Category: Troubleshooting

OS X Mail Attachments Missing

Occasionally we get email that should have an attachment but it doesn’t seem to be there. One way you can check for any missing attachment(s) is by using a web browser to log on to your email account. However, any attachment(s) may already be downloaded to your computer. To find out: Select the email in question [...]

iOS 5 – iPhoto albums won’t copy to iPad 2

After upgrading all my iGadgets to iOS 5, I couldn’t sync a photo album of our trip to Peru ,with the iPad. There were pics from three different cameras (iPhone, Nikon, and Samsung) but only the iPhone images were transferring. I tried a number of web recommendations without success. Make sure the image file extensions [...]

Remove “ghost” email addresses from Apple’s Mail

When you create a new message in Apple’s Mail program, and start typing an address, the program tries to help by offering a list of suggestions. Pretty convenient unless the list has a bunch of old, and wrong, addresses. The suggestion list is pulled from your Address Book and from previous emails you’ve sent. You [...]

Time Machine Backup Trouble

If your Time Machine backup fails, try these fixes: