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I'm just old enough to remember the comic strip Dick Tracy and its image of the detective talking into his wristwatch, a two-way radio. The Apple Watch can be seen as something similar, but it's more than that. Plus, it's a bit weird to be talking into your wrist, even if there's an Apple Watch on it, so that is not something you'll do all that often.
I did not buy my Apple Watch immediately. I decided to wait and see the early reviews. Besides, I am not in the habit of wearing a watch and normally just look around for a clock or pull out my iPhone to check the time. However, after a few weeks I decided to go ahead and buy an Apple Watch, hoping it would be a good investment. Of course, I didn't buy the top-of-the-line model, not having an extra $17,000 for the gold Apple Watch Edition. Instead, I opted for the $349 Apple Watch Sport with a black sport band and a 38 mm space gray aluminum case. I now have some views on how the Apple Watch has already or will in the future impact my life.
A word of caution is warranted. If you will be getting an Apple Watch, you want to make sure that you have the correct iPhone to work with it: an iPhone 5 or any later model. If you have an older iPhone or no iPhone at all, the Apple Watch is a nice timepiece and will do some things, but not that much. And, frankly, you want to be able to set up the Apple Watch to run the way you want it to run using the Apple Watch application on the iPhone. In fact, that's almost the first thing you should do when you unbox your Apple Watch and pair it to your iPhone.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR APPLE WATCH
The Apple Watch has a number of features that allow for customization. You will want to go into the Apple Watch app on the iPhone and go through each part of it step-by-step. First, you can set up the application layout on your Apple Watch, tweaking it to make the apps you need easy to find and open. My apps are...