by Terry McAdams | Apr 6, 2023 | Apple Watch, productivity, Tip
Those who tend to cut things tight have a time-honored tradition of setting their watches ahead by a few minutes. That way, when you glance at your watch and realize that you need to leave, you actually have a few more minutes. You can do this with your Apple Watch,...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 6, 2022 | Apple Watch, Battery, Tip
Until watchOS 9, Low Power Mode on the Apple Watch turned the smartwatch into a dumb watch that only told the time. With watchOS 9 on an Apple Watch Series 4 or later, however, a new Low Power Mode reduces the watch’s capabilities while keeping it largely functional....
by Terry McAdams | Jul 21, 2022 | Apple Watch, Tip, watchOS
Every so often, we encounter someone struggling to find and launch an app on their Apple Watch because they have trouble seeing and interacting with the icon-centric grid view layout. If you’re in that camp, there’s a better way. In the iPhone’s Watch app, tap My...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 18, 2022 | Apple Watch, HomePod, iPhone, Siri, Tip
Siri has plenty of tricks up its sleeve, and we’ve just discovered a new one. Let’s say you set iPhone alarms to wake up and remind you to take medication throughout the day. However, if you don’t have your iPhone handy when those alarms go off, it can be annoying...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 23, 2021 | Apple Watch, Tip
The Apple Watch has a lot to offer older people, including heart rate monitoring, atrial fibrillation detection, fall detection, and electrocardiogram recording. But if you are—or are helping someone who is—of the generation where watches once did nothing beyond...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 2, 2021 | AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad
It may seem early to start thinking about the holiday shopping season, but with the global supply chain suffering pandemic-related slowdowns, there’s no telling how long it will take to get something you order today. Apple has generally done a good job of managing its...
