Recent content by hohum

I have 3 startup items that don't start and yet if I start them manually by going into terminal & typing "/Library/StartupItems/<Item>/Item start" it works. They all used to work, too. What am I missing? Where do I begin looking? This problem is really irritating; I don't expect to have to...

I have had 2 files disappear in the last 2 days without explaination. There are no automated processes or anything of the kind that would remove the files legitimately. My firewall is good, and all remote access has been secured. The files removed are obscure and unimportant. I think I...