How to Add a Printer to a Mac

With Mac OS X 10.6, adding a nearby printer is easy. The nearby printer can be a USB printer connected to the Time Capsule or the Airport base station, a network capable printer that supports Apple Bonjour, or a printer being shared by another Mac.

To add the nearby printer:

1. Open the System Preferences and click on Print and Fax.
   
   
   
2. The Bonjour Service will find and list the printer. Click on the printer and click Add.
   
   
   
3. The Bonjour service will check for the driver and then search the web for the latest driver for the printer. After clicking on Install, the driver will be downloaded and installed automatically.
   
   
   
4. When the driver installation is finished, the printer is ready to use. This function is really easy provided the printer support the Apple Bonjour Service.
   
   

How to Add a New User Account in Windows XP

Windows XP comes with one user account set up by default. This guide will walk-through how to add a new user account in Windows XP.

1. Click the Start button in the lower left-hand corner of the screen, then select Control Panel on the right half of the menu.
   
   
   
   
2. The Control Panel should open in Category view. If the Control Panel does not, click the Switch to Category View link.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Select the User Accounts category.
   
   
   
   
4. Click the Create a new account link below Pick a task.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the name of the account you wish to add and click the Next button.
   
   
   
   
6. Select the whether the account will be a Limited or
   Computer administrator account and click the Create Account button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. The account should then appear as a user at the login screen the next time you restart the computer or log off of the current user account.

How to Setup an Email Account in Windows 7

This tutorial will show you how to get an email account set up in Windows 7, including the download and installation of the free Windows Live Mail program.

1. Visit the Windows Live Mail Download Page and click on the blue Download Now button to start the download.
2. When prompted to Run or Save the file, choose the Run option and wait a moment as the file downloads.
3. Click the Open or Run button to run the file and start the installer and wait a moment as the installer opens.
4. When prompted with the Choose The Programs You Want to Install screen, check the boxes of the free Microsoft programs you wish to install. If you are unfamiliar with these programs or do not want them, ensure that only the Mail box is checked and click on Install across the bottom.
   
   
   
   
   
5. If prompted to Please Close These Programs, make sure all open documents are saved and choose the Close These Programs For Me option, then click Continue.
6. Wait a few moments as the installer downloads and installs the Windows Live Mail application.
   
   
   
   
   
7. When the screen displays the You’re Almost Done message, check or uncheck the boxes as you wish and then click Continue. If you are not sure which boxes to check, just uncheck them all and click Continue.

The Download and Install Process is now complete. Now you will learn how to set up an email account.

1. To open the new program, click on the start button in the bottom left and in the Search Programs and Files box, type in "Windows Live Mail" without the quotes and press enter. The program will open.
2. If you want to make a shortcut of the program on your desktop, follow the instructions from the last step but do not press enter after typing in the name. Instead, right click on the Windows Live Mail icon and choose "Send To » Desktop (Create Shortcut)".
3. When the program opens, you will be prompted to enter your E-Mail account information. If you do not have this information, contact your E-Mail provider or your Internet Service Provider.

That’s it! Once your account information is in, your E-Mail account will be set up on your new computer.

Notebook FAQs

Q: What is a Recovery Disc or an Operating System Disc?
A: The Recovery Disc or Operating System Disc is used when the Operating System has become unusable, due to file corruption, virus or hardware malfunction.

Q: Are any of the pre-installed applications removable?
A: Yes, any software is removable by accessing the Add or Remove Programs control in Windows XP, or Programs and Features control in Windows 7.

Q: Is Up-To-Date Security Software Necessary?
A: Security software is recommended to prevent data loss, as well as theft of personal information. If this security is not kept up to date, newly created Viruses, Worms, Trojans and other threats will have easy access to the system. We recommend ESET NOD32 or ESET Smart Security to keep your computer secure.

Q: What is DVD-RAM?
A: DVD-RAM is a re-writable DVD that can be rewritten hundreds of thousands of times. Typically DVD-RAM discs will not play in standard DVD Players. It is often used in Video Cameras.

Q: Why are Back-Ups necessary?
A: Keeping an up-to-date back-up of your computer is critical if you have files on the system that you do not want to lose. If your computer gets hit by a bad virus or the hard drive crashes, you may lose all information on the computer. Keeping information saved on an external hard drive using backup software ensures that it will always be available.

Q: What is a HomeGroup?
A: A HomeGroup is an easy way to share files, printers and other resources when multiple Windows 7 computers are connected to one router.

Q: Where is the Microsoft Office product key?
A: To obtain the Microsoft Office product key, activate the trial by clicking the 60-day trial icon located on the desktop, or Activation Assistant icon in the Microsoft Office folder found in the Start Menu.

Q: Where can I see how much battery life is left?
A: In the system tray in the bottom right corner of the screen there is a battery or power icon that will show how much charge is left in the battery, as well as whether or not it is currently charging.

How to Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Windows Live Mail

If you like Yahoo! Mail, though, you can make Windows Live Mail share your preference. You can even choose from two flavors of Yahoo! Mail in Windows Live Mail: the free and easy YPOPs!, which lets you download incoming mail for offline access, and the sophisticated IzyMail service, which offers you full IMAP access to all your Yahoo! Mail folders.

Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Windows Live Mail Using YPOPs! (Simple and Free)

To set up a free Yahoo! Mail account in Windows Live Mail using YPOPs:

1. Install YPOPs! and make sure it is running.
2. Select Tools | Accounts from the menu in Windows Live Mail.
3. Click Add.
4. Make sure E-mail Account is highlighted.
5. Click Next.
6. Type your Yahoo! Mail address under E-mail address.
7. Enter your Yahoo! Mail password under Password.
8. Type your name under Display Name.
9. Make sure, Manually configure server settings for e-mail account is checked.
10. Click Next.
11. Make sure POP3 is selected under My incoming mail server is a ___ server.
12. Enter "localhost" (no quotation marks) under Incoming serve.
13. If "localhost" turns out not to work, try "127.0.0.1" instead.
14. Check your Yahoo! Mail user name (your Yahoo! Mail address minus "@yahoo.com") is entered under Login ID.
15. Type "localhost" under Outgoing server.
16. Click Next.
17. Now click Finish.
18. Click Close.

Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Windows Live Mail Using IzyMail (IMAP Access to Folders)

To add Yahoo! Mail to your Windows Live Mail as an IMAP account using IzyMail:

1. Make sure your Yahoo! Mail account is registered with IzyMail.
2. Select Tools | Accounts from the menu in Windows Live Mail.
3. Click Add.
4. Make sure E-mail Account is highlighted.
5. Click Next.
6. Type your Yahoo! Mail address under E-mail address.
7. Enter your Yahoo! Mail password under Password.
8. Type your name under Display Name.
9. Make sure, Manually configure server settings for e-mail account is checked.
10. Click Next.
11. Make sure IMAP is selected under My incoming mail server is a ___ server.
12. Enter "in.izymail.com" (no quotation marks) under Incoming server. Type your full Yahoo! Mail email address (including "@yahoo.com") is entered under Login ID.
13. Type "out.izymail.com" under Outgoing server.
14. Make sure My outgoing server requires authentication is checked.
15. Click Next.
16. Now click Finish.
17. Highlight the newly added "Yahoo" account.
18. Click Properties.
19. Go to the IMAP tab.
20. Type "Sent" under Sent Items path.
21. Enter "Draft" under Drafts path.
22. Click OK.
23. Now click Close.