Re: need schooling

2017-11-10 Thread Bruce Johnson
In Finder, select Preferences under the Apple menu. Make sure ‘Hard disks’ is checked; by default in newer versions of OS X it’s unchecked. Now the hard drive will show on the desktop. Under that is ‘New Finder Windows show:” set it to Macintosh HD (or whatever your hard drive is called) or you

Re: need schooling

2017-11-09 Thread 'edward defonzo' via iMac Group
Bruce:thanks for the comeback. i've got two iMacs one 5,2 and one 9,1 love em both and when i calm down i'll carefully learn to ask questions. when i look in finder i see my photos only what should be in FINDER?  this is my iMac 9,1 eddie On Thursday, November 9, 2017 2:12 PM, Bruce Johnson

Re: need schooling

2017-11-09 Thread Julia Brinckloe
Eddie and Al, you are troopers and I salute your resilience. As my greatly missed late father used to say of the vintage computers: "They will always do what they were intended to do." And that is quite a lot! I have quite a few old Macs and all are still cranking. Best of luck with yours. You are

Re: need schooling

2017-11-09 Thread 'edward defonzo' via iMac Group
Al: Thanks for the hints. It'll take time, but that i got. Nearest.so far, is 45 miles away ( mac user group ) Some snooping at the local school is a good one. both my iMacs are a bit old:a 5,2 and a 9,1 I love em both  THANKS A MILL A; EDDIE On Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:40 PM, Al Poulin

Re: need schooling

2017-11-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Al Poulin mailto:alfred.pou...@gmail.com>> wrote: Apple Stores quit their own One to One service two years ago. If you are moving over from a Windows PC, Apple has (or used to have) a tutorial on line to help in the transition. It’s been swallowed up in their ‘New

Re: need schooling

2017-11-09 Thread Al Poulin
Hello Eddie, Congratulations on your choice. I am only 82 years old. The Help tab in the top bar on the screen. In the Finder, you can pick on What’s New in Mac OS X and Get to Know your Mac. Decide what parts of the offerings to spend time on first. Each application has Help. Also Search in H

need schooling

2017-11-08 Thread 'tzvi0' via iMac Group
howdy: brand new know nothing imac fan. name ...eddie... i've read some postings here and you are all light years ahead of me. i need a place called kindergarten. i'm 86 years old and raring to go. where is kindergarten? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Gro