I have a Mac Mini, which I am using now. But I bought a Mac laptop a little ove 6 mo ago for my daughter who is both an educator and a student. She works with developmentally challenged students. This was to be a combined wedding present and gift for when sh got her Masters (she is going for her Doctorate). So I got a good student discount. But things have changed.
I have cancer (maybe a bit over a year left, maybe more), and I am going to need the laptop for my use since even the Mini is hard to use in bed. That may happen sooner rather than later. So I have 2 problems (3 if you count I am a Luddite amongst Luddites to begin with, and between that and my meds and lack of sleep, I have barely the skills to get on here and post). But the problems are:
1. I need to contact Apple and arrange to pay them the difference since I will be using that laptop for personal use for a while. She'll still get the comp, but it may be a while. I used to have a number to Apple's help line, but can't find it. Hoping they say it's ok, but that is their determination to make, not mine.
2. I am so foggy minded, here I am half a year later and still do not have that comp set up. Macs are simple enough that I set this Mni up (with help), but every time I try with the new one I hit a wall. About to hit the Dummies book again and try. But do any of you know of a more basic, simple, step by step source that I could use? It's a small Mac Book Pro (and yes, even in my foggy state I see the irony in having a Pro comp and not even being able to use a Dummies book). She was coming over (there's a couple of thousand miles of water separating us) and I'd planned on doing this with her. But her plans fell through and my situation changed.
Any help greatly appreciated; especially as my mind is not getting any clearer (though like now I do have windows of some clarity). This is as frustrating as it is humbling, so I have to ask. Thanks.
I have cancer (maybe a bit over a year left, maybe more), and I am going to need the laptop for my use since even the Mini is hard to use in bed. That may happen sooner rather than later. So I have 2 problems (3 if you count I am a Luddite amongst Luddites to begin with, and between that and my meds and lack of sleep, I have barely the skills to get on here and post). But the problems are:
1. I need to contact Apple and arrange to pay them the difference since I will be using that laptop for personal use for a while. She'll still get the comp, but it may be a while. I used to have a number to Apple's help line, but can't find it. Hoping they say it's ok, but that is their determination to make, not mine.
2. I am so foggy minded, here I am half a year later and still do not have that comp set up. Macs are simple enough that I set this Mni up (with help), but every time I try with the new one I hit a wall. About to hit the Dummies book again and try. But do any of you know of a more basic, simple, step by step source that I could use? It's a small Mac Book Pro (and yes, even in my foggy state I see the irony in having a Pro comp and not even being able to use a Dummies book). She was coming over (there's a couple of thousand miles of water separating us) and I'd planned on doing this with her. But her plans fell through and my situation changed.
Any help greatly appreciated; especially as my mind is not getting any clearer (though like now I do have windows of some clarity). This is as frustrating as it is humbling, so I have to ask. Thanks.
