Article: Mac 911.(HELP DESK)(Column)

I understand that the computer--and the Mac in particular--has made our lives vastly richer, but damn it, every so often mine acts in ways so idiotic that I want to pitch it into the nearest ditch. Are you likewise frustrated by Services that don't serve, missing movies, a phoneless FileMaker, and Asian anomalies? Take a deep breath, and read on.

Subpar Service

I want to highlight text in an application, choose Send Selection from that program's Services menu, and watch as a new message opens in Apple's Mail with the selected text ready to send. Instead, the Mail application window comes to the fore, but the message with the selected text does not. Is ...

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