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  • Of Casio, Suunto, Garmin and Apple

    Of Casio, Suunto, Garmin and Apple

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThese four brands create watches. Casio creates rugged watches with batteries that last for a decade or more, and pair with mobile phones to track walks and more. Suunto and Garmin have fitness/sports trackers that measure activities, whether sailing, climbing, running, walking, cycling, scuba diving or more. Apple in contrast creates fragile,…

  • Apple Reading Goals

    Apple Reading Goals

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI am confused by Apple reading goals because they measure how many days you have reached your goal, as well as how much you read for the current day, but once today is yesterday it loses all of that information. It tells you that you have a. streak but you have no…

  • Four Years With The Apple Watch Series Four

    Four Years With The Apple Watch Series Four

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have spent four years with the Apple Watch Series Four. Although I should feel the opposite I have found that for most of its life I have loved to hate the watch. The first thing I hate about the Apple Watches is that they’re fragile. I had a series three and…

  • An Apple Break

    An Apple Break

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesA few weeks ago I bought some software via the Apple Store but changed my mind about wanting the software. I requested a refund, as I have in the past, and they asked for a justification so I gave them one, and they refused again. Out of principle I then cancelled all…

  • Taking a Break From The Apple Watch

    Taking a Break From The Apple Watch

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I decided to take a break from the Apple watch for up to a week. I am tired of two behaviours. The first of these is the watch’s habit of saying that I did not stand for two or three hours in a row. I know that I have. I need…

  • I Completed the Apple May Activity Challenge Yesterday

    I Completed the Apple May Activity Challenge Yesterday

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI completed the Apple May Activity Challenge yesterday. The goal was to walk or run 349 kilometres within one month. I finished this challenge two days early. Using the Apple Watch Series 3 and the SUUNTO Spartan Sport Wrist HR BARO I tracked all of my activities. For the first two or three weeks…

  • Of AirPods – useful and simple

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat do you have to say about AirPods? I see them as useful and simple. I have tried earphones, headphones, and Bluetooth variants. With some earphones, I found that they hurt my ears. With others, I found that they slipped out too easily. With yet more, I found that the noise cancellation…

  • Indoor Climbing and the Apple Watch

    Indoor Climbing and the Apple Watch

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIndoor Climbing and the Apple Watch are a bad mix. They are a bad mix because the Apple watch has an unprotected glass screen. The screen is so exposed that last Thursday I shattered the screen without realising until I got home and tried to use it but the capacitive screen did…

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Apple

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesI have read numerous articles and I think that Corporate Social Responsibility and Apple are hot topics at the moment. When it was found that European firms were cheating on their emissions reports it was a great scandal and the European and German automotive industries took a financial hit. Their cheating cost…

  • About the Ipad, which I will refer to as the Itablet in this post.

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesDesigners must understand that user interface as well as ease of use are the two most important features of any electronics device. The more intuitive the device the more likely people are to keep using it. As a first generation Ipod touch user and an iphone 3gs owner I see the value…