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Jesus, the workarounds. by skip 12/19/2014, 6:09pm PST
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

I guess you'll know it solved it if you never see a reply from me since they released an operating system that fucking broke bluetooth, WiFi, Mail and Safari.


You might as well get the nerd cred and install Gentoo if you're going to spend this much time fixing basic shit like wireless.

Wi-Fi
Issues with Wi-Fi are dominating the OS X Yosemite discussions right now, so if you are having problems know that you are not alone. A whole host of potential fixes might help you out: this Reddit thread covers some advanced hacks covering kext editing, Bluetooth disabling, router tweaking and a complete reinstall of the Wi-Fi interface running on your Mac.

OS X Daily offers up a clearer and more condensed approach to tackling Wi-Fi woes step-by-step: Essentially you need to erase all of your network plist files so that Yosemite will create them again from scratch. If that doesn't work, you can set up a new Wi-Fi network location with custom DNS settings. Check out the comments beneath the article for some other useful tips.


Bluetooth
One solution proffered by iDigitalTimes is to disconnect all USB preferences, shut the Mac off for several minutes and then try again from the beginning. You may have to teach Yosemite about your Bluetooth accessories afresh instead of relying on what Mavericks has passed on.

Over on the official Apple forums, it looks like resetting your machine's PRAM (Parameter Random Access Memory) once or twice might fix the problem. PRAM is where all of the core information about your system is stored, and you reset it by booting up, then holding down the Cmd+Option+P+R keys right after you've hit the power button. When you hear the startup sound for the second time, you can let go.



Email
We've seen several complaints of a Yosemite upgrade breaking the Mail application. The best course of action seems to be to double-check that your email provider settings are still correct and haven't been altered somewhere down the line without your knowledge. Uncheck the Automatically detect and maintain account settings tick boxes in Mail preferences (there are two of them) if necessary.

If your difficulties are restricted to a Gmail account that you're accessing via IMAP, then this article might be of use. It advises resetting your account both in Mail and in Gmail (through a Web browser) and then starting again from the beginning. As tedious and time-consuming as it might be, removing and then re-adding your email accounts is often the best way of getting around particular bugs that refuse to go away.


Safari
All kinds of bugs are being reported with Safari, from sluggish performance to it refusing to load up at all. Some users are seeing an HDCP compliant error message appear when watching Netflix, and possible solutions include switching to Silverlight rather than HTML5 or unplugging display peripherals. Alternatively, you could switch to another browser until either Apple or Netflix get around to fixing the bug.

As for generally slow performance, there's always the well-trod route of deleting the cookies, cache and extension data that Safari has amassed during its travels. As we mentioned in our iOS 8.1 feature, there's a chance that iCloud Drive is having teething troubles—disable the Safari option in iCloud Drive (head to the System Preferences pane to find it) to see if this has any effect.

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I hate your operating system by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/17/2014, 9:13pm PST NEW
    Ooh is this where we bash OS? by Fabio 12/18/2014, 2:19am PST NEW
        Yes! We'll get to all of them, but iOS is first. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/18/2014, 9:57am PST NEW
    What the fuck is your problem? by The Happiness Engine 12/19/2014, 10:49am PST NEW
        Oh! I sent you an e-mail on this. by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/19/2014, 11:44am PST NEW
            Jesus, the workarounds. by skip 12/19/2014, 6:09pm PST NEW
                "Fresh install checks out fine on my workstation" by Ship It 12/19/2014, 8:02pm PST NEW
                hahaha, 10.10 by The Happiness Engine 12/20/2014, 7:57am PST NEW
            LINUX by dr. no 12/21/2014, 1:40pm PST NEW
                dear god NT by Fullofkittens 12/21/2014, 5:43pm PST NEW
                Can't decide if better or worse than Ashcroft by Entropy Stew 12/21/2014, 10:15pm PST NEW
            After a few more months... by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/03/2015, 12:59pm PST NEW
                This is why you're the best. by The Happiness Engine 02/04/2015, 1:33pm PST NEW
 
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