On 11/25/03 1:40 PM, "Frank Wiewandt" <fwphoto at adelphia.net> wrote: > I've been asked to look into teaching a workshop for beginners on OS/X. It'll > be a one day workshop for folks who's first computer is a new Mac with OS/X, > switchers from earlier MacOSs, switchers from PCs, or current Mac OS/X who may > lack confidence & would like to know more without getting into too much > technical stuff. > > I'm looking for suggestions about a text to use. It might include more info > than will be covered in a day, but I'd like it to do a thorough job with the > basics, first. The book should be easy enough, though, for a beginner to > finish at home without help if they so desire. > > Don't know if it'll be Jaguar or Panther so suggestions for either are > welcome. I suspect the first ones may be Jaguar with Panther comming later. > Might not be a lot of books on Panther available yet, either. > David Pogue does "OS X: The Missing Manual" and the new Panther edition is due out in December. I have the Jaguar edition. This is the book I recommend for all new OS X users. The book is a nice mix of beginner topics, hints & tips, and more advanced topics. david -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. gkar at mac.com