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[MetalheadGautham]

As I said earlier,I don't at all intend to run Windows on my iMac.It was just for fun that I tried Parallels Desktop.Got it?And 2GB to run Mac OS X is much more than enough.Mind you this is not windows which runs at snail speed even with 4GB RAM installed.This is OS X.Its virus-free and damn fast!I feel no difference running Linux on 1,2 or 4GB RAM.I have tried Ubuntu on all of my PCs and it runs as well on 7600 GS,1Gig RAM as it does on 8800GTS 512 G92 and 4Gigs RAM.I don't feel much difference coz I don't do GPU and GPU intensive work.
There is nothing like Mac PC.Mac and PC are totally different platforms.
I have ATI Radeon(AMD) 2600 Pro 256 MB DDR3.I consider it to be quite good.
As far as gaming is concerned,I am not interested in gaming on my iMac at all!I just want to play music,watch movies,Chat,Surf and Photoshop on my Mac.
I have a gaming PC which beats the hell out of every single game with an exception of crysis with pawns even the most powerful PCs

cool

in that case, I recommend you chuck windows out of paralells and remove paralells itself. use it if thee wants on ubuntu. I am not into VM wars, so I dunno bout the virtualbox vs vmware vs paralells war, so I got no comments on paralells quality.

do you use the imac pc as a TV ?

PS: so you got 3 PCs - a killer pissta gaming rig, a retro mainstream PC with ubuntu and a good looking imac ?

 

[preshit.net]

Yea, no problems here either. Rather, it has reduced the spinning beach balls of Safari.

 

[aryayush]

The spinning beach balls of Safari disappeared for me the day I upgraded to the Safari 4 Developer Preview.

@cooldudie: Always post just an excerpt of the story, provide the source link and put the content into quotes.

Thank you!

@cooldudie3, whoever wrote that article did it for his own benefit and posting it in full here deprives him of that. Please do not do so in future! And edit your post and add a link to the original article, at the least.

I have a gaming PC which beats the hell out of every single game with an exception of crysis with pawns even the most powerful PCs

Why do you use that “mad” smiley so frequently? It doesn’t exactly reflect a very charming personality of you. Use it very sparingly. I don’t know about you but I’m not very tolerant of people typing “phuck off” in reply to one of my posts and affixing it with one of those red faced smileys.

If you disagree with someone, you can always state your case politely and without using rude expletives and smileys.

No problems here.Updated yesterday afternoon and iMac is running as happily as ever!

@goobimama,
Same here.

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[SunnyChahal]

cool

in that case, I recommend you chuck windows out of paralells and remove paralells itself. use it if thee wants on ubuntu. I am not into VM wars, so I dunno bout the virtualbox vs vmware vs paralells war, so I got no comments on paralells quality.

Already removed Parallels

you use the imac pc as a TV ?

Ahhhh!There is no iMac PC brother!!iMac and PC are totally different platforms to the core!
No,I don't use it as a TV.I got a 32" full HD LCD

: so you got 3 PCs - a killer pissta gaming rig, a retro mainstream PC with ubuntu and a good looking imac ?

Right!

Why do you use that “mad” smiley so frequently? It doesn’t exactly reflect a very charming personality of you. Use it very sparingly. I don’t know about you but I’m not very tolerant of people typing “phuck off” in reply to one of my posts and affixing it with one of those red faced smileys.

If you disagree with someone, you can always state your case politely and without using rude expletives and smileys.

Sorry but iPhone 3G 8GB for <10K is ..........asking for just too much from Apple!
And that smiley thing,ahh,try playing crysis,You will know how much it pains when you spend 1.2 lac on a PC to find that this fuggin game still doesn't run properly on highest settings!

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Already removed Parallels!

Good job.

Ahhhh!There is no iMac PC brother!!iMac and PC are totally different platforms to the core!!

iMac is also a PC. The only difference is that it runs macintosh OS and has a laptop HDD instead of a desktop HDD. And it is branded with apple logo. Internally, both function the same way. And yes mac uses EFI instead of BIOS, but so do many linux boxes.

No,I don't use it as a TV.I got a 32" full HD LCD

Wow, I got the exact same thing

Right!

Damn. It must be hard to keep track of your data. Have you got an internal LAN in your house ?

Sorry but iPhone 3G 8GB for <10K is ..........asking for just too much from Apple!

There are hidden costs. The price in advertisements may be 10k, but that does not mean thats all you need to pay. The overall cost of ownership for its 2 years is much much more than the average 10k phone like the Moto ROKR E6.

And that smiley thing,ahh,try playing crysis,You will know how much it pains when you spend 1.2 lac on a PC to find that this fuggin game still doesn't run properly on highest settings!

I know how it feels. I felt the same thing in a different flavour when I bought MY pc.

 

[SunnyChahal]

I have got a WiFi setup,Time Capsule

I am shifting to a new house in a week or so and will have to move my iMac.Is there any problem with moving it around?In car I mean.

 

[goobimama]

Is there any problem with moving it around?In car I mean.

None that I know of. I've taken my iMac in the car twice to the Apple store.

@Gautham: Please stop calling the Mac a PC. I know its internals are very similar, but a Mac is a Mac. There's no two ways about it. And at least for this thread, let's refer to Windows PCs as PCs cause it keeps the confusion out.

 

[aryayush]

Have you got an internal LAN in your house ?

Wow! A LAN setup! These things still exist? I never even thought of it as an option when I was wondering how to get my house all networked up. Wi-Fi is the way to go.

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This is just plain freakin’ awesome!

 

[cooldudie3]

@Aayush
You mean the article I posted is a fake?
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What is the beast way to position the dock? I tried many ways but the magnification bugs me, but I really like it. I tried hiding the dock but I don't like moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen all the time
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@Goobi
Thank you for reminding me. I will do so in the future.

None that I know of. I've taken my iMac in the car twice to the Apple store.

But one iMac is very heavy!

@Gautham: Please stop calling the Mac a PC. I know its internals are very similar, but a Mac is a Mac. There's no two ways about it. And at least for this thread, let's refer to Windows PCs as PCs cause it keeps the confusion out.

A mac is not a PC at all. Which is why Apple hates Microsoft and Microsoft hates Apple.

 

[goobimama]

But one iMac is very heavy!

Well 10KGs is not much. I think the 24" is 17KG or something. Anyway, best way is to use the box it came in. It makes for a perfect carry case along with the useful handle and such. Otherwise keep it face down on the seat covered with a soft cloth.

 

[cooldudie3]

ok, you can lift that by yourself?

 

[goobimama]

This is just plain freakin’ awesome!

I didn't quite understand what happened there. So the cube is cool but is made out of duct tape?

ok, you can lift that by yourself?

The iMac is not heavy man! Of course I can lift it by myself. With one arm. Even with someone tickling me.

 

[iMav]

I didn't quite understand what happened there. So the cube is cool but is made out of duct tape?

I guess, he sent the actual award to his HQ and they sent back to him a duct taped box replica.

 

[SunnyChahal]

I have the box my iMac came in but no thermocols to fix it inside the box
24"iMac is about 14KGs and I better carry it in my hands.

 

[aryayush]

Yeah, and that’s awesome.

You mean the article I posted is a fake?

Umm… no. When did I insinuate that? I was just reiterating what Milind already said—do not post the full article here (just an excerpt will do) and always credit the author/publication for it.

The iMac is not heavy man! Of course I can lift it by myself. With one arm. Even with someone tickling me.

LOL! It’s stuff like this that you say every once in a while that totally has me ROFL.

 

[cooldudie3]

Ok, I'll stop by an apple store and try to pick up one!

By posting the full article will give the guy credit?
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How do I use OpenOfice for mac?
This X11 thing opens and then the whole system freezes! Shud I use NeoOffice rather than OpenOffice?

 

[narangz]

By posting the full article will give the guy credit?

Just an excerpt in a quote & a link to the page of the original website. Just like goobimama edited your post.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=874064&postcount=6241

 

[aryayush]

By posting the full article will give the guy credit?

This is the reason why posting the full article is harmful for its author.

This X11 thing opens and then the whole system freezes! Shud I use NeoOffice rather than OpenOffice?

Yes, you should.

 

[jamesbond007]

I used XSlimmer to free up some space occupied by Apps, and boy I managed to free up around 1.5 GB!! The 2 unsuspecting app that took huge amounts are Mail and iTunes. I don't remember the exact amount freed from iTunes but it was more than 100MB, it is now at 34.5MB. Mail now is 24.7MB, earlier it was more than 250MB. More importantly, they all work fine without any loss in performance or features.

With this, I get the idea that the next time I get to install Leopard, I must uncheck all the languages except English and save a few 100 Mbs.

 

[cooldudie3]

ok thank you!

^^
Wow I didn't relize iTunes and Mail took up so much!