Videos

In 2006, I began creating full-length training videos available online, on DVD, or for download. Here’s a reverse chronological list of titles that are completed:

2011

  • Lion Video QuickStartMac OS X Lion: Video QuickStart, Peachpit Press, July 2011. Visual QuickStart Guides are now even more visual: Building on the success of the top-selling Visual QuickStart Guide books, Peachpit now offers Video QuickStarts. As a companion to this book, Peachpit offers more than an hour of short, task-based videos that will help you master Mac OS X Lion’s top features and techniques; instead of just reading about how to use a tool, you can watch it in action. It’s a great way to learn all the basics and some of the newer or more complex features of the operating system. Log on to the Peachpit site at www.peachpit.com/register to register your book, and you’ll find a free streaming sample; purchasing the rest of the material is quick and easy. This video will have you up and running in no time with Mac OS X Lion. Respected, bestselling author Maria Langer will take you through Mac OS X Lion’s groundbreaking new capabilities and features, including Multi-Touch Gestures, Launchpad, Mission Control, the App Store, Mail, and much more. This effective tutorial is packed with practical information for people who want to jump in and start working and playing with OS X Lion.
  • Get more from your software.Twitter Essential Training, Lynda.com, June 2011. In Twitter Essential Training, author Maria Langer explains how to use Twitter, an online microblogging service that offers a way to share short bites of information instantly with others. This course covers how to sign up for a Twitter account, send and read Twitter updates (called tweets), and build a network of followers. The training also describes how to get the most out of Twitter by customizing an individual profile, setting privacy options, following trending topics, and tapping into third-party resources that make it easier to follow and send updates.

2010

  • Get more from your software.Word for Mac 2011 Essential Training, Lynda.com, October 2010. In Word for Mac 2011 Essential Training, author Maria Langer shows how to create, format, and print a wide variety of documents in Microsoft Word 2011. The course covers building outlines, formatting text and pages, working with headers and footers, using themes and styles, adding multimedia, and more. It also shows how to customize and automate Word 2011, including how to record macros. Exercise files accompany the course.
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Video QuickStart Guide, Peachpit Press, May 2010. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Video QuickStart Guide will have you up and running in no time with Snow Leopard, the fastest and most reliable version of the Mac OS X ever. Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer takes you through all of Mac OS X’s groundbreaking capabilities and features. Organized by task, Maria clearly illustrates key techniques and core tools with step-by-step explanations. From Finder basics and File management to networking, security, system preferences and utilities, everything is covered.
  • Twitter Essential Training, Lynda.com, May 2010. In Twitter Essential Training, author Maria Langer explains how to use Twitter, an online microblogging service that offers a way to share short bites of information instantly with others. This course covers how to sign up for a Twitter account, send and read Twitter updates (called tweets), and build a network of followers. The training also describes how to get the most out of Twitter by customizing an individual profile, setting privacy options, following trending topics, and tapping into third-party resources that make it easier to follow and send updates.

2009

2008

2006