OK...I'm baffled...One of my son's friends gave me an iMac...

[rasputin1952]

I have no experience w/Macs. I plugged it in and turned it on last night...so far so good...:D

A box came up in the left upper corner that says, "Creating index of 'uuuy'", and says "Time remaining: About 99 hours", (this changes and varies from 101 to 79 hrs so far). The progress bar is about 1/5 of the way across, and I'm just leaving it alone at this point.

My question: What is going on?

Also, the date/time has 5:17 PM, (it is 12:14 PM local) and the date is 1/10/4.

I tried to change the date, no go, error msg comes up about possible backup battery problem, (no idea how to find battery in this thing).

Tag on outside a has specs:

512 Mhz 512MB RAM
19GB BD CD R/W OS 10.3

Can someone w/experience in Macs please tell me something about this thing...I don't even know about the mouse on this thing...:D

Thanks for whatever help/info you can give me...:hi:

[rasputin1952]

1. LOL...either this group died...or all of you are busy working your

pc's/Macs...:D

[Why Syzygy]

2. I don't have a Mac.

I was trained to support them for Internet, but we had a simulator.

A quick Google reveals that name is a domain ...
http://www.who.is/whois/uuuy.com/

Is it connected to the Internet? Does it have any spywarevirus detector tool installed?

[rasputin1952]

3. No, I'm using my pc for the net...

I need to get another ethernet line for the mac...but I want to know if it is "ready" to go online as far as spyware protection and all of that.

Besides, i haven't the foggiest notion how to figure out the mouse just yet...so used to pc's that this "single button thing" has me baffled as well...:D

[Why Syzygy]

4. Is it still running the

"indexing"? What Operating System is it?

There is a lot of information in the group about protection. I do not know what is Mac compatible.
Here's a thread to get you started.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=242&topic_id=24470

Apple used to have simulated OSs at their website. They may have tutorials.

[rasputin1952]

5. Thanks for the link...

When it popped up the last time, apparently the "uuuy" thing had gone through it's motions, and it came on "Mac OS 9.2".

Tomorrow, I will go and get an ethernet connection and try to figure out how to get online w/the thing. the only icon on the desktop now is "uuuy" in the upper right hand corner.

I tried to use Help, but all I get when I click it is a short bubble on bubbles, and when I click on it, it gives me a slightly longer explanation of bubbles...:eyes:

I've heard some great things about Macs, especially in the Graphics department, but as i play w/the thing, honestly, I get lost in their "system". I'm figuring it is something pretty simple, but sometimes, the obvious is the most hidden...:D

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

6. Did you try the Mac group?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=233

[rasputin1952]

7. Oh for God's sake...how embarrassing...I didn't even know we had a "Mac Group"...

:blush:

Humbly...thank you...;)