Chapter 1
macOS Catalina 101 (Prerequisites: None)
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding what an operating system is and is not
Turning on your Mac
Getting to know the start-up process
Turning off your Mac
Avoiding major Mac mistakes
Pointing, clicking, dragging, and other uses for your mouse
Getting help from your Mac
Congratulate yourself on choosing macOS Catalina version 10.15, the 16th release of the venerable operating system (OS) formerly known as OS X. Congratulate yourself for scoring more than just an OS upgrade. See, macOS Catalina includes a few new features that make using your Mac even easier, plus hundreds of tweaks to help you do more work in less time.
In this chapter, I start at the very beginning and talk about macOS in mostly abstract terms; then I move on to explain what ...
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