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From time-to-time, projects shown during a Workshop will be repeated here so that members can review and implement at leisure.

Apple OS Updates 2024

Read the details for iOS18 - See the full range of new and improved features in iOS 18 (for iPhone)

Read the details for iPadOS18 - See the full range of new and improved features in iPadOS 18 (for iPad)

Read the details for MacOS15 - See the full range of new and improved features in MacOS 18, Sequoia (for Mac)

50 new features for MacOS 15, Sequoia - Some new stuff easily missed

Apple Photos App tutorial - guide to the new iOS 18 version

iPhone Photography book that Jeff liked - paperback or digital

Reclaim space on your smartphone or tablet

To read various methods methods of reducing the storage used on your device, click the button below.

Install the Air Fryer Settings app

To install this app, just click the button below from the device(s) for installation; the front page of the app will open in Safari; click the Share button then click 'Add to Home Screen' .

Install the Find Nearby Shortcut

To install this Shortcut, just click the button below from your iPhone or iPad; from the small window that opens, tap 'Add shortcut', then open the Shortcuts app, tap the ellipsis on the Find Nearby shortcut, click the Share button then click 'Add to Home Screen'.
Running this Shortcut will let you pick the type of place you are looking for (food, petrol, ATM, etc) and then open Maps showing the results.

Install the Remove Photo EXIF Shortcut

To install this Shortcut, just click the button below from your iPhone or iPad; from the small window that opens, tap 'Add shortcut', then open the Shortcuts app, tap the ellipsis on the Find Nearby shortcut, click the Share button then click 'Add to Home Screen'.
Running this Shortcut will let you select one or more photos from which all metadata is removed (the stripped version is saved in addition to the original).

Set iPhone to Do Not Disturb when arriving at the Club

This project shows the steps to take on your iPhone such that it will automatically turn on 'Do Not Disturb' when arriving at Phyllis Court (or anywhere else you care to choose). Please note: Apple security policy does not allow you to install a pre-made Automation (unlike a Shortcut as above) so you will need to follow the steps in the screenshots below. If you didn’t turn on Location Services when you first set up iPhone, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services, then turn on Location Services.
Once you have successfully completed this project, remember to repeat to create another Automation to turn 'Do Not Disturb' off when leaving the Club...
Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone
Tap Automations at the bottom
Tap + (top right)
for a new automation
Tap 'Create Personal Automation'
for a new automation
Tap 'Arrive'
Tap 'Choose'
Start typing 'Phyllis...' or tap 'Current Location' (if at Club)
Tap 'Phyllis Court Club' then 'Done'
Resize the capture circle if you wish
Tap 'Done'
Tap 'Add Action'
Tap 'Set Focus'
Tap 'Done'
Make sure 'Do Not Disturb' is 'On'; if not Tap to set
Tap 'Next'
Your Automation is listed
Close the App


Set Android phone to Do Not Disturb when arriving at the Club

First, download the Arrive Android macro here - and the Leave Android macro here (both links are repeated in the PowerPpoint below).
Then, please follow the instructions in Steve's PowerPoint slides at this link.




Zoom-only Workshop
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This Workshop will be delivered via Zoom only with the login details provided in the Group's regular newsletter a few days earlier. Zoom workshops start at 11.00 but members are invited to login at 10.45 for a pre-workshop chat. A live Q&A will follow the completion of the Workshop presentation and a recording will be available later.

Zoom-only Presentation
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This Presentation will be delivered via Zoom only with the login details provided in the Group's regular newsletter a few days earlier. Zoom workshops start at 11.00 but members are invited to login at 10.45 for a pre-workshop chat. A live Q&A will follow the completion of the Workshop presentation and a recording will be available later.

Zoom and live Workshop
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This Workshop will be delivered via Zoom and in one of the Club's rooms - the location and the Zoom login details provided in the Group's regular newsletter a few days earlier. Zoom workshops start at 11.00 but members are invited to login at 10.45 for a pre-workshop chat. A live Q&A will follow the completion of the Workshop presentation and a recording will be available later.

Zoom and live Presentation
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This Presentation will be delivered via Zoom and in one of the Club's rooms - the location and the Zoom login details provided in the Group's regular newsletter a few days earlier. Zoom workshops start at 11.00 but members are invited to login at 10.45 for a pre-workshop chat. A live Q&A will follow the completion of the Workshop presentation and a recording will be available later.

Live Workshop
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This Workshop will be delivered in one of the Club's rooms (generally the Finlay Suite but the location will be confirmed in the Group's regular newsletter a few days earlier). Live Presentations and Workshops are generally recorded for later viewing

Live Presentation
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This Presentation will be delivered in one of the Club's rooms (generally the Finlay Suite but the location will be confirmed in the Group's regular newsletter a few days earlier). Live Presentations and Workshops are generally recorded for later viewing