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- Radio Interview on KNVC’s Focus on Carson
Christy Ramsey talks with Tom Dubos about ComputerCorps on KNVC’s Focus on Carson on Friday, August 29, 2025.
- Setting Up a New Administrator Account with an Apple ID on a Mac
Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide
If you currently have only a local administrator account on your Mac and want to set up a new administrator account linked to an Apple ID (either new or existing), follow these steps:
1. Open Users & Groups Settings
- Click the Apple menu () in the top-left corner.
- Select “System Settings” (or “System Preferences” on older macOS versions).
- In the sidebar, click “Users & Groups.” You may need to scroll down to find it158.
2. Unlock to Make Changes
- Click the lock icon in the lower-left corner of the window.
- Enter your local administrator password to unlock the settings8.
3. Add a New User
- Click the “Add User” (+) button below the list of users58.
- In the dialog that appears, select “Administrator” from the “New Account” dropdown menu58.
4. Enter New Account Details
- Fill in the full name for the new user.
- The account name will be generated automatically (you can change it now, but not later).
- Enter a password and verify it. Optionally, add a password hint58.
5. Link the Account to an Apple ID
- After creating the user, you can link it to an Apple ID:
6. Optional: Allow Password Reset with Apple ID
- In “Users & Groups,” select the new user and enable “Allow user to reset password using Apple Account” if you want this feature. Note: This option may not be available if FileVault is on, or for certain account types5.
7. Finish and Secure Your Mac
- Log out and test the new account to ensure administrator privileges are working.
- For best security, use the new Apple ID-linked account for day-to-day admin tasks and consider downgrading your original local admin account to a standard user if you prefer to minimize risk310.
Complied by perplexity.ai April 2025
Useful Apple Support Resources
- Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac
Official guide on creating and managing user accounts on macOS. - Change your Apple ID password
Instructions for managing your Apple ID password. - Create an Apple ID
Step-by-step guide to creating a new Apple ID. - Sign in with your Apple ID on your Mac
How to sign in and use your Apple ID on a Mac. - If you forgot the password for your Mac user account
Tips on resetting your Mac user account password, including using Apple ID. - Use parental controls on Mac
Manage user privileges and restrictions, useful for admin account management.
Feel free to explore these links for detailed, official instructions and troubleshooting tips!
- TechCamp Summer 2025 Registration OPEN
Applications are now OPEN for TechCamp 2025!
Each Carson City Camp lasts for 2 weeks
TechCamp Alpha Jun 16th – Jun 27th (OPEN for Registration)
TechCamp Bravo Jul 7th – Jul 18th (OPEN for Registration)
TechCamp Charlie Jul 28th – Aug 8th (OPEN for Registration)Days & Hours: Monday – Friday • 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Last Friday of Camp: 5:30 pm Graduation Dinner & Release of Computers - Kids at Carson City Computer Corps gain knowledge — and a brand new computer — during summer camp
by Kelsey Penrose
For 20 years, Carson City’s Computer Corps has been teaching kids about technology: Everything from how a motherboard functions, to the mysteries of how the internet functions.
The camp hosts three sessions throughout the summer with 16 campers in each session.
“The purpose of the camp is to bridge the divide for kids, to make them ready for the technological world and take away the fear of computers,” said camp director Christy Ramsey.
Throughout the two-week camp, campers will tear apart technology — literally.
“We have them take apart everything down to the wires to find out how it runs, and try to have them build it back up,” Ramsey said.
Learning about technology isn’t boring though, at least not at tech camp. In addition to lectures, campers learn through play, whether it’s running a relay race to explain how the internet works, to making chaotic, emergency computer “repairs,” to forming into a team to “become” a hard drive.
The camp also teaches confidence in addition to tech.
“Each camper will make a powerpoint presentation about a passion of theirs,” Ramsey said. “It can be anything; art, horses, sports. Then they present it to the rest of camp and explain why the other kids should love it, too. We want them to get used to speaking in front of other people, and to take the fear out of it.”
The camp also instills something many parents care about: internet safety.
Campers learn about everything from malware and viruses, to understanding that not everyone on the internet is who they say they are.
“The point is to demystify technology,” Ramsey said. “There’s nothing scary in a computer once they realize it’s not a magic box.”
The camp also helps campers achieve their future goals; since its inception, many of the Computer Corps campers have gone on to work in tech.
“It’s a bit self-selecting though,” Ramsey said with a laugh. “If a kid wants to give up two weeks of playing outside during summer to learn about computers, they’re more likely going to end up in the tech route.”
The cost for the two-week camp is $500, which includes the full computer system and software at the end of the program that students take home.
Ramsey understands it can be pricey for families, however, and there are partial scholarships available.
Computer Corps is also always looking for camp sponsors to help make sure that families who have less funds can still break through the divide.
The camp spots are filling up quickly, with the first about 80 percent full, so families are encouraged to sign up now to reserve their spots.
The dates for TechCamp 2024 are as follows:
TechCamp Alpha June 17-28
TechCamp Bravo July 8-19
TechCamp Charlie July 29 to August 9Camp is Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m.
The last day of camp there is a graduation dinner and a release of the computers at 5:30 p.m.
Visit https://www.computercorps.org/2024/04/04/techcamp-summer-2024-registrati… to learn more about the camp and Computer Corps.
Originally published on CarsonNow.org: https://www.carsonnow.org/story/06/04/2024/kids-carson-city-computer-corps-gain-knowledge-and-brand-new-computer-during-summer
- TechCamp Summer 2024 Registration OPEN
Applications are now OPEN for TechCamp 2024!
Each Carson City Camp lasts for 2 weeks
TechCamp Alpha Jun 17th – Jun 28th (OPEN for Registration)
TechCamp Bravo Jul 8th – Jul 19th (OPEN for Registration)
TechCamp Charlie Jul 29th – Aug 9th (OPEN for Registration)Days & Hours: Monday – Friday • 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Last Friday of Camp: 5:30 pm Graduation Dinner & Release of Computers
