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Mac basic icon's logos aren't showing anymore?
Hello, I need help guys... idk what happened but suddenly the logos aren't showing anymore and they appear like a regular file instead i mean they're supposed to look like those right? notice the...
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Big silver padlock on startup: What does it mean?
I got this old school G4 and went to go start it up and there's a big ol silver lock on the screen... Wait about 15 seconds and the Finder guy face will flash for a millisecond and it will unlock......
View ArticleDisk Utility secure erase "3 pass secure erase"
I am needing to do a DOE-compliant 3-pass secure erase on a 12TB LaCie raid. I have the option of using USB 3 or Thunderbolt. Does anyone happen to know how long it would take to do a 3-pass secure...
View ArticleWhy is Mail's junk filter so terrible?
Mail does a half arsed job at junk filtering. I'm running OS X 10.11.1 It doesn't even pick up blatantly junk emails (Nigerian prices, the blue pill and get rich quick schemes). How do I fix this?
View ArticleOS X 10.12 Wishlist
Because I didn't initially believe OS X 10.11 was going to be what Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion were to Leopard and Lion respectively, I'm still pretty disappointed with El Capitan. Although there...
View ArticleApp icons keeping coming back to dock after i remove them
any idea on why app icons would consistently keep going back into the dock after i right click and remove them, or drag them off of the dock to go poof. Ill open a program, close it, then it leaves the...
View ArticleHow to manage computer lab Mac?
Good afternoon , I'm from Brazil and working in a college . This year acquired a laboratory with thirty Mac Mini machines, but I wonder with you if there is any way I can manage these machines from...
View ArticleFree Converter for MKV to MP4 in 10.11?
Just wondering if anyone know a good converter?
View ArticleSafari 9.0.2 - lost all open pages :-(
Hi there, any advice welcome: Updated Safari last night (now it's 9.0.2). On my MBP I could reopen all windows from the last session. Fine. But (of course on my girlfriends MB) it's now also Safari...
View ArticleMerging two iPhoto libraries
I'd like to update my computer OS however I'm held back by iPhoto. I have two iPhoto libraries I need to merge into one. Once merged I'd like to use Aperture. How can I import or migrate the libraries?
View ArticleHow can I force a larger screen resolution?
I picked up a new monitor and want to take advantage of it's size. It's max supported resolution is 1920x1080. When I hold option and click scaled these are my only options: View attachment 604584...
View ArticleHow 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 Articleupgrading MacBook Pro A1260 OSX
I bought for my daughter for college a MacBook Pro A1260 it is running with the 2.5ghz c2duo,2gb ram and a 250gb hd on snow leopard. She had a brand new retina MacBook but it was stolen,she never...
View ArticleTime Machine off, but there is 10gb used space as "BACKUP", what is it?
Im trying to figure out what the 10GB labeled as backup is. Time Machine is off so it isnt that. There are no iphone backups on itunes. Does anyone have a clue?
View ArticleFile Vault 1 question
Hello, I am trying to look for either a way to create a file vault 1 setup with el capitan or an encryption protocol that only encrypts the home/user directory. I've been told before that I should...
View ArticleOSX 10.12 System requirements (educated guess?)
Hey everyone, if you had to venture a guess what might 10.12 system requirements be? I'm thinking about buying a Mac towards the end of the compatibility with 10.11 and looking to get one that...
View ArticleMac Auto-Reboots Every Time I Log In
I am having a serious issue. Every time I put in my password for my Mac, I get a loading status bar. It gets about 90% done and then the computer reboots. Every single time. I know the password is...
View ArticleAnybody know which app/tweak I installed added this annoying 'preview' sidebar??
SOLVED: Turns out it was a Mac OS X feature all along....! In Finder, choose View from the menu bar and then Hide Preview. See an example picture of the sidebar here: http://i.imgur.com/VHUy8H8.png It...
View ArticleLack of contrast since upgrade
I upgraded to to El Capitan this week on my late 2014 MacBook Pro Retina. The first thing I noticed was the screen does not look and vibrant as it used to, in fact it looks pretty dull like there's a...
View ArticleNeed help replacing HD
I have a mid 2009 mbp and I'm trying to install an osx to the blank hd with a boot able usb. I took the old hd out because I forced shutdown it wouldn't start back up. The problem in having is no...
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