• Screen dims when I put a stickie over the front-facing camera on my iMac

    When I put a paper over the camera on my iMac (to ensure privacy) it dims the screen brightness. How do I correct this?   I'm running Yosemite 10.10.5 I want to cover the front-facing camera on my iMac to ensur...view more
    Ralph9430
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  • Initiating the Startup Manager

    Hi all,   I have installed Sierra but need to wipe my drive to improve performance and have set up the macOSSierra Installer on a USB stick and need to get to the Startup manager to start the install.   I ...view more
    rkaufmann87
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  • Why is my imac shutting down by itself?

    I have a late 2010 27in iMac and it has shut down randomly by itself 4 times in the last month or so, including twice in the last couple of days. I have 16G of RAM and am only using up to 8G ever. Just to be clear, it...view more
    heyzarling
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  • Passwords

    Is it ok to store PWs in a NUMBERS file and use copy and paste to post it to the web site asking for it?   Is  NUMBERS spreadsheet accessable to the hackers?     thanks rich petittiview more
    rkaufmann87
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  • iMac not connecting quickly to internet

    Hello,   My iMac used to connect really quickly to the internet. Now it takes 30 to 40 seconds after I have logged in to my account and the home screen has appeared before I can get online. Any settings I can ch...view more
    BDAqua
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  • Bluetooth: devices list

    Hey, I have  my iMac (middle 2007, El Capitan  10.11.6) in my office and i'm using the Magic Keyboard + Magic Trackpad 2. As shown in the attachment, in the Bluetooth menu bar, i have a list of more the 100...view more
    albertoantenucci
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  • Creating or Renaming Folder on NAS

    Hey guys,   in our company we have some problems with 27'' iMacs from 2011. We upgraded to El Capitan but now unfortunately when creating or renaming a folder on the server the connection seems to be very slow....view more
    rkaufmann87
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  • Sierra not coordinated with new iMac release

    After reading what hoops I would have to jump though to get my 8 year old Mac Pro 4,1 to run Sierra, I am wondering why Sierra's launch wasn't coordinated more closely with new Apple Desktop launch(s).   I have ...view more
    rkaufmann87
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  • Hdcp problems on brand new iMac 5k

    Hi Im getting an error message on my new iMac     This Movie cannot be played because its on a display that is not authorised to play protected movies try moving this window to a different display or disco...view more
    craiglonie
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  • iMac OS X EI Captain: safari v norton?

    We have run 'Norton' as a 2nd safety measure since purchase. Norton now want to add extensions for 'safe' browsing and when this happens we are unable to use Safari as the browser as Norton take the browser over. The ...view more
    kayfromlichfield
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  • Video going pixelated while streaming in fullscreen

    When I stream a video either through YouTube or a streaming website the screen goes black for a second and then returns the image but with areas going blurry/pixelated. Is there any solution to fix this?    ...view more
    BDAqua
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  • iMac (27in Mid 2010) won't burn dvd - Sierra

    Hi All,   I am running iMac as above with the new MacOS Sierra. I have used the same DVD-R discs on this very same iMac last year and they ran with no issues. I have recently updated to Sierra and now I get the ...view more
    Baby Boomer (USofA)
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  • Buying advice for iMac 27"

    After waiting 2 years for an upgrade to the 2013 Mac Pro, I've decided to settle for an iMac 27".  Read some reviews that suggest the fastest 2015 iMac27" 4.0GHZ with 64GB of ram is actually faster than the Mac P...view more
    woodmeister50
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  • iMac extremely slow

    My late-2012, 27" iMac is very slow. It's running macOS Sierra through an external, thunderbolt SSD drive. It was slow before but since installing the new OS, performance is terrible. For those of you who might argue ...view more
    woodmeister50
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  • Finder keeps freezing up. I relaunch and same thing. Possible virus?

    I'm running Mavericks on a 24" iMac and my finder keeps freezing up. I relaunch finder from the "Force Quit" menu and It freezes up each time within 30 seconds. Checked the hard drive, it's good. Updated to 10.9.5, st...view more
    nerdis
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  • imac mid2014 work much slower after sierra upgrade

    After sierra update imac startup and shut down much slower, also after startup everything works extremely slow even the menu opening after mouse right click!view more
    alex.chi85
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  • is there a myst game

    I used to love playing myst , i'm stuck in that era too ! however is there a myst for the intel macs such as i have now ? or a similar game . or do i have to stick with the big fish games . ?view more
    alex.chi85
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  • Why is my Apple CD - Super Drive not connecting to my iMac?

    Why is my Apple CD - Super Drive not connecting to my iMac?  It used to before I upgraded to el Capitan.  Now it will not allow a CD to be inserted, and the Icon is not displaying on my desktop.  Howeve...view more
    citywit
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  • How do I fix the issue with my Bose companion 5 speakers quitting intermittently?

    They run for about 5 minutes and then quit for no apparent reason. The only way for me to get them to work again is to unplug them and power them back up. I am running Lion and never had this issue before. As simple a...view more
    reoneill
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  • Focusrite Scarlett force restarts my iMac

    I've just updated my mid 2011 27"iMac to OS Sierra and every time i try to lsinch any focusrite scarlett related app like amplitube 4 or Logic X my Mac force restarts while giving me an error message. Even when i open...view more
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