• spotlight doesn't open contact in address book

    Spotlight returns the contact I'm searching for but, when I double click on it to open Address Book the contact isn't selected. Instead, it shows all contacts starting with the beginning of the alphabet. So I need to ...view more
    kdeemer
    created by kdeemer
  • Need to change the link font color in Notes

    After using a fairly decent Notes app for several years, I decided to ditch it after a recent update managed to delete a bunch of notes as well as wrongly arbitrarily reassign them to various unrelated folders.  ...view more
    jboz62
    last modified by jboz62
  • When I type "Shift-3" for a British pound sign, I get

    When I type "Shift-3" for a British pound sign, I get # "hash". Have I done something silly to my keyboard and if so, how do I undo it?   I'm running Mac (20-inch, Early 2008), OS X, 10.11.6, using wireless keyb...view more
    David Goymour
    last modified by David Goymour
  • My Mac is Hacked! Encryption Help Please!

    My Mac Pro is hacked, and this is confirmed by engineers. Because the Mail app and even online ISP mail were not working so good the ISP kicked the hackers out. I found Sparse files on 240 and 480 GB Intel SSD drives ...view more
    John Galt
    last modified by John Galt
  • My FaceTime camera is not working in El Capitan (Thunderbolt Display)

    Anyone know how to activate FaceTime camera on my Thunderbolt Display, every time I try, it says "No Camera Available - To use FaceTime Turn on the camera"?? I do not see an option to "turn on camera" anywhere? Any ...view more
    apta
    last modified by apta
  • HP 8600 printer not working on El Capitan

    Printer dialogue shows progress, but document never prints.  Does anyone know where to find an updated driver? (Just updated software from HP site today, before upgrading to El Cap.  Thanks.view more
    wclark9999
    last modified by wclark9999
  • How to restore desktop items that reverted to generic

    Some items on Desktop reverted to generic icons. How do I go about restoring these icons to the previous specific image? In past I used (Yosemite) Cache Cleaner to do this, but the current Sierra Cache Cleaner (lat...view more
    pwwwayne
    last modified by pwwwayne
  • Chrome 53 + Realtek USB 3.0 Ethernet + OSX10.11.6 == Crash

    My mid 2015 15" MBP (2.2GHz) running OSX 10.11.6 has been totally crashing, (screen freezes, mouse freezes, and touchpad "click" disappears) requiring a long press of the power button to force restart.   The iss...view more
    BobHarris
    last modified by BobHarris
  • keyboard hesitates at login only

    I am using a mini mac with a standard keyboard (not wireless). EverythMy keyboard hesitates at login only. Once past the login the keyboard works fine. What can cause this?view more
    becky_s22
    last modified by becky_s22
  • trouble downloading attachments

    i'm unable to download attachments I've received, i can open in the email but not downloadview more
    ggsmac
    last modified by ggsmac
  • Containt of Mailboxes "On my Mac" disapaeared

    Hello I'm manually moving my data from an old Macbook Air running El Capitain to a new one. Moving the containg of ~/Library/Mail over did not work at all. I had to follow the advice in very useful article posted by "...view more
    becky_s22
    last modified by becky_s22
  • Why suddenly am I seeing in my inbox emails from "Evernote upload"

    Why suddenly am I seeing in my inbox emails from "Evernote upload"??   They all seem to be instances of me forwarding an email to myself as a way of reminding myself to follow thru on that item.  Those emai...view more
    nevets2
    created by nevets2
  • Outlook for Mac 2016 Question - Color the Email Backgrounds - No Answer from MS

    Can I add background color to an email in outlook 2016 for mac? Like a solid green, or yellow, for example? I can in 2011 using the options tab. Is that available in Outlook 2016 for Mac?   No guidance from MS s...view more
    jhelisa
    last modified by jhelisa
  • 10.11.4 update broke native Cisco IPSec VPN

    Every mac in my company that upgraded to 10.11.4 is now suffering the same issue with lack of VPN capability:   "The VPN server did not respond. Verify the server address and try reconnecting."   nslookup ...view more
    stevenzac
    last modified by stevenzac
  • bash "mv" command fails in Automator but works in shell

    I'm trying to build an Automator workflow that prompts for two files and then renames the basename of the first to the basename of the second.  For example, I have two files:  FOO.INP  and BAR.OUT. ...view more
    RestonMacGuy
    last modified by RestonMacGuy
  • Little cursor stuck on screen

    Hi everyone.   I'm having an issue with El Capitan. Sometimes I get a small version of the black arrow cursor stuck on screen. It's always on top and there seems to be no way to make it disappear, except for re...view more
    Matt Audette
    last modified by Matt Audette
  • Airport Extreme Issues

    I can't see my security cameras since last week. I swapped out my extreme with an express and they now work. What is the issue?view more
    rgunderm
    last modified by rgunderm
  • Cannot delete app/directory/file in Finder

    I tried to update WhatRoute but something went wrong. I reloaded the Update and that worked fine, app does work.   However, since that time I have a file in my trash called "WhatRoute.app" that cannot be deleted...view more
    Lexiepex
    last modified by Lexiepex
  • El Capitan does not detect my external display

    I am working on a desktop iMac (Retina 5k, 27-inch, Late 2015) running OS El Capitan 10.11.6. On an average of about once every two weeks, upon startup, the Mac will not recognize or run the external display. Resettin...view more
    JayB.
    last modified by JayB.
  • What is Photo Agent?

    Hello there Mac Gurus,   I just ran the latest update to El Capitan vers. 10.11.5 (15F34) last night. So today there was  a session open all day called Photo Agent—just a black screen. I couldn't figu...view more
    tdgavitt
    last modified by tdgavitt