Learn the Mac - macOS basics

This video covers the basics of using the Mac and moving around

How do you right click on a Mac? Let's look at how to do this.

The Mac, like a Windows computer, organises various file types (ie. jpg, gif, pdf, doc). Let's look at some of the most common

The Mac let's you take a screen shot of your screen or a partial selection of your screen.

Let's focus on the Mac's desktop, finder and spotlight features. These are integral to understanding your Mac!

How do you copy and paste on your Mac? It's very easy, let's look at this in this video

On Windows they are called shortcuts, on the Mac they are called aliases, let's look at how to use them.

iCloud is a great feature allowing you to store data and backups on the Cloud.

The Airdrop feature makes it very easy to transfer files and images between your Mac, your iPhone and your iPad.

How do you open an application? How do you quit out of an app? 

This video shows you how to easily switch and swap between applications on your mac.

Let's look at how to install and remove Mac apps, and also a brief look at the built in App Store.

The Dock on your Mac is great and it's super easy to add apps to it.

For anyone who loves music, watching shows and movies and listening to podcasts. Let's look at these apps.

The Calendar, Remindes and Notes apps are great to keep your life on schedule and know what is coming up. Let's look at them.

Siri is Apple's smart assistant, Stickies are like real life sticky notes, and Preview lets you open up images and pdf's, let's look at these mac apps and features.

Intro to the Internet on the Mac

Let's talk about Internet browsers and getting online.

Use email? Let's look at the apps that let you setup and access your email.

Love sending iMessages? This video shows you how to easily use the Messages app.

On Windows it's called Control Panel, on the Mac it's called System Preferences. Let's look at how to customize your Mac!

Let's look at how to make the Mac desktop work for you.

Adding your own wallpaper and screensaver is fantastic! We'll also look at how to change the appearance of your Mac.

What about customising your app toolbars? It's very easy, let's look at it in this video.

Your Mac is made up of a CPU, RAM, Hard Drive and other hardware. Let's look at how to access this information on your Mac, so that you easily see your Mac specifications.

Keeping your Mac up-to-date is essential to keeping it secure and running free of bugs. This video shows you how to update your Mac, and also the Apps running on your Mac.

Your Mac can have miultiple users. Let's look at how to add and manage User Accounts on your Mac.

If you have a Mac with a built-in touch bar, then this video is for you. This is an optional video only for those Macbook users.

This video shows you how to share files across your computer, your home or business network, and also with connected USB drives.

The Mac let's you automatically start applications when you login...it's a great feature that you need to know about.

Sometimes you want to know what file extension a file may have, ie .pdf, .jpg. .doc. Let's look at how to see this, and how to change it if needed.

We all know that Windows computers need Antivirus, but do Mac's? Let's explore this in this video.

If a Mac is stuck, or won't close, how do you force close it? 

Ensuring that your Mac is backed up is essential. You don't want to lose your data, so this video will help you to keep your data safe and backed up.

Every computer has an IP address, you may have seen this...192.168.1.1? Well your Mac also has an IP address, and in this video we'll show you how to identify this IP address and perhaps change it also.

A quick guide to the tell-tale signs your Mac may be infected with malware, plus a bonus tip to keep your system safe.

A simple breakdown of the best ways to speed up your Mac and keep it running smooth and fresh over time.

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