Hello Mark and all, Thanks Mark and you are welcome for the help. I also wanted to let people know about some Apple Watch apps that I have found useful:
1. ESPN - The ESPN app lives on my watch face with it’s complication for the majority of the summer as I am a very big Atlanta Braves fan, and I like to know what time the next game is scheduled, and what the score of the current game is when they are playing. This complication is great, the iPhone application has a ton of improvement that could be done. But in typical ESPN fashion they don’t seem to want to fix the unlabeled buttons to VO users. The Apple Watch is much more accessible and you can see stories and scores in the limited functionality it offers. 2. Mac ID - This app allows me to remotely lock my MacBook Pro 15 from across the room, or as I have it set via proximity. This means that I can get up from my desk and walk away from the computer and it will lock when I get about two feet away from it. You do how ever have to install the Mac ID client on your Mac, and have to download it from the companies website. 3. FitPort - As Mark said in the previous post this app will pull the step count for the day from your Apple motion sensor and store the results in the Health app, and FitPort pulls the step count. It is easy and simple to use. 4. DexCom G5 Mobile - This is probably the most used app on my Apple Watch and iPhone. This app connects via bluetooth to a wireless transmitter that is connected to a sensor that is located on my abdomen. This sensor and transmitter will send my blood sugar to my iPhone and Apple Watch every 5 minutes. It will also tell me if my blood sugar is rising or dropping to quickly, so that I can take the appropriate actions and make corrections when needed. 5. DarkSky Weather - I love the amount of information DarkSky shows on the Apple Watch app. It is simple and very easy to understand and use. 6. Controller for Bose SoundTouch System - This is a very simple application. You must have the Bose SoundTouch system speakers for this to work. This app on both the iPhone and Apple Watch allow me to switch between my 6 favorite stations I have set with the Bose SoundTouch app. The interface is simply easier to use with VO, and is much less cluttered. 7. MLB @Bat app - This app used to be my goto app for Baseball scores and the complication on the Apple Watch, but the last couple of updates have made the app on the Watch very slow to load, and the complication doesn’t seem to update very quickly or often. I hope this helps. Ed Worrell OverHere Consulting LLP “Bringing Technology into Sight” Email: e...@overhereconsulting.net <mailto:e...@overhereconsulting.net> Website: www.overhereconsulting.net <http://www.overhereconsulting.net/> Twitter: twitter.com/OverHereConsult FaceBook: facebook.com/overhereconsulting > On Jul 6, 2017, at 1:07 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Thank you, most kindly, for taking an interest in my new Apple Watch. I > must say that the learning curve is quite steep, given that one has to > learn, essentially , both a new paradigm in terms of VoiceOver navigation. > Be that as it may, I have, thustly, found the experience immensely > refreshing and rewarding. > > So, now that I have the watch teak the way I want it, for the time being, I > can tell you that I am most delighted with my first WatchOS app. > > The app is called FitPort. > > My favorite aspect of this simple health statistics dashboard is the fact > that, when installed on WatchOS, it also installs a Complication that allows > one to easily see the number of steps taken, from directly in the watch > face. It's absolutely brilliant. > > So, I am currently using the Modular watch-face with the FitPort > Complication located in the center middle area of the watch face. > > Now, with the turn of the wheel on the side of the watch, I cannot remember > its name, I can quickly and conveniently hear the number of steps I've taken > so far, in a day. > > The best part is that this number is perfectly synchronized with the Health > app on iPhone just as WatchOS and iOS sync the Activity data. > > Very, very impressive. > > The FitPort app cost $2.99 in the US App Store. I have posted a very > positive review in the App Store on FitPort's behalf and I have mentioned > them in a Tweet at @FitPort. > > Special thanks to Ed for pointing me to this amazing simple and easy-to-use > app. > > Until Next Time, > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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