Being a good friend and showing you care starts with being a good listener. Listening to your friend discuss their problems or concerns is a great way to show that you care about them and what they are going through. Being listened to helps people to vent their frustrations, share their feelings, and feel validated and important. Show you are listening by maintaining eye contact and interested body posture such as leaning forward. Every once and awhile reflect or repeat back what your friend has told you to show you are listening and make sure you are hearing correctly. Try not to interrupt your friend while they are talking. Sometimes it can be difficult to come out and tell someone you care. Think about how nice it is for you to hear that someone cares about you. Make sure you are making the time to tell your friends just how much they mean to you. If there is something that is concerning you about your friend, talk to them about it as well. Try saying something like the following. "Hey, just so you know, I'm here for you if you need anything." "I hope you know that you are important to me and I care about you." "Whatever you are going through, I'm here if you need me." Make your friendship one of unconditional positive regard, meaning that you accept and respect them just the way they are. Try not to point out mistakes in your friend, especially if they're distressed. That will only make matters worse and your care might be taken as criticism. In addition to avoiding judgments, you should support them during difficult times or in efforts to change or improve. Show them you care by providing supportive suggestions if they ask. Apologizing is an essential aspect of showing someone you care. Even if you are not at fault you can still apologize to your friend. If it is an argument between the two of you, think about what is more valuable to you. Is your need to win the argument or your friendship more important? Apologizing shows your friend you care about your relationship and that they are more important to you than an argument. It can be difficult to show your friend that you care if you cannot be true to your word. If you go back on your word your friend is going to get the message that they are not important enough for you to keep a promise to, and that can cause damage to your relationship. Consider the importance of keeping your word in the following situations. If you agree to do something or be somewhere, make sure you stick to your word. If your friend is relying on you for something, make sure you are there for them. If you make a promise, keep it. It can be really easy for you to get wrapped up in your own life, between school, work, and/or family. But taking the time for a quick phone call or a sweet text message is a great way to maintain contact. This is especially important for friends who are not local. For example, you could draft a text that says. "Hey! We've been super busy this week, but I wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about you. Call you this weekend!" Or, you could call them while you're walking between classes and leave a quick voicemail saying that you'll call back at another time, but you miss them and are excited to talk with them again.
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One-sentence summary -- Be a good listener. Tell them you care. Avoid judgments and arguments. Apologize. Keep your word. Keep in contact with them.

The front spool pin is in the top center of the machine near the front, which is the part of the machine where the thread guides are visible. Push the spool of thread down onto the spool pin until you hear or feel it click into place. There should be a spring-like piece that will keep the spool from flying off while you sew. Grasp the end of the thread and bring it over to the tension disc, which is in the area above the thread guides. There should be a loop on the tension disc. Insert the end of the thread through this loop and pull it through. Next, pull the end of the thread towards the front of the sewing machine so that it is directly over the grooved area to your right (when sitting in front of the machine). Bring the thread down into this groove until you reach the bottom of it. There may be arrows on the front of your machine that indicate the direction in which to move the thread. Once you reach the bottom of the first guide, reverse the direction of the thread by bringing it around the bottom of the guide and back up to the top. When you reach the top of the machine, bring the thread over the loop at the top of this guide. At this point, the thread should be forming a narrow U-shape on the front part of your machine. Next, bring the thread back down through the next guide, which is located just to the left of the first guide. Bring the thread all the way down to the bottom of the guide and insert it through the guides located just above the sewing machine needle. These 2 guides will help to ensure that the thread does not get caught on the needle or any of the other moving parts on your machine. Next, take the end of the thread, pull it downwards, and insert it through the eye of the needle. Pull several inches of thread through after you thread the needle to ensure that it will not come undone when you start the machine. If the end of the thread is frayed or fuzzy, cut it to get a fresh edge. This will make it easier to thread the needle. You can also lick the end of the thread, or put a little water or beeswax on it to stiffen it.
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One-sentence summary -- Place a full spool of thread onto the front spool pin. Bring the end of the thread through the loop on the tension disc. Pull the thread towards the front of the machine and then down. Bring the thread back up and over the loop near the top of the machine. Work the thread down through the 2 guides near the needle. Insert the end of the thread through the eye of the needle.

Mac OS X has long been much more secure than Windows, due to the way that the system software has been designed. In the past, less people used Mac OS, which lead to less viruses being developed for Mac. While the population of Mac users has increased dramatically, it is still not as popular as Windows, which is where the majority of virus development happens. The most important use for antivirus on Mac is stopping the spread of malware to other computers. Viruses are very easily spread through email, and while you may not get infected yourself, you can spread the virus to other computers that may not have the same protection as your Mac. Because of the low chance of infection on your machine, there is little need to get a paid antivirus solution. Instead, download a free option that is designed from the ground up to work with Mac OS X. Because the risk of infection is low, you don't necessarily need to constantly scan your system. Instead, use your antivirus program to manually inspect suspicious files and emails. Apple releases security patches on a regular basis to close any exploits that have been discovered. Keep your Mac up to date to ensure that your system is as secure as possible.
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Understand the need for an antivirus program. Acquire an antivirus program. Install and run the antivirus software. Update Mac OS X.