You have to remove it in System preferences under Internet. There is a table and you can remove it from there.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:09 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Even more hilarious now I can't even get this gmail account removed from my > computer as it keeps saying this account is connected to something. Not sure > what the hell it is talking about as I have removed it before, but now with > the mail issues I am having and trying to remove the account craps everything > out. What do I need to do a clean install? Do I just need to download > Mavericks to my external drive or do I need to create a bootable thing of > some kind, don't remember the steps and today things have gotten so bad and > have restarted the computer five times and it isn't fixing it, so considering > I am on deadline for an article to say I'm a little pissed off since I need > to use gmail for this article is an understatement. Thanks. > On Feb 9, 2014, at 5:50 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, like Alex suggested, you can create a new gmail account and just set >> it up to forward your mail to it. This might be a little bit of a pain in >> the neck, but it is a temporary solution you can reverse when the problems >> are fixed. >> >> Or, again, install ML on an external disk and use that solely for mail >> until the next version of Mavericks, 10.9.2, is released. This is exactly >> why I always keep a functioning version of the previous OS available on >> external partitions. I have them going back to Snow Leopard, in fact. >> >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. Panarese >> Director >> Mac for the Blind >> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >> >> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >> >> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >> On Feb 9, 2014, at 5:38 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey John, >>> >>> Thanks for the suggestions. It definitely is a gmail and Mavericks issue as >>> I have removed gmail and then reinstalled it in to the Mac Mail. When gmail >>> is removed mac mail works fine. My issue is I can't switch from gmail to >>> another mail provider as I have people constantly contacting em through >>> gmail. So not sure what to do as I have heard from several people that >>> doing a clean install did not fix their gmail problem with mac mail. >>> Considering this problem doesn't happen every day tells me that it is a >>> gmail and Apple Mavericks compatability issue. What angers me to no end is >>> I held off upgrading to Mavericks until Apple claimed they fixed this issue >>> in December so that is why I am so angry as the days when Mac Mail and >>> gmail don't cooperate I can't get a thing done. I apologize for any >>> misspelled words as mail is pausing so much as I type this with busy busy >>> messages. And like I said everything worked fine yesterday. >>> On Feb 9, 2014, at 4:43 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Brian, >>>> >>>> >>>> A few things here. >>>> >>>> >>>> firstly, I understand frustrations and annoyances that get to someone at >>>> times. However, remember to put things into perspective. I have had no >>>> issues like your experiencing on any of my three Macs and the only couple >>>> of people I know having mail issues have the common denominator as Gmail >>>> being part of the problem. So, to say that you can't recommend Macs >>>> because of inconsistencies is quite drastic. You are dealing with a >>>> situation that is either system specific or gmail specific. That has >>>> little to do with the overall experience of Mavericks most people are >>>> having. No, Mavericks isn't perfect, but it ain't Windows Vista or >>>> Windows 8 either by any stretch. >>>> >>>> Now, with that said, I would do one of 3 things. >>>> >>>> 1. If you have an external drive to play with, install a completely clean >>>> version of Mavericks onto a blank partition. Then, set up your Gmail >>>> account first and see how it runs. If it is all right, then try adding >>>> things to that install and see what happens. If you find that that >>>> install runs in a stable environment, then you probably want to do a clean >>>> install on your regular system disk. If you still have problems, well >>>> guess what? It's not the Mac or Mavericks, but, instead, is gmail or some >>>> configuration of gmail you have set up. >>>> >>>> 2. If you don't have an external drive, you still might want to just do a >>>> clean install anyway. I'm a big believer in clean installs for any new >>>> operating system. >>>> >>>> 3. If the Mail is your biggest problem and suggestion 1 is either not >>>> possible or just not practical with your schedule, as I know you are quite >>>> busy,, you could install Mountain Lion on an external drive to do mail and >>>> then use Mavericks to access Numbers and Pages. >>>> >>>> The first alternative will give you the ability to mess with gmail, at >>>> least. >>>> >>>> Take Care >>>> >>>> John D. Panarese >>>> Director >>>> Mac for the Blind >>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>> >>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >>>> >>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>> >>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 9, 2014, at 4:24 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yesterday everything worked fine, so today if I have mail open I can't >>>>> use any other programs on my computer or mail causes VoiceOver to be so >>>>> choppy you can't understand a thing. Switching from gmail is not an >>>>> option as I have years of mail messages archived, and everything worked >>>>> fine on Mountain Lion. I don't want to go back to Mountain Lion as I need >>>>> to use Numbers for work and Numbers had gotten unusable under Mountain >>>>> Lion. What really pisses me off is some days the computer works fine, and >>>>> the next without being shut off or put to sleep it is unusable. Even a >>>>> restart doesn't fix the problems. Since starting to write this message, I >>>>> have been interrupted five times with busy busy errors. I have spoken to >>>>> Apple Accessibility and they know nothing. Not sure how in the world >>>>> Apple could have released Mavericks with these kinds of bugs and then >>>>> claimed they fixed everything. Just very frustrating. I have been a long >>>>> time Apple boy and suggesting them to everyone but will never again >>>>> suggest a Mac to anyone, as they used to be consistent and now are as >>>>> unreliable as a PC. Sorry just had to vent. And yes, I have run disk >>>>> repairs and still no fix. 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