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Is there a way to turn off iSight on the new iMac?
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RyanSA4 said:
Hehehehe...no, sorry, I mean Parental Controls within Tiger.
In System Preferences -> Accounts. I don't know if it can do this or not, though...since I do not have an iMac with an iSight.haha, i thought that's what you meant. He said he already searched through all the system preferences and couldn't find anything. I guess i'll just keep search the forum.mkrishnan said:Hehehehe...no, sorry, I mean Parental Controls within Tiger.
I guess the only way to completely disable it would be a firmware hack or fiddling around deep within the iMac's innards; neither of which I'd particularly recommend/know how to do...
ITASOR said:
*crafts "Will Strip for a Mac" sign*
Seriously, that's a really good point. Anyone old enough to have this issue is old enough to make their own decisions. She can get the computer back when she comes up with a plan to make her parents trust her with it again.
TTIWWP!
Heheh, just kidding, just kidding!
In all seriousness... You can set up a non-admin account for her to use, and disable the iSight in there... At least I think you can do that.
Heheh, just kidding, just kidding!
In all seriousness... You can set up a non-admin account for her to use, and disable the iSight in there... At least I think you can do that.
uninstall ichat?, then hid the osx disks.
Or maybe theres a special port the isight uses that you can disable.
Try calling or emailing apple, maybe they will know.
If all else fails take the computer away.
And off topic, how do you guys get the apple logo you type to show up in your sig, when i type it it shows up as a "?" after i save it.
Or maybe theres a special port the isight uses that you can disable.
Try calling or emailing apple, maybe they will know.
If all else fails take the computer away.
And off topic, how do you guys get the apple logo you type to show up in your sig, when i type it it shows up as a "?" after i save it.
Not sure I would classify it as using the iSight the wrong way but rather the individual is not using it in a manner suitable for their age. How about put the iMac in an area of the house where they can see her? Also, if she is willing to take her clothes off that easily then better keep her away from any digital cameras or any photographic devises while you are at it... um... looks like the best parental device here would be a good sit down and talk.
You have to write & # 6 3 7 4 3 ; (no spaces) and then hit submit without previewing it.Laser47 said:
zim said:
Well you know those iSights... reproduce like MAD
It seems like Apple should have built in a turn off feature, like common sense.
After G said:
It's easy to prevent someone from iChatAV'ing. You can use Parental controls to restrict application access, you can delete it, you can close the firewall ports necessary for AV chats (which should prevent an audiovisual chat while allowing text IM), and so on. But none of this prevents use of the iSight without iChat...
Anyway, hope they find a good solution. Which will probably not be technical in nature....