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So Sad To See My MacBook Go...
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Well, my little sister is moving to a different city for University. So to help her out I gave her my MacBook and a bunch of accessories. She only needs it for notes, music and Facebook really, so it will work perfect.
Just finished reinstalling Leopard, Office 2008, and a buncha other things for her too. The whole time I was setting it up, it was so sad haha! I have had this MacBook for 2 years and the only problem I have had was I needed to replace my optical drive a few months back. The original battery still lasts a good 3 hours too!
I am just trying to think of some other ideas I could use to help her out. She's not overly tech savvy, and I am like her personal IT guy.
She has all the original disks for the OS, Office, etc. I dunno if I should make a disk with extra plug-ins (flip4mac, perian, etc).
Anyone have some ideas I could do to help her out? Like a drivers/plug-in CD? Maybe a CD with some .pdf tutorials for using things like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc.?
I'm sad to see my faithful MacBook go, but I am also super excited for buying a new one!
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..13" MacBook Pro | 2.53gHz | 4gb RAM | 320gb Seagate Momentus XT | OSX.6.6.. // iPhone 4 32gb
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Best tip to teach her: Use the Help menu!!
Why write a guide yourself when it's all right there? I can't tell you how many times a problem my mother-in-law (and many others) have had that is clearly answered with a simple search in the built-in help.
And why make a drivers CD? It's a Mac. She shouldn't need any new drivers. And anything she needs she can download off the web.
Steve
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Yeah I should just teach her about the Help menu, good idea haha. I never use it since I am more of an advanced user, so I always forget! As for a drivers CD, bad choice of words. I meant more for plug-ins for Quicktime, Safari etc.
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..13" MacBook Pro | 2.53gHz | 4gb RAM | 320gb Seagate Momentus XT | OSX.6.6.. // iPhone 4 32gb
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Get her setup with iChat so you can do screen sharing for some long distance tech support.
(Last edited by GSixZero; Aug 26, 2008 at 01:53 PM.
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Unibody MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz, 24" LED Cinema Display, 8 GB iPod Touch 2G
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iChat is an excellent idea, thanks guys!
Any recommendations for perhaps a remote desktop setup? Just in case something goes horribly wrong lol.
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iChat with screen sharing would be your remote desktop.
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Haha can you tell I'm not an iChat user? 
Most people I know only use MSN Messenger, whether Mac or Windows. I will set up an account for troubleshooting if needed then.
Cheers everybody!
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..13" MacBook Pro | 2.53gHz | 4gb RAM | 320gb Seagate Momentus XT | OSX.6.6.. // iPhone 4 32gb
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