Ah yes, AKA the iZapper! However, it sure does run down the battery fast. Apple says they are working on a fix for this issue!
Thanks for the giggle my friend! Alan Sent from my iPad Air > On Jan 7, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Alan, > > Be careful, I heard that the Apple Watch (iWatch is not the correct name) > will act like one of these electronic dog collars. If you get too far away > from your iPhone it will give you increasingly strong electric shocks and a > loud alarm will sound telling you to immediately return to your iPhone. > Incidently, it will also shock you if you start barking or if you come within > 3 feet of an Android device, if you touch one you’re history *smile* > > Enjoy, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Alan Paganelli > Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 8:42 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Benefits of Apple Watch > > 'm slowly learning about my iWatch but then again, I'v only had it sense > Christmas. My watch keeps showing me the time in Cupertino. Lucky for me, > that's also the time in Las Vegas. However, I would like to ditch Cupertino > and replace it with Las Vegas. And lastly,somehow I'v enabled time to show > seconds I.E. 1239 and 49 seconds. How can I get my watch to ditch the > seconds? I don't need that much information. My wife just asked me to ask > all of you what happens for example if I left my phone home but put my iWatch > on my wrist. I said my guess is as soon as you got a certain distance from > your iPhone, your watch would disconnect. So I now have a question of my > own. Would the time still be displayed? > > Thanks in advance and Happy 2016 to you all! > > > Alan > > Sent from my iPad Air > > On Jan 2, 2016, at 1:12 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: > > > Hi Jenny, > > I've found that the Dark Sky complication doesn't provide any accessible > information. I use the complication from the built-in weather app, which > shows the current temperature, but not precipitation. You have to go into the > app to see precipitation. I hope that helps. > > Best, > Anna > > > On Dec 29, 2015, at 9:24 PM, Jenny Wood <kc5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Anna, > > Oh my gosh, I am so embarrassed to admit that I am really struggling with > figuring out complications. LOL Maybe it’s just a little complicated for me, > or perhaps I am making it more complicated than it needs to be, but > regardless… <grin> I’m typically pretty decent at figuring this stuff out, > but for some reason, I’m just not getting it. So, I have definitely and > successfully selected my default location in the Weather app on my iPhone, > and weather is listed in “complications” within the Watch app on the phone, > but I can’t seem to figure out how to make it so that I can dial forward and > backward in time to see the progression in temperature. I did finally manage > to somehow get come complications to show on my clock face, don’t ask me how, > but I’m not sure how the watch decided which complications to show. There is > one displaying the temperature, but again, I can’t seem to figure out what I > need to do to make it so I can scroll forward and back. > > Personally, I would love to get Dark Sky setup as a complication on my clock > face, which is supposed to show the temperature and rain percentages > throughout the day I believe, but I can’t seem to get it to show, even though > Dark Sky is listed in my complications on the Watch app. I’m so confused!! > LOL I think I need to find some sort of tutorial on complications. ;-) > > -- > > Jenny Wood > Phone: (972 989-3894 > Email: kc5...@gmail.com > Facebook/Twitter: KC5GNI > “I’m the kid who has this habit of dreaming, > Sometimes gets me in trouble too. > But the truth is, > I could no more stop dreaming, > Than I could make them all come true.” > — “The Kid” Buddy Mondlock > > > > > > On Dec 29, 2015, at 2:19 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> wrote: > > Hi Jenny, > > If you choose the temperature as one of the complications on your watch, you > can go to your clock face screen and turn the digital crown. The time will > advance, and complications like the temperature and calendar will update with > the time. Press the digital crown to have it return to the current time. > > I hope that helps. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Dec 29, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Jenny Wood <kc5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good day all. Like a few others on the list, I was also fortunate enough to > receive an Apple Watch for Christmas. Yeah, I know there will likely be > another one out later this spring, but given our run of bad luck with various > necessary home repairs and other unexpected expenses, I’m not going to count > on our having the funds available if and when that happens. Also, because > the thinking is that there will be a new version released early next year, > Best Buy had the Apple Watch Sport for sale at $100-off. So between the > watch and Apple Care, we only (laughs at the word “only”), paid around $300. > the savings was actually a big help to us right now. > > Anyway, so far, I am in love! Understand, I went into this knowing that the > Apple Watch is not intended to be a replacement for my iPhone, but rather, an > extension for quicker and easier access to certain functions. I have to > admit, I am an iPhone addict, and I know it. :-) I am totally thrilled about > any device that will reduce the sheer number of times I have to pull out my > phone throughout the day, and so far, the Apple Watch has fulfilled that > wish. Although, it’s taking some time to simply “retrain” my hands and brain > to just leave the phone in my pocket, or even in a different part of the > house, because I don’t *need* it with me all the time anymore. I do want it > close at hand, but not necessarily “in” my hand 24x7. So, I am writing this > for those (like me), who may be looking for feedback on the Apple Watch > before they buy one for themselves. > > Here are a few handy uses I have found for my own watch just in the first few > days of owning one. First, I absolutely *love* that any notifications sent > to my phone automatically get sent to my watch when I am not currently using > the phone. This means that any “breaking news” alerts from CNN, NBC, WFAA, > or whatever other news stations I follow pop up on the watch, so that I > don’t feel compelled to stop what I am doing and pull my phone out every time > I hear it go “ding.” <grin> I feel much less conspicuous “glancing” at my > watch real quick to check the notification rather than wedging the phone out > of my back pocket. It literally, takes me a fraction of the time to check > alerts now. This also includes weather and lightning alerts. I am very > dependent on lightning alerts in my area, and this is about the most > effective way of notifying me as I have seen yet. This was especially handy > this past Saturday when the EF4 tornado came ripping right by us. My watch > was blowing up with alerts, and I was thankful for it. > > Quick and easy access to messages, Email and twitter. I have used the > messages function a *lot* already! I don’t typically use the pre-written > responses, but I like knowing they are there just in case. I use the > dictation feature instead, which for whatever reason, seems to be about 75% > more reliable at translating my audio to text than my phone. I haven’t > played with either Email or twitter much yet, but I have explored them just a > bit. I’m not sure if there is a way to view mailboxes separately or not, > because on the two or three occasions I have looked at it, it was displaying > mail from all mailboxes in one. This isn’t a big deal of course, just one of > those “it would be nice” things. As far as twitter, I am using Twitterific, > and I haven’t quite figured out how to see my normal twitter feed, assuming > there is a way. It only showed me my latest direct message. I think I just > need to play with it some more though. > > Of course, viewing my various weather apps such as Dark Sky, is very cool. I > religiously use the timer and alarms, and I have used it for making and > receiving quick phone calls on the fly. Tracking my fitness via the workout > and activity apps has been neat, though I would love to learn more about how > it detects certain motions so that I can tweak my goals accordingly. For my > actual workouts, I prefer to use RunKeeper, which can also be quickly > accessed via the watch. It’s nice to just launch it, start it and go when > I’m ready. Sometimes it feels as if it takes forever to get things going on > the phone. One of the simplest and coolest functions I have played with yet, > is the ability to control my music that plays on my phone via the watch. It > has been 100% accurate so far on playing whatever artist, album, playlist or > song I have requested, and if I want to skip a song or replay the previous > one, there is no need to pick up the phone, the watch will take care of it > for me when I ask. Speaking of “simple” functions—One of the main reasons I > keep my phone with me at all times is because I would lose my head, if it > weren’t firmly attached to my neck. So, on those rare occasions I do happen > to set my phone down somewhere and can’t find it easily, I can now ping it > with just a few taps of the watch! Brilliant! :-) Oh yeah, and have I > mentioned how awesome it is to have a “timepiece” on my wrist again? To > check the time so quickly and handily is amazing. I have Timebuzz installed, > and it’s function of indicating the time by a series of vibrations is > spot-on, I just wish I could figure out how to make it more convenient to > check the time using this app without having to go through several steps > first. > > I have only had the watch for a few days of course, so I am sure there will > be much more fun ahead, once I figure out what I am doing for real. <grin> I > know there are still a number of functions or features I am not yet aware of. > For instance, someone here said there was a way to cycle the current > temperature forward and back using the crown dial on the side of the watch, I > would love to know exactly how to do this. It sounds great and very useful! > > So that’s my own mini-review for now. I hope others are having just as much > fun with their watch as I have had so far. And for those more experienced > watch users, please feel free to keep sharing your tips and tricks! > > > > > -- > > Jenny Wood > Phone: (972 989-3894 > Email: kc5...@gmail.com > Facebook/Twitter: KC5GNI > “I’m the kid who has this habit of dreaming, > Sometimes gets me in trouble too. > But the truth is, > I could no more stop dreaming, > Than I could make them all come true.” > — “The Kid” Buddy Mondlock > > > > > > On Dec 29, 2015, at 1:40 AM, 'RobH.' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > wrote: > > That sounded like a typical family christmas of course, so it is ever the > next day or so before you get the p&q to really get on > with it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Paganelli" <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:03 AM > Subject: Re: Benefits of Apple Watch > > > I'v been having to much fun just playing with my iWatch sense Christmas. I > haven't even looked at any iWatch apps but I sure would > like to hear about any really useful apps anybody on the list has found for > the iWatch. I'v only had mine sense Christmas morning > and that doesn't count because people kept pestering me. The wife, are you > gunna come and sit down to dinner with the rest of us? > Do you want cheese cake? Do this or do that! LOL! > > > Alan > > Sent from my iPad Air > > > On Dec 28, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Robert Carter <nc5rn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Nancy and list, > > I love being able to read and reply to tweets, text messages and email on my > Apple watch. This is particularly great when I am in > a situation where taking out my phone is undesirable. > > I use my watch to time activities and the alarm function to keep me on track. > It is a great time keeper. > > Just recently, a watch app became available that allows one to get the time > presented in vibration patterns. This means that one > can silently check the time without disturbing others with VoiceOver. The app > is called Timebuz. There is a new app called iReg > which allows one to make audio recordings using just the watch. > > Apple Watch is fully accessible with VoiceOver. > > Good luck with your decision. > > Robert Carter > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 28, 2015, at 8:29 AM, Nancy Badger <nancybad...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Hello, > This afternoon, I am going to have the opportunity to look at Apple watches. > I am deciding whether or not to purchase one. What > are the benefits? What have you really enjoyed about your Apple Watch? What > are the drawbacks? What do you wish you had known > before you purchased an Apple Watch? I will need to use voice over so please > include excess ability comments. > Thanks very much! > Nancy > > Nancy Badger, Ph.D > Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services > UT Chattanooga > Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. 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