Had Enough / Pulling My Hair Out

Question

I am extremely dissatisfied with all my Apple products currently and the issues just seem to get worse and its just getting to the point where I want nothing to do with Apple...
6-month old £1,500 Macbook Pro Retina - 16GB RAM - 2.8GHz i7
Doesn't wake up from sleep without restarting and losing anything open
Connects to a BT Wi-Fi despite deleting all BT networks from my list of preferred networks on a daily occurrence
Internet sometimes just doesn't work, despite being connected to the Sky Hub and all connection lights working, Safari just freezes and I can see Dropbox has disconnected - although other devices in the house are working fine
Kicks other devices connected to the Bluetooth speakers off, then cannot play anything to it without constant interruptions
Continuously told there is a problem with iCloud and have to re-enter my password almost everyday to see there is nothing wrong (as far as I can see)
Emails are no longer pushed to my Mac, I have to hear the notification on my iPhone then click Get Mail (or wait a few minutes)
Photoshop CS6 crashes, which I really didn't expect to be a feature on a machine with such high specification
I cannot connect to shares on my Western Digital NAS
Calendar refuses to open in full-screen mode despite me always using in full-screen mode and other apps (Mail, Safari) opening in full-screen mode when they have been closed in said mode
Safari is SOOOO SLOW; difficult to scroll down a page, always restarts and crashes
Finder opens folders however it see fits, despite having gone through and set the default view for my main folders
Calls from my iPhone ring on the Macbook for quite a while after I have picked it up on my iPhone (and this is a super pain when the laptop has connected to the speaker and its ringing full blast whilst I am trying to speak to someone)
2-month old iPhone 6 - 64GB
Cannot select which folder sent items should be saved to for one of my mail accounts (well I can, but as soon as I navigate away from the screen it goes back to the wrong one)
Phone crashes for a few seconds when opening any app
Constantly told there is an iCloud verification issue
Constantly informed that iCloud Photo Library has not updated for 7 days
Also that I need to connect to Wi-Fi for iCloud Photo Library to update - whilst actively using Wi-Fi
Also that iCloud is not signed in and iCloud Photo Library cannot update, then when I go to the settings there is a verification issue
Takes about 10 seconds for a call to connect (before ringing)
(Granted, a few years old) Airport Express in the room next to the router
Cannot play music to it without intermittent interruptions
Cannot play music if the device being played from is anywhere near the Airport Express or anywhere along the direct line between the Airport Express and the router
Sometimes can't even connect to it
...These are just a few things of the top of my head.
It's these small things that make it infuriating for me to complete simple tasks and sometimes just make the laptop/phone completely unusable. I would have expected better from something that isn't cheap at all. Maybe I am expecting too much?
Tempted to bin it all and go back to paper, pen, and landline as it seems nothing with regards to technology goes without mind-numbing interruptions.
I am sure there is no patch to install that will fix everything, but if you are an Apple expert and know how I might go about fixing just one of the above, I would really appreciate your response.

Answer 1

Thanks so much for your suggestion...
I have just been on the phone to Apple who instructed me to reset my SMC and PRAM which seems to have fixed the issue of waking after sleep, but see below for the results of the process...
Start time: 17:13:19 11/27/14
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,1
System Version: OS X 10.10.2 (14C68m)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.1.0
Time since boot: 7 minutes
Diagnostic reports
  2014-11-20 WindowServer crash
  2014-11-21 mdworker crash x12
  2014-11-22 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
  2014-11-24 discoveryd crash
  2014-11-26 Finder hang
  2014-11-26 discoveryd crash
  2014-11-26 node-webkit Helper crash
  2014-11-27 Last.fm Scrobbler crash
  2014-11-27 Mail hang
  2014-11-27 Preview hang
  2014-11-27 QuickTime Player crash
  2014-11-27 node-webkit Helper crash x3
Log
  Nov 27 14:16:39 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:16:49 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:16:59 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:17:01 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.355: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
  Nov 27 14:17:01 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.355: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
  Nov 27 14:17:10 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:17:20 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:17:30 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:17:40 com.apple.spindump: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
  Nov 27 14:59:53 failed sending HISTORY_DONE (268435460) to pid 365
  Nov 27 15:48:57 SATA WARNING: IDENTIFY DEVICE checksum not implemented.
  Nov 27 15:48:57 jnl: b(1, 4): replay_journal: from: 40621568 to: 8357376 (joffset 0x1a38b000)
  Nov 27 15:48:57 jnl: b(1, 4): journal replay done.
  Nov 27 15:49:11 utun_start: ifnet_disable_output returned error 12
  Nov 27 15:49:48 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.BKAgentService.340: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BookKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com. apple.BKAgentService.xpc
  Nov 27 15:49:48 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.BKAgentService.340: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BookKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com. apple.BKAgentService.xpc
  Nov 27 15:49:52 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.MediaLibraryService.343: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.ap ple.MediaLibraryService.xpc
  Nov 27 15:49:52 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.MediaLibraryService.343: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.ap ple.MediaLibraryService.xpc
  Nov 27 15:50:11 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.358: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
  Nov 27 15:50:11 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.358: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
  Nov 27 17:02:26 com.apple.iTunesHelper.12244: Service exited with abnormal code: 1
  Nov 27 17:06:01 SATA WARNING: IDENTIFY DEVICE checksum not implemented.
  Nov 27 17:06:14 utun_start: ifnet_disable_output returned error 12
  Nov 27 17:06:17 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.277: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
  Nov 27 17:06:17 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.277: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
Activity
  CPU: user 7%, system 19%
  Net: 9371 in, 249 out (KiB/s)
CPU per process: WD Sync Service (UID 501) is using 55.7  %
Memory: kernel_task (UID 0) is using 1171 MB
kexts
  com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6)
  cn.phyar.vtDisplayDriver.PhyarStudio (1)
Daemons
  com.skype.skypeinstaller
  com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
  com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing
  com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
  com.google.keystone.daemon
  com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
  com.adobe.SwitchBoard
  com.adobe.fpsaud
  org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx
  com.westerndigital.WD-Sync-Installer
Agents
  com.quest.QuestAgent
  com.google.keystone.system.agent
  com.apple.photostream-agent
  org.macosforge.xquartz.startx
  plexus.PLEXUShelper
  com.wdc.WD-Sync-Service
  com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac
  com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
  com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent
Bundles
  /System/Library/Extensions/Soundflower.kext
  - com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower
  /System/Library/Extensions/vtDisplayDriver.PhyarStudio.kext
  - cn.phyar.vtDisplayDriver.PhyarStudio
  /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/A52Codec.component
  - com.shepmater.A52Codec
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobeAAMDetect.plugin
  - com.AdobeAAMDetectLib.AdobeAAMDetect
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobeExManDetect.plugin
  - com.AdobeExManDetectLib.AdobeExManDetect
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin
  - com.citrix.citrixicaclientplugIn
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
  - N/A
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
  - com.oracle.java.JavaAppletPlugin
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
  - com.microsoft.sharepoint.browserplugin
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin
  - com.microsoft.sharepoint.webkitplugin
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin
  - com.microsoft.SilverlightPlugin
  /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Unity Web Player.plugin
  - com.unity.UnityWebPlayer
  /Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane
  - com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences
  /Library/PreferencePanes/Hazel.prefPane
  - com.noodlesoft.Hazel
  /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane
  - com.oracle.java.JavaControlPanel
  /Library/PreferencePanes/Perian.prefPane
  - org.perian.PerianPane
  /Library/QuickTime/AC3MovieImport.component
  - com.cod3r.ac3movieimport
  /Library/QuickTime/Perian.component
  - org.perian.Perian
  /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax
  - N/A
  /Library/ScriptingAdditions/QuestInvader.osax
  - com.quest.QuestInvader.osax
  Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle
  - com.skype.skypeabdialer
  Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle
  - com.skype.skypeabsms
  Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/AdBlock.safariextension
  - com.betafish.adblockforsafari
  Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Pinterest.safariextension
  - com.pinterest.extension
  Library/Internet Plug-Ins/FacebookVideoCalling.bundle
  - com.skype.FacebookVideoCalling
  Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-ins/AudioScrobbler.bundle
  - N/A
App extensions
  com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon
Apps
  /Applications/Dropbox.app
Contents of /etc/ssh_config (checksum 2841432291)
    Host *
      SendEnv LANG LC_*
  Host *
      XAuthLocation /opt/X11/bin/xauth
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist (checksum 1591517921)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <true/>
    <key>MachServices</key>
    <dict>
    <key>com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac</string>
    <key>WaitForDebugger</key>
    <false/>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/usr/local/libexec/AuthManager_Mac.app/Contents/MacOS/AuthManager_Mac</ string>
    </array>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <false/>
  </dict>
  </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (checksum 1863372808)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater</string>
    <string>-bgcheck</string>
    </array>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
    <key>Hour</key>
    <integer>22</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
    <integer>42</integer>
    <key>Weekday</key>
    <integer>6</integer>
    </dict>
  </dict>
  ...and 1 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.quest.QuestAgent.plist (checksum 1116535322)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.quest.QuestAgent</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/Quest Software/Agents/QuestAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/QuestAgent</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <false/>
  </dict>
  </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.wdc.WD-Sync-Service.plist (checksum 2537428734)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.wdc.WD-Sync-Service</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/WD Sync/WD Sync Service.app/Contents/MacOS/WD Sync Service</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
  </dict>
  </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (checksum 2451978492)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>org.macosforge.xquartz.startx</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/opt/X11/lib/X11/xinit/launchd_startx</string>
    <string>/opt/X11/bin/startx</string>
    <string>--</string>
    <string>/opt/X11/bin/Xquartz</string>
    </array>
    <key>Sockets</key>
    <dict>
    <key>org.macosforge.xquartz:0</key>
    <dict>
    <key>SecureSocketWithKey</key>
    <string>DISPLAY</string>
    </dict>
    </dict>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <true/>
    <key>EnableTransactions</key>
    <true/>
  ...and 2 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist (checksum 483910120)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.skype.skypeinstaller</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.skype.skypeinstaller</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.skype.skypeinstaller</string>
    </array>
    <key>Sockets</key>
    <dict>
    <key>com.skype.skypeinstaller.socket</key>
    <dict>
    <key>SockFamily</key>
    <string>Unix</string>
    <key>SockPathMode</key>
    <integer>438</integer>
    <key>SockPathName</key>
    <string>/var/run/com.skype.skypeinstaller.socket</string>
    <key>SockType</key>
    <string>Stream</string>
    </dict>
  ...and 3 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.westerndigital.WD-Sync-Installer.plist (checksum 192386510)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.westerndigital.WD-Sync-Installer</string>
    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.westerndigital.WD-Sync-Installer</st ring>
    </array>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Sockets</key>
    <dict>
    <key>MasterSocket</key>
    <dict>
    <key>SockFamily</key>
    <string>Unix</string>
    <key>SockPathMode</key>
    <integer>438</integer>
    <key>SockPathName</key>
  ...and 7 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (checksum 2883943871)
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/opt/X11/lib/X11/xinit/privileged_startx</string>
    <string>-d</string>
    <string>/opt/X11/lib/X11/xinit/privileged_startx.d</string>
    </array>
    <key>MachServices</key>
    <dict>
    <key>org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    <key>TimeOut</key>
    <integer>120</integer>
    <key>EnableTransactions</key>
    <true/>
  </dict>
  </plist>
Global login items
  /Applications/WD Sync/WD Sync.app
Proxies
  ProxyAutoConfigEnable : 1
  ProxyAutoConfigURLString : http://wpad/wpad.dat
  ProxyAutoDiscoveryEnable : 1
Listeners
  kdc: kerberos
  launchd: afpovertcp
  launchd: microsoft-ds
  launchd: ssh
User login items
  iTunesHelper
  - /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app
  Dropbox
  - /Applications/Dropbox.app
  HazelHelper
  - /Library/PreferencePanes/Hazel.prefPane/Contents/Resources/HazelHelper.app
  properVOLUME
  - /Applications/properVOLUME.app
  iTouch-Server
  - /Applications/iTouch-Server.app
  BetterSnapTool
  - /Applications/BetterSnapTool.app
  WD Sync
  - /Applications/WD Sync/WD Sync.app
Safari extensions
  AdBlock
  Pinterest
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