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Formatting external hard drive for the Mac

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“I recently bought a Western Digital Passport external hard drive and plan on using it for my Mac. On the box it says the hard drive needs to be formatted for the Mac. How do I format the external hard drive for the Mac?” 1. Plug the external hard drive into your Mac via USB. […]

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How to download your Google Plus photos

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“I want to delete my Google+ account but I want to keep the photos. How do I download my pictures from Google Plus?” 1. Log into your Google Plus account. Head over to Google Takeout. 2. A list of Google Services is available here. Click on the ‘Choose Services’ button. 3. Find and click on […]

How to switch players in GTA 5

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“How do you change players in GTA V? I was doing the mission Three’s Company and had to switch characters but I completely forgot how to do it so I kept failing. I’m using the Xbox 360 controller.” Switching Players in Grand Theft Auto 5: 1. While inside the game press and hold ‘down’ on […]

How to record your screen using QuickTime for the Mac

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“How do I record my screen for the Mac? Is there a good free screen recording software?” Believe it or not the Mac has a pretty good built in screen recorder. Quicktime on the Mac allows you to capture your screen easily and without paying for third-party applications. This is a great tool for training […]

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No Save As in Preview Mountain Lion

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“I bought a new Macbook with Mountain Lion and when I go to use Preview I like to compress my images down to save files size by using the ‘SAVE AS’ and changing it to JPEG. But I don’t see Save As anywhere. Is there no save as in Mountain Lion?” Apple changed the Preview […]

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How to remove your real name from Youtube

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“How do I hide my real name and use a user name for my Youtube account?” 1. Log into your Youtube account. 2. Go to the top-right corner of the page and click on your ‘Profile’ image. Select ‘Youtube Settings’ (or ‘Settings’ if you don’t have Google+ connected) from the drop down menu. 3. On […]

Changing scroll direction on Mac

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“I recently updated my Mac from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. After the install I immediately noticed the scrolling changed on my Macbook trackpad, it is now reversed. How do I change the scrolling back to the way it was?” 1. Tap the Apple logo in the upper left corner and select ‘System Preference’ from […]

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How to unfollow someone on Twitter

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“I’m new to this Twitter thing. How do I unfollow someone on Twitter? 1. Log into your Twitter account. 2. Head over to the top-left side of the page. Inside your profile box click on ‘Following’. 3. You’ll see a list of people you are following on this page. To unfollow someone simply hover your […]

How to uninstall Facebook apps

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“How do I remove apps I no longer use on Facebook? Is there a way to delete them?” How to uninstall Facebook apps (from the browser): 1. Sign into your Facebook account. 2. On the left side of the page, click on the ‘App Center’ icon. 3. Inside the App Center, on the left-hand menu […]

How to disable Windows 8 startup programs

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“My Windows 8 computer boots up really slow. How do you remove programs from starting during boot up?” The more programs you have installed the more programs you’ll have starting up during boots. This can really slow down your PC during bootups. One way to solve this problem is to stop programs from starting up […]