Strange Problem - 'Me' card in Address Book is not me!

redboxcar · Jan 26, 2010, 01:33 PM

I have no idea how this happened, but for some reason my computer thinks that a random contact in my address book is "ME"... marked by the ME icon in the corner of the picture.

It doesn't seem like a big deal, but it has other effects, too. For some reason when fields marked 'NAME' auto-populate (such as when installing iWork), it auto-populates with her name.

No, I did not set up or register my computer with her name. I have NO idea how this came about. My username is my name, even my MobileMe account is my name.

Anyone know how to change it or what's going on?

GGJstudios · Jan 26, 2010, 01:37 PM

Select your card. Click Card > Make This My Card.

sccrrich · Jan 26, 2010, 01:37 PM

In Address Book, click your card just once, in the Menu Bar click Card, go down to Make This My Card and you're all set!!

Hope that helps!

redboxcar · Jan 26, 2010, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GGJstudios

Select your card. Click Card > Make This My Card.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sccrrich

In Address Book, click your card just once, in the Menu Bar click Card, go down to Make This My Card and you're all set!!

Hope that helps!

Thanks for the help, guys, but I don't have a card for myself in my phone book.

Hehe, I don't get why someone would have themselves in their Address Book? Is making a card for myself the only way to do this?

GGJstudios · Jan 26, 2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by redboxcar

Thanks for the help, guys, but I don't have a card for myself in my phone book.

Hehe, I don't get why someone would have themselves in their Address Book? Is making a card for myself the only way to do this?

Yes.

redboxcar · Jan 26, 2010, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GGJstudios

Yes.

Alrighty then, off to make myself a card. THANKS!

dangerfish · Jan 26, 2010, 02:33 PM

[QUOTE=redboxcar;9146620 I don't get why someone would have themselves in their Address Book?[/QUOTE]

For the exact reason you stated; Autofill.

redboxcar · Jan 26, 2010, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dangerfish

For the exact reason you stated; Autofill.

Ohh okay, it's all coming together now. Hehe.

Jan 26, 2010, 01:33 PM	#1
redboxcar macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009	Strange Problem - 'Me' card in Address Book is not me! I have no idea how this happened, but for some reason my computer thinks that a random contact in my address book is "ME"... marked by the ME icon in the corner of the picture. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but it has other effects, too. For some reason when fields marked 'NAME' auto-populate (such as when installing iWork), it auto-populates with her name. No, I did not set up or register my computer with her name. I have NO idea how this came about. My username is my name, even my MobileMe account is my name. Anyone know how to change it or what's going on? __________________ mac mini \| mid 2010 \| 2.4 ghz \| 8gb ddr3 \| 320gb hdd macbook pro \| 2012 \| 13" \| 2.5 ghz i5 \| 8gb ddr3 \| 128gb ssd + 1tb hdd iphone 5 \| 16gb \| black ipad mini \| wifi \| 16gb \| black
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Jan 26, 2010, 01:37 PM	#3
sccrrich macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2007	Quick fix In Address Book, click your card just once, in the Menu Bar click Card, go down to Make This My Card and you're all set!! Hope that helps! __________________ Macbook Pro 15" 2.2GhZ Intel 4Gb; iPhone 3G 16Gb Power Mac G4 Dual 1.8 GhZ PPC 1.5Gb; iPod 80Gb Powerbook 180 33MhZ 4Mb; iPod Touch 8Gb Macintosh 128k 8MhZ 128k
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