I’m not as good as Nick/CFD/KBB etc but I know camera settings pretty well :lol
IDK when the hell i could get out and show ya but theres always skype :number1
Honestly for now, dont stress yourself shooting manual and getting everything adjusted, take some time and get comfortable with taking photos. A lot of times unless your goign for some specific look, you can leave it in a programmed auto or something of the equivalent for cannon. Nikon Calls it Programmed Auto.
Basicly camera still takes care of shutter speed and aperture, but you can control the white balance etc to amke sure your getting the color you want and whatnot. If somethings not to your likeing it will still allow you to choose an aperture or shutter speed you want without fussing about the command dial
For the most part, with my ISO settings set how I want them, my D90s pretty good about selecting the correct apertures/shutter speed that I would have set anyways, though manual is nice just because you have full control, and nothing changes unless you change it.
for most situations, general shooting i guess you could say a form of programmed auto would be fine.