It was a small group who explored what can be done using AI to generate images by only giving a text description of what was required. We even generated an impressive picture of a bee on a trishaw in front of the Taj Mahal in the rain! No bees were harmed in the process.
We briefly covered the options facing those with the dilemma: should I instal Microsoft Office on a Mac/IPad…
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Nine members were at Wallington this month. A few of us showed off favourite apps, including a YouTube downloader (this one I think https://www.macxdvd.com/free-youtube-video-downloader-mac/), Get iPlayer Automator, which you may guess enables downloads from BBC iPlayer, Pixelmator Pro, [link=http://www.pixelmator.com[/link], possibly the best image editor for Mac (Affinity Photo fans will probably disagree), and the Ordnance Survey app for iOS. A vote was taken and we will be returning to Warsash from January…
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Despite the early onset of freezing nights there was a good turnout with lively discussion following David P's presentation of the editing features now built into Apple's own Photos app available on Macs. iPads and iPhones. 1:1 followed aided by David M's hot chocolate which was most welcome on the cold night.…
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David Parnell demonstrated the much improved calculator now included in Mac OS 15 and iOS 18, with included scientific features and conversion of a wide range of physical measurements and currencies, updated if connected to the Internet. There is also a programmer feature which we left for the geeks. He then showed how Notes now includes mathematical calculation capability, which includes being able to handwrite formulas as well as using the keyboard. It will…
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Nine members were at Wallington this month. David presented on macOS Sequoia and iOS 18, showing off some of the new and interesting features, such as the (very impressive) iPhone Mirroring (yes, control your iPhone from your Mac), Notes, window tiling, and the new and very much improved Calculator. Following that, Stuart gave a quick run-through on the new Mac models launched by Apple in its three-day 'week' of online reveals- the newly…
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Despite having three regulars unable to attend, we still had nine people turn up to hear Simon give the first of two sessions on using the Shortcuts app. In this one, he took us through, looking at what the app is designed to do and what it is capable of using some of his own shortcuts to demonstrate, including a spoken message “have you closed the car window?“ which plays automatically when his…
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A lively interactive review of what's new in iOS 18 and OSX 15 with a reminder of some of the 'reactions' built into FaceTime. Some were even persuaded to upgrade so they could access all that was available in an iPhone but via their Mac. The 1:1 sessions hopefully solved several member's issues too.…
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Eight members were at Wallington to hear Mick talk on how best to prepare an old Apple device for sale or disposal (transferring your files, erasing the storage, etc) and where you might sell or recycle it. Unsurprisingly, Apple's trade-in programme was not recommended! (I got quoted £675 for this MacBook Pro- 14inch, M1 Pro, 10 core CPU/16 core GPU, 16GB/1TB- refurb ones from major retailers are £1200 ish). The…
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David ran through various features of Mac OS 15 Sequoia and IOS and iPad OS 18 with some useful contributions from others, particularly over the updated window tiling feature which it was pointed out seems not to function as expected in apps such as Music,Photos and others. The next development will be Apple Intelligence due to be available in these OS in December, but will only work on Mac and iPads with M chips…
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The plan for this meeting was to discuss the new features we'd found in macOS Sequoia, iOS/iPadOS 18 however it turned out the not many of us had made the leap yet and of those who had, not much time had been available to explore. Luckily, David saved the day! Not only had he had a good look round but had made notes to enable him to show us the changes he'd found on…
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