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We’re kind of skirting the edge of appropriate, but I have to do SOMETHING with all of these old broken Ethernet cables….
Reset Mac user password.
Got an old iMac 9.1 running OSX Lepoard in. Client needed the password reset on it, but had long forgotten it and didn’t have the Apple account it was bound to.
1. Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power on). It’s bassically just a command line (like DOS for you PC users)
2. Type fsck -fy
3. Type mount -uw /
4. Type launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
5. Type dscl . -passwd /Users/username password, replacing username with the targeted user and password with the desired password.
6. Type exit
Laptop Repair!
Computer came in so I could change out the fan – it was wobbling and getting loud. Came off by sliding a couple of clips, no screws. The fan has two screws and one wire, all perfectly accessible without any for the disassembly. LAPTOP MANUFACTURERS TAKE NOTE! THIS IS HOW YOU DESIGN THINGS RIGHT!
Now I’ve got to go out and disassemble an entire computer And break through a bunch of plastic restraints on a metal retaining baffle, just to change out the keyboard on a different unit. Ugh.
