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New to the iMac...pretty underwhelmed with it
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<blockquote data-quote="Kyomii" data-source="post: 210869" data-attributes="member: 7328"><p>Hi there! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>You need more RAM - definately, and then you will see an improvement, especially if you put 2 GB in <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The slow problems with word etc are emulation issues, I have just got the new intel Mac Mini dual core and I can tell you that Safari and the like run slow compared to my old 1.25Ghz ppc mini.</p><p></p><p>Safari is so slow, that I gave up and used Firefox - you would think that Apple would have at least made it's own browser universal by now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Put more memory in and you will see a difference, and when the progams that run under emulation come out in universal - you will also see a big difference <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As for finding things, most things are in the applications folder - just click on finder, and applications. System applications such as Terminal for example, are usually in applications > utilities, which makes sense.</p><p></p><p>Also, if you have any trouble finding anything, then use spotlight in the top right corner - very, very fast at searching!</p><p></p><p>Stick with it, when I first got a Mac almost three years ago, for 6 months I was doubting - I also thought that osx was very basic and no way could I compute with so little programs, and I too wondered where everything was.</p><p></p><p>However, I stuck with it, using it a little everyday and finding out little things from the Mac osx help (click on finder help at the top bar without anything loaded and have a read <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ). </p><p></p><p>As time went on, I began to see how "intuitive" Mac osx is. I mean, installing something most of the time is as simple as drag and drop - same for uninstalling. No registry to mess up too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>That big ol' Apple bug did not bite me right away like it does with many, it bit months later after much persistance, but once it did, it bit with a vengeance, and there is no way I would ever build a Windows system again.</p><p></p><p>Have patience with it, remember it is a whole new learning curve, and a whole new way of doing things. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The more you use it, the more you will become accustomed to it, and don't forget, add more memory, because 512MB does not do the system justice, and, IMHO, will cause a bottleneck in some instances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyomii, post: 210869, member: 7328"] Hi there! :) You need more RAM - definately, and then you will see an improvement, especially if you put 2 GB in :) The slow problems with word etc are emulation issues, I have just got the new intel Mac Mini dual core and I can tell you that Safari and the like run slow compared to my old 1.25Ghz ppc mini. Safari is so slow, that I gave up and used Firefox - you would think that Apple would have at least made it's own browser universal by now :( Put more memory in and you will see a difference, and when the progams that run under emulation come out in universal - you will also see a big difference :) As for finding things, most things are in the applications folder - just click on finder, and applications. System applications such as Terminal for example, are usually in applications > utilities, which makes sense. Also, if you have any trouble finding anything, then use spotlight in the top right corner - very, very fast at searching! Stick with it, when I first got a Mac almost three years ago, for 6 months I was doubting - I also thought that osx was very basic and no way could I compute with so little programs, and I too wondered where everything was. However, I stuck with it, using it a little everyday and finding out little things from the Mac osx help (click on finder help at the top bar without anything loaded and have a read ;) ). As time went on, I began to see how "intuitive" Mac osx is. I mean, installing something most of the time is as simple as drag and drop - same for uninstalling. No registry to mess up too :) That big ol' Apple bug did not bite me right away like it does with many, it bit months later after much persistance, but once it did, it bit with a vengeance, and there is no way I would ever build a Windows system again. Have patience with it, remember it is a whole new learning curve, and a whole new way of doing things. :) The more you use it, the more you will become accustomed to it, and don't forget, add more memory, because 512MB does not do the system justice, and, IMHO, will cause a bottleneck in some instances. [/QUOTE]
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