Tag: tracking
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Thinking of the One Hour Workout and the Apple Watch
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently someone said that the Apple watch is seamlessly integrated and easy to use. I never considered its simplicity of use because I grew up playing with GPS devices from the etrex 32 to the Nokia N95 8GB to several dozen watches and devices over the decades. As a result the difficulty…
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A Week With the Google Fitbit Air
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first reaction I had when wearing the Google Fitbit Air is “I’m looking at my wrist but I can’t see the time.” I see the value of minimalism but knowing the time is quite important to me. I have another watch, but if I have something on my watch I want…
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The Appeal of the Coros Heart Rate Monitor
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving a watch with an Heart rate (HR) monitor is fantastic until you realise it’s counting 20 BPM too high, and then it’s far less interesting because it’s reporting a moderate workout as heart. Plenty of heart rate monitors come as chest straps and that’s great if your workout starts and ends…
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Strava – How to Upload Manually
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince Strava has decided to sue Garmin, and since Suunto has decided to sue Garmin as well, for different reasons, I feel now is a good opportunity to remind ourselves of how to upload to Garmin and Strava manually. Exporting to Strava Garmin If you record an activity with a Garmin device,…
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Public and Private on Strava, Komoot, Garmin and Suunto
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years I have used Sportstracker, and then Strava and Komoot and others. Whether I use one platform or another isn’t much of a concern. I can send my data everywhere. The question is whether I make that data public, private, or a hybrid compromise. With Suunto and Sportracker I usually keep…
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Goodreads Et Al
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently people wanted to move from Goodreads to open alternatives to move away from the grasp of Amazon. I wanted to do the same so I moved to two or three apps and used them for a while. I stopped using them for one simple reason. They don’t have an extensive library…
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Strava and the Fallacy of Quick Edit
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo days ago Strava came out with their "Quick edit" feature that is actually nothing new. They claim that it will simplify renaming activities to get more likes but that’s not what the "simple edit" is about. It’s about renaming activities to train AI. Some apps will call a run Morges Run,…
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Four Reading Tracking Apps
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor years I have been tracking my reading, whether by Goodreads or Audible but more recently, within the last four months, or so, I also started using Bookmory, booktracker and a fourth one but I don’t remember the name. The one whose name I forgot was abandonned because it forgot my login…
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Wearing A Casio GBA-900
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years I have worn Suunto, Garmin and Apple watches. During this time I have tracked hikes, climbing, scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming and more. Recently I felt the desire to wear a Casio watch as I used to do when I was a child. Over the years these “watches” have given you live…
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TimeTagger and Christmas
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s the twenty fourth today, and people who have been good will soon get things, and those who haven’t will get a lump of coal. Given enough pressure that coal could become a diamond. At such a time it’s interesting to take stock of how productive, or unproductive the year has been.…