Advice on a Clean OS Install for 2010 iMac
Hello there, I am going to do a clean install on my family's(now mainly my sisters/nephew's comp) 2010 27" iMac. It's been having a lot of problems because of icloud and keychain inconsistencies and...
View ArticleCannot resize finder window
Hi all, I was playing with the maximize button on a Finder window a few days ago and toggling it would yield a different size every time (guess I was amused by that). So it go into a state where the...
View ArticleDoes watching a download make it faster?
This is a tongue-in-cheek question for a Saturday afternoon. I regularly download the PDF of our newspaper with Safari. The file is about 50 to 100 MB. It often seems to be downloading slowly (~50 to...
View ArticleDon't know what's wrong!
Just a day or two ago I started having this new problem with my macbook that I can't diagnose. I first noticed it when I tried to open a pdf in preview. The preview icon appears but it keeps bouncing...
View ArticleHighly Inconsistent Memory Display
I am running El Capitan, and this is a early 2014 MBA. For some reason, it shows 82 GB of memory being used up by Apps (About Mac). But when I use multiple different apps (disk utility included) to...
View ArticleHow to transfer files/apps after fresh OSX install on new SSD?
Subject line says it all. I'm about to upgrade an early 2011 MacBook Pro running Mavericks from the old hard drive to a new SSD. I have an enclosure for the old hard drive and I plan on putting a fresh...
View ArticleCommand-Tab, Dashboard key not working
For a while now the command-tab, dashboard key and spaces key do not work. I press the key and nothing happens. If I restart the OS (OS X 10.5.5) they work but only for a short time and stop working...
View ArticleWhat causes flakey PDF highlighting in Preview?
I like using the highlighter in Preview in PDFs rather than printing a document and marking it up manually. But in recent weeks digital highlighting in Preview has been flakey. In the same document, in...
View ArticleHow Do I Print A File List (finder)
I'd like to print the file names that are on an external backup so I know what is there. I've opened Finder and the relevant directory, but can't figure out how to print the pane (or file list). Can...
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How to change vertical alignment of desktop wallpaper when using Tile
I have a desktop wallpaper which I want to tile, however I'd like to change where it is aligned on the y axis when it is tiled i.e the height from the bottom of my monitor and the margin which it...
View ArticlePicasso still in Launchpad - after being deleted.
Picasso was deleted but for some reason its still in Launchpad is there a way I can delete it from launchpad
View ArticleMail Client Doesn't Apply Rules to Already Read Emails
Does anyone know how to enforce the Mail rules on emails already read on other devices? Typical scenarios: 1. Rules applied correctly on emails read for the first time on Mac Mail 2. Rules are ignored...
View ArticleConvert jpg to pdf while retaining existing OS X tags
I am an academic historian, which these days means I have tens of thousands of images of archival documents which I use to conduct my research. I have tagged these images using the tagging system in OS...
View ArticleMac Video Library - which apps use it
Hi I am just curious. I have a folder called Mac Video Library but cannot remember which application uses it. Does anybody know? Thanks! Ansj64webreg
View ArticleYellow "minimize" in Firefox disappears
I don't know why, but the minimize (orange/yellow) button in Firefox keeps disappearing. It will only come back when I restart Firefox. It seems to be related to me running VLC, although I can't be...
View ArticleHow to fix Canon software install after SL
Just upgraded to SL and all was well until I tried to print something. SL showed no printers installed and failed to find my networked Canon MX860 (it did find an MX860 bonjour scanner but that didn't...
View Articlesafari 9 extension page
noticed something weird. both my wife and I share a computer. in my account when i visit: https://safari-extensions.apple.com i don't see any links in order to install extensions, or get status whether...
View ArticleHow do you search Messages?
Hello everyone! Sorry for the rookie question but I'm new to OSX. How do you search messages? For example, I search for a keyword and a bunch of conversations pop up. Some have multiple 'matches' but...
View ArticleInstalling MacPorts & Fink Under Snow Leopard (10.6)
For those of us who need these packages, here are some tips for installing both under 10.6: For fink, a great set of instructions exists here:...
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New Mac (so to speak)
So, I mentioned in another thread the ASUS X551M my wife won. Made an upgrade to it this morning… Probably will investigate hackintoshing it at some point. Don't know if that's possible or not with...
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