Why can't I access my blog from my MacBook when I can from other machines?

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  lynnepusscat · Member · Oct 17, 2014 at 8:21 am

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  Since Sunday, I have had problems with my blog on my MacBook.

  It takes ages to load my blog page (3 minutes+) and when the front page finally loads, I cannot log in to access My dashboard, stats, create a new post etc.

  I click on ‘log in’ as usual, and it takes ages to do anything, then it looks like it has hung the webpage and then eventually I get the following error message:

  Safari can’t open the page ” https://lynnepusscat.wordpress.com/wp-login.php” because Safari can’t establish a secure connection to the server “lynnepusscat.wordpress.com”

  This is only on my MacBook. it works fine on my husband’s iPad and on friends’ macs and PCs, so it looks like the issue is confined to my MacBook.

  any help greatly appreciated!

  Many thanks

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Oct 17, 2014 at 10:22 am

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  Hi Lynne,

  So it looks like there might be something with your browser or setup. Can you try clearing out your cache and cookies using the guide below?

  Solve Common Browser Issues

  If that doesn’t work, try loading your site on a different browser like Firefox or Chrome. Please make sure the browsers are updated to the most recent version:

  http://browsehappy.com

  Let me know if you have any questions with this!

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  lynnepusscat · Member · Oct 17, 2014 at 12:34 pm

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  Hi again
  We just tried that, and unfortunately made no difference. BUT I am running Parallels on my Mac so I tried logging in to my blog via Internet Explorer. and bingo! I’m in! Thank you.
  So as far as I can tell it’s not a problem with my Mac, or with WordPress, it’s a problem specific to accessing my blog via Safari on my Mac, which has developed since Sunday (bizarre as I nothing has changed between my last blog post and realising there was a problem). Does this sound about right?
  I’m taking the machine into Apple tomorrow to see what they can do…

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Oct 18, 2014 at 12:49 am

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  Hi Lynne,

  I see! Thanks for the update! Sounds like a good idea!

  Cheers!

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  lynnepusscat · Member · Oct 26, 2014 at 6:32 pm

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  Just a quick update, in case anyone else has this issue.
  We upgraded to Yosemite on my MacBook and the problem is now fixed…

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 6:45 pm

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  Very interesting! Thanks for the update.