Category Archives: Apple

The Influence of Advertising – Apple

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Fresh

Greetings, and thanks for stopping by. Earlier this month, I posted about the only other company whose had a profound influence on me via their product advertising – that company is Nike. This post is about the other company. Did … Continue reading →

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My upgrade to the Apple Watch Ultra

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all, I hope this post finds you well. Since July 2017, I’ve been tracking my fitness workouts with the Apple Watch. First starting with the Series 3, then continuing with the Series 4 (gifted to me). For all intents … Continue reading →

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Back to the future: Hello iPod

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Fresh

Greetings all. As many have seen and heard, Apple has discontinued production of the iPod, a device that was undoubtedly pivotal to Apple’s trajectory of success. The iPod was produced in various formats since its debut in 2001. I was … Continue reading →

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Vintage Apple Memories (Macs, iPhones, and other Apple products)

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Fresh

Greetings and thanks for stopping by. Recently I came across a photo of an old ad (ten years ago) for the iPhone 4S. This was the model that introduced the world to Siri. It was also the second iPhone that … Continue reading →

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My fitness journey – 01 Jan 18 to 30 June 18 – Six Months of Tracking

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Fresh

On July 3, 2017, I purchased my Series 1 Apple Watch from Best Buy – specifically for fitness tracking. NIce to say that one year later, it has served it’s purpose. While I’ve worked out more on than off since … Continue reading →

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Gone… A Loss of Fond Technology

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Fresh

EDIT (27 Jan 1) SHE’S ALIVE AGAIN It started a few nights ago. Someone in a music production forum on Facebook posted a synthesizer advertisement from back in the day…a vintage synth. Before long, members of the forum were chiming … Continue reading →

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Calories to NikeFuel Points – An Experiment

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Fresh

Greetings readers, In my last (longgg) post, I discussed why I have, in 2017, begun using the NikeFuel Band. In all the research I’ve done, I wanted to determine (via some crude experiments), what many have tried before – How … Continue reading →

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Why the Nike FuelBand SE in 2017 – “Band on the run”

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Fresh

So, I’ve found the Apple Watch fitness capabilities a welcome and useful way to track my general fitness activities AND found the entire process it uses to motivate me, especially in the area of consistency. The apps that I use … Continue reading →

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Fitness with The Apple Watch – 7 weeks later – It’s a “ring thing”

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Fresh

Greetings all… In our last episode, I gave a brief background on what started my journey of fitness tracking and, furthermore, quantifying the fitness data (and lifestyle I was creating) – starting with the Nike+ Fitness app/Nike Sport Kit on … Continue reading →

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Fitness Goals – Powered by The Apple Watch

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Fresh

Greetings all…. It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted to this section of my blog, but the reason for doing so is to sing (and bring) the praises of the Apple Watch. Since it’s inception, and as of a … Continue reading →

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