so there i was...

...pissed off. why wont this play youtube, why is iphoto deleting all my photos, why do windows keep popping up when i click a folder instead of just 1 continuous window, why cant i delete these things off my external hdd, why is there a "skype" drive when i just downloaded it and why did the app disappear when i ejected said drive? why did i just spend $1700 on a headache?

24 hours last ive restarted my imac, youtube plays, figured out the beast called iphoto, windows open in 1 continuous folder, put skype in my applications folder, reformatted my external hdd, learned why the skype drive is there and deleted it, and most importantly, i was sitting there ing at a 27" screen of awesome

i do need help though, when i was initially setting my mac i put "japan" for the country instead of the "usa" (military stationed here in japan) so now i think that is affecting skype cause when i dial out it thinks my numbers are japanese.
so, how do i fix my registration? i havnt sent it in yet but it wont let me go back to fix the county. any help would be great. thanks

 

Jared-XXXXXXXX-iMac:~ Jared$ sudo mv /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb.old
Password:
mv: rename /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb to /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb.old: No such file or directory
Jared-XXXXXXXX-iMac:~ Jared$

no dice, thanks for the fast response though

 

that fixed my skype. that was the main issue i was having, it was useing my mac location for dialing country codes. my registration still says japan and wount let me go back to change it though hmmm...

thanks, this wasnt exactly meant to reach out for help, more of an intro thread and if my issue was a quick simple fix that i didnt know about

thanks buddy, ive used PC all my life, i guess i should of just adapted to the new os immediately. but cause you didnt read the 2nd paragraph, ive got most my issues figured out now.

thanks, yeah that missing delete button is kind of a nuisance sometimes but im sure i will adapt

fussa japan, yokota. from your location it looks like your at yokosuka, where i purchsed my imac.

 

yeah i havnt even tried to ask them. not sure how knowledgeable they are, ive never asked though so i dont know. i went to to yokosuka thinking i might find a deal cause their mac section looks a lot bigger and better. nope, so me and the fam enjoyed a nice 2.5hr drive both ways and some delish McD's i got some friends at zama, and i just met a navy guy from atsugi, patrick. AZ# job i think