Beaminster — Oct 6th 2026

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Another lively meeting with some real challenges posed during the 1:1 sessions. But before that, David P showed which devices could accommodate OS27, iOS27 and iPadOS27 and expressed some misgivings over 'issues' which have accompanied the new release. He went on to explain that, in the UK, Siri AI was still in Beta release and as such required a separate request to Apple to download it. Of those present, only David M had asked… Read more…

Salisbury — Sep 29th 2026

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David talked us through some of the features of the Notes app. He showed how to organise individual related notes into a folder and even that we can nest folders inside folders. He also touched briefly on tabs then moved on to showing how to insert photos and even scan documents.… Read more…

Dorchester — Sep 8th 2026

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David Moon gave a live demonstration of files. He suggested that for most of us we should only store notes on iCloud and turn off the options on other accounts such as Google. The useful highlights were using headings and subheadings to collapse text, being able to toggle the size of an image between large and small, and using tags. David also showed how you can create Call Recording notes which record both sound and… Read more…

Beaminster — Sep 1st 2026

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Mick detailed what measures might be taken to ensure anyone left dealing with someone else's Apple device can deal with it. He emphasised the need to access passwords, in particular the user's password for their particular device, and described the measures he had in place. Mick also explained the use of Apple's Legacy Contact feature which lets you choose a trusted person to access the data in your Apple Account after you pass away.
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Salisbury — Aug 25th 2026

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Mick gave us a brief look at the operation of the Calendar app, including some features that are useful but little used.

In the Q&A session, we discussed several topics and decided what to cover in the next meeting.… Read more…

Dorchester — Aug 11th 2026

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David Parnell showed us how to set up a template in Pages for a document where the layout is needed on a regular basis. He used the regular minutes for an art society. He recommended just writing up the minutes of an actual meeting using many of the editing features in Pages. Start with a blank Basic Document which is word processing - do not choose Basic Layout which is for a very different type of… Read more…

Salisbury — Jul 28th 2026

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Mick took us through how his email provider deals with spam and then he uses an app to see what's waiting for him on the server so he can delete any emails that, whilst they're not spam, he's not bothered about reading. Only the emails that he actually wants end up on his devices.

In the general discussion we covered the merits of the MacBook Neo, whether to buy new from Apple, from… Read more…

Dorchester — Jul 14th 2026

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Mick opened the evening with explaining Private Relay and how it works. Anyone with an iCloud+ account, i.e. paying for any extra storage even as low as the first level 50GB @ £0.99 per month, qualifies and can turn it on in their iCloud+ settings, each device needing to be set separately.

David M talked about and demonstrated Apple Home. The key point is that the industry, including Apple, has agreed… Read more…

Fareham — Jul 11th 2026

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Five members at Warsash this month, for what will be the last Fareham meeting, certainly for the forseeable future. It's simply impossible to continue as we are with so few people turning up every month, and with a lack of viable options for increasing attendance, the decision has been made to pull the plug. Thanks to everyone who attended Fareham meetings over the years, it'll be missed. Fittingly, the subject of our final presentation was… Read more…

Beaminster — Jul 7th 2026

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The presentation topic was Tabs, Tables and Templates. Making a template is particularly useful if you need to produce documents with varying content but with a format which is common - the example chosen was writing a meeting note for an art group. The usual 1:1 problem solving session followed with all four helpers being kept busy which is exactly what they are there for. … Read more…