need to create a name for your network. This is the network that will be used to connect the computer to the Internet via your iPhone.
Tap the 'Settings' icon on your iPhone; then tap the 'General' and the 'Wi-Fi Networks' option. Tap the name of the network you just created on your computer.
Tap the PdaNet icon on the Home screen to launch the application; then slide the 'On/Off' button at the bottom of the screen to 'ON.' The message 'Wi-Fi Router is On' will appear.
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How to Tell If My iPad Is Charged

Connect your iPad to a wall charger or high-speed USB port.
Look at the screen without touching anything. You should see a green bar that shows your iPad's charging status. When the green bar is 100 percent full, your iPad is fully charged.
Press the home button and look in the top right corner of your iPad's screen. You will a see a number followed by the '%' sign. This is the amount of charge your iPad has. When you the charge is at '100%' your iPad is fully charged.
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How to Set a Password on a MacBook (6 Steps)

Click the 'Apple' logo in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Click 'System Preferences.'
Click 'Accounts.'
Click 'Change password.'
Enter the old password, if any, and enter the new password into both the 'New password' and 'Verify' boxes.
Enter a password hint, if desired, and click the 'Change Password' button. The changes take effect immediately.
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How to Enable Wi

Access the Wi-Fi setting on your iPad. From the home screen, tap the Settings icon and then Wi-Fi.
Enable Wi-Fi. Use the slider to turn Wi-Fi on. Wait for the available networks to appear below.
Choose a network with which to connect. Wi-Fi is enabled. You can choose a network on this screen to connect to whenever you want to get online and there's a network in range. You might need to enter a code or security key if the network is secured. Just tap the network to connect.
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How to Reinstall Photo

Insert disc one from your Mac OS software bundle into the computers optical drive. Disc one is labeled as the 'Mac OS X Install DVD.'
Double-click the 'Optional installs' folder on the Mac OS X install pop up menu. The menu will automatically pop up once you have inserted the disc into the optical drive.
Double-click the 'Optional installs installer' on the next window. When the optional installs installer screen pops up, click 'Continue.'
Click 'Continue' on the software license screen. Read through the terms of agreement on the next page and click 'Agree' when you are finished and agree to accept the terms.
Click 'Photo Booth' as the item you want to install. To reveal the full list of programs, click the triangle icon next to 'Applications.' Click to check the box next to Photo Booth then click 'Continue.'
Modify the install location on the next screen if you wish to designate a different location. Once finished, click 'Continue.' When prompted, enter in your administrator password and click 'Install.'
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How to Change the Default Wi

Launch 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen.
Select the 'Network' preference pane and click on the 'Advanced' button.
Drag the available networks in the 'Preferred networks' window to their desired order of importance. The network on the top of the list will always be the default Wi-Fi network when available.
Click on 'OK' to exit the screen and click on 'Apply' to save your changes.
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How to Change Color Depth (5 Steps)

Right-click on the open portion of the Windows XP desktop, choosing 'Properties.' Next, select the 'Settings' tab item. A drop-down menu will appear listing your choices for 'Color Quality.'
Changing the screen resolution within the 'Settings' area will affect the range of choices available within the 'Color Quality' drop-down. Depending on how much graphic memory is available, the range of color-depth possibilities could shrink. Reducing screen resolution does the opposite.
Vista users should click on the 'Start' button. Click on 'Control Panel.' Click 'Appearance and Personalization.' Choose 'Personalization' and select 'Display Settings.' Pick the 'Colors' drop-down menu, selecting the highest available color-depth (often 32-bit).
Mac OSX users should select the 'System Preferences' item under the Apple menu. Pick the 'Displays' icon. Choose a preferred screen resolution under the 'Resolutions' area, then select the number of colors to display under the 'Colors' item.
CRT display users should proceed as was explained for LCD users.
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How to Invert Color on a MacBook Pro Monitor (7 Steps)

Click the 'Apple' menu at the top of the screen and then click 'System Preferences.'
Click 'Universal Access' in the 'System Preferences' window.
Click 'Seeing' in the 'Universal Access' window to view a list of visual options.
Click 'White On Black' in the 'Display' section of the window to invert the color of the display.
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How to Switch iTunes Accounts for the iPad

Tap 'Settings' on your home screen. You'll see a navigation pane on the left and a main pane on the right.
Tap 'Store' on the left pane. The main pane will show an 'Apple ID' button with a specific iTunes store account ID.
Tap the 'Apple ID' button and select 'Sign Out.' The button will now read 'Sign In.'
Tap the 'Sign In' button. Select 'Use Existing Apple ID' and then type in the alternative Apple ID and password in the pop-up dialog box.
Tap 'OK.' The 'Apple ID' button will now display a different iTunes Store account ID, indicating that you have successfully switched to another iTunes Store account
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How to Block Email Addresses in AOL

Browse to AOL.com and log into your webmail account.
Click 'Settings' on the top portion of the screen.
Click 'Spam Controls.'
Click the menu next to 'Spam Filters by Address,' and click 'Custom.'
Click the radio button labeled 'Block mail from,' then enter an email address in the box immediately below it. Click the green plus sign icon to add the filter. Add as many email addresses as you like, clicking the plus sign after each one.
Click 'Save' to make your new filter settings permanent.
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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.
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How to Use a Macbook Webcam on Messenger

Launch the messenger program you are using. Examples include Yahoo Messenger, iChat, MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Enter your user name and password and click 'Sign in.'
Wait for your contacts or buddy list to load. Look for a 'video camera icon' next to the screen name of the friend you want to video chat with. If you do not see an icon, this may mean the user does not have video chatting capabilities.
Right-click on the screen name and select 'Start video chat' or 'Video.' If the option is not available, double click on the screen name to open a new instant message window and click the 'Video' option in the window.
Wait for the person to accept the video chat invitation. If the person accepts, a video window will appear and the Macbook's built in iSight camera will automatically turn on and begin streaming live video.
Exit the video chat by closing the instant message window or clicking 'Disconnect' or 'End video.'
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Can You Underline Text in an iPad?

Open the 'Mail' app on your iPad and tap the new message icon, which resembles a square with a pencil in it.
Tap in a text field and use the on-screen keyboard to type some text.
Double-tap a word to highlight it. Tap one of the grab points and drag it to select a larger block of text. When you're done highlighting, lift your finger.
Tap the arrow in the bar above the selected text. Tap 'B/I/U' and select 'Underline' to underline the highlighted words. You may not need to tap the arrow if the highlighted passage is long enough; in this case, the 'B/I/U' option displays automatically.
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How to Control the Backlight on an iPad (6 Steps)

Tap the 'Settings' icon on the iPad's home screen. Select 'Wallpapers & Brightness.'
Slide the 'Auto-Brightness' switch to 'Off.'
Drag the slider left to dim the screen's brightness. Drag the slider right to brighten the screen.
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How to Find PID for Kindle iPhone App (9 Steps)

Click on 'Settings' option on the home screen of your Kindle.
Enter '411.' This will pull up a hidden screen where factory settings are monitored. One of the items there will be a 16-digit case-sensitive serial number for your Kindle.
Copy down this 16-digit code for later use.
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How to Change Your Nickname on Apple Game Center

Tap the “Game Center” icon on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad device.
Tap the “Account” button on the main screen. Your email address is listed on this button.
Tap “View Account” when asked what you want to do with the account.
Scroll down and tap the “Nickname” button under “Game Center Identity.”
Type in a new nickname for your Apple Game Center account.
Tap “Go” to complete the process of changing your Game Center nickname.
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How to Make a Screensaver for a Mac (5 Steps)

Open your finder by clicking on your hard drive icon. Click on 'Pictures,' open 'file' and click on 'New Folder.' 'Untitled folder' will appear under Pictures. Click on the folder and name it 'My Screen Saver.'
Drag as many photos and pictures that you would like to include in your screen saver to your new folder. If you would like the screen saver to play in a particular order, then arrange the photos from top to bottom in the folder according to the desired order (top photo is first); otherwise, the order does not matter.
Click on the Apple icon on the top left side of your screen. Click on 'System Preferences.' Click on 'Desktop and Screen savers.' Click on 'Screen Saver.' There will be a list of different folders under 'Screen Savers.' If your folder 'My Screen Saver' is not on the list, then click on the + button, and add that folder by clicking on 'Pictures' and then 'My Screen Saver.'
Click on 'My Screen Saver.' Your pictures should begin to show in the preview window. Below the preview window is a list of options you can use to customize your screen saver.
Adjust the 'Start screen saver' option by dragging the arrow to the appropriate length of inactivity needed for the screen saver to begin to play. Click on the 'Display Style' bar to select how you would like the pictures to be played (one after another, spinning in one after another, or beginning from one corner and showing the whole set). You can further customize your screen saver by selecting 'Options' and choosing 'random order,' 'cross-fade between slides,' 'zoom back and forth,' 'crop slides to fill screen' or 'keep sides centered.' Set your options and quit System Preferences.
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How to Play Minecraft on an iPad (6 Steps)

Go to your iPad home screen and tap the 'Minecraft' icon to play the game.
Tap the 'Play' button from the title screen to play by yourself.
Select a world from the list of choices. If you do not see any worlds or wish to create a new world, tap the 'New' button and tap 'Generate World' after optionally adjusting the settings and picking either the Creative or Survival modes.
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How to Reset the Game 'My Town' on My iPod Touch

Access the menu and select 'Quit.' If you are unable to do this, press the home screen button to close the game and return to the home screen.
Scroll through you applications pages until you find 'My Town.'
Tap the 'My Town' icon to re-open the game.
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