• Which is the Better Step Tracking App – Duffy or StepsApp?

    Which is the Better Step Tracking App – Duffy or StepsApp?

    If you have an Apple Watch you are probably interested in keeping track of your fitness activity in some way.  Whether it’s knowing how many calories you burned working out, or how many steps you’ve taken in a day, you want to know.  How easy this is depends on the apps that are available.  The…

  • A Way To Listen to Podcasts Right From Your Apple Watch

    A Way To Listen to Podcasts Right From Your Apple Watch

    You’re probably aware that there aren’t really any good ways to listen to podcasts directly from your Apple Watch anymore. A lot of people have been grumbling about this since watchOS 4 was introduced. The reason for this is that Apple killed a key programming function that allowed background audio apps to run and provide…

  • How to Disable “Now Playing” From Automatically Opening on the Apple Watch

    How to Disable “Now Playing” From Automatically Opening on the Apple Watch

    I downloaded watchOS 4 when it came out a few weeks ago.  But for a week or two afterward, it was doing something that drove me absolutely insane.  Specifically, it would show what I was listening to all the time.  Which also seemed to have an effect on the battery life as it was draining…