RE: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-05-04 Thread Myrna Votta
I receive my watch. Myrna s -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileen Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:20 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch! HI Hi

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-29 Thread Krysti .Power
Thanks everyone was thinking about getting one when the price went down thanks again On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > No, Apple Watch requires iPhone 5 or later and won't work with an iPhone > 4S. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
No, Apple Watch requires iPhone 5 or later and won't work with an iPhone 4S. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googleg

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2015-04-28 Thread Terje Strømberg
Map. When you say taps, do you mean like the heartbeat touch on the screen? Can you say what more it can do when using Map? How many taps is left and right? Take care 29. apr. 2015 kl. 02:28 skrev Deb Lewis : The Apple Watch works with Map now so there's no reason it couldn't work with oter GP

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Deb Lewis
The Apple Watch works with Map now so there's no reason it couldn't work with oter GPs apps. It has different taps for left and right turns. On 4/28/15, Joe Quinn wrote: > No, 5 or later > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 28, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Krysti .Power >> wrote: >> >> will the Apple Watch

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Joe Quinn
No, 5 or later Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Krysti .Power wrote: > > will the Apple Watch work with the iPhone 4S > >> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Lisette Wesseling >> wrote: >> Donna, >> What size did you get? I don't know what size wrist/hands you have, but what

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Krysti .Power
will the Apple Watch work with the iPhone 4S On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Lisette Wesseling < lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Donna, > What size did you get? I don't know what size wrist/hands you have, but > what did you think of each of the sizes? > I'd love to see one, but no chance o

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Brent Harding
are big enough to last a meaningful amount of time doing something like that. - Original Message - From: "Lisette Wesseling" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 2:00 PM Subject: Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch! What happens if you're using neither dev

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Lisette, My notifications go to both places. I have gone for a walk without my phone, and it does sync up and keep track of your steps. Best, Donna > On Apr 28, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Lisette Wesseling > wrote: > > What happens if you're using neither device? Where do notifications go then? > H

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Lisette Wesseling
What happens if you're using neither device? Where do notifications go then? Has anybody tried going for a walk with their watch while leaving the phone at home? Does it sync back up again without intervention? Does it add your steps? Still on the fence but curious. Lisette > On 29/04/2015, at

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Yes, that entry just appeared on the Apple Support articles RSS feed so I forwarded it on list. Somebody’s ears (at Apple) were burning, obviously. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop re

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Donna Goodin
I just got a support message from Apple saying that notifications will come to whichever device you are using at the time. I wonder if that has something to do with this? > On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:49 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > That is weird, indeed. I’m not sure it’s even possible to

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-28 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
That is weird, indeed. I’m not sure it’s even possible to turn off a notification on your phone without also turning it off on the watch, is it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-27 Thread Donna Goodin
That's interesting. I'm not having that experience, my notifications are going to both the watch and the phone. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Deb Lewis wrote: > > Well one problem I'm noticing with the Watch and Braiolle is that now > none of my notifications are coming to the ph

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-27 Thread Deb Lewis
Well one problem I'm noticing with the Watch and Braiolle is that now none of my notifications are coming to the phone. They all come to the watch, but since there's no Braille support for the Watch they'd be lost altogether if I couldn't use the speech. I lov ete haptic feedback that I have a noti

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-27 Thread Scott Davert
Hello Myrna and Kawal. No, the watch itself does not have braille support, but you can control most, if not all, aspects of the watch through the iPhone app. Myrna: I think the store on west 14th is my favorite in Manhatton, followed by the one up by Central park. I was a bit underwhelmed at the st

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-23 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Sorry, could you just clarify for me: were the watches you tried the sport models or the stainless steel models? I’ve read lots of accounts of Apple stores carrying different sizes of watch, but not of the same type, and I’d be interested to know why people are opting for the steel model over t

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-23 Thread Eileen
HI HiHi Myrna, Ohto to to You were so lucky to have a chance to try the VO feature. I went to the store a day after they were released. I didn't purchase yet, but was very tempted as a early birthday gift to myself. It's a big one this year, so I thought I would do it in grand style. I decid

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-23 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Myrna and others. I saw a very handy tip posted to Twitter indicating that you can take any of the Apple Watch models they have in store, and tell Siri to turn VoiceOver on. Cool that you got to play with it fully VO-enabled. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutoria

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-23 Thread Myrna Votta
Hi, Today, I visited the Apple Store on West 14th Street, in New York City. I really don’t know why I was so lucky, perhaps just picked the right store, because when I told the sales person there that I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to experience Voiceover, she said that she was almost

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-22 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I'd like to know if a Braille display will work with the watch. I'm going to try it when I get mine. I thought the 42 Millimetre was heavy because of the stainless steal and the Safire Diamond. Kawal. On 22 Apr 2015, at 14:56, Mika Pyyhkala wrote: I am still struggling with whether to get th

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-22 Thread Mika Pyyhkala
I am still struggling with whether to get the 38mm or 42mm sport model; so I have both sizes on order. But I want to cancel one. I tried both sizes on and didn't notice a huge difference in feel. Some have said the 42mm will have slightly better battery life. I think it depends on what kinds of

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: With all that has been posted and written, I finally stopped by our city's Apple store to check out the two sizes of Apple watches. The Apple store has installed a table for displaying the various band types and the two watch sizes. There are demo watches kept in a drawer

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-20 Thread Donna Goodin
Will do, Kevin. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 20, 2015, at 3:46 AM, Kevin Cussick > wrote: > > Hi Donna, Please keep us informed on how the watch performs watching with > interest. > > On 18/04/2015 21:22, Donna Goodin wrote: >> I had a chance to go into an Apple store this morning, so decided to t

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-20 Thread Kevin Cussick
Hi Donna, Please keep us informed on how the watch performs watching with interest. On 18/04/2015 21:22, Donna Goodin wrote: I had a chance to go into an Apple store this morning, so decided to take a look at the Apple watch. I was very interested in it, but not sure what I would think, ba

RE: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Juan Hernandez
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 3:28 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch! Actually, I felt pretty much the same way until I got a FitBit Flex a couple of months ago, and

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread sadamahmed1992
Thanks for clearing that up Jonathan. That's disappointing as I am a big believer in being as productive as possible. I will get one eventually just not in the initial phase. Let the early adopters work out the bugs for the rest of us. Kind regards, Sadam Mohammed Ahmed Sent from my iPh

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Brent Harding
al Message - From: "Donna Goodin" To: Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 5:33 PM Subject: Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch! Oh, and I have fairly small hands. Cheers, Donna On Apr 18, 2015, at 4:49 PM, Lisette Wesseling wrote: Donna, What size did you get? I don&#x

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Jonathan Mosen
You can't actually reply to email on the Apple Watch, only read it. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org > On 19/04/2015, at 10:35 am, Donna Goodin wrote: > > It does seem like using the watch to do email would be incredibly tedious

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Donna Goodin
It does seem like using the watch to do email would be incredibly tedious. I still seem myself doing that from my phone, too. I would only advise getting the watch if you want to do the health tracking. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 18, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Sadam Ahmed wrote: > >Interesting. After

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Wow, I would hate not having actual Apple stores! I am sure i wouldn't have bought the watch without being able to see it first. I got the smaller size, 38mm I think. the larger one wasn't over the top huge, but it was bigger than I would have wanted. And since I don't need to see the screen

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Oh, and I have fairly small hands. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 18, 2015, at 4:49 PM, Lisette Wesseling > wrote: > > Donna, > What size did you get? I don't know what size wrist/hands you have, but what > did you think of each of the sizes? > I'd love to see one, but no chance of that here in New Zea

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Donna Goodin
Actually, I felt pretty much the same way until I got a FitBit Flex a couple of months ago, and started tracking sleep, steps, calories, etc. I like the Flex a lot, but there are some things the Apple watch does that the Flex doesn't, and they're things I'd like to have. I see myself mostly us

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Donna Goodin
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin > Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 13:23 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch! > > I had a chance to go into an Apple store this morning, so decided to ta

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Sadam Ahmed
Interesting. After ordering mine on the first day I've subsequently hit the cancel button. I came to the conclusion that my iPhone can already do most of the things I'd use the Watch for anyway. Also me being a productivity nut I can't see myself powering through my email on said Watch

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Donna, What size did you get? I don't know what size wrist/hands you have, but what did you think of each of the sizes? I'd love to see one, but no chance of that here in New Zealand for goodness knows how long. We don't have actual Apple stores here so we don't know which Apple re-sellers will

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Yuma Decaux
It is a good thing. My order is due to ship around july and I am going for an advanced mobility course with some other uni mates so I will have the perfect occasion to really test it out against my initial opinion. If it really doesn’t fit my needs, I can always send it back via the local apple

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread gs
I guess this is a very wise way to look at things with regard to the 14 days. I just can't see myself getting too much use from it as others have said. I keep my phone in my shirt pocket within easy reach and earpods around my neck. I don't like the way the blue tooth headsets I have tried work

RE: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread george b
Cool, when will you get yours late july...LOL -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 13:23 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the

Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-18 Thread Donna Goodin
I had a chance to go into an Apple store this morning, so decided to take a look at the Apple watch. I was very interested in it, but not sure what I would think, based on the mixed reviews I've seen. It was hard to tell much because they weren't able to demo voiceover, but I liked the form fa