Hi there, It’s again time for another app; this time on the JavaScript app development platform Meteor. Since I don’t want to trash the experiences gathered when implementing WeightWatch App for ConnectIQ, I decided to implement a similar app running in a web browser, with a responsive GUI, and fancy…
Weight widget (part 4)
Hi there, Tonight I concentrated on the app GUI and the target was to get valid data parsed from the JSON (that eventually will come from Fitbit API), and to view the weight and the date of the latest measurement on the view labels. The function below is the callback that…
Weight widget (part 3)
Good evening, Back to the weight widget topic, and more specifically to the request that is made to the Fitbit API. I have struggled a couple of hours tonight with the method makeWebRequest, but finally I managed to get it running with the help from several web resources. I haven’t…
Weight widget (part 2)
Hello, in this second part of my blog posts about the weight widget for Connect IQ I will present the basic app structure and some fundamental methods with the target to reach the basic functionality for obtaining data from Fitbit and presenting it on the watch ui. In the first post I…
Weight widget (part 1)
Hi there, This will be another watch app based blog post; I want to continue with my lately arisen interest in developing apps for Garmin Connect IQ. This time I want to develop a watch widget that fetches data from an external source of data, i.e. the app uses the Fitbit…
Table hockey madness (part 4)
Hello, I have once again returned to the topic that has bugged me for the past few weeks: the Garmin Connect IQ based watch app for table hockey or football. As I wrote in part 1, part 2 and part 3, the development wasn’t without problems. I have now implemented…
Break from running and weight gain
Hi there, I encountered the first disappointment of the year 2017 first thing in the morning, when stepping on the scale after several weeks’ break. I was well aware of that I might have gained some pounds after having been unable to train for several weeks due to a prolonged…
Recovering slowly
Hello, It has been a while since the latest running related post, because the spirits haven’t been especially high due to my health condition. I still don’t feel completely healthy, but at least I haven’t fallen to a complete flu. After the vacation and Christmas break I’m gradually starting with…
Table hockey madness (part 3)
Hi, it’s time for the third part in my series about Garmin ConnectIQ app development. Previously I have already installed the ConnectIQ SDK and the Eclipse plugin as described in the Readme file. The planned structure of the app is as follows: A Monkey C app is built on top…
Table hockey madness (part 2)
Hi, This post is continuation to the first part of the series about the development of another Garmin ConnectIQ app that can be used for bookkeeping of scores in a table hockey or football game. Let’s start with the actual work now. First I want to sketch a couple of…
Table hockey madness (part 1)
Hi there, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about my first app for the Garmin Connect IQ platform, i.e. “Juice Left” a data field for viewing the current remaining battery level. In the following post I intend to present another app I’m currently implementing, and maybe provide some deeper…
Allgäu Panorama Marathon
This post is continuation to the series about top running events where I have been as participant. Allgäu Panorama Marathon is a wonderful running event in the middle of the Alps, in Allgäu, Germany. The organisation relies on two heroes, Axel Reusch and Christian Feger. Naturally there are plenty of volunteers helping…
Runner at the sick bay
Hey, as I’m still plagued by flu, there’s time for another blog post. Even though I haven’t been able to go running for days, I have decided it is better to leave it like this before I’m completely healthy again. Otherwise I would jeopardise the whole winter training season. During the break…
Low motivation
Good Evening, The past few weeks haven’t been especially good with regards to the training. After the marathon that hardly was a success I have been suffering from a melancholy, and partly lost the motivation for the running. This has to do with the fact that I have been partly…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 3: nice to have accessories)
I have discussed the recommended running gear in my previous blog posts (part 1 and part 2). In this post I’ll express my thoughts about further equipment that could be useful for a recreational runner: Tech In addition to the GPS watch there are plenty of wearable tech available nowadays.…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 2: apps, gadgets, technology)
This is the second post in the series about recommended equipment for a runner. In the first part I discussed what kind of clothing a runner should have, and which issues one should take into account when buying running gear. GPS tracking with a wearable device When the first GPS…
About the running equipment for a recreational runner (part 1: clothing)
The running as sports seems to become more and more emphasized on the equipment, the running gear, as well as all sorts of gadgets and apps. As person who is very keen on taking all sorts of new gadgets into use, I want to provide a brief look at the…
About training plans for marathon running
I have been running more or less regularly during the past ten years. Before that I used to go running, but I normally quit the running during the cold season which in Finland is pretty long. This is a thing I have regretted a lot – to waste the best…
The last two weeks before the marathon
Hello, In two weeks, I’ll be a happy marathon finisher once again – I hope. There is not that much to do any more; one just has to be careful that there will be enough time for the old man to recover. During the past two weeks I have had…