Annoying Apple Bugs

If you’re using Tiger (10.4.x) and have tried to change your network preferences recently, you may well have found yourself in an infinite loop that looks something like this:

When you press ‘OK’ this modal window pops straight back up again, often needing a Force-Quit to get out of the Preferences.^[1]

There is a way to change this (thanks to Mike Allen). Go to the Security panel, and select the ‘Require password to unlock secure system preference’ checkbox:

Voila.

Problem solved.

[1] There is a slight workaround to avoid trashing the program, if you’re quick. Move the mouse so it’s over either the ‘Show All’ button, to return to the main menu, or the ‘Configure’ button, to change things slowly and painfully. When you’re set, press the return key and quickly click the mouse button. If you time it right, you send the mouse event before the window pops back up again. Annoying, but possible.?