Help for a mac newbie.......

hello all. i recently purchased a used MBA original 1.6Ghz intel core 2-duo 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, running MAC OSX Lion 10.7.3 (11D50b). its my first macbook. the issue i have is that i cannot input my own password, ie, when i go to input a new password it asks for the old password, something i dont have! i have tried to contact the seller, but am having no joy. how do i reset the entire macbook, to a point were i can set my own password. even to a point were it is like a new purchase, so that i may set it up how i want it, with my own passwords,settings, apps, programmes etc. Thanks

Use the install DVD for that MacBook Air to erase and Install the operating system. When you do that then you can enter your own password.
Missed your saying your on Lion change that to read boot from the Recovery Partiton by hold down Command = R as you boot.
Allan

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Hi all,
I just got my lovely MacBook Pro yesterday... and could use some help with these 2 problems...
1 - on my Windows PC I have a VPN connection to 1 of my clients. When I tried to set it up on the Mac it's asking for an IPSEC shared secret? Is there any way to disable this requirement, or does my client have to set a key on his server?
2 - I am having a problem connecting to my windows laptop through my home network...if I enable the Guest account on windows XP, the MacBook connects no problem. If however [as I really want to] I try to connect as a "proper" user with username and password, the Mac keeps telling me the username or password is wrong...which it definitely isn't!
My thought is regarding the "domain"...I don't have one set up at home...just a workgroup called "home"...so when I try to login I am only typing in the username...the tooltip for the usernae field says domain\username...do I need to put anything here for domain, and if I do, what...as there isnt one!
Thanks,
Nige

Try my post
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Safari display help for a Mac newbie!

Hi everyone,
I have never used Macs before so I hope this question isn't too ridiculous...!
When using Safari, all the web pages I open are either half or three-quarters the size of the screen even when I use the little plus (maximize) button in the top left hand corner.
Only one page has ever fitted the full screen. Is there any way to make all pages opened with safari full-screen size? I've fiddled around with the settings but to no avail...
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The easiest way I have found to do this is to high light and drag the following java script to your bookmarks menu bar. Name it any thing you want. I called mine re-size. Click it and it will expand the window full page. It works with Safari 2, safari 3 beta, FireFox, Omni-wed, and SeaMonkey.
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Purchasing help for the mac

hi all.
new to mac and relatively new to adobe. hoping for some guidance.
i run a small design build firm and recently ported to the mac os while still running a couple of boot camp installs of windows and parallels with windows 7 on the laptop. I am currently using Aperture to get my images organized and have been reasonably happy with it.
i am in need of a "poster - workflow" using something like indesign but i am sure i could also use photoshop (which I am familiar with) and illustrator (for various vector manipulations i imagine). i'll also be doing some modest print material, keynote presentations and i have a wordpress website/blog and will be updating a very old blog at some point in the future. i would also /love/ to have a way to manipulate 3D files into my print work in creative ways.
can anyone give me the lowdown as to whether I should be buying the InDesign CS5 Suite that includes Photoshop, ID and AI (for the mac) and whether I need to look at Acrobat 3D (for Wind 7 because there is no Mac option for this)?
I mention some tangential issues in case anyone can offer tangential advice and apologies if this is not exactly the right forum as I am just getting started on figuring out where to enter the discussion over here.
TIA for any help.
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thanks very much John.
sorry, i have been trying to work my way through the mud over here.
so the "poster workflow" would be something along the lines of a 24 x 36 inch set of poster boards for a competition and I'd ideally like to be able to set the images, update them and then have the poster update. I had a really pleasant experience with the ID demo a number of months ago so I'm totally sold on ID.
i also do a lot of 3D modeling and expect to include "vector-based" images in some of these presentations. since i am familiar with photoshop i am also sold on photoshop. i've been on the mac for a year and a half and editing images has been a mess quite frankly without it. so i'm hoping to solve a number of problems.
do you by any chance have any experience with the mac?
i mean, i guess "CS5.5" is the suite of products mentioned above is that right? do i have any deals that i can work if i purchase this (pricewise)? I don't think I can hold off until 2Q 2012 which I assume means somewhere around March?
Anyway, the other issue is that I am organizing images in Aperture and I can't quite figure out if I get a more economical workflow by moving to something like Lightroom. It would be great to not have to always export images out of aperture to get them into the AI, ID, Photoshop workflow. But I am not sure how Lightroom works with these three, either.
Lastly, my look at Acrobat 3D /seemed/ like it was pretty robust. It appears that I can insert a 3D model into a pdf document and let others rotate it around in real time. It also appeared that it would let me do an "exploded axonometric" in a rather easy manner. the pain for me here is if it is only available on the windows platform.
anyway, i realize some of this is rather specialized and that some of it is rather obtuse as I try and hack my way forward.
any advice you can offer I'd be grateful for...
regards.

I wanna help for advance mac and more product on iran

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Perhaps you could write to Apple at Apple, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
USA and see if they have any materials that they could send you. Otherwise, I don't know if you have access to Facebook or something like that, you could set up a site there? What most people do though, is get together a user's group and meet to discuss all things Apple.

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basically i want to buy a mac from the US but i live in england. so it will be posted to a friends auntie in the us and then was going to have her send it to me. but i heard there is high tax price to send it across. so does anyone have any idea how much it will cost? or has someone else done this before? thanks for any advice.

It's a simple matter to call UPS or Federal Express and find out what the shipping costs would be from the US to you. Call your customs office and find out what the duty, import taxes, and VAT would cost.
As Ned has said you will not have a UK configured machine which also means a US keyboard, US version of OS X installed, etc.
You will pay US shipping to your relative's location and US sales tax which averages around 7%. For a Mac Pro's basic price the sales tax will be roughly $175.00 USD and shipping another $40 USD. That totals about $215 USD or around 110 pounds. You will then pay VAT and import taxes plus shipping to the UK which I'm pretty sure will run more than 90 pounds total.
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Airport Question for a Mac Newbie

I just got a Macbook Pro and I also bought the Airport Extreme. When I click on the Airport Icon I can see about 15 or so different networks at any given time. I have a 2 part question. First how do I know which network/router is mine? How can I rename the network that is listed? I am very new to Mac's and wireless networking. I just want to make sure that I have protected my network properly. I set up a password for WAP is that all I need to do? One last thing, is there anyway I can make sure that I am protected properly? Thanks Much!!!
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A question eh? My counting must be off I see at least 4 question marks...
You know which router is yours because you set it up and named it. If you still can't figure it out you should pick a better name. When you click on your network and type in your password you should be able to connect.
To rename a network you will need to connect to it and run the AirPort Admin Utility which is location in the "Utilities" folder in your "Applications" folder.
If by WAP you mean WPA then you are off to a great start. When you picked the password I hope you didn't make it too easy to guess. Try putting numbers, letters and symbols in it and you should make it at least 16 charaters long to be sure that you are safe (I use 24 characters).
I would suggest looking at this tutorial from Apple - it might help answer some questions and should give you a better understanding:
http://www.apple.com/support/panther/tutorials/internet/index.html

I need HELP!! Mac newb.....

Hello, well this is my fist post here. I'm Carlos, and I'm a PC user who just had his pc crash and loose all the files... So yeah, a few months ago I got to set up the recording interface for a friend of mine in her iBook G4 since she is technologicaly challenged. Well I fell in loved with the blasted white machine and its OS but I wasn't sure why should I make the change if I had no probs with Windows, even if my bro did, and my dad. So now I want a Mac, either the 17"iMac or the 1.83GHz MBP since thats as far as the budget goes.
I'm a musicican, I was amazed at the quality of Garageband, I currently use Magix Music Studio Delux 2005, which has a buttload of features, mroe than Garageband, but it sounds cheaper than Garageband, so yeah, I'll be using this computer for recording and for 3D modeling and rendering proto-types for guitars and other gizmos of the sort, this is my goal in life, to be an engineer and to use my abilities to build gutiars. There will be no gaming done, just Music, and 3D stuff :P. This is the last computer I'll have for at least a few years so I want to make the right desicion.
Which one, or if you guys have a better suggestion, do you recomend?
Thanks in advance for the help. Sorry for the long post and the spelling errors, I'm sorta in a hurry to watch the De La Hoya and Mayorga fight!!
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Here's my 2 cents.
I'm a musician as well, as a hobby. I have the 20" iMac and I would suggest that you go with the iMac instead of the MacBook Pro. You have a lot more "BANG" for your money. MacBook Pro is for those who likes to take their "studio" out and about. If you're going to use it on the "road" a lot, then go with the MacBook Pro.
Before I forget, if you're a student, they do off a little bit of a discount if you are a student. And I think you can get Logic Pro 7 for a little cheaper as well. Might work in your favor.
I agree with other posts that you want to invest in more RAM. Makes the MAC runs a lot "smoother"...not that it's not already smooth and fine!
Again, I'd go for the 20" and maybe an external monitor if you're going to do a lot of graphics work. Having dual monitor helps with workflow a lot...and in music production as well. 256MB video as well if you're planning to do a lot of graphics work. But for now, most high-end graphics software are not Universal Binary yet...but it'll come.
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Help For a (Somewhat) Newbie

First, with all the Posts I see here, this topic may very well have already been covered, so I apologize in advance if it has.
I recently purchased a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router. I am currently using a Linksys BEFSR41 (wired) Router, so I am somewhat familiar with how they work.
I purchased the Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router so that I could connect with my Son's Dell Laptop (wirelessly). Right now, there's a 50 foot cable leading from the BEFSR41 to his bedroom.
The BEFSR41 installed flawlessly, as I recall. Just hook the cable modem to the proper port, 1 cable to my computer, and 1 to his, install the software, and it works flawlessly.
When I tried to install the WRT54G, I ran the software, hooked the cable modem to the [proper] port, then hooked the cable to my computer and.....NOTHING! No cable connection, Zilch! I even tried using the Network Connection Wizard (WinXP w/ all current SP's).
One thing I didn't do. I didn't purchase a separate network or USB antenna for the laptop, as it has wireless networking built in. Second, I'm using "Pure Networks Port Magic," a little gift which materialized from AOHell at some point in time.
I've never gone into the inner workings of either Router, other than type the classic 132.168.1.1 or whatever just to see what was in there. I've never "tinkered" with any of the settings.
Any help appreciated. The directions seem pretty straightforward and lead me to believe that it practically sets itself up.
Bob

Many cable ISPs lock down the internet connection to a single device at a time. For that they remember the MAC address of the router or computer which is connected to the modem. They usually reset this after some time of inactivity or sometimes when you power down and up everything again.
Thus you could just power down everything and wait a night to see if the WRT connects then.
The alternative is to change the MAC address on the WRT to the MAC address of the BEF. You can use the MAC address clone function in the router through http://192.168.1.1/ Clone the MAC address of the BEF which should be printed underneath the router.
Another alternative could be to set the WRT up as access point behind the BEF. (Be sure to deactivate the MAC address clone on the WRT again if you tried it before!) See this post for how to setup the WRT as access point behind the BEF.
This kind of setup has the advantage for you that you are more free to position the WRT in the best location for your whole home.
As you are running a cable at the moment anyway: if your son does some gaming or other bandwidth intensive things he will probably more happy with the wired connection than the wireless. Depending on the obstacles between router and computer and other wireless networks in the proximity the wireless signal can degrade quickly leaving you with 1 Mb/s or less. For any online game that will be not enough...

Printing help for new MAC user

I am a new MAC user trying convince myself this is better than a PC. I have been trying to 3 hours to figure out how to print in color with a document I've created in Pages. I am connected to a HP Photosmart wireless printer. Can someone help me?

jersey45 wrote:
I am a new MAC user trying convince myself this is better than a PC. I have been trying to 3 hours to figure out how to print in color with a document I've created in Pages. I am connected to a HP Photosmart wireless printer. Can someone help me?
Hi jersey,
Welcome to Apple Discussions and the Pages '09 forum.
Is this strictly a Pages/HP Photosmart issue, or do other applications share this inability to print in colour to this printer?
About the only advice I can offer is to:
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Check the HP site for any updated drivers for your printer. Download and install if any are found.
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Check the printer's settings in the Print dialogue. Your printer may offer the choice, here or in it's utility application, to print using only the black toner cartridge.
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Try opening Pages from a different user account, and printing a new document from there. Success would indicate the issue lies in your user account, probably in a corrupted Pages preference (.plist) file.Go back to your usual account, locate the file and drag it to the trash. Try printing again from your usual account.
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Help for a mac beginner?

A few years ago i was given a Blue & White PowerMac G3 as part of my "severance" when the web-dev company I worked for went out of business. It's been hanging around unused since then. I'm looking to use it strictly for writing projects and email -- nothing fancy. But I need to do some upgrades on it just to get the internet hookup. What route do I need to go to be able to get online and run MS Office 2001? Thanks for your help!
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B/W PowerMac G3
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Hi, Brooklynmambo -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
But I need to do some upgrades on it just to get the internet hookup.
What might those be?
There are many folk still running OS 8.6 who have no problem getting on line, even using DSL. If your ISP has some specific requirements, please advise what those might be.
The first thing to do, while it still has OS 8.6 on it, is to make sure the firmware on it has been updated. It is needful to do that before any late versions of OS 9 can be installed, and before installing OSX. You can download the applicable firmware updater from this Apple KBase page -
Article #86117 - Firmware Updates
Note - it's a good idea to print out the included instructions before updating the firmware.
Once that is done, your machine should be good to go for all versions of OS 9, as is.
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Re going on to OSX -
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Good morning!
I have a new Macbook (my first Mac computer), and my Navy work requires me to use a Common Access Card (CAC) reader to access certain websites. I installed the Mac version of ActivCard Gold v 2.2 for my USB reader. The installation was complete, but when I restarted my computer, MAC OS starts to load and then abruptly jumps to a "Darwin" (DOS-like) screen and asks me for a login and password. I tried my user ID and password, but it won't let me past this screen.
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Hi kiltedscot
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Guys
I just moved over to the 'Mac side of life' ... loving the simplicity of everything. But in for a tiny surprise. I wanted to start using iWeb for my personal site .. lo and behold - I am told that iWeb is officially discontinued. A bit of let down.
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Help for an Apple newbie please???

Hi all, I have just acquired my first Apple computer which is an older PowerPC G3 running OS X 10.1.2
I would like to know how I go about upgrading the OS to a later version please? For example can I simply purchase a copy of OS X 10.3 or 4 and install it or do I need to go through the intermediate versions (10.2 to 10.3 etc)?
Does anyone know if these later OS are even compatible with the PowerPC G3?
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you have to buy the retail full install disks, regardless whether you upgrade to 10.3. or 10.4. Please also post the exact model of G3 you have. Not all G3s are compatible with 10.3 and only a few can run 10.4. You might want to check out the system requirements:
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