Fareham — Dec 13th 2025

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Ten members at the Victory Hall this month. Mick presented on various Apple Pay and Wallet features- how to add cards, and how to use them. John H also demonstrated (again) his methods for tangle-free cable winding, which got a bit knotty for some! There was also an issue with accent mark support on iPad- the 'hold down the key and get the pop-up menu' option (which is on iPad, as on all… Read more…

Dorchester — Dec 9th 2025

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At the annual general meeting, Mick talked about falling numbers since Covid and, in part due to ageing, he encouraged members to try to persuade friends, who are Apple users, to join us.

David Parnell then gave us a fascinating talk on the amazing technology and computing power behind Apple’s iPhone. While his presentation focused on the very latest iPhone 17 Pro, most of the more sophisticated features were introduced with… Read more…

Beaminster — Dec 2nd 2025

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Mick extolled the virtues of paying using Apple Wallet and showed how it can be set up. He then took us through using the SuperCards app to store and present loyalty and other cards. David M deputed Euan to bring festive cheer to the meeting by supplying hot chocolate and mince pies. The grateful members consumed them while engaged in 1:1 help.… Read more…

Salisbury — Nov 25th 2025

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For our last meeting of the year we went through the workings and use of Apple Pay and also looked at an app for storing loyalty and membership cards for those that prefer to keep the Wallet app. uncluttered. In anticipation that Santa may bring us some new kit, we went on to look at how to transfer data to a new machine and how to then safely wipe the old one ready for passing… Read more…

Dorchester — Nov 11th 2025

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The meeting was started off by Trevor taking us through aspects of Focus on the iPhone, particularly "Do Not Disturb" with ways to set it up for bedtime and also to allow emergency contacts to get through even though it's set. Euan followed this with a brief introduction to Affinity software now that all three applications are under the Canva umbrella and can be downloaded free of charge.

We then retired… Read more…

Fareham — Nov 8th 2025

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Eleven members were at Warsash this month- hopefully we'll get that kind of number regularly. A general Q&A session included questions on forward delete keys, trackpad issues, iOS updates and more. Mick also gave us a quick runthrough on noteworthy features in the new OS 26 versions.… Read more…

Beaminster — Nov 4th 2025

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Something for Everyone was the title of David P's talk. It covered enhancements to all devices following the release of the latest operating systems. On the Mac the ability to store several items on the Clipboard which can be accessed through Spotlight, the addition of 'proper' menu items on iPads and the introduction of Preview to iPhones (and iPads) and the features that it offers. Euan described the drastic but welcome changes which have taken… Read more…

Salisbury — Oct 28th 2025

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We had a look at the three versions of OS 26 for phone, iPad & Mac - first with Mick presenting a few relevant points or features and then members chipping in with their initial thoughts and tips.

Questions followed including how to deal with nuisance/scam phone calls, how to organise Photo folders into alphabetical order and how to delete notifications for the Nat West app. (We couldn't answer that last one… Read more…

Dorchester — Oct 14th 2025

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Mick showed us and expertly cut version of the Apple's 9th September event when they showed the latest iPhones, EarPods and watches, naturally the “Best ever”. This was followed by looking at a few features on the latest OS 26s. We agreed that some of these feature would make good subjects for future presentations.… Read more…

Beaminster — Oct 7th 2025

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This was a special meeting in a new venue (Skyrm Room)and on a new date. It followed widespread publicity to attract new members. In the event four new prospective members attended. Hopefully our numbers will grow and justify the continuation of the group.
David P welcome all attendees, David M described the services we offer and Mick explained iCloud and iCloud Drive. The usual 1:1 help sessions followed so by the end… Read more…