new 24" imac - computer keeps talking in steven hawking voice?!

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hey there, quick question -- im not sure what i enabled or how to disable it, but my computer started talking in a steven hawking voice saying everything i click on. it's quite annoying, anyone know how to disable it? thanks
 
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Stephen Hawking that's funny. Here you go.

System Prefs-Speech-Speakable Items-Off.
 
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Something is different, because now in the drop down apple menu I get two Restart, Shut Down, and Log Out options. Please don't tell me 48 hours and it's time for a system restore already? :)

My first Apple computer, and I'm liking it a lot so far, until now where it won't stfu every time i hover over anything.
 
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to elaborate more, when i click Macintosh HD i hear a click, and whenever a page in safari finishes loading an annoying chime sound

i created a second bare account to see if it happened on it, and it did not
 
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I would take on that second account and delete the first....when you delete it it will ask you if you want to save all the files/personal stuff. You can access this later and bring it all into your new account.
 
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When they said "super" computer they weren't kidding man ;)
 
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Please don't tell me 48 hours and it's time for a system restore already? :)
Don't worry about that. You will likely never have to reinstall the OS.
There is always a list of things to do before you resort to the Windows, "Slash & Burn" technique of reinstalling the OS to fix an issue.
I have been using OS X since it was released almost 7 years ago, and I have never had to reinstall any version of it ever... not once. I was always able to correct the problem by other means. :black:
 
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This happaned to me for a while when I was trying to refresh a page in Safari im used to F5 doing it, I then tried Command + F5, and it started saying everything I did...

Anyway I eventually solved it by clicking the same thing again...

Oh and how do I refresh safari on the keyboard :O
 
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Marl Huss said:
Oh and how do I refresh safari on the keyboard :O
command+r
also, look through the menu bar options, it shows the shortcuts for the different actions
 

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