why do I get a black box flickering on the left of the screen when I start my macbook pro
For some time now, I have been getting this wierd back box about 2 inches square flickering on the left side of the scree as I log in. I also get this little icon, that looks like a drawn bird like a wide open v shape where my curser should be. It flickers for about 4 seconds then goes. My macbook pro keeps on crashing, to start with it was a kernel paic, then it just had a message saying it was a crash, now it just crashes and the screen freezes. I have tied doing a simple reinstall where it just installes and not wipes. (sorry dont know what its called) but its still happening. What could be causing the flashing box and funny icon, and how can I get rid of it. Is there any way to monitor incoming/outgoing internet usage?
John
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)