All Things Mac/ Apple
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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.
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Finally upgrading to the 17 pro from a 12 pro… if I can make a phone last me 5 years I’m doing alright. Quite a jump I must say -
That’s a jump indeed @Jord
I’m going from a 14 pro to the 17 pro. Still a pretty significant jump imo in terms of features. I’m stoked for mine, I went silver though. Orange is a little too bold for me haha
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@Jord Have fun with your new toy! I usually try to go with 7 year cycles. So the iPhone 20 is probably my next phone.
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@RobeOfTheMagi said in All Things Mac/ Apple:
@Jord Have fun with your new toy! I usually try to go with 7 year cycles. So the iPhone 20 is probably my next phone.
Yeah that's the way to do it, like to get my moneys worth but I love the joy of preordering and waiting for announcements etc, reminds me of Iron Heart a little with announcements on the forum and waiting to try buy something so I undestand why people trade their newest in to upgrade- just not worth it for me either. Although I did hear there's a rumour of a iPhone "flip" of some kind next year... Not sure what to make of that lol.
Thanks man
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Updated my phone (12 pro max) and my watch (series 7). Definitely enjoying my phone but the transitions and animations makes it show its age slightly.
Probably waiting until next weekend or until a .1 update to update my laptop.
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@SKT There is more of a difference on my iPad compared to my phone. This update makes the iPad more like a computer and I like having the ability to have multiple windows open at the same time. Still playing around with it, but it’s working as it should so far.
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@Denman-John that’s good to hear. With my wife and kids we have 4 iPhones and 3 iPads…and I’m the only one who’s updated! I’ll update my wife’s iPad to see how it looks
