Two problems with Mac functionality... HELP ME PLEASE
Two problems.
First, now there is a thick black border around whatever the highlighted item in any given application is. (IE when I log into Safari, there is a black border around the back button and when i hit tab it goes to the google window, then to the main window, etc.) THIS IS SO ANNOYING.
Second, my apple menu has TWO log out options, TWO shut down options, TWO restart options, etc. Every item is repeated... ***.
And lastly, my computer speaks EVERYTHING I DO TO ME. Every letter I type, every button I mouse over, etc.
How can I turn these off!? PLEASE I'M WORRIED.
Just to amplify what kappy said: the 'Universal Access' pane of System Preferences offers various special facilities for people with impaired eyesight or arthritic hands etc. These include zooming the screen, speaking actions, putting the screen into black and white, and so on. When these get activated by accident the results are very confusing for non-disabled users. If you go into 'Universal Access' and go through its several panes and make sure everything is turned off your Mac will behave normally again.
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Unchecking "Allow authentication from any domain in the forest" is working at our college. We have been beating our heads on this for about 2 terms, with no understanding of why it works in some places and not in others. When we found this working, our IT guy said that the Security SID is being duplicated, when it looks in other domain forest, and that is what is causing the problem. This is the first time I have found an explanation for the problem.
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