[Macpartners] weird Mac behavior

[Marion Leeds Carroll]

I don't think so -- the mouse was working normally.  And everything  
seems to be working properly now.

- Marion


On Dec 14, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Jenn Morris wrote:

> 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
>>
>> Music to Cure MS
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Marion Leeds Carroll
MIT Libraries Web Assistant
mlcar at mit.edu

Music to Cure MS
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