Thread spotlight doesn't open contact in address book
spotlight doesn't open contact in address bookSpotlight 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
Thread Need to change the link font color in Notes
Need to change the link font color in NotesAfter 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
Thread When I type "Shift-3" for a British pound sign, I get
When I type "Shift-3" for a British pound sign, I getWhen 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
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
HP 8600 printer not working on El CapitanPrinter 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
Thread How to restore desktop items that reverted to generic
How to restore desktop items that reverted to genericSome 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
Chrome 53 + Realtek USB 3.0 Ethernet + OSX10.11.6 == CrashMy 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
keyboard hesitates at login onlyI 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
Thread Containt of Mailboxes "On my Mac" disapaeared
Containt of Mailboxes "On my Mac" disapaearedHello 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
10.11.4 update broke native Cisco IPSec VPNEvery 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
Thread bash "mv" command fails in Automator but works in shell
bash "mv" command fails in Automator but works in shellI'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
Little cursor stuck on screenHi 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
Airport Extreme IssuesI 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
Cannot delete app/directory/file in FinderI 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
Thread El Capitan does not detect my external display
El Capitan does not detect my external displayI 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
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