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Fareham — Apr 8th 2023

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Nine members plus a guest were at Warsash to hear Mick talk about passkeys, the intended replacement for passwords on apps and websites, backed by all the major industry players (Apple, Microsoft, Google…). They're potentially both more secure and easier to use than passwords, though not without potential pitfalls. The usual breakout discussions followed.… Read more…

Beaminster — Apr 4th 2023

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There was agreement that being able to simultaneously view and use several apps on one screen is a help. We covered iPads (Split View and Slide Over) and then, because the majority of attendees had MacBooks, we looked at how to access and organise several windows at once on on a single screen or, using Desktops (used to be called Spaces), doing so on several screens each of which could be accessed separately. We explored… Read more…

Salisbury — Mar 28th 2023

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During the meal prior to the meeting, we noticed a strange object high up on a shelf which looked as if it might be a trap for small animals of some sort. David took a photo.

In the presence of nine members and one guest, Barry explained how he had modified his email to reduce the deluge of large numbers of mailings received subsequent to the mail listings of an organisation he belonged… Read more…

Dorchester — Mar 14th 2023

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David M, happily plaigurising Barry Guyer's recent Salisbury talk, ran through the use of dictation across Apple devices, communicating with Siri via speech and having text read out loud. Dictation on the Mac can be activated two ways, one a lot more sophisticated that the other and it would be difficult to explain better than via a MacMost video.

Georgia, with newer members is mind, showed us a short Apple video on features of the… Read more…

Fareham — Mar 11th 2023

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Eight members came to Warsash for a hopefully energising presentation on rechargeable batteries from Stuart. As we've all got lots of them- everything from the humble AAA to cars- he thought it might be useful to explain the main technical issues (battery ageing and charge cycles), and good practice to maximise useful battery life. After that, John (eventually, impromptu technical issues with his iPad being resolved) showed off some of his photos of Dubai. Due… Read more…

Beaminster — Mar 7th 2023

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It was our Open Evening to which members and anyone interested in having help to address any problems using iPhones, iPads or Macs were invited. There was a good turnout of members and another 50% of guests. Drinks and nibbles were provided with table service! The entire evening was fashioned as 1:1 between those who sought help and those who could give it. I don't think there was even a moment when anyone was… Read more…

Salisbury — Feb 28th 2023

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Thirteen members attended this evening's presentations. Barry first showed how to dictate to the Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone and followed this with a detailed video explaining the differences between two ways of using dictation on the iMac which gave one a very sophisticated way of using a multitude of voice commands.

As a bit of light relief, he followed this with a video containing excerpts from a number of classical music compositions… Read more…

Dorchester — Feb 14th 2023

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Mick introduced us to the Health App on the iPhone showing how as well as holding health data it can also track exercise, sleep etc. Most importantly the information under the heading Medical I.D. is accessible in an emergency even when the phone is locked. When the PIN number request is displayed on the locked screen, tapping on the word emergency bottom left opens the phone keypad with access to the emergency call number… Read more…

Fareham — Feb 11th 2023

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Eleven members came to Warsash for a general Q&A session. Topics included passwords, how to connect a Bluetooth speaker, a somewhat unusual case where an attendee's friend had a problem with email on his iPad (said friend being unwilling to attend in person), a continuation of the audio-related questions of last month, the Health app in iOS, and preserving battery health on portable devices. As per usual with Q&A, everyone… Read more…

Beaminster — Feb 7th 2023

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After a bit of trouble with the projector we discovered how to mirror a phone to a laptop so as to project the phone screen (direct projection of the phone had eluded us). The group then shared details of frivolous, time-filling, grandchildren amusing apps they had on their devices. We learned that dominos has hidden depths, that mancala, versions of which date back past the 3rd century and evidence suggests the game existed in… Read more…