How to Set Up a Free iChat Account

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iChat is Apple’s FREE video chatting software. You can use it to talk and video chat with anyone who has a Mac. (Use Skype to talk with PC users.) All you have to do is create a free identity and you’re ready to go!

When you open iChat for the first time it will ask you to put in your account name. If you have a MobileMe account, click on the word AIM and change it to “MobileMe” then type in your information, along with your password and click Done.

If you don’t have a MobileMe account, click on the word AIM and change it to “mac.com” and then click Get an iChat Identity.

Fill in all of the boxes, accept the agreement, click Done and you’re set up to iChat.

Now you just need to add the Identities of the people you want to chat with.

If you’d like to try it out, Add me to your Buddy List by clicking the PLUS sign at the bottom of the Buddy List window. My iChat identity is moc.camnull@loohcsotcam

The next time you see me online, click on my name and we can chat!

Getting the Most Life Out of Your Batteries

When dealing with the batteries in your laptop, iPhone, iPod, etc, the general rule is, use it or lose it. This means that, even if you never take your laptop away from your desk, you should unplug it from the power source and run it on the battery so that the battery gets used.
Many of my clients ask if they should completely drain the battery regularly. Older computers and older portable phones used a different kind of battery that required this. Apple offers specific instructions to maximize the lifespan and battery life for your particular computer and iPod battery on their website. Check it out and get into the habits that they recommend.
www.apple.com/batteries

Printing in Black Only

If you’d like to print something in black and white only, it’s called printing in grayscale.
1. From the File menu, choose Print
2. Next to the current choice under the number of pages to print (it may say Layout, or the name of the current program), click to reveal a menu of choices
3. Choose Quality and Media
4. At the bottom of the window, put a check mark next to Grayscale