Empty Launchpad completely—removing even Apple’s own apps. The crux of this trick is wiping out the contents of the database Lion uses to know what goes where in Launchpad. To do so, launch Terminal (which, as always, is in /Applications/Utilities) and paste in this sequence of commands at the command line: sqlite3 ~/Library/Application Support/Dock/*.db “DELETE [...]
With prior versions of OS X, Apple included a “Reset Password” Utility that you could use to reset forgotten passwords for accounts on the system. But in the recovery options Lion, this is missing from the “Utilities” menu where it used to be. While the program is no longer available through the Utilities menu, it [...]
Plug the device into the computer, hold the home and power button for about 12 seconds until the unit turns off. Continue holding them both down until you see an Apple Logo, let go of the power button, but continue holding the home button until you see an iTunes logo appear on the screen. Then [...]
