Dorchester — Jul 12th 2016

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Sheena gave a very comprehensive introduction to Facebook and reassured us that users do not have to reveal very much about themselves or their contacts to the World. Many different setting options tailor the degree of privacy and security users want. Messages and notifications can be directed to an individual, specific named people, or to a closed group. Sheena finds it a great way to keep in contact with friends, particularly those living far away… Read more…

Fareham — Jul 9th 2016

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We had seven members at this meeting, and there was only one presentation today, not two as advertised.

John talked about the Settings app on the iPad, pointing out that the iPhone settings were basically the same. He explained how to navigate through the structure of the iOS Settings pages, with some settings hidden deep within the columns and not always obvious. He mentioned that a few of the commonly used settings were… Read more…

Beaminster — Jul 5th 2016

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As a complete departure from our usual fare, we had a very enjoyable presentation by Euan on the history of punctuation and how it tied in with the advent of printing and subsequently with today’s short-cuts in the form of emojis etc. Much of what Euan showed was new to most if not all of the audience, and we found that it is possible to read whole paragraphs with all the letters… Read more…

Salisbury — Jun 28th 2016

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13 members including 3 from Dorchester and 1 guest.

First was a Q&A, Michael ask about connecting his iPhone and iPad to his car's Wi-Fi system and the order in which his list of e-mails are set.

Barry Guyer then gave us a very interesting presentation on "How easy it is to create a website" using "Sparkle", he started with that he was… Read more…

Bournemouth — Jun 21st 2016

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The advent of the holiday season, the unlikely home nation success in the Euros and the irresistable lure of the Great Referendum Debate combined to ensure that only a select group of nine members gathered at Solutions in Bournemouth to hear part two of John Ansell's Sounds of Music talk, this part being subtitled 'A Listening Evolution'. John told the story of the evolution of his hifi system through the ages, starting with a traditional… Read more…

Dorchester — Jun 14th 2016

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16 members and 1 Guest

“Of Squiggles and Marks (letters, points and punctuation), a whimsical talk” began with finding the best punctuation for a highly ambiguous sentence, and establishing when a spoken word like ‘so’ or ‘ok’ is used as ‘punctuation’. There followed a very brief revue of modern punctuation marks. Euan explored emoticons, emoji and symbols through the macOS “Emoji & Symbols&rdquo… Read more…

Fareham — Jun 11th 2016

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Ten people attended this meeting, including one new member.
There were two presentations today, which differed from the advertised one.

John gave a talk about using Wi-Fi and how to set it up on an iPad. He explained that having a good Wi-Fi signal, as shown by the Fan symbol, didn't necessarily mean that you were connected to the internet. The term Wi-Fi was only used to describe the… Read more…

Beaminster — Jun 7th 2016

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Was it because it was a lovely night, or in spite of it that 19 people came to the Café at Ann Day to hear Michael give a series of presentations? We may never know. Anyway, the main one was a Keynote on making a Keynote, showing the basic elements of the application on the Mac, and giving tips on how to go about creating a presentation – or demonstration. One use that not… Read more…

Salisbury — May 31st 2016

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9 members and 5 guests

Mick up first with an interesting and informative presentation on security.
telling us that Macs are quite secure the only thing Apple can’t control is the user at the keyboard.

He showed how to watch out for phishing by showing us some examples of how good criminals are at copying e-mail pages like the Apple official pages

What to watch out… Read more…

Bournemouth — May 17th 2016

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14 members attended to hear John Ansell give his talk on Digital Audio, entitled 'Sounds of Music'.
John began by introducing the basic principle of sound as a pressure wave which is captured using a microphone to produce an electrical analogue of the pressure wave. Up until the 1980s, this electrical signal remained in analogue form as it was recorded (e.g. onto tape) and later played back through an amplifier and speakers. This… Read more…