South Essex Apple Link is an Apple user group run by enthusiasts with a collective deep understanding of the Apple technologies and its user community. SEAL welcomes Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV users across the whole of Essex and surrounding areas.
We are currently meeting online every four weeks, for more details see our About page.
Next meeting: Friday 6th March 2026
At this meeting, held on 6th February, we talked about Apple Creator Studio and the new features it adds to the iWork applications. Members also raised a number of other topics.
At the first meeting of 2026, held on 9th January, we had reviewed Apple’s 2025 and talked about some of the changes in the recent operating system updates. Members also raised a number of other topics.
At this final meeting of the year, held on 5th December, we had our traditional Apple themed quiz. Robert then gave some first impressions of the Affinity by Canva suite. We also discussed Apple news and members shared a number of topics.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at SEAL!
At this meeting, held on the 31st October, we talked about recent Apple news including products with the new M5 chip and some more new OS features. Members also raised a number of other interesting topics.
At our 3rd October meeting, we talked about our first impressions of the new “26” operating systems and some of the new features. Members also discussed some other topics.
At this meeting, held on the 12th of September, we talked about Apple’s announcments at te recent “Awe Dropping” event including iPhone 17, iPhone Air, Apple Watch 11 and Air Pods Pro 3.
At our August meeting, held on the 8th, Robert shared some tips including how to quickly access shortcuts from the iPhone lock screen. Members also brought up several other topics.
At this meeting, held on 11th July, we talked more about the new features in the version 26 operating systems coming later this year including the smaller improvements which have been spotted in the betas. Members also brought up several other topics.
At this meeting, held on 16th May, Robert talked about text to speech options on the Mac. Members also brought up several other topics.
