Fix: Could Not Load Security & Privacy Preference Pane – Mac OS X

Fix: Could Not Load Security & Privacy Preference Pane – Mac OS X

Did you attempt to open Security & Privacy in Mac OS X System Preferences but get an error that the preference pane could not load?   Preferences Error Could not load Security & Privacy preference pane.     Review recently installed software. A piece of software you installed may be overriding the Security & Privacy preference...

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Mac OS X Sierra (10.12 and 10.13) Firewall Logs Empty / Not Showing?

Mac OS X Sierra (10.12 and 10.13) Firewall Logs Empty / Not Showing?

There is growing concern online about Mac OS X built-in firewall logs not showing up if you enabled the Mac OS X built-in firewall (System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Firewall). The Mac OS X firewall log is located in Utilities -> Console in /var/log/appfirewall.log.   You can confirm firewall logging is enabled on your...

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Fix: Safari Web Content Quit Unexpectedly

Fix: Safari Web Content Quit Unexpectedly

Did Safari web browser stop loading a page and suddenly close what you had on screen, before reloading it OK again? In some cases, Safari does not successfully reload the web content on your page. You receive an error message below.   Safari Web Content quit unexpectedly. Click Report to see more detailed information and send...

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Why: We Couldn’t Make Your Purchases Available – iTunes

Why: We Couldn’t Make Your Purchases Available – iTunes

Did you receive a warning in iTunes (top right corner) that iTunes is unable to make your purchases available? The error is listed below.   Activity Purchases We couldn’t make your purchases available. Click on the retry button.   If you already clicked on the retry button but you still receive the error, check the Apple...

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How To: Twitter Disable Annoying Recommendation Notifications

How To: Twitter Disable Annoying Recommendation Notifications

Twitter quietly rolled out Recommendation Notifications which have been spamming users Twitter accounts with useless and beyond annoying notification alerts of people we don’t follow or care about.   If you have been looking around online how to disable recommended notifications, several articles reference to disable recommendations in the iOS Twitter app settings. The latest version...

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