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Feb 2, 2012 12:11 PM in response to Berkshire Barneyby baltwo,★HelpfulDon't have an answer for you, since you haven't described what kind of accounts you're using or what you did when you setup the machine. Since you're a newcomer to the Mac, see these:
Switching from Windows to Mac OS X,
Basic Tutorials on using a Mac,
Mac 101: Mac Essentials,
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts,
Anatomy of a Mac,
MacTips,
Switching to Mac Superguide, and
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual,
Snow Leopard Edition.&Additionally, *Texas Mac Man* recommends:
Quick Assist,
Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
Take Control E-books, and
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Feb 2, 2012 1:50 PM in response to baltwoby Berkshire Barney,baltwo --
Thanks for getting back and suggesting where to look for answers/help.
Perhaps I can clarify a bit more about my question. I used Migration Assitant (or whatever it's called) to transfer all my files and folders from a PC. I'm not sure I transfered any applications. I'm using Gmail for email and I loaded a newly purchased MSFT "home office" CD for Word, PPT, Excel (and, maybe, Outlook which I don't use).
I also transferred many thousands of digitial photos, a bunch of digital video, and a gazillion folders, files and docs.
I bought a new Western Digital 1 T backup drive which Time Machine (or whatever it's called) is busy using all the time. I think that's about all of what I have on it and how I set it up.
The problem I'm having (which I spent an hour on yesterday speaking with an Apple technician on the phone) and who kindly helped me change the computer name to what I wanted and re-set my Apple ID and Password and checked some stuff in System Preferences (which I can't exactly remember). Of course, the whole time I was on the phone with him -- just like visiting the doctor -- I had no problem at all. The PROBLEM is that a box called syncdefaultsd pops up every ten minutes or so and asks me to 'login' although my computer was never turned off. Then, sometimes concurrently, I get a similar request from Mail or Keychain to 'login' ... even though I don't think I've ever logged off.
It's not possible that the Mac was designed to be so intrusive demaning constant logins, is it? Is there a place on the computer where one can set the frequency of these requests ... or is something out of whack?!
I will slowly work my way through most of the tuturials and resources you sent (I have read a few of them already since I bought the computer at the beginning of November, 2011.
Thanks again.
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Feb 2, 2012 3:50 PM in response to Berkshire Barneyby baltwo,★HelpfulI can't address PC stuff or Gmail, since I don't use them, but strongly suspect there's a disconnect between your user account's username/password permissions and that which you migrated from the PC. All I can suggest to peruse Pondini's Setup New Mac guide and see if he addresses migrating from PCs.