Plans for an Apple Flavored Weekend

26 AUGUST 2022 - If you’re looking to fill the next 48 hours or so, Apple’s got stuff to get you active, keep you sedentary, and work your reading muscles. What? How do you read?

On the activity front, the National Parks focused Apple Watch activity challenge is tomorrow - Saturday 27 August. Record a hike, walk, run, or wheelchair workout of one mile (1.6km) or more with any app that adds workouts to Health, and you will get a virtual medallion and stickers to stick in Apple apps like iMessage and FaceTime.

On the sedentary side, the first episode of the final season of “See” is out. The dark comedy “Bad Sisters” is also rolling along, as is the based-on-actual-events drama “Five Days at Memorial.” And Friday on Apple TV means baseball… this year. Tampa Bay at Boston for Game 1, with Cleveland at Seattle for Game 2 - anyplace with an Apple TV app, an internet connection, and power.

And finally this Friday - if you’re in more of a reading mood, Tim Cook has been moonlighting. Apple’s CEO has taken a turn as guest editor for the September/October 2022 edition of Popular Mechanics. Editing has its privileges. Not only did he get to write a rousing intro on “Responsible Innovation,” he also had a sit-down interview with PM’s Ryan D’Agostino. Topics covered include innovation at Apple, user privacy, Apple’s role as a global citizen, Apple’s emphasis on health, and more. The issue is available now through Apple News+. I assume it’s on newsstands as well, and I intend to find out this weekend.

I know. That’s ridiculous. I have access on my phone, computer, and iPad. There’s just something about the occasional dead tree edition.