Here is a link to all the classes that was based on Catalina: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8ncda1k5dqhsg9b/AABTfPHDETm_BIJNX3maZf9ka?dl=1 The first few at least have some transcripts as well. I do still have a Mac running that OS and I will be able to answer questions. > On Dec 8, 2022, at 15:55, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > > That is fine, so Long as they are correct, and in a file form. > Its interesting, apple accessibility and I have enjoyed more than a few > conversations about why they skipped the previously available documentation > in stand alone form for Catalina. > Karen > > > > On Thu, 8 Dec 2022, Herbie Allen wrote: > >> 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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