How to Transfer Video From DirecTV DVR to a Mac

Set your DirectTV DVR to record the program that you are interested in viewing. This will allow the show you want to transfer to be recorded as a digital video file on your DVR.
Connect the audio and video transmitter device to the 'SAT Out' output on your DirectTV DVR. This device allows for a smooth and high-quality transition. Any device that will allow a streaming signal to capture the digital video from the DVR and send it to your Mac will work. There are very few devices created for this purpose on the market.
Connect the FireWire cable from the FireWire output on the video and audio DVR transmitter device to the FireWire input on your Mac. This will allow the device that just downloaded the video file from the DVR to transfer that file in a usable form to your Mac computer for viewing.
Check the file that is created on your Mac to make sure the video and audio transferred from the DVR to the final file now on your Mac. Sometimes video or audio can get distorted in the transfer and before the cables are disconnected a test will save time and hassle.
Load the file in the video player installed on your Mac computer and enjoy the recorded DVR file on your computer.
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How to Convert Vinyl Records to CD on a Mac

Connect the turntable record player to the computer's audio input. This will likely require an RCA-to-mini stereo cable, with the red/white RCA jacks plugged into the turntable's output.
Go to 'Sound' in 'System Preferences' and click on the Input tab, then select 'Line In' in the list below.
Open up GarageBand, or download, install and open a conversion program.
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How to Play With Subtitles in iTunes (6 Steps)

Launch iTunes on your computer.
Click 'Edit' at the top of the iTunes window.
Click 'Preferences.'
Click 'Playback.'
Click the 'Subtitle Language' pull-down menu and then click a language. Click 'OK' to save the change. Now subtitles will appear when you play a video in iTunes that comes with subtitles.
Move the pointer over a movie while it is playing and hold it until the iTunes controls appear, and then click the 'Subtitles' button to toggle subtitles on and off. The 'Subtitles' button looks like a cartoon speech balloon.
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How to Make an iPhone 3G Into a Wi

Click the 'Settings' icons on your iPhone 3G and then click the 'General' option.
Click the 'Network' icon and then click on the 'Personal Hotspot' icon.
Click the 'On' icon under 'Personal Hotspot' to enable the hotspot.
Pair your phone with the Bluetooth device that you want to share the Internet connection with. Click the 'Bluetooth' icon at the top of the menu to click 'Discoverable.'
Go to the device you want to access the connection with and enable Bluetooth. Select your iPhone to pair the two devices.
Go to the Internet settings on the device that you want to access the Internet on and select Bluetooth as the connection.
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How to Hook Up a MacBook to the Television

Connect the mini-DVI cable to the mini-DVI port on your MacBook.
Plug the S-video cable from the port on the television to the mini-DVI adapter in your MacBook.
Connect the headphone cable from the headphone port on the MacBook to the headphone port on the television.
Turn on your TV and select the S-Video input.
Turn on your MacBook.
Open System Preferences and click on 'Displays.'
Click 'Detect Displays.'
Click 'Mirror Displays.' Your laptop screen will now appear on both the laptop and television.
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My MacBook Won't Power On

Turn your computer off and disconnect any devices connecting to your computer, including a printer and your mouse. Keep the computer off for several minutes, then try turning it on again.
Check the battery level to your computer. On the side of your MacBook will be a tiny, circle button. Press the button in to test the battery. If all, or a couple, of the tiny lights glow green it does have battery life. However, if one light is blinking it needs to be charged.
Check out your MagSafe port and the battery adapter. Because the MacBook's battery port is magnetic, something could have gotten stuck inside of the port. Make sure the inside of the port is cleaned and cleared of debris. Take a look at the adapter, as well. Make sure the prongs, or pins, are not missing or broken. A broken adapter or dirty port will not be able to charge your MacBook properly.
Restart the computer by pressing Control, Command and the Power Button all at the same time. Hold all three buttons down for three seconds.
Schedule your MacBook for a service appointment with an Apple retailer or electronic/computer specialist if none of the above troubleshooting techniques do not work.
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How to Set Up a Server for a Mac

Install the hard drives in the server Mac. Mac Pros have four hard drive bays, so you can set up a variety of combinations. To use it as both a data server and a backup server, install two independent hard drives and two RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) hard drives. The separate hard drives will be used for central data storage--things like photo collections--while the RAID drives will back up the system.
Install the RAID card into the Mac Pro. This will allow two of the hard drives to mirror each other, thus creating redundancy in data backup. Everything stored on one of the hard drives also will be stored on the other, so if one fails or develops a fault, the other will keep your data safe.
Set up the network. Macs usually have Airport Extreme (just Airport on older Macs) cards in them already. Mac Pros offer it as an option during purchase, but you can add one later, too. You will need a wireless router. Apple's Airport works best, but you can use less expensive models, such as those made by Belkin. Some routers don't work as well with Macs, such as Linksys and Netgear. If you have one of these already, try it, but if you don't, go with an Airport or Belkin.
Install Mac OS X Server software on the Mac Pro. Once installed, you can set up user groups, determine access and create the server itself using the two independent hard drives. You can add new Macs as you acquire them and give them access to the central data in the server.
Use Time Machine as your backup software for the server. Time Machine started shipping with Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard, and continues to ship with Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. It's a very basic backup program that will activate when you tell it to and only back up what's new on the system. You can set it up for different times on each Mac, so they don't conflict.
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