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      • Thread How can I tell if my Mac has been hacked.

        How can I tell if my Mac has been hacked.

        How can I tell if my MacAir has been hacked or inflitrated by spyware/malware etc?view more
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        • Thread USB driver for serial comm (FTDI)

          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
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          • Thread Finder totally messed up - OSX 10.9.5

            Finder totally messed up - OSX 10.9.5

            Finder looks like this or in other messed up ways, no idea how to fix it. Please help  view more
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            Finder totally messed up - OSX 10.9.5

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            • 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
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              How do I use a blank DVD-R like a USB flash drive?

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              • Thread Finder Keeps showing up as rubbish in the window OSX 10.9.5

                Finder Keeps showing up as rubbish in the window OSX 10.9.5

                Hi 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
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                Finder Keeps showing up as rubbish in the window OSX 10.9.5

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                • Thread iMac screen goes black, but system runs fine in background

                  iMac screen goes black, but system runs fine in background

                  Just 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
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                  iMac screen goes black, but system runs fine in background

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                  • Thread Mavericks

                    Mavericks

                    I would like to download a Mavericks Version of OS X but don't know where to locate it at Apple.view more
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                    Mavericks

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                    • Thread kernel_task high memory usage

                      kernel_task high memory usage

                      Hi, 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
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                      • Thread Is anyone experiencing OS X Marvericks problems with Brother Printers?

                        Is anyone experiencing OS X Marvericks problems with Brother Printers?

                        I upgraded to Mavericks on my Mac Mini a day or two after the new OS became available. After I did this, I began experiencing a problem wth my recently acquired Brother MFC-4610DW printer.   I say "a problem" b...view more
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                        Is anyone experiencing OS X Marvericks problems with Brother Printers?

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                        • 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.

                          Since we upgraded to OSX Maverick our printer runs expremely slow.  We have reinstalled the printer and done everything we can think of.  Can anyone help?view more
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                          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.

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                          • Thread Office for mac compatibility with windows computers

                            Office for mac compatibility with windows computers

                            Hi 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
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                            Office for mac compatibility with windows computers

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                            • Thread App to force quit CoreAudio? (to fix mic)

                              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
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                              App to force quit CoreAudio? (to fix mic)

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                              • Thread Do I need to upgrade from Mavericks ?

                                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
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                                • Thread Generating a Certificate Signing Request problem

                                  Generating a Certificate Signing Request problem

                                  Hello! 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
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                                  Generating a Certificate Signing Request problem

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                                  • Thread Defender

                                    Defender

                                    Microsoft 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
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                                    • Thread What does "connection logging enabled" mean

                                      What does "connection logging enabled" mean

                                      What does "Connection Logging Enabled" mean?view more
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                                      • Thread Can't delete word document in trash

                                        Can't delete word document in trash

                                        I 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
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                                        • 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.

                                          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...view more
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                                          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.

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                                          • 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
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                                            How to force OSX to ask for ssh key passphrase each time?

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                                            • Thread High priority email.

                                              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
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                                              High priority email.

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