The iPad has opened up new doors to users considering a switch to the Mac. The Mac is discussed in the 4th edition of the Nursing and Informatics textbook, but not with any kind of depth. Prior to the 4th edition, hospitals and healthcare provider offices were strictly Windows computer users. That aspect is changing. The Mac and iPad are being used increasingly more in healthcar
If you are using a Windows Computer, you may have some initial confusion until you realize the differences. The most important thing is to realize that the Command key on the Mac is used instead of the Control key on Windows devices. Chris Bean writes a wonderful Mac 101 column for MacWorld. Last week he wrote an article about Mac input devices and discussed information like the keyboard.
The keyboard on the Mac and iPad do some things that are very helpful. For example, allowing users to easily type special characters. One of my hobbies is genealogy and part of my ancestry is Finnish. When typing the name Soderman, I need it to be spelled correctly as Söderman. It is easy on the Mac and iPod because you simply hold the "o" key down to get a display of the different options for the letter o. The same works for other vowels.
To learn more about Mac input devices, read Chris Bean's column at http://www.macworld.com/article/2013002/mac-101-your-input-devices.html
If you are using a Windows Computer, you may have some initial confusion until you realize the differences. The most important thing is to realize that the Command key on the Mac is used instead of the Control key on Windows devices. Chris Bean writes a wonderful Mac 101 column for MacWorld. Last week he wrote an article about Mac input devices and discussed information like the keyboard.
The keyboard on the Mac and iPad do some things that are very helpful. For example, allowing users to easily type special characters. One of my hobbies is genealogy and part of my ancestry is Finnish. When typing the name Soderman, I need it to be spelled correctly as Söderman. It is easy on the Mac and iPod because you simply hold the "o" key down to get a display of the different options for the letter o. The same works for other vowels.
To learn more about Mac input devices, read Chris Bean's column at http://www.macworld.com/article/2013002/mac-101-your-input-devices.html
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