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How To: Customize System Preferences’ Panes

System Preferences’ panes use to be stuck the way it was, but now it is possible to hide the default panes. To do this just open System Preferences, select View in the top menu bar, and then click on Customize. From there check mark boxes will show up on the bottom right of all the panes. To hide it from view deselect it and press Done. If you want to get the pane back just repeat the steps except instead of deselecting you will select the hidden pane.

 

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How To: Transfer Your Old iPhone/ iPad Information to Your New One with iCloud

With the recent launch of the new iPad I thought that this would be a great new way to show how to transfer your information. First, starting on your old iPad. You will need to start by go into Settings, then selecting iCloud, and taping on Storage and Backup. Then tap on “Backup Now” and let it finish. On to your new iPad. From the Set-up screen select Restore From iCloud Backup. Login to your iCloud account, select your most recent backup, and select restore. Then let the transfer load. This a lot easier then the traditional way of going through iTunes.

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How To: Transfer Your Old iPhone/ iPad Information to Your New One

With the release of the new iPad many of you may be wondering how to transfer your data from your old iPad to your new iPad. To start, plug in your iPad (or iPhone) and open iTunes. Then sync your device and back it up. Next you will need to connect your new device. When a screen pops up for the device click Restore From Backup. This is the more old fashion way to transfer your data. But next week I will show you a new way to transfer your data through iCloud.

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How To: View Your Apple Support Profile

Apple Support Profile is a great way to view your history, warranty information, and other details of your apple products. Getting there is easy, just click this link: Apple Support Profile. After that sign into your apple ID account and all items registered under that account will apear. In your Apple Support Profile you will be able to view and do many things like: adding nicknames to your apple devices, viewing/ changing your user information, view serial numbers, unregister devices, coverage details, case activity, repair activity, support resources, and much more. This was a great tip from @MacGeekPro and OSXdaily.com.

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How To: Customize Your Finder Window

You might be asking yourself why would I want to customize my Finder Window. Well customizing your Finder Window will help with navigating through files faster. There are multiple ways to customize your Finder Window. The first way is to go to the Menu Bar in the top Left, click on Finder, scroll down to Preferences, and select it. From there go into Sidebar and you can pick what menu items you want to show up in your Sidebar. The next way to edit your toolbar is by right clicking on the toolbar. From there you can choose from hiding icons to customizing all of the buttons on your toolbar. If you select Customize Toolbar… a new screen will pop up and you can drag new icons into open spots, move icons in different spots, or remove icons by dragging it off the screen. Another handy tip is that you can drag any file, document, application, ect.. into an open toolbar space, it will leave an icon in that spot and if it is clicked on it will open the file or application.

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