05-11-2018, 07:34 PM
tuqqer, a great list, and pretty much how I roll.
I also go through the Dock and remove things not often used, then stress using Spotlight. I didn't use it much early on because it was located in the upper right corner, but with the newer OSs putting it front and Mac center, I find it works really well. I think it's underrated as a launcher.
While not 'clean' look, I also enable Show Path Bar at a later date.
I'm with you on all of the settings, but the lessons are too much for most people to retain unless you're leaving detailed notes as well.
Some hands on practice and the notes above should be enough for most people who aren't completely scared of computers. That and tuq's phone number. LOL
For more the most important lesson is showing them how to turn it off. Once they see that there is no START button, many have no clue whatsoever.
A good idea. A lot of people only use the computer for a short time and not every day. But an option is to teach them to Sleep it (desktops in particular) if they do use it daily.
My Macs sleep, although there's enough of them that I could probably save a couple of bucks a month by turning some off.
I also go through the Dock and remove things not often used, then stress using Spotlight. I didn't use it much early on because it was located in the upper right corner, but with the newer OSs putting it front and Mac center, I find it works really well. I think it's underrated as a launcher.
While not 'clean' look, I also enable Show Path Bar at a later date.
I'm with you on all of the settings, but the lessons are too much for most people to retain unless you're leaving detailed notes as well.
Some hands on practice and the notes above should be enough for most people who aren't completely scared of computers. That and tuq's phone number. LOL
For more the most important lesson is showing them how to turn it off. Once they see that there is no START button, many have no clue whatsoever.
A good idea. A lot of people only use the computer for a short time and not every day. But an option is to teach them to Sleep it (desktops in particular) if they do use it daily.
My Macs sleep, although there's enough of them that I could probably save a couple of bucks a month by turning some off.