MS Office updates EVERY time I open an office app! Why?
Why is there an update EVERY time i open MS office apps? what is updating? why so often? Can someone explain? It really annoys me.
View ArticleBlanket Password Change?
Posted the same thing in the Sierra forum but think this would apply to OS X in general. I'm looking to push out a mass password change for the admin account on a bunch of machines in the office. Is...
View ArticleWhat is your old Mac that you've updated OS X on?
Can you chime in on your old Mac that you have updated OS X on? And can you tell us how the performance has been? I've got a iMac 2011 which could be upgraded. And my friend has a Macbook Air 2010...
View ArticleMove iCloud Drive by moving Home directory location - any experiences?
Hi there. So my setup is that I have a MacBook with a smaller SSD and a large HDD in the optical drive bay. As per default my Home directory is currently residing on my internal SSD where also the OS...
View ArticleSecurity Update 2016-002?
The security content in Sierra (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207170) got me worried about whether there will be a security update to bring at least most of these fixes to El Capitan at least. I'm...
View Articlehelp making a bash script / wifi cleanup
can i get some help? im trying to make a bash script that runs with a double click. its intended to do some rapid wifi networks cleanup. When run on a macbook, it should also clean up icloud linked...
View ArticleHow to Secure erase??
im in CMD + R and i want to secure erase my hard drive. But blast this new Disk Utility in El Captain. I want to secure erase the ssd and then reinstall OSX for the next owner.
View ArticleMassively confused about AppleID, iCloud passwords and Keychain Access
I recently had an issue with pop up password requests asking for my iCloud password for Messages. I entered what I thought was my 'AppleID' password, which I have been using for years to log into the...
View ArticleHTTP command to launch an application
I use Kodi for a media interface. Is there a way in OSX that it will respond to a HTTP command and launch a particular app?
View ArticleHardisk formatting
Hi, I have a question about hardisk formatting. I got a hardisk, which was previously used in the other device (not MacBook), hardisk is functioned and fully tested by previous owner. I put it inside...
View ArticleApplescript - check if connected to a specific network, then run (else fail...
First off apologies if this is in the wrong place, I wasn't sure if Applescript requests belong here or under the Programming forum. I have a Time Capsule which has an external USB drive connected to...
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Macbook pro Early 2011 - Which OSX version?
Hi all. I use a MacBook Pro with OSX 10.7.5 for work and relax. I would like to update to an higher version of the OS, because a lot of software and updates require it. Which version of OSX should I...
View ArticleWhat is the name of the 64 bit compatibility function?
So a lot of you who have been using macs at latest since 2006 probably know what I'm talking about. Basically, back then during the 32 bit to 64 bit transitional period Apple was going through, many...
View Articleweird short lag with all videos when jumping forward
hi guys, first of all thank you for all of the great work, I've been reading here for quite some time now. I have this issue with my new macbook air that seems kind of weird to me. usually when i watch...
View ArticleMail: mark with checkmarks as in Outlook?
I hate to admit it, but MS Outlook has a very handy feature: one can not only flag emails as todo, but also check them off once this email (or a task behind) is done. At the office i am working on...
View ArticleBeta Program Users
I am in the beta program for developers, but giving my laptop to my son, whom will basically just use it for school and I will keep my apple id on it etc... When I go to the app store to complete the...
View ArticleSafari 10.0 and ClicktoFlash or ClicktoPlugin
I'm running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5. Has anyone else had a problems with the new Safari 10.0 and the Safari plugins ClicktoFlash or ClicktoPlugin. With ClicktoFlash enabled, when I go to a youtube page I...
View ArticleSafari: lost address bar and can't get it back
So I hit customize toolbar to get rid of a button on my Safari toolbar. The window didn't pop up like it was supposed to, so I tried clicking around, and clicked the address bar and it disappeared. Now...
View ArticleActivity Monitor interpretation question
When you view the memory section in the activity monitor there is a section that shows physical memory, memory used, and cached files. I have 8 GB of physical memory but as an example my activity...
View ArticleUser Root Access - What are these
Hello, I was reading about Dropbox having root user access, so i decided to check my root user access settings in my directory utility. I've noticed these 3 services active. Can someone explain what is...
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