Yeah true. I got rid of it so I don't use it as I don't find a need to. Way too clunky. lol! but yeah that is also a similarity and I can see it beeing intagrated as the finder in later os versions.
Take care. On Jul 5, 2014, at 1:24 PM, Christopher Hallsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > I would say another part of the mac, the launchpad, is similar to the home > screen on iOS. > > Christopher Hallsworth > Student at the Hadley School for the Blind > www.hadley.edu > > On 05/07/2014 21:09, Sarah k Alawami wrote: >> The function of the doc is to launch apps you freuqntly use. Think of this >> as the doc on ios. The desktop is where you put your stuff, at least I use >> it for a junk box, I know I should not. Think of yoru desk top as the ios >> home screen except you don't have pages. >> >> Hth. >> On Jul 5, 2014, at 10:27 AM, Juanita Martin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think these are great questions too. I'd like to add one also: >>> What's the difference between the desktop and dock? >>> I know what the dock is on iDevices, but what is its function on the Mac? >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 5, 2014, at 10:28 AM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just wanted to say, good questions. I am in the same position as yourself, >>>> in trying to transition from a Windows environment to Mac. I agree with >>>> you, that it is not intuitive. Looking forward to someone responding, in >>>> basic terms, to your questions. >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Jul 5, 2014, at 8:22 AM, Eleanor Martha Burke >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, I have been coming to terms with a Mac for over 6 weeks now on a >>>> daily basis and a little before that from time to time. However there are >>>> some concepts I really cannot come to work out which by now should be >>>> fairly obvious to me. Hope someone can clarify these for me. >>>> >>>> At this point I would like to say I have good experience of Windows and it >>>> is because of this I am finding some of these Mac concepts difficult >>>> rather than them being intuitive. >>>> >>>> Here goes then, >>>> >>>> 1. I think as a rule of thumb quic nav is mainly used for navagating the >>>> web but not otherwise. Is this correct? >>>> 2. While I know that single key navagation can be used with the tab key, I >>>> cannot work out when I need to tab and when I need to vo right arrow. >>>> 3. Interacting and uninteracting, I just don't know when and when not to >>>> do this. 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