portable DVD burnerMy portable DVD burner works on my admin account no problem (has for years) but not on my children account (just realized). It just spits the DVD back out. In the Systems Preferences on both accounts I have marked it ...view more
Create a public folderI have three Macs. One is ethernetted to my Tine Capsule router. The other two are WiFi'd to the TC. I would like to create a public folder on each Mac so that any of the three can log in and send/re...view more
Share Adressbook itemsI must be overlooking a detail, but I need a little push on this: Since sharing agendas (subscriptions) has been possible and (later) since Cloudsoultions have shown up,I have hoped to be able to share (parts ...view more
Partition with half full external HDDHi everyone! My external Harddrive was half full when i decided to make a partition on it. I am on OS X 10.11.5 I use Disk Utility and choose my harddisk. Pressed the Partition and on the graphic indi...view more
Family Sharing, but not IOS appsIs there a way with Family Sharing enabled to share everything except IOS apps? My wife and I are the only two users on the Family Share network. But, neither of us wants to automatically get the other's apps.view more
Thread Unable to use Remote Management over the Internet
Unable to use Remote Management over the InternetI'm trying to get Remote Management to work over the Internet but cannot work out why it won't connect. I've got a static IP, but just as an extra precaution I got DynDNS and set it up on my router to update i...view more
File sharing stopped in El CapitanFile sharing used to work fine among our Macs. It stopped working altogether from one Mac and works only once after rebooting on another Mac. The other computers display when browsing the network, but the password and...view more
Thread changed my account’s name and lost access to all my files
changed my account’s name and lost access to all my fileshi Guys: 3 I've got a problem. . I just changed my account’s name and lost access to all my files: C How can I access them again?? . .so my account name was XX and I changed it for YY; now when I log to the Y...view more
Thread Properly synching iPhone with new MacBook Air
Properly synching iPhone with new MacBook AirGreetings! Pardon the length, but I want to make sure this gets done properly. My son has an iPhone 5s that is currently paired with and backed up to iTunes on my MacBook Pro, under my Apple ID. He will be lea...view more
missing accounts after sleep macbook proI have a macbook pro. Recently changed the motherboard (old school lingo). Now when I close the lid without logging off my account, when it wakes up to the login screen, the other accounts do not show up (I have accou...view more
Biometric Authentication on El CapitanHey, Do you guys know any tool i could use to authenticate users on El Capitan through the use of a fingerprint reader? Is there anyone who uses biometric readers on El Capitan? Thanks!view more
Connect to Server not workingSo I have this problem with all the Macs both at the office, and at home. Once I connect to a file server, and then disconnect from it, I can't re-connect without logging out and back in. This happens betw...view more
Thread How do I get rid of a long-gone "server" on my LAN?
How do I get rid of a long-gone "server" on my LAN?I was running two iMacs at the same time for years, then sold one and replaced it with a Mac Pro, to which I networked the remaining iMac. Then I sold the second iMac, leaving only the Mac Pro. Now the Mac Pro attempt...view more
Thread Screen Sharing - Not prompting for password
Screen Sharing - Not prompting for passwordI have iMac-A (administrator mac) that is accepting Screen Sharing connections from other iMac "workstation" computers without a password. iMac-A is signed into iCloud with a unique AppleID / iCloud. (iMacAUse...view more
OS X El Capitan User App SharingHey guys, I feel like I'm being really stupid asking this one, but I can't seem to figure it out... Basically, I have a MacBook running El Capitan set up with an Admin user called 'WORK'. I use this u...view more
Thread Time Machine - can't access backups from other iMac
Time Machine - can't access backups from other iMacHello, I have just purchased a late 2015 iMac 27 inch running El Capitan 10.11.1 to initially run next to but eventually replace my late 2009 iMac 27 running Mavericks 10.9.5. I have been backing up th...view more
mounting WD my cloud 10.11.5Has anyone had this problem in 2016??? I try smb It takes my password but when I pick the drive it shakes and will not mount, this worked fine in any EL capitan before .5?? I try afp:// and I get --->The share does...view more
