Why are you reinstalling every 6 months? Are you doing something special to knacker the OS as it should not need reinstalling every 6 months
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Apple Seeds OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Build 14C99d to Developers
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Why are you reinstalling every 6 months? Are you doing something special to knacker the OS as it should not need reinstalling every 6 months
I didn't even make annual reinstalls on Windows 98, much less bi-annual!
Since Windows moved to the NT codebase with XP for consumer OS's I haven't cared much for these things at all, and never for OS X. I do think I'll give a reinstall a try soon though since my OS X is starting to become a bit too upgraded-on-upgraded-on-upgraded. I never did these things with Windows, but OS X has made me more confident. However, I suspect one recurring Safari crasher has something to do with it since nothing else hardlocks my machine occasionally. Other than this, my laptop is as fast and good as new. OS X is really nice in that regard. I think much has to do with a lack of Registry and overall a lack of "global system states" to be bothered with if you are an app. They have a good self-containment philosophy there with app bundles, where Windows apps often crap all over the system.
Since Windows moved to the NT codebase with XP for consumer OS's I haven't cared much for these things at all, and never for OS X. I do think I'll give a reinstall a try soon though since my OS X is starting to become a bit too upgraded-on-upgraded-on-upgraded. I never did these things with Windows, but OS X has made me more confident. However, I suspect one recurring Safari crasher has something to do with it since nothing else hardlocks my machine occasionally. Other than this, my laptop is as fast and good as new. OS X is really nice in that regard. I think much has to do with a lack of Registry and overall a lack of "global system states" to be bothered with if you are an app. They have a good self-containment philosophy there with app bundles, where Windows apps often crap all over the system.
Isn't it great, how the App Store doesn't show the version of the pre-release build...
Now I've reinstalled the public beta (10.10.2 (14C94b) I so hastily got rid of due to some irritating issues, such as the dictionary gesture in Safari displaying a transparent window. Now this isn't a big deal, but this is the same build as the previous beta, so it didn't get the treatment the developer build get.
Here's to hoping the final version gets seeded within the next week as I'm really not in the mood to reinstall the whole OS
Now I've reinstalled the public beta (10.10.2 (14C94b) I so hastily got rid of due to some irritating issues, such as the dictionary gesture in Safari displaying a transparent window. Now this isn't a big deal, but this is the same build as the previous beta, so it didn't get the treatment the developer build get.
Here's to hoping the final version gets seeded within the next week as I'm really not in the mood to reinstall the whole OS
Mouse Pointer Disappears
Yes, I have seen this issue on several clients computers (iMacs and MacBook Pros).
This issue is a carryover from Mavericks.
Yes, I have seen this issue on several clients computers (iMacs and MacBook Pros).
This issue is a carryover from Mavericks.
I haven't had any serious WIFI issues until this update.
At this point every 20 minutes I see the WIFI signal dropping and having troubles sometimes reconnecting.
Running on a MBA 2012.
At this point every 20 minutes I see the WIFI signal dropping and having troubles sometimes reconnecting.
Running on a MBA 2012.
Still the persistent problem of not handling 2 or more displays properly, doesn't boot to the correct one. You end up booting to a blank screen.
Why is this such a problem to fix? It doesn't happen in Mavericks with the same displays nor in even Leopard!
I keep juggling and switching the connections, but there appears no solution to this problem!
Why is this such a problem to fix? It doesn't happen in Mavericks with the same displays nor in even Leopard!
I keep juggling and switching the connections, but there appears no solution to this problem!
I've noticed this since Mavericks as well. At least for me, it only does this on pages that include Flash.
Suppose I will stick with Mavericks since downgrading over a month ago. It totally borked my mail with exchange which is my lifeline, so back I went.
Anyone know if stability has ever returned on that front? (Mail that is).
Anyone know if stability has ever returned on that front? (Mail that is).
Does this fix the greyed out volume bar in menu bar that one can get when rebooting Yosemite? I have done the terminal commands but, it still occurs on occasion.
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Yep... my MadCatz MOUS9 used to work (via Bluetooth)... and in the latest 10.10.2 build, now it doesn't.
It's the one area where Apple has no control over the hardware that users are connecting to. Making it the weak link in Apple's armour.
Yep... my MadCatz MOUS9 used to work (via Bluetooth)... and in the latest 10.10.2 build, now it doesn't.
Did you send a bug report to apple?
You might want to tell MadCatz too.
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Hope this 10.10.2 fixes the severe slow and unstable WiFi connectivy and low data transfer rate of 10.10.1 I am almost downgrading to Maverick if this is not fixed urgently
Arg, last beta fixed my sleep/wake issue, now mail won't get any new mail on any accounts I have.
Things get fixed, new bugs introduced!
Things get fixed, new bugs introduced!
No problems with mail on my iMac
Must be something else, I got quite a few mail on my iPhone, yet I haven't got one single mail on my Mac since January 12th, so before this update.
It was working before though, odd. (On the beta before this one)
Hmmm, my issue with this build that started last build still exists. iTunes now asks for me to allow incoming connections. I'll delete it from the firewall preference pane and it will work one time, but then returns. How odd. Other than that, no issues at the moment.
More than anything else I'm suddenly very happy about being stable and working, I got a decent version of iTunes back! With the sidebar! I don't have to hunt and peck all over the place to try to find everything! Ohhh, the past, how I love you. Now to keep auto-updates from raining on my parade.
Try rebooting once more. I find that OS X updates need a few reboots to get things going in the right direction.
If nothing happens, try disabling and re-enabling the accounts in Mail. Check the console to see if there's anything helpful.
It would be nice if they would ever fix the 3-finger tap lookup for words. It's light grey on lighter grey. No one can read that.
Just a little preventative maintenance / best practices habit I picked up from 20 years of being a CAD sysadmin in Windowsland. Garbage collects in nooks & crannies, clutter piles up, little glitches and shrapnel from old installs and uninstalls and updates and bug fixes and patches over patches over patches, and heavens only know what malware known or unknown finds its way in over the course of a year with any number of people monkeying around on it when you're elsewhere.
Though you may not notice the gradual slowdown every day, after about 6 months, windows, mac or linux, do a fresh install and it feels like getting a new machine. Fast, clean, crisp, everything sings along noticeably faster and smoother.
It's like changing the sheets on your bed when you realize you've let it go too long.
...if you think every 6 months is excessive, I worked with one firm that wiped everyones machines every night and reimaged them every morning before the employees showed up for work.