All Things Mac/ Apple
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@chrisjohnnick Depends what you're using it for. If it's just an internet/email/entertainment machine, a laptop probably isn't necessary. For example, I'm constantly using the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and the full functionality of those programs are only available on a laptop/desktop.
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@chrisjohnnick I'm a desktop person. there are limitations to my attention span no matter how well built an app is on the iOS/ iPadOS platform.
I was down the road of getting an iPad for video/photo editing but I figured that I'll be more productive with a computer
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My needs these days are definitely just browsing/responding to email/zoom calls. I love the idea of a desktop, I even have an iMac floating around the office, but I like the flexibility of being mobile if needed.
Eventually I’ll pick up a couple year old MacBook Pro or something. Just not a priority at this moment.
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So I tried an Apple Watch maybe 5 or so years ago and thought it wasn't for me. I know there have been many new versions and such since then. Am I missing anything? Wondering if I should step to one and try it again.
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@chrisjohnnick I don’t know about you, but I’m having serious notification fatigue lately. I can’t stand the constant notifications from apps on my phone, and I don’t need them from my watch either. I wear my Apple Watch when I’m cycling in case I crash and need help, but beyond that, it’s pretty worthless to me. I think we’ll all be better off without more devices in our lives. Long live the stupid watch! My mechanical watch tells me the time, and nothing more. It’s perfect.
“Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman
@zeebeeleather
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if you have health issues that the watch can monitor and help you, that's good. but otherwise, it's a glorified phone on your wrist..
my mom got one 5 years ago as she had some heart issues, which the watch has come in handy for in terms of doing and ECG, monitor your blood oxygen levels etc.
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@louisbosco I can understand wearing one for monitoring health, but I would need notifications to be off, or it’s not going to work for me.
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@seawolf said in All Things Mac/ Apple:
My mechanical watch tells me the time, and nothing more. It’s perfect.
I like having the date too
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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Yea I've definitely gotten over notifications. I've removed social media and all that crap from my phone. I also turned off all notifications from everything except calls or text messages. Most of my people know that if they want to get me quickest, just call me.
That's about where I was with the apple watches, though. I don't care about the health and sleep trackers, and only would really use it to quickly answer messages. I remember thinking it was going to be a game changer for listen to music, but I remember spotify being really clunky on it.
