Strange set of behaviors in 10.9.5Wondering if someone can help me identify the cause of a strange set of behaviors in Mavericks 10.9.5 running on a mid-2012 13" Macbook Pro. Here's my log of the behavior occurring twice today, approx 1 hour apart. &n...view more
Deleting Launch DaemonsWhen I run EtreCheck I see this: Problem System Launch Daemons: [running] com.cpsww.ppupsd.plist It is a remnant of previously uninstalled PowerPanel software for a CyberPower UPS. EtreCheck says: ...view more
What is mds_stores process?My iMac was making quite a bit of a rumbling noise and I noticed, using Activity Monitor, that mds_stores was using up 50% of CPU processing power. I read that mds is linked to Spotlight indexing, but mds_stor...view more
Thread Mail stopped working on Mac Pro 10.9.5. All outgoing mail says "this message has no content. Checked connection, rebooted the mailbox. Nothing going out.
Mail stopped working on Mac Pro 10.9.5. All outgoing mail says "this message has no content. Checked connection, rebooted the mailbox. Nothing going out.
Installing Quicken on 10.9.5I just purchase Quicken 2016 but it requires me to upgrade from 10.9.5 to the El Cap version that has been terrorizing users all over the place. I'm not ready to upgrade until Apple fixes/test El Cap extensively and f...view more
Mavericks Recovery failingHi all, After significant problems with my music studio running on a 2014 27" iMac 3.4ghz 32Gb RAM on El Capitan with Logic Pro X and using UAD Apollo interfaces, I have had to completely reinstall my OS X in ...view more
Maps zoom/scroll with Magic MouseHi In Maps.app, scrolling over the map with magic mouse, moving the map instead of zooming, i need to press SHIFT when i need zoom in or out. Other apps (google maps in safari, or google earth.app) working with zoom s...view more
No start-up chimesMy new iMac does not have startup chimes....is it broken already? I've always been told that the chimes indicate a working Mac. Using 10.11.4view more
printer stops printing in blackI have mac os x 10.9.5 Maverick and a printer HP all in one plus B 210e which worked fine once or twice it printed in gray so I cleaned the cartridges twice then back to normal now it won't print in bla...view more
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
