Mac Books for Compter Newbies

spudicus · spudicus #1 (**permalink**)

02-22-2005, 12:14 PM

Hello,

I am looking for suggestions of Mac books to give to a complete computer newbie. The more hand holding the better. My wife just bought a new 15" power book and we gave her iBook to my 75 year old Mom. My Mom has never used a computer before so she has no concept of how a GUI works. I will be handling any admin type tasks but I want to encourage independent problem solving when it comes to using the little beastie. We need a book that will walk her through basics like what is a window and where did it go when I clicked on something else.

The iBook is running Panther so I'd prefer books that are Panther aware.

So far I have found:
Old Fart's Guide to the Macintosh by Sam Burrish
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mac OS X by Kate Binder

Thanks!

Tim

caribiner23 · caribiner23 #2 (**permalink**)

02-22-2005, 04:13 PM

I can't think of any books off the bat, but one solid suggestion I have would be for her to check her local library or Senior Center for a free computer class. This would give her an overview of how computers work in the first place.

In my community, we've created a generation of monsters-- all over 65 years of age-- who know as much about computers as the kids we're raising. So here my generation sits, in the middle of it all. :-)

spudicus #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	02-22-2005, 12:14 PM Hello, I am looking for suggestions of Mac books to give to a complete computer newbie. The more hand holding the better. My wife just bought a new 15" power book and we gave her iBook to my 75 year old Mom. My Mom has never used a computer before so she has no concept of how a GUI works. I will be handling any admin type tasks but I want to encourage independent problem solving when it comes to using the little beastie. We need a book that will walk her through basics like what is a window and where did it go when I clicked on something else. The iBook is running Panther so I'd prefer books that are Panther aware. So far I have found: Old Fart's Guide to the Macintosh by Sam Burrish The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mac OS X by Kate Binder Thanks! Tim Last edited by spudicus; 02-22-2005 at 05:17 PM.
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caribiner23 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 06, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,404 Mac Specs: Macbook; iBook G4 12"; iPod 5G 30GB; iPod Shuffle 1GB	02-22-2005, 04:13 PM I can't think of any books off the bat, but one solid suggestion I have would be for her to check her local library or Senior Center for a free computer class. This would give her an overview of how computers work in the first place. In my community, we've created a generation of monsters-- all over 65 years of age-- who know as much about computers as the kids we're raising. So here my generation sits, in the middle of it all. :-)
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