AppleCare would like to view your screen?
I've had 3, no make that 6 now, pop-up notifications this morning claiming "AppleCare would like to view your screen." I have not contacted Apple about any issues so I cannot imagine Apple trying to...
View ArticleOCR software recommendation for OSX?
Hi everyone, Can anyone suggest a decent OCR software for OSX? I have many PDF files that I would like to run an OCR app on to recognize the text and make the PDF searchable. Any recommendations for a...
View ArticleProblem with Itunes access privileges
I just installed a SSD. The HDD went into the Superdrive holder using an Obtibay. The SSD went in the original HDD spot. All runs well after cloning the system with carbon copy cloner except iTunes....
View ArticleExternal SSD and TRIM
I just bought a new iMac (late 2015) with an internal 1 tb SSD as the main drive. However, I want to preserve as much space as possible on the drive, so I am considering using an external SSD to store...
View ArticleDeleted Time Machine backups from USB
Hi, I had 2 backups in time machine, but for some reason I needed to delete the backups from the USB disk. Now what will happen when I run a new backup job? WIll those backups re-created by time...
View ArticleHelp: Uncheckable folder properties
Components: MBP, 2015, El Capitan Problem: Why can I on no folders check or uncheck to hide suffixes for files embedded within that folder? Failed resolutions: I endeavored tweaking permissions and...
View ArticleSet CC flag in iTunes
Does anyone know of a way to set the CC flag in iTunes? Is it done automatically when something has closed captions? Most of my media in iTunes was added by me, not purchased through iTunes itself, so...
View ArticleHow to run iDefrag on "Full"?
It asks me to restart from a DVD or something, how do I do it? I want to defrag the whole drive, it is really slow.
View Article"ghost" file names and extensions found in a search despite having been renamed
I have a set of files on my computer whose names and extensions I changed manually. The renamed extensions work for my purposes. Except: two particular files (out of hundreds) are found if I perform a...
View ArticleEditing Metadata on Music Files
Hey, Is there any software out there that you guys would recommend for editing metadata on music files? Thanks for the help.
View ArticleMy Mac just went back to factory settings, by itself and without warning
It is going to sound strange and impossible, but it just happened to me about an hour ago. After logging in to my account (typing my password) OSX started asking about iCloud settings. Then, it loaded...
View ArticleCan I connect to "Hidden Share" like in Win?
File sharing is off. I need to delete a single file from multiple computers. I don't have ARD setup (yet). Is there a way I can connect / map to a computer if file sharing is not on and the path is not...
View ArticleHow to: Blacklist Chrome extensions on machine level?
Is there a way to blacklist certain Chrome extensions on a machine level? Workstations are running 10.9.5 and 10.10.5 mainly. bound to OD and AD
View ArticleSo Dell still doesn't supply OS X Drivers for Printers?
I have a Dell AIO 926 printer that we use on a desktop Dell XPS 400 Desktop running Windows XP Media Center Edition. I want to set it up so that I can print from that printer wirelessly from my iBook...
View ArticleAutomator to email pages doc
Every week I email a pages doc, converted to pdf, to a group of recipients. Is there a way to make Automator do this with a few keystrokes? I know next to nothing about automator and my few attempts to...
View ArticlehElp deleted dads 1TB hard drive worth of data
Hi , I logged on externslchard drive is x 10.11 and went to disk ulity trying to fix boot camp. Went into partition setting but then it started formally tying the 9999gb of data on he Mac mini. So I...
View ArticleiMac keeps freezing, needing hard restart
I have a 21.5 inch, mid 2011 iMac and recently it keeps freezing. The mouse will move around the screen but I cannot click on anything. The only way to clear it is to do a hard reboot by pressing the...
View Articleautomator vs apple script
hey guys, i tried to look around.. but can anyone please explain. I saw in utilities that there is a application called "automator".. also i hear about apple script. Seems like both does the same thing...
View ArticleDeleted Boot Camp partition in Disk Utility; can't resize the Macintosh HD...
I deleted my Boot Camp partition in Disk Utility (as usual, Windows wasn't working and wouldn't fix). I resized my Macintosh HD partition to cover the whole drive and repartitioned. Now Disk Utility...
View Articlequicktime x audio playback problems
Computer: 2009 MacPro 2.66GHz quad | 12GB RAM | OSX 10.9.5 Yesterday Quicktime X started having audio playback problems, regardless of source. Whether it's a video, mp3, or audio from the Safari, the...
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