Thread Imac display issues following Yosemite upgrade
Imac display issues following Yosemite upgradeSince upgrade to Yosemite my iMac has a very 'glitchy' display... Pixels flashing all over the screen, strange pixels following the mouse etc.. When I boot into safe mode the issue is gone so I assume that it ...view more
Thread nsurlsessiond - taking up all bandwidth!! Help ?
nsurlsessiond - taking up all bandwidth!! Help ?Ever since updating to OSX yosemite, the process "nsurlsessiond" has been taking up my whole bandwidth for the past 2 days...downloaded almost 5GB of data so far!! I read on some forums that it could be due to...view more
Thread How can I download Yosemite (for the 1st time)?
How can I download Yosemite (for the 1st time)?I need to upgrade to Yosemite (not El Capitan) for the first time. To be clear, I'm not downgrading or restoring -- I have never downloaded 10.10 previously, so it's not an existing purchase. Suggestions? ...view more
Episodic kernel panic crash.I Have episodic kernel panic events that trigger a crash and restart of the computer. I am running OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite. I did a recent permissions repair and got the message,"SUID file 'System/Library/Core...as been...view more
Security agent has gibberish textCertain dialogue boxes have had their text changed to ascii nonsense, notably the OS's password dialogue box. I have no idea what caused it. How do I fix this? Does this imply something malicious is on my mac? I'm on...view more
Screen Sharing to Device with iCloudPrior to Yosemite, every machine associated with my iCloud ID would show up in the Finder under "Sharing". If I selected that machine's name, I'd see the shared folders, and be able to activate Screen Sharing di...view more
What is "securityd"?For some reason, the process "securityd" is taking up 100% of my CPU and I don't know what it is. I've tried Google, and people have reinstalled the OS, and for some it worked, some it has failed. I never had this iss...view more
Thread Intermittent Crashes When Opening Or Saving documents
Intermittent Crashes When Opening Or Saving documentsI am getting occasional crashes when opening or saving documents in a variety of applications. It is not restricting to one drive on my system and always reports "Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-qos" He...view more
How to change folder icons in 10.10.5?I am getting bored of Apple's generic 2D folder icons. What graphic format (or other) is required to paste into the folder's 'info' pane in order to assign a new folder icon image? Thank you.view more
Thread New files don't appear in Finder in Yosemite
New files don't appear in Finder in YosemiteHi All, I have a MacBook Air (6,2) that is currently running 10.10.2. When I first got the Mac it was running Mavericks and I didn't experience any problems with it. Since I've updated to Yosemite however, I o...view more
No sound after Security update 2016-004.I installed Security Update 2016-004 this morning after checking for updates. Everything went well, including the reboot. After the system came back, I noticed the speaker icon on the title bar was greyed out ...view more
console has no window (Yosemite)The Console opens... shows the preferences, about windows.. appears to be operating. But there are no windows. Nothing to read. I tried using File > Open Recent or File > Open Quickly and although all th...view more
Thread Win 8 VNC connect via ssh, error connect failed...
Win 8 VNC connect via ssh, error connect failed...Getting a Win 8 , VNC viewer to connect via ssh. I establish a ssh connection with a tunnel. When the VNC connection starts it is refused and on the mac system console I see "SSHD error, connect it my_server.net...view more
inactive iCloud in YosemiteHi, iCloud is inactive in both my Admin and Std accounts. However, every time I sign to my Admin acoount, 3 screens pop up, one after another. the first says "iCloud Password -> Please enter yo...view more
mac non-responsiveHI - I am using MacBook Pro Retina, early 2015, with OS X Yosemite. The computer keeps freezing, in the middle of a power point, or film , for example - it doesn't respond at all, not even beach balling. I am obliged...view more
