Desktop at Apple Store

anyone have any idea how the Apple Store got the links on the desktop? (the ones for the genius bar and the apple website...)

They use proprietary software to do this. Maybe someone can suggest a 3rd party alternative.
Rich

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I love the buttons which you find on the desktops of the Macs in Apple Stores - the ones which you can click on to book a slot with a Genius or call a sales assistant over, etc.
I had a nosey around and it turns out that they are built using Apple Script, set to run at login.
Can anyone suggest a programmer who would be able to write some similar scripts to trigger things like Skype calls, links to particular websites etc?
This isn't a definate contract at this stage - just some early research on behalf of a company I am working with.
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I have never been to an AppleStore yet, but from a bit of searching around, I believe this is the GUI, the rest should be writ as applescript apps - open location "http://..." for web sites, open location "callto:+4122..." for placing a Skype call...
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You need to contact Adobe Support either by chat or via phone when you have serial number and activation issues.
Here is a link to a page with options to help make contact:
http://www.adobe.com/support/download-install/supportinfo/

I just bought a new desktop and will be taking my old one to the apple store tomorrow to have the data transferred. Does the transfer include the transfer of programs or just data?

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As others have noted, if you uncheck "Sync Photos" in iTunes, the rest of things will sync instead of throwing the 1140 error message.
But you don't have synced photos then.
The Apple Store told me they have no solution for this error. We should file iPhoto Feedback, and that this issue has been escalated to Apple Engineering."
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Appearantly, the app that we all see at the Apple Stores (the App on the desktop that lets you launch things...and no, NOT the DOCK) is proprietary. However, I found this link which offers a simliar look and feel.
http://www.jonn8.com/docktop/
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Hi Aaron!
Are you referring to the built-in Application Switcher?
Handy for switching Apps without using the mouse/cursor.
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I was wondering if anyone was aware how they run the programs on the desktop at the Apple Store. I'm referring to the indent that now houses the apple iphone demo and such. I thought this would be a fantastic place for a calendar/to-do list and was wondering how I can manage this?
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http://www.tyler-tyler.com/appleforum/zoomygrab.jpg
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Yes the Mac can read that drive but you would need to Copy the data off of it to the Mac as apposed to Move, which implies Deleting them from the drive as they were transferred from the external to the Mac. Since the Mac can Not Write to NTFS drives it can't Delete anything as that is really a Write operation, IE Making changes to the NTFS formatted drive.
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If you only plan on using it on the Mac from now on that is fairly simple also and is done on the Mac, Once you have the files from it stored on the Mac.
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24" iMac Screens better in recent batches? One non-Apple store thinks so...

I've been thinking about getting the Alu/Glass 24" iMac (waiting until at least Leopard's arrival) but after having read a number of threads here I thought I'd better go and check for myself...
I still use a PowerBook G4 15" at home and use a second cheapy (matte) monitor next to the latest white 20" iMac at work. I'm a web developer (not designer) but I would consider myself a pro user, so my standards may be higher than a typical home user, but not as high or finely tuned as a pro-photographer or graphic designer.
I visited a non-Apple store (in Stockholm, Sweden) and although I did not have a long time to play, I made a few basic adjustments to the screen settings (changed gamma from 1.8 to 2.2 and back) and the desktop background (white, light gray, dark gray, black).
Given the number and degree of negative comments I've read I was pleasantly surprised by the screen. Sure there were some colour imbalances (a little of the yellow/brown in the centre of the screen compared to the sides) but no obvious brightness differences from the left to the right side. I could not see any 'backlight bleed' issue at the bottom of the screen, nor any dark spots/corners.
The reflection however was something else! <insert your expletive of choice here>! Wow, the store itself was very brightly lit with many fluorescent tubes behind my standing position. I sure didn't need to turn around to see them, or my own reflection or that of the shoppers walking behind me.
My other concern is the screen brightness with reflection combined - I could imagine this causing eye strain and headaches. I'd need a longer trial to see if this is true for my (slightly less than middle-aged) eyeballs.
My home setting would obvious be very different to this, but opposite a window would be an absolute no-no. This may limit my options. But why should I have to think like this? Sure we had the same issue with CRT monitor way back when, but now? In 2007?
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+is for documenting the environmental requirements of the machine. For technical specifications+
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"+Certified? ...stringent criteria?+ You didn't really believe that BS, didya? ...BWAHAHAHA!"
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+"Previous reports of luminescence and brightness non-uniformity+
+were found to be within the expected range for iMacs."+
_English translation:_
"Is yours within expected range? ...uh, see "+stringent criteria+," above. ...BWAHAHAHA!
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... specs?? ...we don't need no steeenking specs!!
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Message was edited by: kepinz

kepinz wrote:
thank you nick101 for your reply. seems like that's the only way, yes ? i wish there is a better way to re-download the whole apps by a click, instead of search it one by one, unless I miss something here ? Anyway ive been downloading all the apps one by one, hopefully it will be done soon. thanks again nick101 !!
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