OS X Troubleshooting: Alfred App and Finder

OS X with Alfred App installed

Symptoms:

  • No icons on Desktop
  • Right click on Mouse are not registered

Troubleshooting steps:

  • Create new user account
  • Verify if symptoms are not present in user account

Fix:

  • Delete ~/Library/Preferences/com.alfredapp.Alfred.plist
  • Delete ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
  • Log off or restart Finder process

 

Software Updates: Handbrake and VLC

Handbrake 0.9.8

We’ve decided to push out another release to fix some bugs that cropped up with 0.9.7. This includes all the previous fixes for 0.9.6 including the new AppleTV3 preset and updated iPad preset.

VLC 2.0.3

VideoLAN and the VLC development are proud to present a minor update adding support for OS X Mountain Lion as well as improving VLC’s overall stability on OS X. Additionally, this version includes updates for 18 translations and adds support for Uzbek and Marathi. For MS Windows, VLC 2.0.2 remains the latest release.