how would you get ountain lion back without paying? i had it before mavericks?
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:40 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Brian, > > How about you try disabling your Gmail account temporarily while doing your > project. Go into Mail Prefs, select Accounts from the Toolbar, select your > Gmail account from the Accounts Table then uncheck the “Enable this Account” > checkbox. Now, with your Gmail account disabled, you should be able to do > your work, receive Mail from other accounts, and you can re-enable it when > you need it again and it doesn’t affect your project. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Feb 9, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey well I guess a clean install isn’t going to happen today, as I am not >> sure if I know how to boot from my external drive, might have to have a >> buddy who knows more about computers help me with that. Plus I have to back >> everything up. Just very frustrating to be dealing with something new every >> day. Sorry for venting but hey you don’t have to read it if you don’t like >> it. Thanks to those who have offered solutions. Another funny note is the >> last few days since I have had these severe issues with mail open and >> running my Logictech solar keyboard doesn’t work, but if I quit mail the >> Logictech keyboard works fine, very bizarre, and frustrating. And nope >> changing mail to check every 30 minutes unfortunately didn’t help as in the >> middle of this I got busy busy busy again. >>> On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:21 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Google "clean install of Mvericks" to get the exact steps, but the basic >>> idea is you download the installer from the App Store, run a terminal >>> command once you plug in a properly formatted drive, and wait. Once that is >>> done, boot to that drive instead of your regular one, open Disk Utility, >>> completely wipe your Macintosh HD partition (not the entire hard drive) and >>> then close Disk Utility and select "install Mac OS 10.9 Mvericks". Once >>> that installs, you're done and can start restoring your data. >>> >>> For today, have you considered closing Mail completely and operating off >>> the Basic HTML version of Gmail's website instead? If you do decide to >>> switch mail providers, you can always set up forwarding so you will keep >>> getting your Gmail messages, as others have suggested. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>>> 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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