[Macpartners] weird Mac behavior

[Jenn Morris]

Almost sounds like your mouse button or click settings got changed. Do  
you think your friend changed anything there?

Jenn Morris
Digital Imaging Supervisor & Technology Consultant
MIT Libraries Document Services
617.253.7286
j_morris at mit.edu



On Dec 14, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Marion Leeds Carroll wrote:

> Well, I just restarted, and things seem to be back to normal.. but why
> did this happen? and how can I keep it from happening again?
>
> I clicked on an icon in my doc, expecting the app (which was hidden)
> to appear.  Instead, I was shown the applications folder, with the
> icon for the app I wanted visible.  I tried another hidden app - and
> got the same thing:  the folder rather than the app.
>
> I tried clicking on the dock's icon for an app that was closed - and
> there, too, I was shown the folder but not the app.
>
> A friend had used my Mac yesterday, and seems to have changed some
> viewing prefs... so I thought this might be related (although if so,
> why hadn't it happened earlier in the day?)
>
> So I tried looking in the systems pref folder to see if there's a
> preference that could have changed... but didn't see anything useful.
>
> So I decided to send an email to mac-partners... but when I clicked on
> the Mail box where I keep my related emails (to check the address), I
> couldn't access the messages -- I stayed in the In box.  In fact, I
> tried visiting other boxes:  each one was highlighted, until half my
> box titles were highlighted... but none of the boxes opened.
>
> At which point I restarted... and things look okay so far.  But what
> happened?  And how can I keep it from happening again?
>
> - Marion
>
>
> Marion Leeds Carroll
> MIT Libraries Web Assistant
> mlcar at mit.edu
>
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