A while back, I noticed something strange — I couldn’t log into the Messages program on my Mac Mini. The Messages program interacts with iMessage, which means you can use it to send (essentially) text messages to any iPhone or iPad. It’s great when communicating with people who are using iPhones because you have the full computer keyboard and display to use instead of an iDevice’s more limited capabilities.
But all of a sudden a while back, when I tried to log into Messages, it just spun and spun and spun but never got anywhere — just on the Mac Mini. On my MacBook Air, it still worked perfectly fine. I tried all the various solutions I found on the net — deleting various files and directories, logging in and out of accounts, etc. But nothing worked … until … well, a story first.