iTunes keeps renaming genres
Hi I recently switched the language on my computer, now when playing a song in iTunes, it automatically changes the genre to the name of it in the language my computer is set. I do not want this and...
View ArticleResetting window positions - specifically Messages app
I have two displays. Every time I open my Messages app, it opens on the left display bottom-right corner. It used to open on the bottom-left corner (where I always want it) of the second display. None...
View ArticleBest OS X Picasa Alternative?
Google is discountinuing piscasa - like they like to do with 90% of their software and alienate their user base. I like though how Picasa mirrors your computer. Vs apple photos trying to force you to...
View ArticleCould someone test something in Spotlight really quickly for me?
If you have a machine with an OS X version earlier than El Capitan, when you trigger Spotlight with command+space, release space and type a character while still holding command, does the character...
View ArticleAirplay Speakers out of Sync
Hey guys, I'm trying to set up a cheap multiroom audio system with my Mac Mini and this D-Link wireless music extender. Right after setting it up iTunes played in sync through both the Amp connected to...
View ArticleIs my external hard drive dying? It sometimes doesn't mount, and sometimes...
I have a 2TB Samsung HD204UI SATA hard drive docked into a USB 3.0 Sharkoon Speedport Duo that I use to backup another external hard drive from time to time. I'm using it on a 15 inch Retina MacBook...
View ArticleIf I had one wish... (OS X on PC)
I would wish that Mac OS X was released for commodity PC hardware. With the way Microsoft is pushing telemetry, and their path heading toward Windows as a rented platform, there's definitely a market...
View ArticleTwitter Auto-scrolling?!
Hi all, does anyone use the desktop app, since updating the Auto-scroll doesn'nt always scroll to the top, so annoying having to always click home every seconds! Cheers
View ArticleVoice memos cluttering my music section in iTunes
This is driving me nuts and it seems it this issue has been around too long in iTunes: voice memos get imported into the music section cluttering and getting in the way. It seems like a extremely easy...
View ArticleMoving to New SSD from MBP with Corrupted HDD
Hi all... I have an older 2009 MBP that has a corrupted HDD (Snow Leopard) that will not get past the Apple logo on startup. I have an [even] older HDD (10.4 Tiger) from an earlier Mac that I just...
View ArticleKeychain password doesn't always work
Hi, I often use Keychain to suggest a password for a site and a get the "This password will be saved in your iCloud keychain . . . " message. However, when I return to login into the site the password...
View Articlecan I rename the name of my time machine drive?
When I use finder the name of the time machine drive (My Passport) sorts higher than (Macintosh HD). So if I rename it will Time Machine automagically pick up on that. The reason to do so is far too...
View ArticleIssues with Mac OS X and BT Home Hub 5?
Not quite sure where I should post this so I chose the Mac OSX section. We recently switched to a BT Home Hub 5 in our household and I've been having problems connecting to it with my MacBook Pro (2012...
View ArticleWhen OS X led a secret life on Intel
Back in 2005 at WWDC, Steve Jobs revealed in dramatic taste, how OS X was developed to be processor agnostic from its inception. Early hints of this can be found in developer previews of OS X, which...
View ArticleBookmarks and RSS in Safari
Anyone knows if it's possible to subscribe to RSS feeds and bookmarks in Safari like you could in older versions (the name in the bookmarks would get a number in parenthesis when the site was updated)?...
View ArticleONLY Disk Utility Works on 2011 Macbook Pro
Hello all, **Lots of detail below. At the end is a TL;DR if you'd like to skip to that. TIA.** A week ago I noticed my 2011 MBP (Mountain Lion) was acting sluggish, slow to respond with static on one...
View ArticleOS X new 'other' account?
Yesterday, I downloaded something but quickly deleted it because I saw that random apps were being opened and closed and whatnot, and downloaded and antivirus just in case. Now, there's an "other" user...
View ArticleDisable Sound Notification On Screen.. how?
hey guys.... new here. wondering if that's possible I'm not talking about the beep sound.... I really dont like that notification all the time Same goes to the Brightness notification...
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 ArticleiSCSI Initiator
Hello Fellows, I am new to OS X World. I am looking for a free iSCSI Initiator which is unfortunately lacks in OS X . I am (hard) Windows user (as I am a MCT ). In windows we have native functionality...
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