Thanks, chris,
All the best,
Cearbhall
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Excellent notes as always Cearbhall thanks Chris
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On 19 Sep 2020, at 18:31, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx>===========================================================
wrote:
In attendance: (9 participants)
Derry Walsh, ken Walsh, Paul Griffith, Jacki McBrearty, Martha Parkinson,
Noreen Meagher, Cearbhall O'Meadhra, Chris Egan, Martin Kelly.
Pat and Jackie led a discussion on using some of the features of IOS 14. It
is supposed to be compatible with all models from iPhone 6S up to the latest.
Only Paul and Jackie have installed IOS 14 and find it more secure than IOS
13. They noted that some of the older iPhones, (7 and 8) may not be able to
take advantage of all the new features of IOS 14.
Paul is still having trouble with the BOI app and unlabelled buttons. Jackie
explained how he could rename these buttons with a 2-finger double-tap,
holding on the second tap, to open a context menu from which the icon can be
renamed. Ken warned of the need to clear the name field with the delete key
as any unreadable characters can prevent the name from being spoken by
VoiceOver after renaming.
Paul reported his success using a separate app called "Group SMS to send text
messages to some 25 members of his walking group. Having purchased the app
for a small price he found that it overcomes the limitation of 8 participants
available in a WhatsApp group.
ken finds Messenger much better than WhatsApp
On hearing of Paul's use of the iPod Touch, Martha drew the discussion into
the forbidden territory of books - a deviation over which we will gently draw
a veil...
Martha still has her iPod Nano after nine years and told of its value as a
book reader for long transcontinental flights.
Paul reflected that the iPod touch had been an invaluable introduction to
VoiceOver and the use of the touch screen.
There was great interest in sharing the different service providers and their
rates. Paul is thinking of getting away from an expensive Vodafone account
and looking at Ken's recommendation of Virgin at a much lower rate. Chris is
very fond of his GoMo service at the low rate of €13.99 monthly. Despite the
terrible reputation of Eir these days, Chris finds GoMo to be an excellent
service. Cearbhall is with 3 network for the past 15 years at a cost of €35
monthly. Pat is also with 3 and content with the quality of his service.
The collective view emerged that a lower rate can be negotiated with any
service on the threat of leaving to take up a better offer elsewhere. Perhaps
we should all have a go and see how we get on with our current providers!
Pat warned of incurring excessive demands for outstanding rental of equipment
after leaving. Jackie managed to defend herself from debt collectors with the
help of the Gardai (her favourites!). Paul dumped the equipment in his front
garden and forced his ex-provider to give up the demand. All agreed that
there is no need to hold on to equipment that the previous owner can use as a
lever for making outlandish demands.
The meeting ended
All the best,
Cearbhall
m +353 (0)833323487 Ph: _353 (0)1-2864623 e:
cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
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