Thread: any computer guy help with problem

im running a desk top mac, for the last couple months things have changed with my privacy, most sites it comes up with 'Your connection is not private" go back, i click on the advanced tab to get me to the site, but on some occasions i cant get into the site at all, can some kind soul guide me to a way of fixing it,failing this i guess i'll have to take it to a mac dealer

One easy possible fix can be to make sure your date and time is set correctly on you Mac, as it can cause this sometimes.

Otherwise, here are all the causes and they’re remedies:
https://macresearch.org/fix-your-con...ivate-mac/amp/

thatguy,thanks will go through those items,the one saying i may have an outdate browser, im wondering if its that has i think at ten years old now it might be apple trying to put a spanner in the works like they did to my old iphone

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Could be, Apple’s good at that. Either way, the solution should be somewhere in there. Good luck!

one thing before i head off, i checked the forum certificate its says invalid from friday 14th january 2021, also says country ...US, / organisation ..Let's encrypt, / common name..R3 , don't know what all that means or whether it has anything to do with my problem but just putting it out there for discussion

Welcome to the forum. Your computer stopped booting and there was alot of important data on his hard drive.
I guess English might not be your first language even though you are from "Oregon"
If you are legit please feel free to pop over to the introductions thread and introduce yourself.
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f34/

I feel your pain when it doesn't work every time. Privacy glitches can be a real headache.

Originally Posted by ernadrey11

I feel your pain when it doesn't work every time. Privacy glitches can be a real headache.

Now, while this reply might be fashionably late for you, let's think about the future peeps who'll stumble upon this. You know, sometimes those pesky connection issues can be due to date and time settings or even something funky with your antivirus. But here's the twist – I've found this cheap Windows keys subreddit with all sorts of tech insights. I know it sounds a bit counterintuitive, but trust me, some solutions can work universally.

Comes with computer problems....ends up getting pompous spelling lessons!

Dont worry about these nerds haha
Sounds like your standard 'tick in the wrong box' type thing mate. I get them with my pc and you just have to take the regular precautions (make backups of anything you're gonna change)
Trial and error till you get it to stop. For us with pc's its usually a registry thing but for you with an apple i have no idea. Is there a 'norton' type antivirus on apple? If so, burn it. Burn it with fire!

Haf similar. Got to where mine wouldnt oprn most websites. Too old to update safari rtc etc. So last week I laid the thing over an rsj and gave it the message with a sledgehammer, then sent the particle to the local dump. Never buy apple anything again.

I got tje geek speek runaround big time and wasted time and money for no change to planned market obsolesence. Geek speek is foreign and undecipherable to anyone over the age of 40. Actually I smashed another even older computer the same day. Seriously thinkinking about smashing the remaining one since a widows update stuffed its office email a couple of years ago.

It's not your Mac - its the site you are trying to access.

Your Mac is telling you that when it tries to establish a private connection to the site, the site is not responding correctly.

If you can install Opera, you can install Chrome for Mac.

If your Mac is really so old, as to be running tech from last decade, get a new Mac.

Do you think that you should be able to stream Netflix on an old black and white CRT TV?

Originally Posted by MarkN

It's not your Mac - its the site you are trying to access.

Your Mac is telling you that when it tries to establish a private connection to the site, the site is not responding correctly.

If you can install Opera, you can install Chrome for Mac.

If your Mac is really so old, as to be running tech from last decade, get a new Mac.

Do you think that you should be able to stream Netflix on an old black and white CRT TV?

i could make that work

Originally Posted by gonetropo

i could make that work

I keep several Macs that are 12~15 yrs old running

Also one that is a 12" G4, 19 yr old laptop, that runs all sorts of non standard system stuff - on the basis that hackers these days, won't have the institutional knowledge, they're all 12, to hack or crack it, I use it for travel.

Whilst there are enthusiasts that could fix "pope..." s problem, looking for "any computer guy", on a hunting board, is no substitute for asking Dr Google with details like make, model, error message, et al.

Sometimes you gotta learn how to use your own stuff.