Learning Mac Computers - Navigating the Mac
http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Mac_Computers/Week1.html

Apple: Bruce Hall Uses His Mac To See  (1+ min)
  Bruce_Hall.mp4

Current Macintosh Computers 
  https://www.apple.com/mac/
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/mac
  http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Manage/Silicon.html






Apple Platform Security
  https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web

Apple security releases
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100
  

Mac Security: A Comprehensive Exploration of Sandboxing and AppData TCC
  https://imlzq.com/apple/macos/2024/08/24/Unveiling-Mac-Security-A-Comprehensive-Exploration-of-TCC-Sandboxing-and-App-Data-TCC.html

macOS now scans for malware whenever it gets a chance
  https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/30/macos-now-scans-for-malware-whenever-it-gets-a-chance/

  In the last six months macOS malware protection has changed
  more than it did over the previous seven years. It has now
  gone fully pre-emptive, as active as many commercial
  anti-malware products, provided that your Mac is running
  Catalina or later. This article updates those I've
  previously written about Apple's new tool in the war against
  malware, XProtect Remediator.


Human Behavior
Managing Your Digital Stuff - Antivirus 
  http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Manage/Antivirus.html  

Human Behavior
Home Computer Security (for all computers and all users)
  http://edu-observatory.org/olli/HCS/index.html

  Phishing   -- Do not respond to Phishing. Ignore. Delete. 
  Passwords  -- Use a password manager (and passkeys).
  Privacy    -- Block Trackers, Do not give away information.
  Connecting -- Use a secure internet connection and/or a VPN.
  Backups    -- Backup so that nothing can be lost.
  LAN        -- Take responsibility for things on the internet. 
  Update     -- Keep everything updated.






   
About This Mac > Resources
Mac Support
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/mac
  https://support.apple.com/mac
  http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Manage/index.html

Desktop
  

  The Mac Desktop, like a furniture desktop, may be kept clean
  ready for some new project, or like some, piled with things
  (icons), such that one has to sort through to find this or
  that. There are several good reasons not to clutter your
  Desktop unnecessarily. One is that every icon is a running
  process that does take some Processor time.

Upper Left (changes with each app)
  

The Apple Menu - Upper Left Corner
  

About This Mac
   

Apple Manuals (Use the Mac Serial Number)
  http://support.apple.com/manuals

Apps included on your Mac
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/view-built-in-apps-mchl110b00b7/mac

Check Your Service and Support Coverage (Use the Mac Serial Number)
  https://checkcoverage.apple.com

System Settings
  

System Settings > General 
   

Upper Right
  

WiFi Control
  

Dock (a place for app links you use a lot)
  

Finder (your file system)
  
macOS User Guide  
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/mac






Select items (files, folders, etc.) on your Mac screen
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/select-items-mchlp1378/mac

Right-click on Mac (Mouse), Control-click (Trackpad)
  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/right-click-mh35853/mac

Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac Trackpad 
  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204895

Managing Your Digital Stuff - Finding "Lost" Files
  http://edu-observatory.org/olli/Manage/Finding.html

  
  
  

 
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