What to do when your Mac acts all wonky

Random quotes from Macintouch readers on what to do when something goes wrong with your Mac, or seems to.

Any time you get random freezes, it is a good idea to see if there is some software issues or perhaps a network issue.

Software? Network? Or, could it be, maybe, oh, I dunno, hardware?

Try running with Airport turned off to see if it is a Network issue. Run Disk Utility and try repairing permissions. Try to take notes on what you are doing when the freezes happen.

Most of us take a trial and error approach to figuring out what went wrong. Usually, a re-boot takes care of it. When it doesn’t, what list of steps should be followed? Sounds like an article in the making.


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