This Page Is Designed To Help New Visitors Know Where To Start.

NOTE: As you see below: This Beginner’s Guide contains links (Blue), to various parts of Dr. Gurr’s ZMM WebSite, which includes Nine Albums of Photo Gallery, and to many other ZMM-Related resources. You may Mouse Left Click on any of these Blue Links in the Main Menu at left => To view this Reading or Photo, usually in a NEW BROWSER TAB.

Users may either Mouse Click on the Blue Links below, or Click on the Main Menu Items At Left. Some links open up in new windows, or a new tab. Other links reroute your Internet browser to a new browser frame. This way you will NOT lose the page you were just looking at, and can go back to it when you want to.
AND To Return To Where You Were =>
…Usually In The Upper Left Of Your Browser => ClickOn The Back Arrow,

Most Interesting & Rewarding Of Dr Gurr’s Website, Are His 1550 Photographs, Arranged In Twelve Gallery Photo Albums.

Concerning The Following Two Links , Which Are A Guide To Using ZMMQ Photo Gallery:
While you are attempting to use this Gallery of Photos, you will discover these are a bit complex & confusing: But just start “Clicking-Around”, on anything that seems interesting. As you are doing this, please remember =>

This Link Below, Accesses Author Robert Pirsig's OWN Photos Taken In 1968, These Photos Were Taken, As He And His Son Chris, Followed The Route Upon Which ZMM Book Travel Narrative, Was Later Based. These photos are by far the most popular part of Professor Gurr's site.
Pictures from Robert Pirsig's original 1968 trip.'' Click Here. ' AFTER This Page Comes Up, SCROLL Down To the SECOND Album => READ the Description, AND THEN Click On The Photo.
… AFTER the page of 9 Small Photos comes up, you may Click on ANY PHOTO. Then ClickOn the >> Icons at Upper Right to advance to the next photo.

This Link Below Accesses A Gallery That Shows Professor Gurr's ZMM Book Research Photos, Which He Took Along The ZMM Route Of Travel.
…These photos, taken in the Summer of 2002, show the sights and scenes of the ZMM Book, Travel Narrative. '''
ZMM All 4 Parts: What Chris and the Narrator Might Have Seen Along the Travel Route. Click Here. AFTER This Page Comes Up, SCROLL Down To the FIRST Album => READ the Description, AND THEN Click On The Photo.
…To Access the Albums Page for “All Four Parts Of ZMM Book”: You may Click on ANY of the FOUR ALMUMS,
…AFTER the page of 18 Small Photos comes up, you may Click on ANY PHOTO. Then ClickOn the >> Icons at Upper Right to advance to the next photo.

This Link Below, Are Photos That Relate to Personal Experiences That May Be Seen Along The Route of The ZMM Book, ZMM BUT Are Not Directly Mentioned In ZMM Book.
Non-ZMM Book Experiences You Will Have Along The Route Of The Book Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. Click Here AFTER This 5 Albums Page Comes Up, SCROLL Down To the THIRD Album => READ the Description, AND THEN Click On The Photo.
… AFTER the page of 9 Small Photos comes up, you may Click on ANY PHOTO. Then ClickOn the >> Icons at Upper Right to advance to the next photo.

NOTE:
The /\ ABOVE /\ discussion related to Photo Gallery Viewing
The \/ BELOW \/ discussion relates to Text Discussion Information Pages, Powered By pmWiki.

Dr. Henry Gurr's Detailed Description Of His Own Travel Experience, From His Home In Aiken South Carolina To San Francisco, California, Following The Route Taken By Robert Pirsig And This Son Chris That Forms The Basis Of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”
SiteMaster Henry Gurr 's Own Personal ZMM Route Travel Experience.

2) Scholarly Information For Interpreting ZMM
(as a teacher or a student) can be found in these two links.

3) The Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Book Is Difficult To Read;
These five links present tactics to help make the book a little easier to connect with.

4) Postings of News & New Developments on the ZMM Quality WebSite
(as they happen) are to be found here.

5) "Viewer Popularity" Is One Way To Decide, What To Look At, On Dr. Gurr’s WebSite.
Click on the link below for “Total Counter” , which a listing of the number of "Page Views", ranked by how often listed named pages have been requested by a Site Visitor. This “Total Counter” ,has been in operation since around 12 July 2007, but un-fortunately gest reset back to Zero, at odd time for no apparent reason. ….. Thus you can see what people have been looking recently, but not know how many total days. Send email (HenryG@USCA.edu), if you want to know more specifics.

After you have finished with this “Total Counter” => Viewers should click the "Back" button on the upper left of their browser, to make another choice .->http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/?action=totalcounter

ALTERNATIVELY you may Here View “Total Counter” Statistics (Scroll To Bottom of Page), for the period June 28 2019 to Jan 15 2019., albeit in non-graphical just number format. Once the page loads , viewers may click on any link to access other pages.

ZMMQ SiteMaster Henry S Gurr, Offers His “Learn By Doing Theory Of Learning”,- As Suggestions For NewBee Beginners! ” Using ZMMQ WebSite, OR Indeed Any New Complex Task.

…Essentially, Henry Gurr suggests you => Just start clicking on anything that is interesting, and learn by trial and error. To do this, just use your own native abilities and Fully Experiment fully with all the click points you can find, that look interesting!!
…BUT you should be alert to the BELOW discussion of => Due Cautions What To Avoid!

Sometimes you may have to double click to get what you want.

For Additional Discussion Of => LEARNING ANY NEW AND FAIRLY COMPLEX Computer APP Or Other Taskl Click Here.

LEARNING BY DOING: ANOTHER HINT:
You should make a note every time something happens that you did not expect! Chances are this situation is (for any software) a new and potentially useful discovery that you will likely want to use in the future! In your notes add what steps or key strokes happened just prior to this new discovery. Remember to take notes to help you recall all of your discoveries.

You should now continue exploring all of the suggestions I have mentioned above until you have gotten comfortable finding your way around. As you explore, don’t get stuck on problems or questions; just make brief notes, and keep exploring. This is how you learn by osmosis! You will see that many of your problems and questions will be answered “automatically” (with no effort) in the following exercises. I think it is the best mode of learning, to just merely note problems that happen, and then keep on working: You will be pleasantly surprised that the “answer” to the problem will “occur” with no additional effort! It's amazing how this goes! Your notes will also help you remember the important discoveries, or ideas, you will want to use later. (My ideas as to why our minds are “automatic” like this, will soon be a new menu item at left, just under the menu item for this page. Just in case you are interested, you will learn a lot more about how our minds work at my “Memory Perception & Flash of Insight Problem Solving **AHA**”Article.”

With Due Cautions What To Avoid

Most of the time a person will not do things that will ruin a computer, or loose data:
HOWEVER, Newbies SHOULD BE AWARE OF THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR.

AND How To Avoid “BIG MISTAKE => Users are Encouraged To Look Over The Following 4 CAUTIONS => t

CAUTION #1: For Those of You Worried About Losing Work and Information.

As you work on Any Computer Project, you might suddenly discover that you have made BIG MISTAKE such as => Erased/Deleted/Altered/Changed Something Important:
… And because BIG MISTAKE may suddenly happen, you should regularly (~every 30 minutes) have already made extra BACK-UP copies of Your Computer Project =>
…Steps for making BACK-UP copy > Screen Top > File > SaveAs > Type the file NAME like this > “MyFirstProjectVersion1” (Subsequent names might be named V2, V3, V4, etc.) I think it is VERY important to make and name these, so called Back-Up copies every half hour or so. That way, just in case of you have made BIG MISTAKE…you will at most, lose only a small part of your overall valuable work.**

Of course when you are working on a really big important Computer Project, you should AVOID needless experimentation and exploration. For any needed experiments, it is easy to “Open” a new Computer “Project” => Simply go to > Computer Screen Top > File > New >. Word Processor OR Text Editor OR Spread Sheet, OR Email Applications,, etc … This will give you a “spare” (non-valuable) workplace for your experimentation and/or exploration to develop that new method you need.

SIDE NOTE CONCERNING AUTOMATIC BACK-UP’s => Many Word Processor, Text Editor, Spread Sheet, & Email Applications, can automatically make a “Back-Up” copy using an “automatic save”. To see this for Microsoft Word > On Your Computer > Upper Left Screen Top > ==Icon >View > Click on > Outline. > Click the “automatic save box” & enter the number of minutes between “automatic saves”> Also click other choices you may want > Then click OK.
…HOWEVER CAUTION: On older computers (or if your computer has gobbs of applications “up”, and busy, busy animated internet browser tabs ), the “automatic save” when it “pops to action”, may suddenly interrupt your work!!! Especially if you have a huge Computer Project

CAUTION #2: For Those of You Worried About => Erase/Delete/Alter Something Important On Your Computer.

A) No user guide can be foolproof., but here are my thoughts.
B) For the most part, when you are exploring around and using Computer, don’t worry too much that you will physically damage or ruin your computer.
C) But when you suddenly discover you have gotten into unfamiliar territory, learn to look for where you can mouse click on cancel or un-dol or go-back. This, when you see you are going in the wrong direction, this is your safest choice, and the one to always use!,
…Unless, of course, you really want to change something and at this point clearly know what you are doing.
D) Even if you have, on purpose opened up a so called “dialog” (Frame/window/box) just to see what was there, the best (safest) way to “back out”, is to click on “Cancel”. This way you can avoid extra unnecessary computer processor work & associated memory cycle in your computer's Hard Drive.
…You never know when something will go wrong in computers, so don't ask for an un-needed computer cycle! … So, why take a chance!!! … It's just as easy to click on “Cancel”!! Or otherwise un-dol or go-back.
D) In the old days, a press the “esc” = Escape Key, upper left, was also a way back out, without making unwanted changes. … But please be aware => This press the “esc” = Escape Key, may, without telling you, that => You may 'lose data, such as all your typing, or other info necessary to later get you application re-launched (ie brought back up for you to use it again).
…And in most of today's computer software apps, pressing the escape key has no evident effect.
…But if you are in a problem situation AND you have tried everything you can think of AND nothing seems to respond properly, try “esc”. AGAIN:: Be aware that you will probably loose all your non-saved data, or typing, and will have your current App close (gone) without warning.
… Thus, for this reason … Escape is only a last resort, do not use it unless you have to
E) In general, you should avoid typing text (words) into unfamiliar places.
F) And for God’s sake, keep away from these following keys =>
… “Delete” , “Backspace”, or “Enter” !! (Unless you are “in familiar territory” and you know exactly what you are doing),
2) Likewise, keep away from Click-Points that Change Things, especially these next =>
“Accept”, “OK”, "Save", "Save As", "Update", "Reset", "Revise", "Delete", or "Erase”. (Unless you are “in familiar territory” and know exactly what you are doing),
3) THUS AVOID above 1) & 2)..... because .... You, the user must assume all risks, and take the pain!!.

CAUTION #3: Learning About SAFE Downloads, Which Have .exe: In The Following The Example Of Free Software Downloads, Is Used =>

There are many, many very good and useful software applications that are a free Internet Download.
…All of these, which reliably install on your computer, Of necessity, have computer file names that END WITH ''.exe”. You will see this, for example, in some very nice apps such as IrfanView, Audacity, FireFox and Chrome Browsers, ThunderBird Email, 7-Zip, and Sun MicroSystem's “OpenOffice.org” programs ((NOTE: “OpenOffice” is a collection (Suite) of Word and Spreadsheet Applications, very similar to those found in the familiar Microsoft Office. ))
…These are all really great and highly recommended. Try 'em, you will like 'em!! See the ZMMQ Technology We Use. AFTER this page comes up, you will see that it is a list of additional free applications (and shareware), as well as full information about each.

CAUTION #4: Learning About DANGEROUS Downloads, Which ALSO Have .exe!!.

Below are discussed, examples of Dangerous MalWare Software Applications that you must be forever vigilant and on guard against!
…There are often disastrous problems that also may arise when a computer virus or other bad software application attempts (often with NO warning) to install on your computer. These “bad applications” can come from almost anywhere. They are purposefully sent by criminals to “infect” your computer, and on purpose do so in a way that you have NO hint that these are coming or have already happened!! These criminals want free use your computer to do their dirty work, or just an act of pure vandalism.
…You should understand, learn all you can, about these viruses, trojans, and other forms of malware, since they also are also applications, and most often (but not always) will have .exe at the end of the file name.

".exe" MEANS “EXECUTE”. WHICH MEANS GO AHEAD AND “DO IT” ... DO WHAT YOU WERE DESIGNED TO DO, WHETHER MALWARE OR NOT!!!

In other words, if you somehow allow viruses, trojans, or malware application to “exe = execute” , these software programs WILL DO what it is set up to do by those criminals = bad, bad, bad!

To avoid Big Problems:

A) Have your computer set up so it will ask your permission, prior to installing ANY new software. You may need to get help to do this.

B) Most (but not all viruses, trojans, and other forms of malware) have file names that end with .exe. So earn to watch for these tiny three letters .exe! You may see the .exe when you do a File > Save As or see it in a listing of your saved Download Files with word “Application” in the to the right, in the file name listings, that appear within your computer’s so-called “Folders”:
…In these listings, you may also see “Application” in the column labeled “Type”. So if you see “exe”, it may be because you asked for a new download, or it may have appeared out of the blue! In this case, think twice! The download may be a virus! Hit “cancel” unless you are sure it is not a virus. If you are unsure, ask someone who knows about computers.

C) REMEMBER => WHEN YOUR SEE .exe AND YOU HIT “OK”, IT'S OUT OF YOUR HANDS!! THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP IT!

The Above CAUTIONs #4:Thru CAUTION #7 Have Been Adapted From My “How To Use The Xmind APP”. Click Here.

Another Fun & Popular Way To Learn About Robert Pirsig & His Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Is => Every !Week Go To Our TWO Facebook Pages!!

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