My running on a Mac may not be the problem here.
I just told you it is.
That's definitely a possibility, but I haven't heard of other Mac users having this same problem.
Lurk moar!
So, no, I didn't answer my own question. Like I said, I hope that my running on a Mac is the problem and it will therefore spontaneously fix itself as it has with other Mac users…
Didn't you just say you haven't heard of anyone having this problem? How would you know that it fixes itself? Are you stupid enough to believe computer problems ever fix themselves?
… but the problem I'm having may not be Mac-related at all. Which is why I am here hoping that someone may be intelligent enough in these matters to help me out. Or at least offer some viable solutions besides re-installing or just giving up.
And again, it is Mactard related. This doesn't happen to real computer users.
Thanks for your intelligent insight there, though. I'll write that down.
You do that while you're waiting for your Mac to fix itself.