[X4U] Advice sought on a Mac book for an elderly beginner-leveluser.

[John F. Richardson]

Hello,

If you can find a "Visual Quickstart" guide for the OS they are using, I
recommend that series. They already have a missing manual series book. Those
are the 2 for the beginner.

Note: What is needed is a few sessions with those nice folks at the local
senior center if they have a Mac class. The family member gets out and about
and learns at the same time. Obviously, a trip to the Genius bar at the
local apple store will do just as well. Have them bring the book and ask
specific questions about a specific task every time.

Also, a subscription to Macworld magazine is also an option. Brightly
colored and shows up in the mailbox once a month and provides 2-3 days of
fun reading.

Remember, there is no such thing as a tad too dense. They just have to get
used to a "Manual". Show no fear, the textbook can smell it.

John F. Richardson

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[mailto:x4u-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of Jamie Kahn
Genet
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:54 AM
To: x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: [X4U] Advice sought on a Mac book for an elderly
beginner-leveluser.

Hi there, I'm after a Mac for beginners book for an elderly family
member who has never learnt the basics - e.g. creating folders and
organising files, navigating the Finder and save/open dialogs.

They can browse the web (they bookmark, but every single bookmark is
stored in the same long list), email (but everything is stored in their
inbox), and word process, but nothing beyond the bare minimum they've
ever needed to know.

Can anyone recommend a good book with examples that they can work
through to teach them these missing basics? I bought them 'OSX Tiger The
Missing Manual' when they first got their Mac mini, but it seems a tad
too dense for them.

TIA,
 Jamie Kahn Genet

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