Email issues (was Re: Big Sur crashes etc)

2021-07-01 Thread Dan C
Hi Michael, What email app are you using? IMAP or POP3 accounts? How many accounts? If IMAP on Apple Mail, try rebuilding the indices to your Inbox(s). Do this by: Click the arrow to the left of Inbox so it shows the individual accounts. One at a time, right-click each of those account

Re: Big Sur crashes etc

2021-07-01 Thread Dan C
Hi Bill! FWIW, I’ve got a few friends on Big Sur that complain to me daily about system panics and such. Heck, I’ve got some of the same types of problems on my home Mini (Catalina). Please run Disk Utility on each disk volume/partition to make sure the file system is clean, then reset the

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

2015-06-29 Thread Dan C
On Jun 29, 2015, at 03:00 PM, Jack jhs...@gmail.com wrote: 10.3 on CDs, but it won't recognize them, displays the missing system folder icon. I reset the PRAM, it has a new battery, I've tried Option C... any suggestions...? To boot from a CD/DVD, hold down the c key. Not option-C - Dan.

Re: Another DVD-conversion question

2015-01-25 Thread Dan C
On Jan 25, 2015, at 05:15 PM, William Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: I have a single copy of a non-commercial and unavailable DVD that appears to be copy-protected. I want to make a copy for myself that I can watch on both the TV and the computer just as though I’m looking at the original,

Re: Fan noise

2014-11-22 Thread Dan C
On Nov 20, 2014, at 09:23 AM, Richard Meyeroff wrote: I have an iMac model 9,1 which is producing what I believe is fan noise. How can I check to see if I am correct and if so how to correct it? Fan speed vs Power Manager vs dying bearings vs dust... Fan speed is controlled by the Power