I hate my new Apple Macintosh iMac!

I agree with Kent, I find our new Mac a bit hard to get along with also. I know that I am the problem and I will just have to work it out. I can't open zip files or obviously .exe files ( windows ), can someone please tell me what to download so that I can use them.

Awwww.

"It's never too late to become who you might have been." - Unknown
In this case, it's from a PC user to a Mac!
lol!

Thanks.. I have been going through issues, irritations of my own with my PC and am ready to switch!

Kent is a idiot...enough said "right click" you dumbazz...its right there below your fat finger. GOD people are so helpless...you would be able to view all that sh!t if you knew how!!! How about windows media player for MAC you jackazz? Dont be so helpless and learn. Just because you know how to use a windows based machine doesnt mean its the best...hell we all drive around in our f'ing SUVs and consume all the gas but that doesnt make our gas guzlers better than a hybrid.

PS you fat lazy piece of sh!t...I bet you wont be saying "where's my PC, where's my PC" six months from now when you have downloaded 69GB of PORN and not a single virus!

PPS...suggestion for the noob...

1) stand up
2) put hands down pants
3) grab your ears and PROCEED TO PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR FAT ASS!!!

I bought an brand new imac intel core duo, and before that I had the iBook G4 (actually, I still have it). From the minute it came out of the box, I've had problem after problem with the new iMac - and I'm a hard core mac lover. My printer doesn't work properly, I've reinstalled my OS X 10.4.6. The warranty only covers the hardware on the Mac, not the operating system, which is where my problems stem from.
Can anyone tell if they had similar experiences with their iMacs any if they have any suggestions on what to do,, that would be great.

thanks!

I had my iMac for a while, and I found it unfriendly and unable to perform most of the tasks that I needed. Perhaps I was expecting too much. I had had the same problems with PCs as everyone else and was hoping for a Mac that would perform like a sports car. I got my sports car, but it turned out to be a 1968 Fiat 128 Spyder, affordable, beautifully designed, and with the cool factor, but you had to be a mechanic with specialized tools to get it to work. My Mac had the rotating disc thing going on often and DID crash, even though Mac's claim to fame was that it never did.

I'm glad to have gotten a new PC that works better with Adobe products and with the web. It's more like a Saab Turbo. 10 years ago some of the PC vs Mac criticism was probably valid, but the PC world has advanced in leaps and bounds since then. Macs are pretty. I don't have popup or spyware/virus problems because I'm careful.

I guess the Mac is the computer version of the stick shift. I love my 5-speed, so I understand why Mac users love their choice, too. But sitting in rush hour traffic every day going 15 miles per hour with a clutch doesn't make much sense when you can take the subway and get where you're going faster and with less hassle (and you can listen to you iPod, the savior of Apple. I love mine and it works well with my PC).

A few of my friends had been Mac users in the past but had switched to PCs. I thought one of them would take my Mac for one of their kids, but no one bit even thought it was fairly new and had current software. So I put the Mac, software, books, and all the other stuff in the alley where it stayed for a week before anyone claimed it.

It was just a machine, but I hope it found a good home. It WAS cute.

Hi GrownUpGeek,
I've come across another annoying problem with my iMac concerning iDVD. I come to you first because you seem to know everything.
I've made an awesome slidshow, put it to my choice of music the burned it to a DVD. It plays well on my Mac and on my PC (Windows) at work. But (you knew I had a but...)when it's played on a DVD player (mine, my friends and my family's) the music cuts out when each picture changes. I want the music to play without interruption while we all watch it on TV but like I said, the music cuts out durring each picture transition.
I have all trust in the great GrownUpGeek as you have NEVER let me down.
Thanks again for all your help as I now love my Mac Intel Core Duo.

Hi GrownUpGeek,
You haven't heard from me in a while but for good reason. I've been learning.
I dove into the Mac forums, as well as the outstanding help from this site, and my learning curve continues. Mac is good! Gawd, I thought I'd never say that.
As of now, there is nothing that the Mac can't do that a Windows PC can do. As a matter of fact, I see daily that Mac is in a class of it's own. It's so solid, never locks up, keeps up with speedy tasks but will never let me (the newby that I am) mess things up. It's as though Mac is watching out for me. It will not allow spyware, unwanted software or viruses to infect. That alone was worth the switch.
Every Apple store offers free classes. Mac users groups are abondant and freindly. I must say that I'm glad I switched.
I sometimes think, "Why doesn't everyone stop buying Windows PC's and switch to Mac" then I realize how long it took me to do it. I'm glad that I did and I'm in no way a computer geek. My Mac Intel Core Duo gives me so much power at my finger tips and it will even 'talk' me through my trouble spots.
Yes, it's true. I'm falling in love with my new Mac and I'm going to reccommend my freinds and family jump on the Mac train for a much more dependable and safe ride. Come on people, if I can do it - anyone can. No more windows updates for me. No more frozen programs. No more slowing down as time goes by and besides, windows were made to be broken!

My friends, also Mac users kept telling me to switch, how much better it is on a Mac. I kind of thought they were a little too in love with there computers, the way they were always talking up there Macs. Well I finally decided to see what all the hoopla was all about and did it, I bought a iMac. (besides my Dell was ancient history, it finally bit the dust, and it was too expensive to fix) I went through that learning curve you discribed almost exactly. I was hating life on a Mac, I couldn't fine !@#$ or seem to do anything that I was used to on my Dell. I was so angry with those nuckleheads, I got so frustrated that I wanted to tell them to stick this iMac were the ............! But, just like you, I got good help and advise and it took a little while but I finally figured Mac OSX out and I don't know if I could ever go back to a Windows machine. No viruses, no pop-ups, no spyware, no problems and everything just works. I love iLife, awesome programs. Come to think of it, I can't ever remember my Mac crashing since I've owned it. I now would highly recommend a Mac to anybody. Also I think I understand why my friends talk about there Macs the way they do. By the way I think Steve Jobbs is a jerk also, at least Bill Gates is doing some good with his money, helping those in need.

Kent, you DO have right clicks on the iMac. Buy a cheap USB two button mouse and plug it in! (You can also CTRL-LeftClick). I switched to Mac a year ago and will NEVER go back.

Just be patient man. I bought my imac and was disapointed on the windows media thing as well. Keep in mind thats not Apple's fault its Microsft to blame on that. Also this is like a new kind of mac in its early stages. Give it time and before you know it you'll wonder what you were ever frustrated about and be demanding your boss to order you an imac.

Dude, if you would take two seconds to look at your mac you would find it is a lot better than windows. I cant vouch for the new intel ones, as i dont own one, but you dont seem to know much about computers in general seeing as you bought a rev. a computer. future reference, always wait for rev. b, until they've worked out most of the kinks. And did you think the transition would really be that easy? I mean, seriously, its an entire new operating system! Of course its not easy at first. But I can tell you personally as a former Dell owner, in time, you will wonder how you were ever able to put up with a pc. They suck in comparison to macs.

I don't remember if i posted this or not, but as of today, Flip4Mac does NOT run on MacIntels..
Their website says they'll have an update soon.

Holy Moly,
Huston, we have lift-off.
The people at EPSON have corrected my printing problems. Yes, finally my EPSON R340 prints to CD's and DVD's like a champ. Using my new Mac Intel core duo, I can now create professional looking CD pictures and print them right on the face of the CD. This is what life is all about - getting what I want!
My switcher problems are diminishing as I continue to learn that Mac is OK.
Just between you and me, I can deffinately tell that my new Mac is built better, leaner, faster. You can tell when a car is better made. You can tell when clothes are of superior quality and you can tell when electronics reach far beyond the usual assembly line quotas.
Run, don't walk, to your nearest Apple store (no, not the produce section) and try a Mac for yourself. I think I'm gunna like this thing and I still say that GrownUpGeek, as well as the people who have helped me by replying, have made my switcher experience a bit more pleasing.
It's scarry to switch but there is help out there that I was not immediately aware of. The user groups are plenty and Mac is kinda easy. Thank you GrownUpGeek for suggesting that I run out and get the new Mac Intel Core Duo as opposed to just another assembled windows based PC. Now I dream of Mac, I dream of iDVD and I dream of Jeanne - but that's a whole other story.

the PlasticBugs site is down due to exceeding their bandwidth limit! it must be due to all traffic generated from the hype about Kent and his iMac love/hate story.

Dear grown-up-geek,
I must say that I'm experiencing way too much fun on my Mac (Intel core duo) lately. Epson is aware of their problem with printing picures on the face of CD's and such - they are working on an update. I can print 1 picture on a CD from the control panel on the face of the printer itself but look forward to being able to print my personal, edited one's form my Mac.
I have learned so much and, if I'm not mistaken, I think that I will like my Mac in the near future.
I do quite a bit of work in iPhoto and iDVD and I must admit, they are awesome programs. Also, the speed of the Intel core duo is mind-boggling.
I am able to view vidio clips and I feel as though I am once again becoming part of the world without the fear of viruses and hacking - which Mac is almost impervious to.
The user groups are a wonderful place of learning and the real Mac users seem to enjoy a world free of pop-ups, worms and the old PC problems. Mac is strong, fast and well designed.
I cannot think of anything that my Mac won't do, thanks to your help, though I am still a newbe switcher but now I have an optomistic outlook.
The iDVD is an amazing program. It's amazing that a newbe like me can make a professional looking DVD of my homemade video clips and slideshows. My friends are gunna die when they see how beautiful they are on a Mac-made DVD.
I can't wait to get home and create!
By the way...did I tell you that I have my MTV?
If this keeps up, I'll have to reccommend everyone switch to Mac.

Hello, I have been thinking about making the switch, and Ken's experience has shown me that not everything is rosy when you do take the plunge. I am going to blog about this on my site as a counter point that not everything does according to plan, but if you stick to it, better things will happen. I would love to stay up on updates to see how the switch/transition goes. I am still trying to get the finds for my own switch campaign. Good luck, and let me know If I can be any assitance as a future switche. You can check out my new blog at http://www.geekster.org/maketheswitch
I may have to break down and get my own domain for it, but time will tell.

i promise in 2 months Kent will love his iMac

Tell Kent to sign up in a Mac or OS X user forum. He'll learn a lot by reading and asking questions.