While everyone is ranting about simplicity and common sense with design, how about we discuss the missing option on my iMac?

Let's be clear, the 24 inch iMac is a giant monitor with a computer built-in.

Last night, I started downloading XCode, which is a svelt 932 MB.  I wanted to turn the monitor off and leave the computer on to download while I become a Viking. 

Can't.

What?

For the love of all things good, who designed this thing? 

Touch the power button.... it goes to sleep.

Restart?  No.

Sleep?  No.

Shutdown?  No.

Where's the 'turn off monitor' feature for crying out loud?

Wait, I can go to system preferences, power settings and adjust the computer to never sleep and the monitor to blank out after 1 minute of idle time!

Ridiculous.

Steve, I want a monitor off option on the apple menu.  How hard can this be?  You shut it off if my computer is idle, how about giving me the option to do it manually?

Oy.