iMac
This thing is kicking my rearend. I can't for the life of me figure out how to do certain things. I hate relearning things. Things that I do with windows with a click or two seem to take a presidential mandate to do with this thing. Someone please show me the way if I am incorrect. The thing is still fast as hell though. I just dont understand the way the folks think that designed the OS.
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Anyone have one?? Just got one to learn on and I can't figure out how to make the browser window (Safari) full size. Man this is a far cry from Windows. Anyone know of any online source to learn from? 0 -
Scroll over the left hand corner of the browser window.
You'll see an X, -. +
X =close.
- =send to tray....err that lower bar thingy out of the way
+ = shrink/enlarge
Drag the lower right corner to adjust the shrink setting size.....or how big you want it to get.
Figure out that holding down "CONTROL" then clicking on a link is how you "right click" yet?0 -
Upper left corner of the window, there are 3 dots. One closes, one minimizes, hte other makes it go between fullscreen and windowed mode 0 -
Thanks, the far right corner thing worked. 0 -
To clean the browsers cache:
(where web pages get stored)
Click Safari on the top, then "empty cache"
To delete cookies stored on it:
Click Safari, then Preferences, then Security, then show cookies. You can delete all or one by one.0 -
After using this thing for a few days I have to say I am impressed. Not even a sign of a hicckup. Fast as hell. Still getting used to the OS. Have a Dell P4 3.0ghz with 1gig of Ram sitting right next to it and this 2.0ghz, 2gig of Ram iMac will run circles around it. Maybe the fact that the processor on the iMac has 4mb of L2 Cache has something to do with it. 0 -
Every once in a while you will also want to repair permissions.
Click on the hard drive icon.
Then the applications folder.
Click on the Utilities folder.
Click on Disc utility.
Highlight your hard drive. First aid should be all ready highlighted at top center (if not do this), then click on repair disk permissions.
It should run thru this pretty quickly.
Eventually you will want to look for these programs on the web.
"Cache Out X"
"OnyX"
"Mac janitor"
You may also keep out an eye for "SMARTReporter" It monitors your hard-drive in the background and it did tell me my drive was going bad in time to save all data and replace it.
All free shareware
Also you can add a 2 button mouse with a scroll wheel and have no issues at all if you hate the mac mouse. Just look for the mac icon on the box when you buy it.
You may want to load up Firefox , between Safari and Firefox you can search the web for just about anything.0 -
My mac at home will run circle around the giant pc at the office
the mac mouse i have has no buttons and a little scroller ball
once i learned how to make it a two button mouse i love it. it can sense on which side of the mouse you are pressing on givin if you aren't pressing in the center.0 -
quote:IAMAHUSKER:
After using this thing for a few days I have to say I am impressed. Not even a sign of a hicckup. Fast as hell.
... been an Apple user since about 1978/79. That is precisely why I would never contemplate a retrograde change.
FYI: Go to MacNN Forums ... http://forums.macnn.com/
It's the greatest reference/help site I've ever seen, ever!
There are about 10,000 Mac geeks there who will answer any/all questions you have, in a few minutes (no waiting).
Welcome aboard!
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Most any problems can be quickly taken care of by using the HELP button.
Free 90 days phone help is also available...
If you have not done it you might want to consider their Apple Care Warranty.
I had it on my 2 year old I-mac and when it finally went totally nuts, they had me return it and they sent me a brand new one a month ago that had more in it than the old one did....
Pretty sweet deal for $169.00......0 -
I'm getting an iMac for christmass, I'm tired of windows, spyware, etc.
Your iMac may be only 2.0 GHz, but is it dual core?
I'm getting a 2.4 GHz dual core, 2 gigs of memory.
Of course dual core only really when multiple apps are running, or a program is written with dual core optimization in mind.0 -
quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
quote:IAMAHUSKER:
After using this thing for a few days I have to say I am impressed. Not even a sign of a hicckup. Fast as hell.
... been an Apple user since about 1978/79. That is precisely why I would never contemplate a retrograde change.
FYI: Go to MacNN Forums ... http://forums.macnn.com/
It's the greatest reference/help site I've ever seen, ever!
There are about 10,000 Mac geeks there who will answer any/all questions you have, in a few minutes (no waiting).
Welcome aboard!
[:D][:D][:D]
Are they all "eses"?? or "stanis" ??
Doug
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I'm seriously thinking about getting one, but I have no idea what to look for.
I stopped in Staples the other day, and he told me that if I bought a new pc, it would cost about $250 to have Vista removed and XP installed.
I was (at least) disappointed.
What's the learning curve like??
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Doug,
There is really no learning curve to worry about, they are so intuitive you just get right to it.
If you get one I'll be the first to bet you'll never go back......0 -
It's a lot of money, and my situation is static to declining at the moment.
I'm probably looking at a few months.
One of the guys at the pc store told me Macs use special, very expensive electricity. Do you know where I could buy a few pounds of that ??
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My next Mac will be a MacBook from the refurbished area of the MacSite.
Yes, they are easy to use. If you have windows applications, [on the new models] you can load in the Window apps, and start the computer in Windows mode. It will look just like a PC.
Then, when you are tired of the crap, switch it over to MacMode.
Personally, I never used the windows stuff, but the wife might need a laptop for home; she'll have to do powerpoint for work, so that is why I checked out the window's options on a Mac.
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Just bought an IMAC for the wife for Christmas. Buy it at an Apple store and get a freebe printer. If you twist their arm you may get an educator's discount.As has been said, also get the extended warranty.
So far it's very fast.
It's been recommended to take their course of one lesson per week for $99/year to get a good grip on the thing.
Using my 600mb homebuilt is like watching paint dry.0
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