Organizing the Applications Folder
A quick question regarding organizing / cleaning up the Applications folder in OS X... Is there any reason that I can't (or shouldn't) organize .app files into subfolders within the Applications...
View ArticleStrange beachball only on top right of menu bar
This one is really driving me nuts. If I put my system to sleep and then resume it everything is fine except for the top right of the menu bar where the time, airport, volume, bluetooth and spotlight...
View ArticleGarageBand doesn't follow Apple's HIG
GarageBand uses "Cancel" and "OK" where it would be much more appropriate to use buttons like "Save", "Undo", and "Delete." I thought this went against Apple's HIG (Using "OK" instead of a more...
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iMessage display issue on my MBP
I posted in another Mac forum but meant to post here, with more traffic. Been dealing with a small issue tonight and can't seem to fix it on my own. Seems that my iMessage window that shows contact...
View Article"Safari cant find the server" but Firefox works fine
Hi, I'm having a strange issue after upgrading to Leopard. When I try to open certain pages in Safari it instantly gives me the "Safari cant find the server" message. When I try to open the same page...
View ArticleTextEdit Files went from Rich text to Plain text
Hi, everyone! TextEdit was experiencing some difficulties and in an effort to fix them, I [incorrectly] followed instructions I found on the internet. I ended up deleting Windows Office...
View ArticleDo I need to buy Snow Leopard to upgrade to El Capitan?
Hi All, I have been given a 2008 iMac. The OS it came with is 10.5 Leopard. This mac can run El Capitan but do I need to buy a Snow Leopard licence before I upgrade to El Capitan? I know that with the...
View ArticleQuick question
I am having a major brain fart. At some point in the last few years there was a feature that was added to either the new OS or new hardware generation of Macs that would use a Mac's discrete GPU (if it...
View ArticleAutomator Screen Capture terminal Help
I am trying to create an automator apple script for terminal that will let me run this script, " tell application "Terminal" activate do script with command "screencapture -W ~/Desktop/Review/pic.png"...
View Articlesystem prefs 7.0
OS 10.6.8 For some unknown reason, the desktop/screensaver icon will not function. The icon is still there. Sometime last year the icon disappeared but my son who also has S/L emailed me the...
View ArticleTerminal Tabs
Greetings, I am having a strange situation with a terminal window group. I am not sure what has happened, as the group worked fine before, but now all tabs seem to be running the same session. If I do...
View ArticleSomething rather simple that has always annoyed me
The one thing I prefer about windows is how you can click an app on the menu bar and it will load above the current one. On Mac clicking one will usually cause the screen to slide left or right which...
View ArticleiMac Freezes on Restart
Hi Everyone, I have a 3.06 Intel Core 2 Duo iMac with Snow Leopard. It is completely up-to-date and has always ran beautifully. I have not installed any new programs lately. Recently, when I go to...
View Article"No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key keyboard not working"
Hi, So the Problem I'm having is as it says in the title. "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key keyboard not working" However, I've been looking for a solution all day now as...
View ArticleNotification Center weather delay
Everytime I open the notification center to check the weather, the data gets updated to the current weather after taking about 10-15 seconds (the compass arrow would come up in the menu bar at that...
View ArticleAdd IPP printer with command line
Hi, I wanted to make a shell script that setup IPP printer so I can execute it on other macs. Our IPP printer does not require a driver. anyone know what command setup IPP printer without driver?
View ArticleRepairing Permissions and ARDAgent
I am getting this when repairing permissions : "Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent" has been modified and will not be repaired."...
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There is only one thing I miss from XP that macOs doesn't have
I miss this always-neat thumbnail view of folders that have tons of images: It was so easy to scan through tons of pics using mouse scroll or keyboard arrows, and XP would always arrange them in neat...
View ArticleMy Dock Disappeared
I was watching a full screen video on MLB.tv and now my dock is gone. How do I make it come back? Sorry if this is a stupid/easy question.
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