Yeah man, that's why i always go android. IOS user experience is too limited. On Apr 1, 2015 5:22 PM, "Chris McQuistion" <cmcquist...@watkins.edu> wrote:
> Yeah, Google knows my home and work addresses and I use Google Maps almost > every day. The thing I can't quite figure out is how to make it a little > more obvious on iOS of what the current drive time is, without launching an > app (the notification center would be nice). Having the phone (or my > desktop) actually notify me when the traffic conditions have dropped to a > certain level would be awesome. > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Blake Dunlap <iki...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You can also prime it by explicitly setting your work and home >> address, although it will generally pick it up within a few days. >> Now's intent is to guess what you want before you ask, and pop up the >> card for you. So in this card's case, it will try and send it to you >> around the time it thinks you generally head home. >> >> Disclaimer: you can replace my @gmail with @google >> >> -Blake >> >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Jacob Margason <ja...@jklm.io> wrote: >> > Google beat you, not only do they tell me how long it will take to get >> home, >> > but they guess based on past activity where I am likely to go and tell >> me >> > you long that will take as well. >> > >> > On Apr 1, 2015 4:40 PM, "Chris McQuistion" <cmcquist...@watkins.edu> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I was thinking on the drive to work this morning how helpful it would >> be >> >> to have an app on my computer or phone that would give me a number, >> right >> >> now, for how long it will take to drive home (getting data from Google >> Maps >> >> or something). >> >> >> >> If there was just a little window on my desk or an app on my phone >> that I >> >> could glance at, see that it is currently going to take 57 minutes to >> drive >> >> home, that would be awesome. >> >> >> >> If the app could also have an notification threshold to let me know >> when >> >> the estimated drivetime drops below a certain threshold, then that >> would be >> >> awesome and I would just stay at work and keep working until the >> estimated >> >> drivetime drops below 35 minutes >> >> >> >> Something like this seems like a really practical tool that a lot of >> >> people could use. If I was any kind of coder, I would whip this up >> and make >> >> a million dollars. Alas, I can't program my way out of a paper bag. >> I have >> >> ideas and I convince smart people (like Curt) to make them happen ;-) >> >> >> >> Of course, maybe something like this already exists and I just haven't >> >> heard of it. >> >> >> >> What do you think? >> >> >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> -- >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> >> "NLUG" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> >> For more options, visit this group at >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> >> >> --- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> >> "NLUG" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> >> email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "NLUG" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> > >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "NLUG" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> > email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. 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