When I play low-bandwidth radio on my iMac, it keeps interrupting, but that does not trouble my MacBook Pro. Why?
Console
Once the dust has settled after a major upgrade, check that OS X is running smoothly by browsing your logs.
What has broken when Preview no longer opens PDF documents? The answer is more complex than it might appear.
Memory use is always in the ‘yellow’, and my Mac grinds to a halt. Why?
I have seen a lot of spinning beachballs, and my NAS has been labouring. Why?
Can you explain why my Mac is so slow and shows the spinning beachball so much?
My iMac keeps stalling with the ‘spinning beachball’. Is this a memory problem?
You come into work to discover that your Mac or server have been hacked, or appears to be under the control of an intruder. What do you do next?
Macs are increasingly reliant on background services, and increasingly vulnerable to their problems. Mastering the services on your Mac will help make it faster and more stable.
When something goes wrong with your Mac, the best clues are usually found in the log. Are you scared to open Console, or panic when you scroll through its contents?
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