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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present! (part 2)
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does everyone use the same screen saver?
i know, that clock one seems very popular
Thats why I use it
I used to use Arabesque but when I returned to the MB it would be screaming away as it ran it, kinda annoying
I've got that same mouse and love it! The side-to-side feature on the scroll wheel is the best
ok so i have been trying to get that time/clock screensaver for the past 15 minutes. I downloaded it, it put the icon. i dragged it to my HD, then to the applications folder, yet when i go to set it as my desktop its no where on there, and its grey if i try to choose it from a folder. anyone know whats up? Did i just miss a step?
thanks guys
thanks guys
You'll need to put it in the "Screen Savers" folder, in the Library. It should appear under "Other" under Screen Saver in System Preferences.
Or again just double click the d/l screensaver file and then select it in System Prefs. *Hopes memory serves correctly or will look like tit*
there is no other folder in the screensaver choose section. only 'choose folder' and when i go into that it just is grey everywhere. i can never choose it.
any other hints?
Different computer for each day of the week by the looks of it
Which ones do you use for what?
just updated if you havent seen, in red below i have written update, under that are new pictures!!! tell me what you think!!!!
Notice:the larger images can not be enlarged, the smaller images can be enlarged by clicking them!!
I am a student, my desk is clean so that i can welcome my imac (got it late november), i garuntee you that it will be messy by the end of december, bose companion 2's are awesome, 2.1, built in subwoofer, magnetic shields so that they dont mess up the HD, canon pixma mp470, awesome, speedy, highly recommend, bose and canon cost $100, imac spec is in signature, but ill restate:
imac 24 inch
2.8Ghz core 2 extreme processor
2 gigs ram
500GB
leopard
less than a month old
customized
i also have a mbp, 2.16, 2 gigs ram, 120GB Hd, but i dont have pix of it yet, will post soon though!!!! keep updated
my setup:
tell me what you think!!!
I sense you're very excited / proud of your setup
I sense you're very excited / proud of your setup
you sense correctly
MacBook Pro For The Win
I've got the 2.2SR MBP and I love it.
oh, i would say imac, actually both, the alu is very nice, i have the 2.16 tho, yours is more powerful
TIMG tags please!
Nice setup though... MBP FTW
i did the TIMG tags now! i was wondering how the moderators resized it a while back, thanx, i really admire it
Different computer for each day of the week by the looks of it
Which ones do you use for what?
nah, mb is my grandma's, see the quote under this one, 2 posts above this one, i explain it there, the imac is my main machine, the mbp is just for travel, bed, and stuff, i also have a desk for my mbp, when i dont want to use my imac thats all they way upstairs, i have a desk downstairs for my mbp
lol no, the french one is my grandma's (she speaks french), i got the wireless keyboard (old one), back before the new one came out for my mbp, it was my old mac at the time, i also got the old wireless mouse with it (the one with grey sides. i the new wired keyboard, and mouse came with my imac, use them, i dont use that old wireless keyboard anymore, the new wireless mouse if for my grandma, and the new wireless keyboard replaces the old one, i hate the old one, i have to pick it up to turn it on and off, so much desk space, so in in short, the french wired, and new wireless, is for my grandma's mb, the old wireless keyboard is just back up, with old wireless mouse and new wireless keyboard is for mbp, and new wired mouse and keyboard is for imac. my mb sits in my grandma's bag, she uses the french keyboard when she's typing to one of her friends in france, and mbp sits on a totally different desk, i just brought it over to the imac desk for the pick, my mbp desk is pretty much empty, mbp, mouse, keyboard, book, lamp, no printer, no external speakers
well, if you think about it, screen savers were originally made so that whatever is on your screen doesnt burn into the LCD, so when you turn off your computer, you will see your desktop still there, or whenever your using it, you can see your desktop on the screen, or whatever burned into your screen while for instance you are browsing. i had that problem once, my screensaver was just an image, the american flag, no movement, left it there for like 12 hours, came back, my screen had the american flag burned into it, screensavers are supposed to move around to keep anything from burning into the LCD, im not sure if the colon blinks in the FLIQLO, if it doesnt, you will have 2 dots on the screen no matter what, and the "1" in "10, 11, 12" o clock may burn into the screens after 3 ours, but i doubt that, but if the colon doesnt blink, and you leave it for a day, i wouldnt use that screen saver
well, if you think about it, screen savers were originally made so that whatever is on your screen doesnt burn into the LCD, so when you turn off your computer, you will see your desktop still there, or whenever your using it, you can see your desktop on the screen, or whatever burned into your screen while for instance you are browsing. i had that problem once, my screensaver was just an image, the american flag, no movement, left it there for like 12 hours, came back, my screen had the american flag burned into it, screensavers are supposed to move around to keep anything from burning into the LCD, im not sure if the colon blinks in the FLIQLO, if it doesnt, you will have 2 dots on the screen no matter what, and the "1" in "10, 11, 12" o clock may burn into the screens after 3 ours, but i doubt that, but if the colon doesnt blink, and you leave it for a day, i wouldnt use that screen saver
LCDs dont get burn in, it was only an issue with CRT screens. An LCD might "remember" an image that has been on it for a long time, but it will go away after a period of being off.
LCDs don't burn in like CRTs do. They do, however, polarize. (which results in a similar after effect as burn-in)
It should take a LOT longer than 12 hours straight to notice any "burn in" on an LCD.
Those "pixel fixing" apps, are actually ideal for helping reverse any polarization bias on the screen. (the jury is out whether or not they actually help stuck pixels, though)
I experienced "burn in" on a Dell LCD at my last job - but the image was static for -- months. (literally)
It should take a LOT longer than 12 hours straight to notice any "burn in" on an LCD.
Those "pixel fixing" apps, are actually ideal for helping reverse any polarization bias on the screen. (the jury is out whether or not they actually help stuck pixels, though)
I experienced "burn in" on a Dell LCD at my last job - but the image was static for -- months. (literally)
I beg to differ. I mean the MacBook is "normal" sized. I think his grandparents are ultra small.
I mean, look at the love-seat they're on - it's huge. They should work for furniture store advertisers.
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