Blog | Graham Bower

The Patriots are the Apple of football [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Jan 17, 2020 | Technology

Imagine an organization that’s loved by its devoted, cultlike followers, but despised by haters. The close working relationship between its mercurial leader and one of the greatest talents in the field led to an unprecedented run of success. Even the occasional...

How to nail your fitness New Year’s resolution with Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Jan 1, 2020 | Fitness, Technology

With the holidays behind us and a new decade just getting started, New Year’s resolution season is officially here. If you want to make amends for your seasonal overindulgence and get in shape for the Twenties, here’s our essential guide to nailing your New Year’s...

How to set an Apple Watch Move goal that’s right for you [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Dec 23, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

The Apple Watch Activity app sets us three daily goals, for standing, exercise and movement. The first two are the same for everyone: Stand for a minute during at least 12 hours of the day, and do at least 30 minutes of exercise. But the Move goal is different. For...

How to breeze through the barrier with Apple Pay Express Transit [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Dec 20, 2019 | Technology

If you thought using Apple Pay was already easy, prepare to be amazed. It’s even easier when you enable Express Transit mode. In New York City, Portland and London, you can now pass the ticket barrier with just a wave of your wrist. And even if your local transit...

How to log interval workouts with Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Dec 4, 2019 | Uncategorized

Interval training has become very popular these days, thanks to high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. Proponents of this type of exercise say it delivers many of the benefits of a much longer workout in a short, sharp burst. The great thing about intervals is...

Why Apple’s Thanksgiving Day Challenge could change your life [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Nov 28, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

Apple is sending us mixed messages this Thanksgiving. On the one hand, it’s encouraging Apple Watch owners to get active with the Thanksgiving Day Challenge 2019. But on the other hand, it’s serving up new episodes of Apple TV+ shows a day early, so we can collapse...

How to edit Apple Watch workouts [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Nov 25, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

When you finish logging a workout with Apple Watch, you can gloat over all your hard work in the Activity app on your iPhone. This provides all kinds of useful charts, maps and trends to show you how you’re doing. But what if you logged that workout by accident? Or if...

Why Apple needs outside help to create hit products [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Nov 12, 2019 | Technology

Recent rumors suggest that Apple is leaning on another company to help develop its highly anticipated augmented reality headset. At first, I thought that sounded crazy. Apple Glasses look set to be the company’s biggest new product launch since Apple Watch. Surely...

How to use running cadence on Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Nov 6, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

The Apple Watch running cadence setting arrived in watchOS 5, but if you didn’t notice, you’re not alone. It tends to get buried in the myriad stats Cupertino provides for runners. Plus, there’s a lot of confusion about what it actually means and whether it’s useful....

iPad sketch app Paper adds brilliant creative templates [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Oct 22, 2019 | Design, Technology

Looking for some fun stuff to do with your Apple Pencil? Then you should definitely check out today’s update to Paper by WeTransfer, which introduces a new Paper Store. Despite its name, the Paper Store doesn’t actually sell paper. Instead it offers a range of 28...