I'm having a real problem with my cursor which seems to have developed a mind of its own, zigzagging allover, highlighting things without my command, and basically making my MacBook unuseable (it's taken me half an hour just to compose this!).
I'm having a real problem with my cursor which seems to have developed a mind of its own, zigzagging allover, highlighting things without my command, and basically making my MacBook unusable (it's taken me half an hour just to compose this!).
There are several possible causes for this issue. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried until it's resolved. Some may not apply in your case.
1. Follow the instructions in this support article, and also this one, if applicable. A damaged or defective AC adapter could be the cause, even if it's the right kind.
2. Press down all four corners of the trackpad at once and release. If there's any effect, it's likely to be temporary, and in that case the unit must be serviced or replaced.
3. Open the Bluetooth preference pane in System Preferences and delete all pointing devices other than the trackpad, if applicable. Disconnect any USB pointing devices. By a "pointing device," I mean a peripheral that moves the cursor, such as a trackpad, mouse, trackball, or graphics tablet. A plain keyboard is not a pointing device.
4. Start up in safe mode and test, preferably without launching any third-party applications. If you don't have the problem in safe mode, but it comes back when you restart as usual, stop here and post your results. Do the same if you can't start in safe mode. If there was no difference in safe mode, go on to the next step.
5. Reset the System Management Controller.
6. If you're using a Bluetooth trackpad or mouse, investigate potential sources of interference, including USB 3 devices.
7. A swollen battery in a portable computer can impinge on the trackpad from below and cause erratic behavior. If you have trouble clicking the trackpad, this is likely the reason. The battery must be replaced without delay.
8. There's a report that a (possibly defective) Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter can cause the built-in trackpad of a MacBook to behave erratically. If you're using such an adapter, disconnect it and test.
9. There's also a report of erratic cursor movements caused by an external display that was connected but not turned on.
10. If none of the above applies, or if you have another reason to think that your computer is being remotely controlled, remove it from the network by turning off Wi-Fi (or your Wi-Fi access point), disconnecting from a Bluetooth network link, and unplugging the Ethernet cable or USB modem, whichever is applicable. If the cursor movements stop at once, you should suspect an intrusion.
11. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine and/or external trackpad tested.
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"Myrrhlin225" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:[email protected]...
> Please forgive me if my questions seem inexperienced. I
am just learning
> how
> to incorporate server side includes into a new site I'm
working on and am
> having some real problems getting things to work
properly...
>
> I have been reading everything I can find on SSI's, and
have finally got
> everything to work properly on my local system, however,
now, I'm having
> issues
> after uploading the files to my server (IX Web Hosting).
>
> According to this document (?How to incorporate
Server-Side Includes into
> an
> HTML page ?) from the Adobe Knowledgebase, step number 4
says to?
>
>
Text
?Highlight all the text displayed in black and delete it.
> The
> HTML inspector should contain only the information in
red. It is
> especially
> important NOT to have <html>, <head>
or<body> tags in the SSI, because
> this
> will cause the HTML on the page to become invalid once
the SSI is
> inserted.?
Text
>
> Well, I tried that, but the code just looks exactly as
it does in the code
> viewing pane. No RED characters anywhere! So I just
deleted all the
> <html>,
> <head>, and <body> tags and saved the file.
>
> Now, when I insert the SSI into a new html file (which I
saved as .shtml
> because that?s what my web hosting provider requires)
everything looks
> great on
> my local system, but when I upload the files to my
server and try to test
> the
> page with the SSI inserted into it, I get the following
error message:
>
> HTTP/1.1 404 Object Not Found Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
Date: Sat, 05 May
> 2007
> 19:42:48 GMT X-Powered-By: ASP.NET Connection: close
Content-Type:
> text/html
> 404 Object Not Found
>
> Both files are located in the same directory (maybe
that?s a problem?)
>
> My question is simple, exactly what should I absolutely
NOT delete out of
> the
> source SSI file? Is there some part of it other than the
content I want to
> reference that needs to stay in there?
>
> Also, both my server side include file and the html file
that references
> it
> are saved with the .shtml extension. Is this wrong? Or
does the ssi file
> need
> to be saved with an.ssi extension?
>
> Again, sorry for the amateurish questions, but we all
have to learn
> sometime
> right?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks,
>
> ~Greg
>
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You bought an app but it did not work properly on your device. You can easily report problems with your iTunes Store purchases via the iTunes Store. Here is how:
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