got my imac/ silly question time

got my imac/ silly question time

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bilko2

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234 months

Saturday 24th May 2008
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finally got my 2.4 imac superdrive desktop computer and it is the most brilliant bit of kit i have ever owned lol. Remember i am comming from win 98 with a pentium 2 processor.
It's taken me all day but i am now on the internet ( obviously ) and i'm working my way through what things do.
There's no instruction manual for the OS.
Anyway the thing i am stuck on is the screen size.
It has a 20 inc screen and iv'e found out how to make web pages bigger and wider by using the green plus button and display in preferences. i can't find how to make them narrower again though. Pressing the orange - just sends the page to the bottom.
Can you help?, sorry to be so thick.

It started off fine as the more times you pressed the +, the wider the page would get and then shrink back to original size after a certain amount of clicks. Now it doesn't do anything. have i broken it?

bilko2

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1,693 posts

234 months

Saturday 24th May 2008
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Wonderful!
Thanks mate, don't know how i missed it.

bilko2

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1,693 posts

234 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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Getting used to it now.
Where can i delete offline content from all my porn watching then?biggrin, Or should i say, how do you clean up the system?
Also security, it has a built in firewall which i think i have put on max but do i need to load Norton that i have from my last computer?
Where is add and remove programs for removing stuff i don't want? For example, widgets that i have decided to get rid of.
Found the help guides for each application and am gradually ploughing through them

bilko2

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1,693 posts

234 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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Thanks for the tipssmile
Now then i have made my curser disappear whilst watching dvd's so i can't go to the top or bottom of page to use controls.
Anyone know how to get it back?hehe

bilko2

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1,693 posts

234 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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Thankssmile
Just read the help. It appears that i was using front row instead of dvd player. There is no curser application in front row, Doh!

bilko2

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1,693 posts

234 months

Sunday 25th May 2008
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Cyberface
Thank you so much or your lengthy reply. I have a friend at work who told me just today to forget everything i thought i knew about computer operating systems. He literally welcomed me to what he described as a new and happy relationship with computers. It's only been 2 days and although i am still fumbling in the dark a lot i don't think i will ever turn back.