Gmail is Google Mail, and you will need a Google account to access it. Signing up for a Google account is free. This will open the “Create a new Google Account” page. Here you will need to enter your personal information.  Make sure to enter your real first and last name if you are using the email address to correspond with people you know or with businesses. The name will appear in emails that you send. Enter a username that you will remember. Your username is your email address. Make sure that it is appropriate if you are going to be giving it to people who might take offense.  Create a good password. Make sure that it is strong but easy to remember so that you won’t have problems reentering it. The Captcha is what the system uses to make sure that you are an actual person and not an automated program. You will be taken to the “Create your profile” page. This page is the basic starting point for your Google profile. If you don’t want to create one, move on to the next step. You will still have a profile, but it will only be your name. Visit the Gmail page to log in with your new username and password. You will be taken to the Gmail interface.

Summary: Visit the Gmail website. Click the “Create an Account” button. Enter the Captcha and agree to the Terms of Service. Click Next Step to continue. Log in to your email.


Purchase half-inch (1.27 cm) thick plywood to act as your flooring. You’ll  need to make sure that the plywood can fit through your attic door. Take the measurements for your subfloor and measure enough plywood so that you can cover the entire frame.  It’s a good idea to rip long, thinner strips of plywood that will fit through the attic door. You may have to cut the flooring into multiple pieces to cover the entirety of your subfloor. Use a handsaw or a circular saw to cut the plywood to your measurements. Make sure that the edges of the plywood are straight as you do this. Keep in mind that the plywood floor will have to fit around outlets and obstructions. Take the measurements that you took earlier and measure and cut out spaces so that your plywood can fit against the obstructions. Place four screws into each corner of the plywood, making sure to line it up with the boards on the subfloor. The plywood should be laying on top of the subfloor with no overhang. Once the boards are in place, place more screws placed 16 inches (40.64 cm) apart to hold the plywood to the subfloor frame. Once you’re done laying down all of the plywood, your attic floor is finished.

Summary: Measure the plywood and attic door. Cut the plywood. Screw the plywood into the subfloor.


While hiring movers is typically more expensive than doing it yourself, movers are professionals who will help you move quickly and efficiently. If you're busy or have to take off from work to move your own things, you should factor in the money you'll be losing from not working. Depending on your situation, it may be cheaper to hire professional movers.  You'll also save money because you won't have to rent a moving truck or pay for moving tools like dollies or bungee cords. Look up reviews on multiple moving companies before choosing one. Different moving companies will give you different quotes on your move depending on how far away you're moving and how many things you have. Have your current address and your new address ready and call different high-rated moving companies and ask them for a quote. Once you get the quotes, compare the costs and reviews of each company to help you make a decision. Popular moving truck companies include Penske, U-Haul, and Budget. Remember to consider things like whether they charge per mile or per day, the cost of insurance, and the truck's fuel efficiency. You'll be able to find this information on the company's website.  If you are moving far away, it may be cheaper to go for a rental that charges by the day. Some moving truck rentals require you to drop the truck off at the place where you picked it up. Consider this when choosing which company to go with.

Summary: Compare the costs of hiring professional movers and doing it yourself. Get 3 or more bids if you're hiring movers. Compare the cost of different shipping trucks if you're moving yourself.


Your computer should have a thin, wide slot on its housing; this is where the SD card goes.  Make sure you insert the SD card angled side first and label side up. Many newer Macs don't have an SD card slot, so you'll need to purchase an SD-to-USB adapter in order to connect your SD card. It's a blue, face-shaped icon in the Dock. This menu item is on the left side of your Mac's menu bar, which is at the top of the screen. It's in the Go drop-down menu. It's in the middle of the Utilities page. The utilities on this page are usually arranged alphabetically. You'll see it in the window that's on the far-left side of the Disk Utility page. It's at the top of the Disk Utility window. This box is in the middle of the page. Doing so causes a drop-down menu to appear with the following format options:   Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - The default Mac format. Only works on Mac.  Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) - Encrypted version of the default Mac format.  Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) - Version of the default Mac format that treats files with the same name differently if there are case differences (e.g., "file.txt" and "File.txt").  Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted) - A combination of the three above formatting options for the Mac format.  MS-DOS (FAT) - Works on both Windows and Mac computers, but has file size limit of 4 gigabytes.  ExFAT (Recommended) - Works on both Windows and Mac computers. Has no storage limit. Doing this will set your selected format as the preference for your SD card. Doing so will cause your Mac to begin erasing and reformatting your SD card. Once this process is complete, your SD card will support your selected format.
Summary: Insert the SD card into your computer. Open the Finder. Click Go. Click Utilities. Double-click Disk Utility. Click your SD card's name. Click the Erase tab. Click the box below the "Format" heading. Click a format you want to use. Click Erase, then click Erase when prompted.