David and Mick gave us a world-class review of a number of apps included with the operating systems that could be useful in unexpected ways.
Mick explained that though Airdrop required wifi and bluetooth to be active on all participating devices, a functioning internet connection was not needed. Transfer between devices could therefore take place in any location where the distance between them was within an acceptable range, in the order of…
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Mick and David M switching back and forth demonstrated various useful features of IOS and Mac apps under the heading Snippets e.g scanning, using the location feature in Reminders and Wallet including Apple Pay amongst others.…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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