Beware of MacKeeperWhen one installs MacKeeper, which claims to be software to "Clean and protect your Mac" it installs several items of adware and scareware that not only annoy you and urge you to buy stuff that you don't want or need ...view more
Cannot Activate Bluetooth Host ControllerI have a Mac Pro Silver tower running 10.8.4. It suffers from the Bluetooth Mouse stutter problem, so I purchased the only USB Bluetooth adapter I could find that said it was compatible with Mac: The Orico BTA-403. &n...view more
Accidentally deleted startup discMy startup disc was too full and I was getting error messages and computer running slow. I went to recovery mode startup (where you hold down command and r) and then disc utility and erased the entire thing! There ...view more
why does mac mail keeps going offlineI think we all know mac mail keeps going offline and stays offline until you restart the application. This IS ever since Mountain Lion. I am running an iMac and I am sure Apple knows of this. They ought to be ashamed ...view more
Thread Double clicking on invisible folder won't open it
Double clicking on invisible folder won't open itInvisible folder behavior is different in 10.8 compared to 10.6. Finder won't open an invisible folder when you double click on it. I never installed Lion so don't know if this same behavior was there too. Is this a s...view more
What is the problem with Mail Search???I've seen all the mentions here of a non-functioning Search feature in Lion Mail - I've experienced it, too. I upgraded to Mountain Lion, and still... no fix. Search does not find emails that I *know* are ...view more
Thread Dragging to select multiple messages in Mail 6.0 and OS 10.8
Dragging to select multiple messages in Mail 6.0 and OS 10.8With recent software updates, there no longer seems to be a way to select multiple messages other than shift-click. I have always just dragged to select a number at once that I need to delete or move for one reason or...view more
Mac OS X Version 10.7.5 to El Capitan?I want to upgrade my MacBook Pro 13-inch, late 2011 to El Capitan. But unfortunately, I tried downloading it a couple of times already but it keeps on failing. What can I do?view more
Thread Mountain Lion Update - Mail (SMTP) Offline Ever Since
Mountain Lion Update - Mail (SMTP) Offline Ever SinceI have been struggling with an issues for about four days that seems to be a known problem. Ever since I installed a Mountain Lion update the other day, my email servers have been offline (SMTP). I have re...view more
Thread Finder Crashes and Relaunches Every Few Minutes
Finder Crashes and Relaunches Every Few MinutesAs the title states, every few minutes, or sometimes less than a minute, Finder crashes and relaunches. Here is the info from Console, but I don't know what it means. Any help would be appreciated. Th...view more
Thread 'Filter' failed error when printing from EPSON
'Filter' failed error when printing from EPSONI have an Epson TX420W all-in-one printer, and recently upgraded to OSX Mountain Lion, after reading that I wouldn't have any issues printing after the upgrade. Before the upgrade, I had all Epson drivers up to date (...view more
New documents: opening, savingWhen I double-click Pages, it opens to Desktop, and I have to click 'New Document' before I can start typing. Similarly, TextEdit opens to Documents and again I have to click 'New Document'. With most other applicatio...view more