Category: tech
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Apple Watch Happy New Year
It’s a nice touch, a non-dismissible notification you can press for fireworks: But when you keep pressing it hours later and can’t dismiss it, it gets old.
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More data about everything
I’ve long had Gyroscope and use it to measure some parts of my life. Now with my Apple Watch, I’m measuring more, like sleep, heart rate, activity. I spent some time logging back into apps today I hadn’t used in a while to help me measure more parts – some via Gyroscope, and some outside of…
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How do you wear your Watch?
My brother, who works in a phone shop, upon seeing my Apple Watch orientation “that’s against the Apple Style guidelines, crown should be on the right”. 😒 Alright, I’ll just wait it upside down ya frumpet. Or y’know, the software let me turn it about. *(I’m left handed) pic.twitter.com/urJM5evNbA — Doug (@dougaitken) December 25, 2018…
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Will 2019 be the year of Linux on…
…self-service tills? Another classic for the Windows Is Broken tumblr site.
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Unlock Apple computer with Apple Watch
Honestly one of the most useful features… As long as the same iCloud account is signed into both, you can unlock MacBook / iMac just by waking the screen and having your Apple Watch closeby.
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XS
Today is momentous. I got a new phone. Not just meeting me but NEW. Context – I’ve smashed at least four phones, and lost one (which was later smashed) so I’ve taken Zara’s when she upgraded. She’s keeping her X so I got to get a new phone. Today I took delivery of the XS.…
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Phone Home Screen – December 2018
Every so often, someone posts on one of the general Automattic watercooler p2s some “show me your…” type posts. We’ve had mugs, and desks, and phone screens along with other random “I need advice / this is cool” type posts. Yesterday I replied to a “What does your phone’s home screen look like?” post. Here is…
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Cleared the office
Today was office tidy and more junk clearing. Going through my old stuff and finally parted with electronics I haven’t used for years and don’t really work. Including this beaut: The Oregon Scientific Osaris PDA. Bought in ~2001, I got this as I couldn’t save enough for a Compaq iPaq. It has a serial port…
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