Computers for Beginners. Agenda  Environment  Windows (Vista)  Mac (OS X)  Personalization  User Accounts - Passwords  Selective Startup (Windows)

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Computers for Beginners

Agenda  Environment  Windows (Vista)  Mac (OS X)  Personalization  User Accounts - Passwords  Selective Startup (Windows)  Screen Savers, Power Management  Files and Folders  Environment  Windows (Vista)  Mac (OS X)  Personalization  User Accounts - Passwords  Selective Startup (Windows)  Screen Savers, Power Management  Files and Folders

Windows Vista Start Menu Taskbar Shortcuts Taskbar Shortcuts Taskbar icons

Windows view and Sidebar

Mac OS X (Leopard) Stacks Dock Shortcuts Taskbar

Spaces

Widgets

User Accounts  User Accounts personalize the desktop and startup functions  User Accounts create directories for stored files like word documents and pictures  User Accounts personalize the desktop and startup functions  User Accounts create directories for stored files like word documents and pictures

User Accounts  Allow for different account types:  Administrator  Guests  User accounts control access to programs and functions  Allow for different account types:  Administrator  Guests  User accounts control access to programs and functions

Selective Startup Selective Startup  The “msconfig” command will open a customization window  Selective Startup allows for the user to choose which programs will begin on startup  Conserving processor power and memory  The “msconfig” command will open a customization window  Selective Startup allows for the user to choose which programs will begin on startup  Conserving processor power and memory

Files and Folders  Files are stored within folders  Files are the smallest element and they fit inside folders  Files and folders can be customized in a variety of different ways:  Naming  Color identification (Mac)  Etc.  Files are stored within folders  Files are the smallest element and they fit inside folders  Files and folders can be customized in a variety of different ways:  Naming  Color identification (Mac)  Etc.

Files and Folders  Folders are a means of organizing data  There are many different types of folders:  Compressed  Burn Folder (Mac)  Uncompressed  Folders are a means of organizing data  There are many different types of folders:  Compressed  Burn Folder (Mac)  Uncompressed