On Mar 3, 2016, at 7:19 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland
<clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
Guys,
I understand that this list is for discussing Apple products and their
accessibility. Trust me, I have every single intention to tie my
question
back into that aspect, so don't let the subject line scare you away.
To keep things short, sweet, and fairly simple, let me sum things up
this
way. I am very interested in trying to seek other employment. Yes, I
do
try running my own business, CLG Productions, but honestly, things have
not been the most successful. I'm just not sure I have the skills to
run
my own business to the extent I was hoping to do so.
The reason that I am coming to you all on this list is that I need a
couple of recommendations from the Apple accessibility and usability
side
of things.
First of all, right now, I have three mac computers: a mid 2012 13 inch
Macbook Pro, a late 2012 Mac Mini, and a mid 2010 13 inch polycarbon
Macbook. All of these are currently running El Capitan 10.11.3. I
would
presume that for job hunting, any of those three systems would work just
fine.
In addition, I have an IPad Air first generation 32 gig wifi only with a
rechargeable bluetooth keyboard/case combo.
Finally, I have an AT&T 128GB IPhone 6S.
My question is first of all, either for the mac, or for any of my I O S
devices, what are some good apps that I might want to start with for job
hunting? I know about LinkedIn, but I haven't honestly been able to get
my head around that web site, let alone the app. I really would need
some
coaching regarding that. I'm really having to step back here and
honestly
evaluate my skills. I can say, though I'm not exactly proud of it, I am
not the best at LinkedIn, which could be a major downfall, as I know so
many companies these days use it. So, on that note, if any of you can
give me some pointers, or maybe work with me at least over phone,
Facetime, or Skype to get the very very basics set up, I probably could
take it from there. I just need someone to at least help me get
started.
Facebook and Twitter are no problems. I am quite familiar with both.
Same goes with Craigslist.
Where my skills really are majorly lacking however is in the field of
word
processing. I am fairly decent with Microsoft Word on the Windows side
of things, but again, we're speaking OSX and I O S here, not Windows.
Correct me if I am wrong, but Word does work on the mac, I know it does,
but I also know that there are some issues which not only can be a bit
limiting, but also can be down right irritating. Right now, I don't
have
time to spend much learning an application that is only going to half
way
work, at best.
I know that Pages is quite doable. Actually, go figure, after all the
kabosh that just took place on list, I have indeed bought Ann's book,
and
I have every intention to start on it today; that's one of my goals on
the
day's agenda. Basically, with Pages, I need to learn how to write the
receiving address on a standard sized envelope. I'm talking about the
rectangular kind with the triangular flap that you'd fold an 8X11 sheet
of
paper in half, then put down in the thing, put a stamp or two, lick the
seal, and be done. Also, I need to learn how to print addresses onto an
8X11 sheet of labels that I then could peal off and put on an envelope.
I
am hoping that both of these things can be done in Pages. If not, then
what do you all recommend I do which would work with any of the macs I
currently have?
Finally, I am not very good at all at writing resumes. I know there are
people I could pay to write one for me, and I may wind up doing that.
This however being said, I'm never going to learn by having people
spoonfeed me. So, tying things back into Pages, is it fairly easy to
make
a resume, provided that you understand the elements which make a good
resume, and how to properly format things? Also, are there any good
books
on Bard or on Audible which might address good resume writing? I'm
thinking about going to a workshop hosted by LDS Jobs, (No, I'm not
Morman, nor intend to be.) What worries me though is the fact that they
will probably be presenting the resume workshop from an MS Word
standpoint, and I'll almost betcha it would be from a Windows
perspective,
not from an Apple standpoint, which really is the route I'm wanting to
take, if at all possible. Ben, you've gone to one of these workshops in
your area there in Scottsdale, so let's talk later today privately about
that. I'd like to get your thoughts on things, seeing you're an avid
mac
user.
Finally, I need a good recommendation for a printer. I don't need it to
be bluetooth or wireless. I want it actually to be as barebone basic as
it can be. It doesn't even need to do color, although that definitely
would be a bonus. Obviously, I do not want something with tractorfeed
paper. I said basic, I didn't say ancient. LOL! I don't want an old
Imagewriter. LOL! God those things were a beast! I do ask that it use
USB for its interface. I do not want serial, parallel, nor firewire. I
would like something that is portable. Meaning, I could put it in my
laptop bag when I'm not using it. A huge factor would be the easability
to load paper into it quickly. If you all know of any good printers
like
this, as I said, I do not need wifi nor bluetooth ability. USB
hardwired
would be just fine for my current need.
I would be most interested in hearing you all's thoughts on where to
start
with all of this. I'm great at using the mac, don't get me wrong, but
when it comes to using the mac for more business based things, I
confess,
I'm quite lacking in skills. I want to change that though.
Chris.
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