This is a constant annoyance and something that Apple does not appear to be aware of. I am a registered user of the Apple Support Communities (formerly Apple Discussions) web site. Apple’s site is designed (presumably for technical reasons) so that it does not keep you logged in for very long. This means that you […]
Editing PowerPoint slides with PowerPoint 2011 is absolutely maddening. As a professional translator, I sometimes have no choice but to work directly in PowerPoint, and each time I end up exceeding my frustration quota because of PowerPoint 2011’s sheer crappiness. I’ve already written about PowerPoint flaws in the past. Each time I use the application, […]
Among other glitches that I have noticed with the latest version of Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.2), there is the fact that the “Hot Corners” feature accessible via the Screen Saver preference pane in System Preferences no longer works reliably. I use hot corners to put my displays to sleep. I have two 30″ monitors […]
As someone who has been enjoying the benefits of using an SSD drive as my startup volume for a year now, I am of course intrigued by Apple’s announcement of the new Fusion Drive technology. However, the fact that Apple has already released a tech note about the new technology with a series of warnings […]
Last week, I wrote about a number of outstanding glitches in OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). Here’s another one, which I forgot to mention at the time: The problem is fairly obvious: When Safari is launched and proceeds to restore its windows (for example, after an application crash, which is what happened in this particular […]
Apart from the kernel panics, OS X 10.8.2 is a fine release (it fixes the most outrageous flaw in Mountain Lion, which was the crazy behaviour of the Save As architecture). But it sure feels rather glitchy to me. I’ve already talked about the selection highlighting issues after hiding background applications. The problem is on-going. […]
Last week, I wrote that the OS X 10.8.2 Supplemental Update released by Apple contained a modified IOPCIFamily.kext file, which led me to speculate that the update might contain a fix for the kernel panics that have been dogging me and other users with Mac Pro computers featuring multiple NVIDIA GT 120 video cards with […]
Last week, I wrote about the confusion induced by what happened on Oct. 1 when the deadline for former MobileMe subscribers and the free offer of 20 GB of extra storage on iCloud expired. Well, Apple has now made things official by sending e-mails such as this one: When you moved your MobileMe account to […]
Apple has just released a small system update called “OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Supplemental Update”. While the information provided on the release’s page makes no mention of the kernel panic issue or a possible fix, I have proceeded with the installation of the update and it does indeed modify one of the “IO” files […]
I really thought my hack provided a temporary fix for the problem with kernel panics introduced by the 10.8.2 update. Well, I guess I was wrong. Last night, I had another kernel panic. Same symptoms, same contents in the kernel panic log. So replacing the IOGraphicsFamily.kext file with an older version does not entirely fix […]
I know that Macworld is part of a larger conglomerate (IDG) and I probably did sign up for some kind of membership at some point that leaves me exposed to receiving computer-related advertising by e-mail. But this is a bit much: So, Macworld, now you want me to “rethink my loyalties” and ditch my Mac […]
I am now totally confused by the situation in Apple’s iCloud for former MobileMe subscribers like me. In the past couple of weeks, there have been a number of reports about the impending expiry of the “bonus offer” of an additional 20 GB of iCloud storage for free for MobileMe customers at the end of […]