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i have the new Apple iMac 24inch glossy screen mofo

dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
http://www.apple.com/imac/

it's insanely brilliant... watched some Led Zeppelin on it at lunchtime yesterday and i'm pretty sure i could see what Robert Plant had for breakfast through his uber-tight jeans.... it was that clear and vivid.

anyone got one... if so can you tell me how to turn off that 'window' shifting thing that keeps happening.
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Can you see me in it? I'm waving. Look. Hello!
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Nice mac. The window shifting thing? Do you mean Spaces? You can turn that off by going to System Preferences/Expose & Spaces/Spaces tab and unchecking the Enable Spaces checkbox.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    dunkman wrote:
    http://www.apple.com/imac/

    it's insanely brilliant... watched some Led Zeppelin on it at lunchtime yesterday and i'm pretty sure i could see what Robert Plant had for breakfast through his uber-tight jeans.... it was that clear and vivid.

    anyone got one... if so can you tell me how to turn off that 'window' shifting thing that keeps happening.

    Congratulations! I have been a long time Mac user. I think they are really fine machines.

    When you say shifting windows, I think you might be talking about a feature called spaces or expose. You can activate these features by pressing F8, F9, F10, or F11. F8 is for Expose, which gives you four boxes, and the other keys are for Expose, which shifts the windows around. On the Dock, there is the System Preferences icon, the square with the gears in it. If you open it and look under the first row of items, the Personal heading, there is one called Expose & Spaces. In the Expose panel you can choose no key in the drop down menu, so expose doesn't work. In the Spaces tab, you can turn spaces off. HTH.

    If this isn't what you mean, describe it a little more.
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  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    the 2.8 ghz?

    I want an iMac but I'm gonna wait for the Mac Pro
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    DeLukin wrote:
    Nice mac. The window shifting thing? Do you mean Spaces? You can turn that off by going to System Preferences/Expose & Spaces/Spaces tab and unchecking the Enable Spaces checkbox.

    expose and spaces is off... it's at its worst when selecting dates in a drop down box on a site... i.e. choosing todays date when on a site trying to book a flight... or if i hover over a hyperlink it just starts going frantic and showing me lots of windows... driving me nuts a bit to be honest.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I have lost all respect for you... sellout!!!

    And it can't be as shiny as My HP IQ772 :p
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  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    dunkman wrote:
    expose and spaces is off... it's at its worst when selecting dates in a drop down box on a site... i.e. choosing todays date when on a site trying to book a flight... or if i hover over a hyperlink it just starts going frantic and showing me lots of windows... driving me nuts a bit to be honest.

    So it is limited to your browser? Are you using Safari?
    To pie I will reply
    But mr. justam
    is who I am

    "That's a repulsive combination of horrible information and bad breath."-Pickles

    "Remember, death is a natural part of the workplace. So, when you see a dead body at work, don't freak out, just ring your death bell." "ting"-Toki Wartooth
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    oops
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    westsidepie wrote:
    So it is limited to your browser? Are you using Safari?


    no it happens with every application.. i can hover over a tool or option in InDesign and i then get about 4 windows all wiggling around on the screen and stuff... i hate it!!!


    otherwise its a thing of absolute beauty. :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Slip Kid wrote:
    the 2.8 ghz?

    I want an iMac but I'm gonna wait for the Mac Pro


    2.4 version.. we got the ram bumped up to 4gb though...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Jennytree wrote:
    I have lost all respect for you... sellout!!!

    And it can't be as shiny as My HP IQ772 :p


    oh its much shinier :):D

    anyway, not a sell-out.. been an apple mac user for over 15 years now..


    yes i'm old :o
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    dunkman wrote:
    2.4 version.. we got the ram bumped up to 4gb though...

    oh.

    That must have cost a lot of money I hear the mark up on those are big over in Europe
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I thought you were cool... but nah *shakes head*

    I'm sure if ye press all the function buttons it should stop all the whizzing about - either that or googlel it :p
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Slip Kid wrote:
    oh.

    That must have cost a lot of money I hear the mark up on those are big over in Europe


    cost us £1150 ($2300) each?

    who does that compare with across there?
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    dunkman wrote:
    no it happens with every application.. i can hover over a tool or option in InDesign and i then get about 4 windows all wiggling around on the screen and stuff... i hate it!!!


    otherwise its a thing of absolute beauty. :D

    Sometimes the "Universal Access" feature can cause odd window behavior. Go into system preferences and look under the system line. At the end is "Universal Access." Make sure Zoom and other things are off, and then uncheck "Enable access for assistive devices." See if that helps.
    To pie I will reply
    But mr. justam
    is who I am

    "That's a repulsive combination of horrible information and bad breath."-Pickles

    "Remember, death is a natural part of the workplace. So, when you see a dead body at work, don't freak out, just ring your death bell." "ting"-Toki Wartooth
  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    dunkman wrote:
    cost us £1150 ($2300) each?

    who does that compare with across there?

    Actually that's about right for us.

    I've only read from certain people over there that the markup is too high.

    But 500 bucks for memory? You got hosed man.
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Jennytree wrote:
    I thought you were cool... but nah *shakes head*

    I'm sure if ye press all the function buttons it should stop all the whizzing about - either that or googlel it :p


    tried and tried... typing "how do you stop that annoying window shifting thing on OS Leopard" into google just gets me a Zimbabwean double glazing company


    me is so cool :cool: ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Slip Kid wrote:
    Actually that's about right for us.

    I've only read from certain people over there that the markup is too high.

    But 500 bucks for memory? You got hosed man.


    http://www.macwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/APKIT152

    we only paid about $200 extra for the memory i think...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    Oh good.

    Apple does overcharge the shit out of you for memory when you can easily install cheaper memory and get the same effect
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    the f3 button is what is happening all the time... pressing the f3 button shows all the active windows... but if i was placing some pdf's into a document earlier and everytime i opened up the file location the thing would just flick between the F3 state and normal... like really fast!!!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    so did you fix it?
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    dunkman wrote:
    http://www.apple.com/imac/

    insanely brilliant...

    Exactly how my friends would describe me.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Slip Kid wrote:
    so did you fix it?

    nope.. :D

    just went onto a holiday website and did a search... as soon as i hover over the search button it just starts flip flopping between my other apps... :mad:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    dunkman wrote:
    the f3 button is what is happening all the time... pressing the f3 button shows all the active windows... but if i was placing some pdf's into a document earlier and everytime i opened up the file location the thing would just flick between the F3 state and normal... like really fast!!!


    That is strange, because the F3 key is undefined in Leopard. You can define to have a function. Control F3 or ^F3 places the focus on the dock. Are you using the apple mouse or a third party mouse?
    To pie I will reply
    But mr. justam
    is who I am

    "That's a repulsive combination of horrible information and bad breath."-Pickles

    "Remember, death is a natural part of the workplace. So, when you see a dead body at work, don't freak out, just ring your death bell." "ting"-Toki Wartooth
  • GoingToLukinsGoingToLukins Posts: 232
    Awesome! I just got the same one; 24", 1 TB hardrive, and 4 gigs of RAM (I, of course, did not get my RAM from Apple either).

    Using the EyeTV (not to be confused with the Apple TV) I've also turned it into my new bedroom television. The EyeTV is fucking awesome. I highly recommend you look into it.



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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    westsidepie wrote:
    That is strange, because the F3 key is undefined in Leopard. You can define to have a function. Control F3 or ^F3 places the focus on the dock. Are you using the apple mouse or a third party mouse?


    http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/imac-keyboard.jpg

    the F3 key is pre-defined to do the shift between apps function :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    GoingToLukins wrote:
    Awesome! I just got the same one; 24", 1 TB hardrive, and 4 gigs of RAM (I, of course, did not get my RAM from Apple either).

    Using the EyeTV (not to be confused with the Apple TV) I've also turned it into my new bedroom television. The EyeTV is fucking awesome. I highly recommend you look into it.


    will do :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    nice to see you're at least not cheap with yourself. ;)



    kidding!
    seriously...kudos!
    it does look brilliant!
    i've never owned a mac. i wanted one when we first got a computer, but hubby was convinced otherwise. NOW he's thinking about it, so when we are in the market for a new computer...who knows? however, i am very pleased with our machine, so i hope not to shell out the $$$ for a new one for a looooooonnnng time.


    enjoy!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    dunkman wrote:
    http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/imac-keyboard.jpg

    the F3 key is pre-defined to do the shift between apps function :)


    Now things are clear. You have one the new aluminum keyboards, and yes on those F3 shifts between apps. Older keyboards use command-tab. This should be easy, I think. In system preferences, go to the keyboard and mouse pane. Once inside, go to keyboard shortcuts. Scroll till you find F3 and uncheck it. You could also update the keyboard software, if it is not up to date.

    http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/keyboardsoftwareupdate12.html
    To pie I will reply
    But mr. justam
    is who I am

    "That's a repulsive combination of horrible information and bad breath."-Pickles

    "Remember, death is a natural part of the workplace. So, when you see a dead body at work, don't freak out, just ring your death bell." "ting"-Toki Wartooth
  • GoingToLukinsGoingToLukins Posts: 232
    westsidepie wrote:
    Now things are clear. You have one the new aluminum keyboards, and yes on those F3 shifts between apps. Older keyboards use command-tab. This should be easy, I think. In system preferences, go to the keyboard and mouse pane. Once inside, go to keyboard shortcuts. Scroll till you find F3 and uncheck it. You could also update the keyboard software, if it is not up to date.

    http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/keyboardsoftwareupdate12.html

    That should do it, but also remember that the side buttons on the mighty mouse trigger Expose as well, so be sure to disable that.

    I do think that Expose can be pretty useful once you get the hang of it. Still, I know it can be a pain the ass initially, especially if this is your first Mac.



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    You can't spell Gossard without G-O-D
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