Apple's One To One Sessions - Page 2

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/6/2015 NickNack said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I've been using it and playing with it for a month. I just feel like there's more things that I should learn to broaden what I'm able to do. I absolutely love this laptop.

it totally depends on what you want to do-- I use my macbook for posting and e mail I have a Mac desktop that i use for work - graphics and magazine design

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

Shawnie · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/6/2015 glb613 said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

I don't think a Mac is easier either. I have had a Mac for five years and I still don't understand the file structure. On a PC I can find anything. Not so on a Mac.

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

I guess you need to think of things you want to use the computer for. What do you do with it now....and what do you dream of doing with it? Do you take pictures, want to learn about editing, then ask them to help you learn iPhoto. Do you keep spreadsheets, then ask to learn Numbers (Mac version of Excel). How about learning to create newsletters, or other types of things using Pages (Mac version of Word). Do you like music, ask about learning iTunes, there is so much more than just downloading and listening to songs/videos. Learn about labeling items in the library, categorization, how to upgrade songs in your library to better quality versions available, etc. so for example with itunes tell,them you would Iike to,learn to be an advanced user. Then again, just using the computer to check different websites, and read/answer email is okay too, lol.

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

On 1/6/2015 Shawnie said:
On 1/6/2015 glb613 said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

I don't think a Mac is easier either. I have had a Mac for five years and I still don't understand the file structure. On a PC I can find anything. Not so on a Mac.

I vote for Mac being easier than PC. Don't understand why you don't understand the file structure on the Mac? Maybe it's too simple? Or maybe you've created to many sub-categories and sub-sub-categories? On a Mac, you don't even need to know where things are filed. Just use Spotlight - top right corner on the menu bar. Either click on it, or click command key and space bar and it opens right up (I use command space bar). When it opens start typing a few letters of what you need and it brings it right up. Want to open an app, go to spotlight and type a few letters. Looking for a file, spotlight and a few letters finds it. Spotlight even searches the web. I use spotlight for everything, and very rarely go hunting through folders and files for anything.

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/6/2015 Shawnie said:
On 1/6/2015 glb613 said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

I don't think a Mac is easier either. I have had a Mac for five years and I still don't understand the file structure. On a PC I can find anything. Not so on a Mac.

Same here. It's not that I don't understand the file system, I want more control. I like making folders and naming them. I've tried doing that with iPhoto and what a mess I had. I think I had 2 or 3 copies of some of my pictures because they copied instead of moving to a new folder. I share pictures on Facebook, via e-mail or making DVDs. When I want to find a picture, I don't like searching through "events" to find it.

Most people I know don't use their home computers for much more than being online, writing e-mail and playing some games. They've never opened Windows Explorer, know where it is or what it does. Switching to a Mac should be easy for them.

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/6/2015 Lynnj said: I guess you need to think of things you want to use the computer for. What do you do with it now....and what do you dream of doing with it? Do you take pictures, want to learn about editing, then ask them to help you learn iPhoto. Do you keep spreadsheets, then ask to learn Numbers (Mac version of Excel). How about learning to create newsletters, or other types of things using Pages (Mac version of Word). Do you like music, ask about learning iTunes, there is so much more than just downloading and listening to songs/videos. Learn about labeling items in the library, categorization, how to upgrade songs in your library to better quality versions available, etc. so for example with itunes tell,them you would Iike to,learn to be an advanced user. Then again, just using the computer to check different websites, and read/answer email is okay too, lol.

Thanks Lynn. I do need to learn more about iPhoto. We went over it a little bit but not enough.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

On 1/6/2015 Lynnj said:
On 1/6/2015 Shawnie said:
On 1/6/2015 glb613 said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

I don't think a Mac is easier either. I have had a Mac for five years and I still don't understand the file structure. On a PC I can find anything. Not so on a Mac.
I vote for Mac being easier than PC. Don't understand why you don't understand the file structure on the Mac? Maybe it's too simple? Or maybe you've created to many sub-categories and sub-sub-categories? On a Mac, you don't even need to know where things are filed. Just use Spotlight - top right corner on the menu bar. Either click on it, or click command key and space bar and it opens right up (I use command space bar). When it opens start typing a few letters of what you need and it brings it right up. Want to open an app, go to spotlight and type a few letters. Looking for a file, spotlight and a few letters finds it. Spotlight even searches the web. I use spotlight for everything, and very rarely go hunting through folders and files for anything.

Thanks Lynn. This is a great tip. More Commands are something I'd like to learn. I've looked them up on line and printed a whole list of them. This wasn't one of them. I hand no idea about Spotlight.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/6/2015 Shawnie said:
On 1/6/2015 glb613 said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

I don't think a Mac is easier either. I have had a Mac for five years and I still don't understand the file structure. On a PC I can find anything. Not so on a Mac.

Realistically on both platforms you point, you click and stuff happens. In terms of ease of use there's very, very little difference these days. Now in the old MS-DOS days there was a huge difference, but Windows and the Mac operating systems have largely converged these days and are both about the same in terms of ease of use. If you're used to Windows, Mac will seem more difficult. If you're used to Mac, Windows will seem more difficult.

If you want absolute control then Windows generally gives you more control and lets you do more things, but it can also be as fully automated as the Mac OS if you choose to set it up that way. The "Macs are so much easier to use" argument is largely incorrect these days. A properly set up Windows machine is every bit as easy for someone to use as a Mac.

Fly!!! Eagles!!! Fly!!!

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

On 1/7/2015 NickNack said:
On 1/6/2015 Lynnj said:
On 1/6/2015 Shawnie said:
On 1/6/2015 glb613 said:
On 1/6/2015 I am still oxox said:
A Mac is easier to use than a PC, its very simple, play with the MacBook before you go to the sessons

I don't think so.

I don't think a Mac is easier either. I have had a Mac for five years and I still don't understand the file structure. On a PC I can find anything. Not so on a Mac.
I vote for Mac being easier than PC. Don't understand why you don't understand the file structure on the Mac? Maybe it's too simple? Or maybe you've created to many sub-categories and sub-sub-categories? On a Mac, you don't even need to know where things are filed. Just use Spotlight - top right corner on the menu bar. Either click on it, or click command key and space bar and it opens right up (I use command space bar). When it opens start typing a few letters of what you need and it brings it right up. Want to open an app, go to spotlight and type a few letters. Looking for a file, spotlight and a few letters finds it. Spotlight even searches the web. I use spotlight for everything, and very rarely go hunting through folders and files for anything.

Thanks Lynn. This is a great tip. More Commands are something I'd like to learn. I've looked them up on line and printed a whole list of them. This wasn't one of them. I hand no idea about Spotlight.

Glad that tip helped. Spotlight is also built into iPhone and iPad. You get to it differently, but same theory. I use it to open apps, or look up a contact to get their contact info. Just open spotlight, type a few letters name of person or app name, and Spotlight gets it for you.