Hi can you please include a link to the walking pad you purchased thanks so much
> On Jun 1, 2024, at 4:58 PM, M. Taylor <markthew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > > 1. > Well, I recently returned from a short vacation and during the trip, for the > first time, I made extensive use of Air Tags. I was delighted to discover > that they work remarkably well. However, to me, it seemed, that using the > Find My app, with the Left Behind notification feature enabled, drain my > battery a little faster than expected. I don't know if this is exactly true > because, during the journey, I did take more photos than normal and my > screen brightness was set to a higher level in order for me to be able to > see the phone's display, out in the sunlight. > > 2. > Someone, on list, suggested that she could not add a television series to > her recorded list in Youtube TV for TVOS. I just tested this feature on my > Apple TV, and found that the feature functions as expected, when VoiceOver > is enabled. > > 3. > One of the latest trends in home exercise is using a walking pad. > Essentially, a walking pad is a much smaller version of a treadmill. > Generally, the cost of a walking pad starts at around 140 USD. Many of them > require no assembly and do not have a handrail. They are so very popular > that, during my research, I discovered, at least, 30 brands with seemingly > endless models. As a former owner of over 12 full-size exercise devices > including several very expensive commercial grade treadmills, which I used > in order to achieve my various health goals many years ago, I have decided > to purchase one of these walking pads. For the record, although I > thoroughly enjoyed my commercial grade devices, keeping those machines in > proper order takes a great deal of tools, parts, and time (if one elects to > maintain them by hand, as I did) or a great deal of money if one elects to > have them serviced on a regular basis. One feature that I would like to > have on my new walking pad is the ability to have all of the exercise > statistics sent to the Apple Health app. So far, I have not found one that > claims to do this. At least, I have not found one less than 1000 USD that > has this feature. So, if you are using a walking pad or you discover one > that has a smart app feature, let me know. Thank you. > > 4. > In my home office, I have an Apple TV that was connected to a 14 year old 21 > inch television. For the past couple of years, because of various reasons > that are not relative to this topic, the active scan feature of Apple TV did > not work with the set. Basically, this means that the edges of the Apple TV > display went beyond the edge of the television's visible area. Not a big > deal as I only use this set once or twice a year and when doing so, I mostly > listened to the content, rather than watched it. Still, I have been > passively searching for a small form factor television to replace the old > one. In my experience, it has been almost impossible to locate a new, > modern technology television, that is smaller than 24 inches. I had almost > given up when, in my local Best Buy store, a couple of days ago, we spotted > an area of the store filled with Insignia branded televisions. Insignia is > Best Buy's house brand. Guess what? They have and I purchased a 19 inch > model for 49 USD, before tax. The biggest surprised? when I powered on the > unit for the first time, a screen reader asked if I wanted to leave the > screen reader on or turn it off. This is a marvelous little set that offers > anything you could want in a television; including a built-in screen reader. > So, if you're in the market for a tiny TV that works beautifully with Apple > TV, give the Insignia models a try. > > Okay, I think that's all for now. > > I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to any and all replies. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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