I am gifting my macbook air to a family member....

As I do not want him using my apple ID, if I add a new admin user can i link that to a new apple ID and then delete my old user account?
I would re-install OS X so everything of mine is wiped but I will not have access to an internet connection to download and install it, nor will I be anywhere near an apple store.

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From the link posted in TD's reply
To unhide your purchases
Open the Mac App Store.
Choose Store > Sign In, then enter your Apple ID and password.
Choose Store > View My Account.
Click on View Hidden Purchases from the Account Information page.
From the Hidden Purchases page, locate the app you would like to unhide.
Click the Unhide button.
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Give MacBook mid 2007 to family member

I want to give my MacBook, running Lion 10.7.5, to my daughter as a replacement for her older MacBook. I want to remove all my data but leave applications. I would like to make her the administrator on the computer leaving nothing of mine there. How does one accomplish this?

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Hi,
I just purchased a January 2008 Macbook Air for a family member. The other person wiped it clean of their personal data but I want to put it back to factory settings so it's a fresh start from scratch.
I have no idea if these models came with any kind of reinstall disks or flash drives, but this wasn't included with the purchase.
I have a late 2010 Macbook Air myself which came with a Reinstall Drive for Mac OS X v10.6 + iLife '11. (model no. A1384).
All I need to know is whether my reinstall drive will work on the 2008 model before I run the disk utility and wipe everything.
I don't own an external CD drive or super drive.
Any help would be great.
Thanks

That computer came with restore discs for Leopard and iLife '08. You can purchase replacements from Apple Support:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
For Mac App Store: Apple - Support - Mac App Store.
For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.
It is unlikely the discs that came with your 2010 MBA will install on the older model, but you can certainly try. It is, however, a violation of the software license to install OS X on more than one CPU at a time.
I have no idea what you mean be a "reinstall drive." Your computers came with DVDs, not drives. You can use any external drive that can read dual-layer discs and connect via USB.

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I would think you cannot return a product after the return date has passed.
Call the Apple Store and ask them.

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Try to by an iLife '11 installation DVD - perhaps you can find it at Amazon or eBay.
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I never intended to make it sound like you're a bad person.
My only point is that sometimes, manufacturers start deals or promotions after some previous customers have made purchases. That should be the manufacturers' right. It's not like the folks who made purchases prior were cheated in any way. They got what they thought they were buying.
Yes, you and I and all Apple customers should be thanked. I think we are already. I feel appreciated. I have had several instances where my Apple customers needed in-warranty service and was provided this service without any hesitation. I feel appreciated by having the company continue to provide exceptional products and services.

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When I use Airplay, I can mirror video from my Macbook Air but there was no sound from TV (the sound on my Air still on). I had use my Mac to do Airplay for six months without problem until now. My wife can use her iPad-4 to watch TV with Airply fine without the sound problem. My Macbook Air was purchased in summer of 2011 running Marverick at the moment. Can you help?

Welcome to the Apple Community psalay.
Try the following steps, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.
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    2.    Check that both devices are on the same network (Settings > Wifi, on the mobile device and Settings > General > Network, on the Apple TV).
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    5.    Restart your router. (Also try removing it’s power cord for at least 30 seconds)
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there is no update for the Air
iOS7 is only for. iPads and IPhones
To check on your phone go to settings > general > software update
It should show there already

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The licensing restrictions are a bit confusing:
If your MBA came with Lion or Mountain Lion preinstalled, you may make a one time transfer of the license for the OS to a buyer, but have to call Apple to do so because it is tied to several IDs.
If your MBA came with Snow Leopard and you purchased Lion and/or Mountain at the app store, that license is not transferable. You must uninstall it and reinstall the original OS. The buyer can then purchase their own copy of Lion or Mountain Lion. The buyer would not be able to reinstall or update because the license is tied to the Apple ID used for the purchase as well as the machine ID and so would no longer match.

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http://www.apple.com/recycling/computer/
I don't think anyone intended to insult you. You sort of implied in your original post that you should be able to exchange something that you purchased 8 months ago. In fairness, I'm aware of very few places that offer a return policy that liberal. When you clarified that you could pay up front to be guaranteed a certain percentage of the original value over time... that certainly made more sense (although Apple does not offer the exact thing... but only what I had posted the link to above).
Having said all that... when I purchased my Air, it was only about a month or so before the new ones came out. I knew that the new ones were coming out. I was actually concerned about the loss of the dedicated GPU and the fairly significant drop in GPU performance with the integrated Intel processor. Granted, the new processors are about twice as powerful... that's significant. But, I don't really do anything processor intensive on my machine. So doubling the power for me was a non-issue. I do just want the OS to run smoothly and fluidly and the nVidia GPU in the machine that you (and I) have does a great job. So not only did I know that new Airs were coming out, I bought mine because I didn't want the newer model. Of course the new Airs have Thunderbolt as well... but I'm not expecting that to take off for a while yet (and USB 2.0 has worked fine for me for years). If you do processor intensive stuff, you could have good reason for wanting the newly released Air (although in getting the last model, I would expect you did't have heavy duty processing needs). I personally am happy I have the previous model and the release of the new model does not devalue mine in the least.

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1. i personally don't know how to properly network. i managed to do it somehow, but i don't know the exact process. i'm sure someone else can help you with this.
2. the only way to make it less aggressive is to turn it off entirely. i never use that feature and i always adjust the brightness manually.
3. how to make sure you have all the updates is by simply running software update. anything your computer needs to run smoothly will show up there. if no updates appear, then you're fine.
4. the fans are located in the bottom portion of the MBP. the heat issue is normal. saying it gets really really hot doesn't give anyone any indication of what the actual temperatures are. my idea of hot is likely different from your idea of hot. your MBP is likely not running hotter than any other MBP.
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