There was a quick re-cap of the iOS16 changes affecting Contacts on the iPhone followed by the fist part of a description of the power of Notes. After David M's supply of hot chocolate, 1:1 problem solving sessions sorted out several issues for members.…
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The main body of the meeting, attended by eight members and one guest, was devoted to Ventura, the public release of MacOS 13.0 which took place yesterday. Barry had taken part in the trials of beta releases and now had the latest version loaded on a MacBook Air. He gave an illustrated demonstration of all the new notable changes in the software that had taken place and explained how, in particular, Stage Manager was…
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David M presented Apple’s September IOS hardware releases focusing mainly on the new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro with a look at the development of Apples System-on-Chip technology powering these. Trevor C demonstrated the iPhone Pro and its Dynamic Island feature which impressed many of us.
After the break we took a look at some of the features of IOS 16. David P showed us the huge improvements in…
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Ten members came to Warsash this month, and we started with a postscript. Or rather, we started with a talk on vector graphics and PostScript, Adobe PostScript in fact, the page description language that was and is a vital component of the desktop publishing world. Euan's presentation was a gentle introduction to a complex subject, including more recent developments like Quartz (the graphics layer of OS X/macOS) and PDF, and showing what can be…
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Eleanor started the meeting by passing on some very useful and unknown to me tips when using Finder - ways to customise the toolbar and sidebar and very novel ways of using the search function. David P, responding to a request, demonstrated various aspects of Contacts and with help from the audience, finally managed to change the format of just one card so that if you have a friend in a far country you can configure…
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This meeting was devoted to reviews of some of the new hardware and software recently introduced. David Moon listed the similarities and differences between the numerous iPhones now available and also described the latest additions to the range of Apple Watches. The cameras on the latest iPhone models can now rival professional equipment in their standard of photography.
Euan Williams, with the aid of some detailed graphics and short video clips, explained how…
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Mick gave us a run through on Chronosync, an app that he has used for many years which allows you to synchronise selected files and folders between Macs. Chronosync Express is available from the App Store £21.99, the full version at $49.99 is available from Econtechnologies. Chronosync will also work with IOS devices with a free IOS app, Interconnex, also supplied Econtechnologies.
Mick showed that the two devices to be…
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Ten members came to Warsash. This month's topic was favourite apps- whether for Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, what free or low cost software people use and would recommend. Much discourse was had, and we all learnt something useful. A full list follows. There was time to address Chris's issue where a (clone with SuperDuper) backup had failed and seemingly corrupted both hard drives. Practical help wasn't possible (the equipment wasn't at hand), but…
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Mick continued his series on Mail this time covering: how to set up Groups (in Contacts) and where to place the Group name in the To or BCC section (preferably in BCC so the addresses are not seen by all members of the Group); set up protection against Spam using your ISP and the Mail options; and how to set up Signatures to append to your emails. David P demonstrated various ways to add sketches…
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Eight members attended this meeting where Barry attempted to demonstrate how Mac-specific software (Sparkle) could be used to create a working website in an hour. Having spent several years and a good deal of funds trying out software oriented towards other operating systems, this programme has proved revelatory. Websites created with Sparkle were shown "live"on the internet, but the attempt to make a copy of some pages of one of the…
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