Delete a Time Machine Backup - RESOLVED
Hey guys, got a question.... I have a TM backup that I deleted (didn't need that backup anymore) by entering TM, going to the TM backup date, right-clicking in Finder and selecting 'Delete Backup'. The...
View Articlepassword protected files... I forgot the password
so I set up a password protected file and I cannot remember the password... OOPS!!!! Is there anyway to retrieve the information safely locked away in this file without the password or is it lost...
View ArticleMac won't stay connected to 5ghz network
I set up a 5ghz network on my time machine (time capsule? the router with a hard drive in it). Just noticed this problem that is happening on a late 2011 Mac mini on 10.11.4. I have one router, two...
View ArticleRemote desktop/screen sharing for a single application only
Is there any way to do screen sharing/VNC/RDP etc, but for a single OS X application only? I have gone to Wikpedia's web page which compares features for remote desktop software, and they refer to this...
View ArticleCan't login to imessage and facetime.
I picked up a factory refurbished MBP today. I brought it home, began to set it up, and for some reason I can't log into imessage or facetime. What I mean by that is it just hangs. If I purposely enter...
View ArticleWhat version of OS X should I run on an early 2008 (pre unibody) 15" MacBook...
Yes I know it will run all the way up to El Capitan. I'm using this machine as a server (plex, file sharing, VPN for when I'm away on unsecured wifi, torrentbox). I was going to keep it old school and...
View ArticleG-4 with 10.4.1
I have a program that will only run on 10.2.8. Is there some way to peel back the updates to 10.2.8 or what? Mike
View ArticleThe end of OS X?!
http://www.osnews.com/story/29134/Today_s_Apple_event_spells_the_end_for_OS_X This blogger clearly thinks Apple has chosen to emphasize iOS over the Mac, and the importance of the Mac will continue to...
View ArticleSetting up an Apple Update Server on Private Network
Can anyone point me to some information in regard to the process of standing up an OSX Update Server on a private network not connected to the Internet? I have one server connected to the internet that...
View ArticleSafari 9.1 update makes Safari Web Content quit unexpectedly
Most websites I visit now cause the "A Problem occurred with this webpage so it was reloaded" to occur. And I get the "Safari Web Content quit unexpectedly." pop up window. I was barely able to get...
View ArticleDoes not compute
I'm not sure how much of this is Apple getting less coherent in its choices, and how much of it is getting older (I'm not THAT old, though!). But it just seems more and more to me that decisions made...
View ArticleAll apps in OSX giving incorrect spellings.
My spelling is set to british english. I have added no words to the dictionary. Yet it is always correcting me on words that I have spelt correctly. For example I just wrote example and it is...
View Articlefinder behaving strangely
Hello Everyone, Since a few days something very strange has been happening to my computer I have a MBP 15" running 10.9.5 Never had any issue with it, but a couple of days ago on wake up finder started...
View ArticleAlternative to par2
In 2013, I bought a MacBook Air with 128 GB space. At the time, it was enough but since we got our daughter, my camera usage exploded. So, I'm saving my stuff to an external harddrive. All fine and...
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USATODAY.com not displaying text using Safari
Is this just me, but for the last week or so the front page of USATODAY only shows photos with no text captions. I think it was happening even before the 10.11.4 update. On Chrome:
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NameChanger messed up my files
I was using namechanger tonight and didnt realize the program had been updated and messed up the image files I was trying to "name change". It turned a bunch of image files into unix executable files,...
View ArticleSmart Mailbox Frustration
I don't understand what smart mailboxes are and what benefit they can have to me. Right now, I find it frustrating because there is a number next to my Hotmail which is under the smart mailboxes that...
View ArticleHelp - finder constantly freezing...
Hi all...Im running mavericks 10.9.5 on a 2012 i7 mac mini. Everything was working great until the last week where the finder window stops working. Sometimes the desktop is frozen in the finder window,...
View ArticleKeychain error
Hello dear people, I've got a small issue here. A while ago I got multiple keychain errors, and I tried to reinstall OS X again and it all failed. Thinking my HDD in my MacBook had failed I ordered a...
View ArticleSoftware update 031-51913 WILL BREAK YOUR ETHERNET DRIVER
This software update was pushed via the silent "security updates" to my iMac today: 031-51913 | Incompatible Kernel Extension Configuration Data 3.28.1 After rebooting my ethernet didn't work. Turns...
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