USB driver for serial comm (FTDI)I’m on Mavericks (10.9.5) and fighting with a USB device with a “FT232R” chip (from FTDI) for USB to serial conversion. It was not accessible in OS X (e.g. QuickTerm didn’t list it, only the Bl...view more
Thread How do I use a blank DVD-R like a USB flash drive?
How do I use a blank DVD-R like a USB flash drive?Hi all! I am running Mac OS X 10.9.5 on my MacBook Pro and I was wondering how I could use a blank DVD-R as a form of rewritable media for documents, music, spreadsheets, etc.? My mac let's me burn to the disc, howeve...view more
Thread Finder Keeps showing up as rubbish in the window OSX 10.9.5
Finder Keeps showing up as rubbish in the window OSX 10.9.5Hi Can you help? My Finder keeps doing this? And then it is effectively useless, unless I force quit and relaunch. it they may let me in normally for a couple of windows and then it goes back to doing this again? A...view more
Thread iMac screen goes black, but system runs fine in background
iMac screen goes black, but system runs fine in backgroundJust started happening, and repeating more an more. Screen goes black (as if in power save mode), however system continues to run in background. To test this, I carried on typing and email, when I used the power butto...view more
kernel_task high memory usageHi, since I upgraded from Lion to Mavericks yesterday, the kernel_task process has been running consistently with 4.7GB of RAM. The OS is now constantly running at full usage of physical RAM and swapping more th...view more
Thread Our Epson Printer is very slow since we installed OSX Maverick. When job is sent to printer it prints extremely slow. We have reinstalled the printer but nothing helps.
Our Epson Printer is very slow since we installed OSX Maverick. When job is sent to printer it prints extremely slow. We have reinstalled the printer but nothing helps.
Thread Office for mac compatibility with windows computers
Office for mac compatibility with windows computersHi there, I run a mid 2012 macbook pro (8gb ram, 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7). I am going back to school to do a teaching qualification, and am wandering what to do regarding laptops. Pretty much all of the univers...view more
App to force quit CoreAudio? (to fix mic)Hello, My manager's Macbook has a recurring issue where her built-in microphone will suddenly stop working. To get it working again we need to go into Activity Monitor and force quit CoreAudio. She's n...view more
Do I need to upgrade from Mavericks ?I am very happy with OSX Mavericks. I especially don't want to part with the nice 3D dock. (I hate the flat doc in the newer OS) I also don't want to see changes in the way the OS works now bec...view more
Thread Generating a Certificate Signing Request problem
Generating a Certificate Signing Request problemHello! Ran into a problem when I try generating a Certificate Signing Request. Im use cookbook tutorial instruction. How I do it is described here https://help.gamesalad.com/hc/en-us/articles/203081277. Then I try...view more
DefenderMicrosoft want me to download Defender before I change my Hotmail password in case malware lurks in my Mac and hackers get the new password. Is this wise? Mac, Lion OSX 10.9.5, Safari 9.0.3view more
Can't delete word document in trashI downloaded a document from google drive onto my computer in word document form, and then moved it to the trash when I was done with it. Now, when I try to empty the trash, it just says "The operation can’t be ...view more
Thread I would like to use Yuanti SC font for my web development project. However, my developer is not able to use .ttc file that I have extracted from the font library and .ttf, .otf .woff formats are not available anywhere on the web.
I would like to use Yuanti SC font for my web development project. However, my developer is not able to use .ttc file that I have extracted from the font library and .ttf, .otf .woff formats are not available anywhere on the web.
Thread How to force OSX to ask for ssh key passphrase each time?
How to force OSX to ask for ssh key passphrase each time?Hi There, Title says it all really - is there a way to force OSX to ask for a ssh passphrase each time it's accessed? We haven't ticked the option to save passphrases into the keychain and require an e...view more
High priority email.I have received several emails marked high priority from various senders. I need to keep the emails, but need to remove the "high priority" so I can sort them with all my emails. Right now, it puts all hig...view more