I might be able to give you some old training material regarding Catalina, but most things are the same. Messages and calendar are vastly different, and mail has some minor changes and you may have a slightly different look with System preferences.
> On Dec 8, 2022, at 15:36, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > > may I ask how much this data connects with Catalina? > Finding it personally frustrating, and would welcome a solid outside of the > system itself resource. Or better still an in person teacher whom I am > happy to pay. > > > > On Thu, 8 Dec 2022, Janet Ingber wrote: > >> Hi Devin, >> >> My book about the Mac is available on the National Braille Press website. >> However, it is about the basics of using the Mac and information about the >> Big Sur operating system. NBP does not update the book annually. Here’s the >> link: >> https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/MAC-BASICS-2021.html?from_search=1 >> >> Hope this helps. >> Janet >> >>> On Dec 8, 2022, at 9:21 AM, 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> For the person who mentioned that they have written books on MacOS and >>> VoiceOver, are those on National Braille Press, or somewhere else? >>> >>> Devin Prater >>> >>>> On Dec 6, 2022, at 6:17 PM, Marlene Kramer <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> thanks so very much to all who replied. >>>> you’re supportive encouragements give me optimism! This is much better >>>> than the sense of dread I was developing. >>>> you all have been most helpful. >>>> I am sure I will have many questions to follow, but I will not be shy in >>>> posting them. >>>> Best to all, Marlene. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Dec 5, 2022, at 4:28 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Apple's online documentation is also useful. I would suggest this page >>>>> (summarizing Mac OS keyboard commands): >>>>> https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201236 >>>>> >>>>>>> On 6/12/22 06:52, bbsshawn via MacVisionaries wrote: >>>>>> Hi Marlene. Welcome to the group and welcome to the Mac. I've been a Mac >>>>>> user for 12 years. When I got my first Mac which was a white polycarbon >>>>>> plastic MacBook running Snow Leopard, I sold my Lenovo PC the same day >>>>>> so I was forced to learn the Mac. It took me two weeks to learn the OS >>>>>> and I've been loving the Mac ever since. Someone said on this list a >>>>>> while ago that if you really want to learn how to use this platform, you >>>>>> should forget everything you know about Windows and to not use your PC >>>>>> as a crutch when you're frustrated with the Mac. They were great words >>>>>> and I took them to heart. I think that's why I'm very good at it. Also, >>>>>> along with this list, I have a Whatsapp group called Mac Users and >>>>>> Newbies which is also a great group. If you'd like to be added and if >>>>>> you're on a mobile phone such as iOS or Android, you can send me your >>>>>> contact information and I'll put you in the group. Enjoy the Mac. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shawn >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2022, at 7:02 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That’s probably true. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Dec 4, 2022, at 7:02 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Dec 5, 2022, at 00:00, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don’t know why either, but that was certainly the case for me. I >>>>>>>>> think it’s because there are concepts in the Appleverse that aren’t >>>>>>>>> part of Windows, such as interacting, and quicknav. Also, in my >>>>>>>>> case, I’d been a PC user for about twenty years. So there were a lot >>>>>>>>> of things that were basically hard-wired, and I had to relearn them. >>>>>>>> For me, it started with Apple II in the 1980s, then MS-DOS in the >>>>>>>> early 90s, then UNIX in the 90s (a Sun clone), followed by Linux - >>>>>>>> both at the text console and later the graphical user interface as >>>>>>>> well. This was followed by Android, iOS, and then Mac OS. I didn’t >>>>>>>> have any trouble learning Mac OS, as I recall. >>>>>>>> After that came Windows, learned “mostly on the job” in a work >>>>>>>> environment, and some opportunities to experiment a little with Chrome >>>>>>>> OS (but not to learn it properly). >>>>>>>> My only conclusion is that having learned to use several different >>>>>>>> systems already makes the next one easier to learn. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>>>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>>>>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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