I find this article hilarious as I'm well into grandparent age but have had an Apple Watch from the first day it was available. It's not a device everybody will love and emphatically not easy to use without a bit of study. But anyone with an interest in health OR a preference for not constantly … Continue reading Is Apple Watch solely for young athletes? Nope →

  How Apple Made Its New Apple Watch Faces→ LINKED BY RYAN CHRISTOFFEL Apple has a variety of new watch faces built into watchOS 5. A couple are exclusive to the new Series 4 Watch, but older models will still have access to faces like Fire and Water, Vapor, and Liquid Metal. What you may … Continue reading The technology behind beauty is often as beautiful as the result — Apple Watch faces →

  https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/common-ios-12-problems/ These are the most common iOS 12 problems and how to fix them Apple’s iOS 12, the company’s latest and greatest version of its mobile operating system, is packed with great features. While previous iterations of iOS have come with a series of bugs and other issues, iOS 12 doesn’t seem to have too much … Continue reading iOS 12 not totally without problems, but the list seems short and none of the difficulties are universal (2 articles) →

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90234173/here-are-macos-mojaves-best-new-features Here are MacOS Mojave’s best new features From the new Dark Mode to better privacy protections, Apple’s new upgrade is meaty evidence that it hasn’t forgotten the Mac. [Photos: courtesy of Apple, Bob Wick, BLM] BY MICHAEL GROTHAUS5 MINUTE READ For years, people who love the Mac have feared that Apple wasn’t paying full attention to its … Continue reading Features of new Mojave, new Mac OS — two articles (plus one) →

I still think using the Settings/General/Accessibility/Accessibility Shortcut to turn your screen from vivid color to bland shades of gray works better than time limits on addictive apps. See what you think. iOS 12 Review: Free Update Revives Old Phones, Makes Siri Useful New software also improves Do Not Disturb feature and saves you from being … Continue reading WSJ’s list of what makes iOS 12 useful →

https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/13/tidbits-you-might-have-missed-about-apples-big-september-announcements Tidbits you might have missed about Apple's big September announcements By Andrew O'Hara Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 09:40 pm PT (12:40 am ET) With a deluge of information presented in the span of a couple hours, Apple's press events can be overwhelming. That's why we've collected some of the smaller — but still interesting — … Continue reading Tech geek tidbits from the Apple announcement of September 12, 2018 →

I had an Apple Watch on the first day the first model was available. Moved to Series 2 which was clearly better, but have stayed there. I live in NYC where free wifi is everywhere and I'm never going to get stranded miles away from another person. Cellular service on my watch is simply not … Continue reading Apple Watches — potentially useful info and two comprehensive reviews →

This leaves out a video at the top of the article. Go to the link to see it: https://www.macworld.com/article/3305328/wearables/apple-watch-series-4-features-design-price.html#tk.rss_all If you already have the Series 3, you should also look at this for a comparison: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/13/apple-watch-series-4-vs-series-3/ Apple Watch Series 4: Six reasons to upgrade (and one big reason not to) The screen is awesome but … Continue reading Readable list of pros and cons to the new Apple Watch Series 4 →

I'm still working thru the modifications, but they seem to reflect thought and listening to past feedback. As an owner from the first day of release of the first version, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Steve Jobs would never have let it out the door because it does not "just work." … Continue reading Changes made by Apple WatchOS 5 →

https://bgr.com/2018/08/30/apple-watch-series-4-images-details-leak/ WEARABLES Apple Watch Series 4 leaks online weeks ahead of Apple’s fall event Jacob Siegal @JacobSiegal August 30th, 2018 at 3:06 PM Just moments after giving us a first look at the iPhone XS, 9to5Mac on Thursday shared the first images and details of the Apple Watch Series 4, which Apple will debut at its special event on September … Continue reading The days of a leakless Apple are long gone — pictures of the Apple Watch 4 to (probably) be announced September 12th →