I've had this problem for a while. Seemingly randomly, hot corners, those blue highlights of menu choices, mouse-over indication of HTML links, drag'n drop and a bunch of other processes stop working.
The thing is, I figured this problem would end when I switched from my mid-2009 MacBook Pro to a brand-new 27" iMac!
I was very, very surprised when the same damn thing happened maybe 24 hours into using my very expensive new computer (it's the top model with the fastest processor and 1TB SSD, plus an upgrade to 64GB RAM in the mail). I think the problem actually occurs more frequently than on the old computer!
I don't think I'm using any weird software. The only common denominator I can think of is Firefox. This issue precedes any plug-ins I've been using (uBlock and a screenshot app, where I believe I've used three different ones over the years). MacOS, Firefox and everything else is always up-to-date, although the OS obviously wasn't able to upgrade to the very latest version on the old MacBook Pro.
I've upgraded my Office suite from 2007 to the latest one. I'm almost always running Excel and frequently use Word, but if there was a pattern I figure I would have spotted it years ago.
Note: This is NOT just the usual "hot corners stop working" issue. This is a far more widespread problem that affects many areas of the software I use.
A restart fixes the problem, but it may pop up again an hour later or three days later. I've already restarted once today, and I would have done so again just now if I wasn't burning a BD-R DL in Toast 15!
Any ideas would be very, very welcome. I really thought this problem would go away when I switched to a new computer with updated versions of virtually all the software I use on a daily basis
The thing is, I figured this problem would end when I switched from my mid-2009 MacBook Pro to a brand-new 27" iMac!
I was very, very surprised when the same damn thing happened maybe 24 hours into using my very expensive new computer (it's the top model with the fastest processor and 1TB SSD, plus an upgrade to 64GB RAM in the mail). I think the problem actually occurs more frequently than on the old computer!
I don't think I'm using any weird software. The only common denominator I can think of is Firefox. This issue precedes any plug-ins I've been using (uBlock and a screenshot app, where I believe I've used three different ones over the years). MacOS, Firefox and everything else is always up-to-date, although the OS obviously wasn't able to upgrade to the very latest version on the old MacBook Pro.
I've upgraded my Office suite from 2007 to the latest one. I'm almost always running Excel and frequently use Word, but if there was a pattern I figure I would have spotted it years ago.
Note: This is NOT just the usual "hot corners stop working" issue. This is a far more widespread problem that affects many areas of the software I use.
A restart fixes the problem, but it may pop up again an hour later or three days later. I've already restarted once today, and I would have done so again just now if I wasn't burning a BD-R DL in Toast 15!
Any ideas would be very, very welcome. I really thought this problem would go away when I switched to a new computer with updated versions of virtually all the software I use on a daily basis
