Yosemite 2012 Macbook Pro grpahics problem

Hi,
I guess this problem is directed at Apple rather than the users of this forum.
My trusty 2012 Macbook Pro has become a nightmare since upgrading to Yosemite. I run my own business and use my machine primarily for Autocad, Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator. I am having all sorts of crazy graphics-related issues - freezing, crashing, buttons appearing without text, rapidly flashing rectangles in finder to name but a few.
I've read the forums and there seems to be hundereds of people experiencing the same problems, after reading the various threads, a workaround seems to be turning off transparency, which has improved things somewhat, but its made the interface ugly.
My machine has gone from being solid, slick and a joy to work with to something ugly, difficult and undpredictable. I'm really, REALLY fed up about this, I cant go back to Mavericks because I havent got a bootable image of the OS as its always been installed from the Apple servers.
When will this problem be fixed? There doesnt seem to be an official statement from Apple about this anywhere and in the meantime everyone who's parted with a princely sum of their hard-earned cash for their laptops are left with a pale, watered down, flakey version of what was once a brilliant machine.

First be aware that you are NOT addressing Apple, but fellow users like yourself.
A possible solution to your problem may be as follows.
If your MBP came with Mavericks installed, by booting the MBP with the OPTION + COMMAND + R keys, it will connect you to the Apple servers and allow you to install the original OSX.
If you MBP came with Mt. Lion or Lion, you should have a copy of Mavericks in your App store account. Download it from there.
Ciao.

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
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BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
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EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
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Worse WiFi problems now that I've upgraded to 10.10.2 on 2012 MacBook Pro - non retina

Worse WiFi problems now that I've upgraded to 10.10.2 on 2012 MacBook Pro - non retina.
Goodness.......why can't Apple do things right anymore. Oh I forgot they sell iPhones instead of computers.

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.
Feedback
Or you can use your Apple ID to register with this site and go the Apple BugReporter. Supposedly you will get an answer if you submit feedback.
Feedback via Apple Developer
Wi-FI connection drops
Wi-Fi Problems in OS X Yosemite
Wi-Fi Problems in OS X Yosemite (2)
Also try turning off Bluetooth.
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X
Wireless Connection Problems - Fix
Wireless Connection Problems - Fix (2)
Wireless Connection Problems - Fix (3)
Wireless Connection Problems - Fix (4)

2012 Macbook pro Slow after final Yosemite upgrade

I have a mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13" with 8gb Ram and 256gb Samsung SSD (Upgraded from the stock apple 128gb SSD). During Mavericks and the whole Yosemite Beta (1-6), my Mac has been running really smoothly and quick. After the public release of Yosemite, it is now super slow. Everything takes 45 seconds to do (like opening something). I took it to the Apple store today and they said it was an early hard drive failure. We did the test and it appears to be a SMART (S.M.A.R.T.) hard drive failure. They offered to put a new 128gb Apple SSD for $450 + service fees. (Why would I ever even think about doing that?!?! That is outrageously high!)
I looked online and I am not the first to experience this problem. I saw at least 8 people that got the SMART hard drive failure after they upgraded to Yosemite. I have a funny feeling that Yosemite is doing something to cause this problem. We can't all just randomly get this hard drive error after upgrading, can we? Seems more unlikely than not.
I know that SMART is non OS specific. I know that a SMART failure can become bad and I can lose all my data. I am just wondering if this is REALLY the issue. Anyone else experience the same thing? Is there a way to bypass SMART? I can't wait 2 weeks to warranty the SSD. I am a college student and I use this all day every day, and I have important stuff on here (which yes, I have backed up).
I am under warranty. I can go and return and get a replacement drive, but I would much much much rather not. I have also disabled File Vault.
So to sum up: Can I get around this feature? Can I do something other than replace this? Anyone else experience this? When is the next version of Yosemite coming out?

Get rid of Kapersky unless you enjoy having a 2014 computer that runs like and old DOS Machine from the 80s.

Yosemite Upgrade on mid 2012 Macbook Pro

How does the Yosemite upgrade perform on Yosemite upgrade performance mid 2012 Macbook Pro with 2.5Ghz i5 processor and 16GB RAM?

I haven't had any problems on several upgrades. You should do this in advance as a precaution:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion or Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

2012 Retina Macbook Pro WiFi problem

I have a 2012 Macbook Pro with Retina display that's been upgraded to Mountain Lion. It is having WiFi connection issues.
Specifically,
1. Upon startup it will not find the network. I have to turn off the wifi and turn it back on to have it find the network. Annoying. It used to happen only intermittently; now it happens every start up. It's getting worse.
2. It will randomly every few hours drop the wifi connection, requiring me to turn off the wifi and turn it back on.
I've tried the one fix people on here suggested: deleting the wifi network profile I use and putting it back in.
Didn't make a difference.
Has anyone found a better fix?
I'm disappointed that Apple released this version of OS with such a glaring problem. A laptop without a reliable wifi connection is a complete waste of money.

Happening to me too. Macbook Pro Retina Display with Mountain Lion. I'm experience occassional drops while actively working on my Macbook that requires me to turn off Wireless and turn it back on to get a connection. I've noticed this twice in two days.
I'm had my Macbook for about a week and immediately installed Mountain Lion, so I don't have a previous version to compare with. I could turn off Bluetooth at the moment, because I'm not using any Bluetooth devices, but it is likely I will be getting a bluetooth device in the future, then this workaround won't be useful.
I hope Apple can come up with a software patch?

I have a 2012 Macbook Pro and the GPU is causing issues with Yosemite. How can I resolve this issue?

I have a 2012 Macbook Pro and the GPU is causing issues with Yosemite. There are a number of issues I have run across:
If I have four tabs open on Safari then I start to get a flickering on the screen from the GPU refreshing
When I leave the computer alone for more than 20 mins the screen saver should start -- what happens is that the screen goes to black. When I move the cursor I do not get the login screen. I have to reboot
FireFox Web browser will not run
I get issues with the computer running very slowly
I have already turned off the transparency option in settings. Any ideas??
Cheers
Matt
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10), GPU / Video Card with Yosemite

Do you have more than one OS on the Mac?
You may want to look at something like http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/. This has a Free Trial window, but it is a commercial application. If there are any heat/sensor issues, this may help.
A SMC Reset or PRAM/NVRAM reset may also help.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - Apple Support
Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs - Apple Support

The file "Acceptance Letter.pages" doesn't exist. Since installing Yosemite on MacBook Pro I cannot save or export from Pages. Just get the message at beginning of this post. How to solve problem?

I cannot save or export from Pages since installing Yosemite on MacBook Pro . I just get the message at beginning of this post “Acceptance Letter.pages” doesn’t exist or whatever file title I have inserted How to solve problem?

Thanks Peter but I was not seeking to store with I-Cloud. In fact I never store documents with I-cloud.
I was in fact trying to store the files to Documents, which is where I usually keep such things.
Have now discovered that if I leave the file untiled and simply close it, rather than saving it then it will save, oddly, to Documents. I then have to re-title it and move to the folder I want it in.
Despite the above, even once it is titled and saved in Documents then if I reopen it I still cannot then Export it to a Word or PDF file. I still just get the message . xxxxxx.pages does not exist!
Bad news as I am constantly exporting documents to Word and PDF to send to others who do not use a Mac

2012 MacBook Pro Intel i7 (purchased May 2013) constantly drops airport connection. My 2006 MacBook Pro has no problems connecting and staying connected.

I received a 2012 MacBook Pro INtel i7 for my birthday this May 2013. It constantly drops my airport connection. My ancient 2006 MacBook Pro has no problem connecting to airport, nor staying connected. I've had to write this message several times as I keep losing the airport connection and have to reconnect. BTW: I am less than five feet from the airport base.
Thanks for help.

After trying all of the above the suggestions, the problem returned as before. However, after digging some more I discovered that the issue appears to lie with the 10.4.10 version of the Mac OS; when I checked the software log under the system profiler I noticed that I had installed that update at about the time my Airport problems began. Apple then quietly released a v 1.1 combo update to 10.4.10 on July 2nd, which once installed appears to have resolved the problem. You can find the download at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx10410comboupdatev11intel.html
What's curious is that originally Apple listed that the v 1.1 combo update resolved some issues with RAW image data, and some sound problems, which don't seem to have anything to do with Airport.

Mid 2012 macbook pro glitching, freezing, overheating

Starting a few weeks ago, I noticed a change in my mid 2012 macbook pro. My laptop was losing charge EXTREMELY quickly, I would charge the laptop to 100%, and just an hour later (after not using it, but the lid closed and it was sleeping) it would be up to 60% charge, then when not in sleep and on, it would lose energy extremely quickly. I always make sure that unecessary background apps are not running--so that was not the problem. This problem went away after a week, but it was the first signal that something was wrong with my laptop.
Next, the laptop was having problems with waking up from sleep, I did an SMC reset and this problem was fixed.
After that, the laptop started glitching (static and banded lines on the bottom of the screen) and making this clicking noise when I was streaming video fullscreen on Netflix. I thought at first, that this was a problem with Silverlight, and reinstalled the silverlight plugin (several times). Then I noticed that the computer would glitch when I was streaming full screen on Netflix and picked up the laptop (moved it from a flat surface). This signaled to me that the problem was perhaps not software, but a hardware issue. I verified the disk and did a permissions report and neither were curative.
Further support that the problems are with hardware rather than hardware came to me when my computer presented itself with a fourth issue: the laptop, when being lifted or moved from a static surface, would sometimes freeze entirely and make the same clicking noise. This problem was not during fullscreen streaming, but had spread to when I was simply using more than one app at the same time (e.g. having Chrome and Word open together). When this happenend, the only solution would be to power down the computer and restart.
Finally, while sleeping with the lid closed in my backpack, I hear a whirring noise--I pick up the laptop and it was hot to the touch, overheating with the fans running on high speed.
I have no clue what is going on. I have taken the computer to my university's mac shop and they have suggested it is a logic board issue and I should give the computer in. I have scoured the forum for an answer of what is happening and am determined to find one. So I pose the problem to you--any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
          1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:2:24
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (278.23 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Dell USB Portable HDD 1 TB
                    Dell USB Portable HDD (disk1s1) /Volumes/Dell USB Portable HDD: 1 TB (947.04 GB free)
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.tunabellysoftware.TGFanHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
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          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
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          [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          None
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          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 40 Outdated! Update
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
                    Install Spotify:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Install Spotify 2:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          hidd
               2%          EtreCheck
               0%          Google Chrome
               0%          notifyd
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          123 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          106 MB          mds_stores
          86 MB          loginwindow
          61 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          908 MB          Free RAM
          1.64 GB          Active RAM
          881 MB          Inactive RAM
          626 MB          Wired RAM
          900 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Memory(RAM) upgrade on a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro

Hello Apple fans and users. My Mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13" is a bit slow. It has 2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz Ram and when I open more than 4-5 tabs in Safari it becomes really really slow. So that's what's bothering me and I have decided that I need to upgrade my RAM to more GB's. I have iStat app and it shows me that more 3/4ths of the RAM is being used when I have more than 4-5 tabs open in Safari and when my iTunes is playing a song.
So Im from the Netherlands and what I found is this: http://www.alternate.nl/Corsair/4-GB-DDR3-1333/html/product/922656?tk=7&lk=9331
It even says MAC Memory. I find this good because it is supposed to be for a MAC, but my only concern is that my memory right now is 2x2GB 1600MHz, and the one that Im currently looking at(at the link) is only 1333MHz.
Do you guys think this might be a problem or it is bad or is it going to be a NOT SO GOOD upgrade? Im not very good with computers but from what I know 1333MHz is less than 1600MHz...
But I also found this -> http://www.alternate.nl/Kingston-ValueRAM/4GB-ECC-DDR3-1600/html/product/1118143 ?event=search
and it is 1600MHz, DDR3, 4GB BUT I AM NOT Sure if it's gonna work on my laptop because it is a MAC.
So what do you guys think? Which one should I get and why? Is there a difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz? And what is it? How am I gonna feel the difference?

As BobRz says, get the right speed, or you may have problems.
memory upgrades for MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2012) from Crucial.com

How to connect mid 2012 MacBook Pro to home theater system

Okay so I'm looking at purchasing a home theater system and was wanting to know the best way to connect my mid 2012 MacBook Pro to the home theater system and TV. I am wanting to play both movies (Netflix etc) and music. Will my MacBook play 5.1 surround sound to the home theater system? Whats the best way to connect this all up? MacBook audio to the home theater system via Digital Optical from the headphone port with a 3.5mm to toslink adapter and then video to the TV via HDMI cable from the thunderbolt port with thunderbolt to HDMI adapter? My thinking was to separate the video and audio to get the best picture and sound. Any help/advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

Will my MacBook play 5.1 surround sound to the home theater system?
Yes.
Whats the best way to connect this all up?
An AppleTV or any AirPlay-enabled AVR. AirPlay is wireless, though you could use wired Ethernet if you want to avoid all the potential problems associated with wireless. Make sure it specifically says AirPlay which is Apple's proprietary technology. There are quite a few of them to choose from today. Denon is one, I believe Pioneer, there may be others. Shop around. The AppleTV's price was recently reduced to $69 US and may actually be the most cost-effective solution, allowing you to research the best AVR for your needs. The AppleTV has both HDMI (audio and video) and optical audio outputs.
MacBook audio to the home theater system via Digital Optical from the headphone port with a 3.5mm to toslink adapter and then video to the TV via HDMI cable from the thunderbolt port with thunderbolt to HDMI adapter?
Way too complicated But if you really don't want to use AirPlay, you can purchase an inexpensive (< $10) Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and an equally inexpensive (<$3) HDMI cable to any HDMI input on your AVR.
My thinking was to separate the video and audio to get the best picture and sound.
It makes absolutely no difference. HDMI and optical audio use completely identical digital audio signals.

2012 Macbook Pro running slowly since mavericks update

Since updating to Mavericks when it was first released my macbok pro has been running very slowly. Starting up apps takes longer, hangs occur when switching between apps or even browser tabs, when i close the lid the laptop won't go to sleep but instead heats up and i can't listen to a song on itunes the whole way through without several 20 or so second pauses. I have tried repair permissions (this oddly improves performance when its running), resetting NVRAM/PRAM. resetting SMC and a Hardware test but nothing worked/ no problems identified. The problems still occur in safe mode and when i added a new user. I also removed any apps or software that could be causing it such as chrome but this didn't help.
Similar problems occured the last time i update the mac, though they were much more severe and lead to the hard drive being replaced at the apple store. It had been running smoothly until the mavericks update.
After looking at similar posts i took the liberty of providing the following information:
Console messages received when trying to launch itunes with safari running:
23/01/2014 17:19:15.885 com.apple.WebKit.Networking[257]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 904 connectx to 2a02:26f0:27::5c7a:7eda#443 failed: 65 - No route to host
(904 through to 957 failures within 5 minutes)
23/01/2014 17:19:15.888 com.apple.WebKit.Networking[257]: tcp_connection_handle_destination_prepare_complete 904 failed to connect
(904 through to 957 failed within 5 minutes)
23/01/2014 17:19:18.193 iTunes[539]: ApplePushService: APSConnection being used without a delegate queue
23/01/2014 17:19:40.955 spindump[530]: Saved hang report for iTunes version 11.1.4 (11.1.4) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2014-01-23-171940_MacBook-Pro.hang
23/01/2014 17:21:58.116 sandboxd[125]: ([543]) com.apple.WebKit(543) deny file-read-data /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security-common.plist
23/01/2014 17:22:42.911 Safari[172]: Couldn't contact spell checker for Multilingual
23/01/2014 17:22:42.911 Safari[172]: Suppressing further spell checker launch failure warnings
23/01/2014 17:23:00.663 AppleSpell[290]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
23/01/2014 17:23:50.928 com.apple.WebKit.Networking[257]: CFNetwork SSLHandshake failed (-9806)
23/01/2014 17:24:08.465 com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.A034A3C3-CBDE-4D0C-8FD0-FE73630DC2A5[543]) Exited with code: 1
Etrecheck report:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
          1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
          TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper - Path: /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 1:45:14
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (408.87 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore          (5.2.4)
          com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5          (5.2.4)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
          Tuxera NTFS
Internet Plug-ins:
          Default Browser.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
              13%          WindowServer
               6%          com.apple.WebKit.Networking
               5%          Safari
               2%          hidd
               2%          cookied
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          fontd
               0%          ocspd
               0%          UserNotificationCenter
               0%          aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          176 MB             Safari
          139 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          133 MB             com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          82 MB              Finder
          78 MB              mds_stores
          57 MB              com.apple.WebKit.Networking
          53 MB              mds
          41 MB              WindowServer
          25 MB              Dock
          20 MB              SystemUIServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          1.13 GB            Free RAM
          1.97 GB            Active RAM
          204 MB             Inactive RAM
          715 MB             Wired RAM
          352 MB             Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs
Diagnostic test (By Linc Davis):
Boot Mode: Normal
System diagnostics:
   Bluetooth File Exchange 2014-01-19-182117 hang
   fm 2014-01-20-161020 crash
   iTunes 2014-01-23-171940 hang
User diagnostics:
   AdobeReader 2014-01-14-171412 crash
   EtreCheck 2014-01-23-171542 crash
   EtreCheck 2014-01-23-175849 crash
   EtreCheck 2014-01-23-180120 crash
   Safari 2014-01-19-162204 crash
   Spotify Helper 2014-01-08-210246 crash
   com.apple.WebKit.Networking 2014-01-14-102219 crash
   com.apple.WebKit.WebContent 2014-01-21-181912 crash
Kernel messages:
   Jan 17 21:08:45   PM notification timeout (pid 28, powerd)
   Jan 18 20:19:21   PM notification timeout (pid 38, loginwindow)
   Jan 18 20:19:21   PM notification timeout (pid 994, netbiosd)
   Jan 19 17:26:20   AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Max reconnect time: 60 secs, Connect timeout: 30 secs for /Volumes/Public Folder
   Jan 19 22:16:53   AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Max reconnect time: 30 secs, Connect timeout: 15 secs for /Volumes/Public Folder
   Jan 22 13:51:28   PM notification timeout (pid 15, securityd)
   Jan 22 13:51:28   PM notification timeout (pid 43, loginwindow)
   Jan 22 13:51:28   PM notification timeout (pid 155, UserEventAgent)
   Jan 22 13:51:28   PM notification timeout (pid 43, loginwindow)
   Jan 22 13:51:28   PM notification timeout (pid 163, SystemUIServer)
   Jan 22 13:51:28   PM notification timeout (pid 363, Disk Utility)
   Jan 22 13:51:58   PM notification timeout (pid 16, powerd)
   Jan 22 17:23:46   PM notification timeout (pid 906, netbiosd)
   Jan 22 17:47:06   PM notification timeout (pid 943, netbiosd)
Extrinsic system jobs:
   com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist
   com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
   com.adobe.fpsaud
Extrinsic agents:
   com.valvesoftware.steamclean
   com.spotify.webhelper
   com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
   /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
   /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
   /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
/Library/StartupItems:
   /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper
Library/LaunchAgents:
   Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56 a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
   Library/LaunchAgents/com.spotify.webhelper.plist
   Library/LaunchAgents/com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
Extrinsic loadable bundles:
   /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext
             (com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore)
   /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
             (com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin)
   /Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane
             (com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences)
   /Library/PreferencePanes/Tuxera NTFS.prefPane
             (com.tuxera.ntfs.mac.prefpane)
   Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle
             (com.skype.skypeabdialer)
   Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle
             (com.skype.skypeabsms)
User login items:
   iTunesHelper
Safari extensions:
   AdBlock
Restricted user files:       94
Font problems:       37
Elapsed time (s): 303

Hi Somajoe,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you have tried a lot of good troubleshooting steps. Since the behavior persists in safe mode and a new user, and you have effectively ruled out third party software conflicts, I recommend reinstalling Mavericks next:
OS X Mavericks: Reinstall OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13871
Best Regards,
Jeremy

Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13 restarts when moved

Hi everyone,
I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch that still has the factory 8gb ram and 750gb HD and the 2.9 i7. Recently i have been having issues with it restarting, the first couple of times it did it would only do it when i would move it and right before it would restart the screen would glitch a little. A little bit after that it would restart if i was running something memory intensive like converting movie files. And finally at one point it wouldnt boot up at all and would beep 3 times, after that i opened it and just swapped the the 4gb ram and it worked just fine. I also clean installed Yosemite right after that and it was fine for about a week and now its starting to restart whenever i move it again. Before everyone tells me to buy new ram or take it the genius bar I want to know if theres anything else i can do, Im in college right now and I'm not covered by applecare anymore so my budget it very limited so i would like to make those a last resort kinda thing. Thanks for your time!

An appointment at an Apple genius bar is FREE. If repairs are needed, you will be told of the costs and you can accept or reject any repair quotes.
Based on your description, it indicates that there is a loose connection. I would open the MBP and inspect to see if it can be located.
You might also run an Apple Hardware Test:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201257
An error free AHT is not definitive.
Ciao.

After upgrade to Mavericks, AppleTV no longer mirrors my mid-2012 Macbook Pro's accessibility zooming.

Prior to Mavericks upgrade, I had accessibilty zooming enabled using the control hotkey with two-finger scroll.
The zoom effect would be duplicated in AppleTV and transmitted to an overhead projector in my classroom.
This feature is very useful for directing student's attention to a particular region of the screen.
However after the upgrade, AppleTV no longer mirrors the zooming effect.
I can see the zoom on the laptop, just not on my projector.
I can see zooming on the projector if I use the VGA adapter and plug directly into projector.
Laptop:
mid-2012 Macbook Pro
OS X 10.9
8gb RAM
2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Have tried variety of displays settings and none work including:
--selecting best for display or AppleTV
--changing the resolution
AppleTV
model: MD199LL/A
software: 6.0 (6646.65)
resolution: 1024x768 60hz (my projector requires this)
Projector:
HP vp6320
I use an HDMI to VGA/Audio adapter to convert to VGA for my projector.
I seem to recall that overscan correction was an option to set under Mountain Lion, but I can't find that when doing a Spotlight search in System Preferences. Not sure if that would help or not but thought I'd mention it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Same problem. Zoomed image will not show on the Apple TV screen even though it does show on your laptop or desktop.
I tried every aspect of System Preferences>Displays and Accessibility. None worked. Problem was presented to an Apple Specialist on his Mavericks computers and his Apple TV. Same thing. He said this appears to be a Mavericks glich and immediately went to transmit the problem to Cupertino.
A poor "work around" is to use System Preferences>Accessibility and under Zoom, select Zoom Style "Picture-inPicture" which will result in a "zoom box." The box can be scaled to a desired size and activated with the Control-Scroll motion. This box will display zoomed on the Apple TV screen. The default Zoom Style selection "Fullscreen" did not and will not show on the Apple TV screen even though it does show on your laptop or desktop
The problem: the zoomed "magnified" image loses resolution and if zoomed far enough, becomes "pixilated."
 Apple needs to fix this or tell us how to go back to the earlier Control-Zoom which I think the "Fullscreen" was intended.

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