Why does Apple not give a list of error messages and possible solutions? I have the (-54) error continually that has suddenly appeared and cannot find a solution, even though other users seem to have the same problem.

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HT201285 Why does Apple not give more info on spotlight search? Set up your system with all selections disabled and text two or three messages. Then go ahead and check messages and go to spotlight search and type any letter that begins a word. Messages ar

Why can't spotlight search be deleted or cleared? Why so secretive? The problem is that this is a huge business security risk.
Fix it Apple!!!

SteweyRoux wrote:
Why can't spotlight search be deleted or cleared? Why so secretive? The problem is that this is a huge business security risk.
Fix it Apple!!!
1) If you have sensitive business information on your phone, put a passcode on it.
2) Apple doesn't participate here. If you want to give them feedback, here's the link:
http://www.apple.com/feedback
Best of luck.

I have a thick grey bar that has suddenly appeared at the top of my viewing screen below the navigation bar. it has a symbol that looks like the add-on tool

The symbol in the middle of the bar is a box with an arrow in it and two small round cylinders on top.
If I right click on the bar and inspect element it returns object#SCB_Bar Then if I copy inner HTML element it gives me this info.
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<pre><nowiki> <param value="false" name="menu">
<param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess">
<param value="transparent" name="wmode">
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Something that appears on all pages could be a feature of an add-on. You could review your extensions and disable ALL nonessential ones here:
orange Firefox button ''or'' classic Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions category
Take nothing for granted because rogue add-ons may use the names of other publishers and products, including Mozilla and Firefox.

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A statement from the Smithsonian: "....iPad. Although these devices technically fully support 3D graphics in the web browser, due to a restriction of Apple it is not currently possible to use the Smithsonian X 3D explorer on iOS devices." Why does Apple not allow Smithsonian X 3D to run on MAC iOS devices? It runs on other OS such as Android etc.

John,
If you know so little about the topic why even respond? Just to take sides? How do you even know your on the right side? Because you bought an iDevice and must obey your master?
Firstly 63% of video on the web is not HTML5. There is no such thing as HTML5 video.
HTML has a new tag called <video></video>. This tag allows the playback of videos converted to a specific codec. In safari it is h.264, in chrome it is VP8, in firefox it is OGG.
Each browser can only handle their codec, so a video that runs in the enw <video> tag in safari will not run in chrome or firefox unless another video is also present that has been converted to the correct format.
Adobe Flash can play all of them, or any one of them in any browser. Or you can just use .flv and have only one video that plays everywhere.
As such Adobe Flash plays back h.264 video, and has been doing so way before anyone heard of HTML5. Most hardware today has built in support for this codec as well, making it the best performig codec to be used for video.
With or without HTML5, h.264 is and has been becoming the "standard" codec for all video.
So to say 63% of video is HTML5 is a half truth. If you only cinsider safari then yes, 63% of the videos that flash plays can also be played in safari. However that same 63% can not be seen by anyone else as they require a different codec.
This says that h.264 is the dominant codec, because 63% of all video uses it. However you still need to support the other 37% of video which is not h.264, and you still need to support the other 63% of video for those who dont use safari.
The best option to bring all this together is Flash. It's the one stop shop for all video across all screens.
And Flash out performs HTML5 players 10 to 1 on every product on the planet except Apples.... where it somehow becomes a huge resource hog.... but then that may have something to do with Apple not wanting any media consumption to come from anywhere than their pocket.

Why does iPhoto not give me the option of ordering a medium size soft cover book?

why does iPhoto not give me the option of ordering a medium size soft cover book?

This is the iPod touch forum. There are two iPhoto forums, one for iOS iPhoto and the for OSX iPhoto. Try posting in the appropriate one

Why does apple not remove the malware Genieo

Why does apple not remove the malware Genieo - it takes over the Safari browser even with extensions turned off - firefox works fine but the malware is still alive and kicking on my mac. Should I just uninstall safari and hope the malware is not doing more damage in the background?

Hi Sickof --
Apple has never had anything to do with Genio. It is sneakily installed with other apps you think would be helpful. It is very sickening, IMHO.
Here's a thread here -- It's long, I know, but it's got great information for you.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4497906?start=0&tstart=0
Keep reading. It's worth it.

Why does apple not stop these app that steal money from small children

Why does apple not stop these app that steal money from small children

In the final analysis it is down to parents to use the parental control features.
In addition to that, parents should regularly check the nature of all downloaded apps available to their children.
Yours are the chidren ... and yours, the responsibility.

HT3702 why does Apple not go through PayPal for ipad game purchases?

why does Apple not go through PayPal for ipad game purchases that are in your PayPal bank account? Not everyone uses credit cards

The iTunes Store does allow purchases via PayPal, but only in the US. If you're in another country, PayPal is not available as a payment method.
Regards.

Why does Apple not allow me to Change "Siri's" name on the I5?

Why does Apple not allow me to Change "Siri's" name on the I5 (NOT how, but WHY)?

No one here can address a question as to "why" Apple does anything.

Why does Apple not support GiffGaff?

GiffGaff allow you to tether and use your standard data allowance, but Apple don't even recognize GiffGaff as a network - so you can't enable any kind of tethering. The only workaround appears to be to jailbreak your phone. Why does Apple not support this network?

Nobody here would know that.

Why does apple not support tethering using giffgaff?

why does apple not support tethering using giffgaff?

This is a user to user forum so none of us would know.

Why does apple not allow iphone to open .rtf word documents

Before you get lost in my post, please remember this. I simply want to know how to view .rtf word document files from my mac products. It's vital. So there you go, please don't get upset at me because of my love/hate relationship with mac products.....
I like my apple products in general, but sometimes it seems as if the apple programmers are so stubborn and are not sympathetic to the actual end user. There seems to be an unnecessary PC vs Mac mindset. There needs to be a customer mindset.
People like me have problems seeing certain .rtf word documents that are created at work with a PC, emailed out to the emplyees, and then only those that use non-apple smartphones and computers are able to actually see the original / very important word document. I (a mac user) am one of those people who gets ostracized because I use an iPhone and Macbook Pro. Case in point:
My work prints out the next days schedule in a .rtf word document format. It's usually an attachment.
When I try to view it with the iPhone (the worlds most popular "smart" phone), it can't see this common and very popular file type used by businesses and government employees. It says "An error occured while reading the document". Wonderful...I guess I have to call my buddy with a blackberry.
When I try to view the common file with my $1,200 MacBook Pro, it doesn't know how to open up this .rtf file by default. I have to select "Open it with: Preview, or Text Edit". Then, a useless downloads box remains up after the computer has finished downloading...and then it sends the file to an inconvinient destination...somewhere that I have to then go on a hunt for by using the "today" option in finder. I use the word "useless" because these download windows are always empty and instead of being useful (by actually containing the file that I just clicked to open), it then requires you to go for a time wasting/frustrating hunt. How hard would that be? Actually making the experience user friendly? You tell the computer to download a file, it downloads it, and then shows the file to you in that window? Preposterous! (sorry, I'm not trying to sound pompous...I'm just frustrated)
Anyway, sometimes the computer will attempt to translate it (a schedule with peoples names, times, and it's contained within boxes that resemble an excel spreadsheet), but everything winds up all messed up and jumbled. Instead of reading the .rtf word file...macs resort to a lackluster attempt to translate it for you.
Maybe I am not seeing things correctly. I don't know. I'm just a common man. I do know this though. The programmers need to listen to the people and not be different just for the sake of being different.
How do I get my iphone and macbook to open up a .rtf file as soon as I select it??? I want it to behave like a PC does with respect to being user friendly and logical. (I don't want to have to save it on a thumbdrive, go to a second computer while jumping on one leg, upload the file, brew a cup of coffee while I wait, translate it, and then send it back to my iphone so that I can view it....I'm only partly joking here)
Thanks for the help in advance.

My iPhone won't view them at all...yet. I'm hoping that I can figure it out.
Well when I use pages to open the file on my macbook, it opens up an incorrect interpretation. Things are mis-aligned. Think of columns and rows. If the original document had A1 defined as John Doe and A2 defined as a time of 10:30, then Pages in my Macbook may translate it as A1 - John Doe, A2 - blank, B1 - blank, B2 - 10:30. The lines that are used to outline boxes wind up different lengths and thicknesses as well.
For example:
PC word doc (original)                                                  Mac (translation)
John Doe | 10:30                                              John Doe     |
                                                                                                    _______ 10:30
Above is a simple interpretation, but I hope that it sort of gives you a visual representation of what I'm seeing (if I see anything at all). Things appear in the wrong places and a one page document turns into 3-4 pages of incorrect "fluff" if you know what I mean.

HT3209 Why does apple not allow me to download an hd movie to my pc? Why doesnt apple get it that I simply want to download a hd movie to my computer so that I can repeatedly watch the hd movie via apple tv to my pc as opposed to using isp bandwidth?

See title.

This does not answer you question as to "why does apple", because for some reason Apple will treat us like children and try to do everything for you. An unrelated example would be trying to change the IP address of an Airport Extreme Base Station. You cannot. It will always grab the first IP in your subnet whether you like it or not. OK I digress. What I can say is that iTunes, in it's infinite wisdom, will look at your display and decide whether it will playback a HD movie (minimum 1280x800). If not, based upon display settings, it will refuse you the HD download. The "why" I cannot answer other than if you buy the HD movie on any other device like your iPhone 4 or iPad, you cannot share it from your library. So, maybe they get to sell more copies of the movie? That's my best guess. I've been an Apple guy since I first bought my Apple IIe. But honestly, I fume at them for being entirely non-responsive to their customers. Another example is the loss of the scroll arrows starting in OS Lion. Despite thousands and maybe millions of customer complaints, they refuse to listen. (Wow, I feel so much better...)

HT201343 Why does apple not allow me to stream DVD's from my macbook pro to my apple TV?

Why does apple allow me to mirror everything but DVD's to my apple tv? I get the checkerboard of death on both screens when i try to mirror a DVD!?!?!?!

Probably digital rights protection?

Why does Firefox re-download a web page that has already appeared in my browser? VERY time-consuming! Chrome just saves from the cache!

Every time I go to save a web page or image, Firefox insists on re-downloading the page/image, which consumes a great deal of time. Chrome (and my other browsers) seem to save the item directly from the cache or memory, which is MUCH FASTER! Is there an option to make Firefox save more rapidly, ie directly from cache or memory, so I don't have to sit (and swear and fume) while the file is being RE-downloaded??

600+ MB does sound like a lot, but that depends on what you are using as your homepage, and how much of that 600 is being used by the plugin container - Flash and other plugins. Also, using that amount might have to do with how much RAM you have installed - the more RAM installed and the more Firefox allows itself to use. If you have AVG 2012 installed and the AVG Advsior is giving you that message, see this: <br />
http://blogs.avg.com/community/avg-feedback-update-week-44/
See - 3. AVG Advisor = Disable AVG Advisor performance notifications
or try using the "Change when these notifications appear" and set a higher threshhold

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