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fobside · Jul 19, 2002, 04:50 AM

My friend is looking into a job and one of the requirements is the ability to use a Mac. I don't know what OS. I am assuming OSX. I remember seeing a few tutorials here. Anyone have links to good tutorials? I know nothing beats hands on experience but she doesn't have time for that right now. Thanks for any help.

juanvaldes · Jul 19, 2002, 05:06 AM

really how much experience does it take to learn OS X? I assume your friend has experience with at least windows so the concept of a GUI is already there.

Just show off how stuff like how shut down is in the apple menu with system prefs, how applications go in /Applications/ and all of the user data is in /Users/name/. also basic stuff like what Library is for what. Dock is where app launch, navigation is done from and how apps, folders, urls, files, etc can go in and out of it.

[ 07-19-2002, 05:14 AM: Message edited by: juanvaldes ]

fobside · Jul 19, 2002, 05:15 AM

unfortunately shes in SD and im in LA. thats a problem i know of <a href="http://www.macosx.org/" target="_blank">http://www.macosx.org/</a> but is there anything else? i knoew a few people here have their own websites. any ideas?

Knof8 · Jul 19, 2002, 05:25 AM

Can't think of any tutorials (outside the one that's built into every OS), but a suggestion might be for her to go to a local college and check out their computer labs. Usually you can ask for a guest pass and play around on the macs there. Heck, even have her go into an Apple Store or into a CompUSA and she can check out the OS there. It doesn't take long to learn it; even if she does only know windows <snicker>. Not only that, but if she goes to the stores to check them out than someone who works there can show her how it all operates and answer whatever questions she might have.

juanvaldes · Jul 19, 2002, 05:36 AM

well, how about taking some desktop pics and photo shopping them up to show off what you want her to see and note. I went to apples site hoping to find the video's of stuff in OS X but with jag I can't find them anymore. <img border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" title="" src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" />

Knof8 · Jul 19, 2002, 06:12 AM

juanvaldes wrote
<blockquote>quote:<hr />but with jag I can't find them anymore<hr /></blockquote>That's it Juan you've failed. Prepare the firing squad. (sorry not trying to hijack the thread)

PS: Juan Any last wishes, and what do you want on your tombstone?

fobside · Jul 19, 2002, 06:43 AM

<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/guix/" target="_blank">http://homepage.mac.com/guix/</a>
<a href="http://www.macosx.org" target="_blank">http://www.macosx.org</a>

i found these digging through archives of old posts...

anything else?

juanvaldes · Jul 19, 2002, 06:45 AM

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

As my final wish I want a pound of chronic and a 6ft bong. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
tombstone: "4:20"

....yeah, I"m drunk and can't think of anything better <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

and to keep us on topic, fobside dont' forget to send your friend here for help.

Knof8 · Jul 19, 2002, 07:11 AM

I'm impressed even drunk juan has good ideas. Yeah send your female friend here (espeically if she's single

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ).