Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-29 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
with a blindness specific app, then I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: October 28, 2013 3:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Lois Butterfield
, October 27, 2013 8:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi, Joe. I don't know if you've found the podcast that was done by an Austrailian woman demonstrating Blind Square. It was rather lengthy, but gave some good information. Actually, I just went

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, my answer is somewhat dependent on what you said earlier so i’m replying in the context. See below: 28 okt 2013 kl. 00:38 skrev Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com: . Ariadne only announces your current street along with address ranges; BlindSquare announces all this plus cross streets.

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, this is part of what I am talking about. The blindness specific GPS apps are primarily focused on US, Canada, and UK. Apple Maps, Google Maps, and general market GPS apps cover many more countries. With the blindness focussed apps, one pays significantly more for significantly less.

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Ari Moisio
kirjoitti Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:59:50 +1300 From: David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com Yes, this is part of what I am talking about. The blindness specific GPS apps are primarily focused on US

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread David Chittenden
Loadstone-GPS Lat: 62.38718, lon: 25.64672 hkp://wwwkeys.pgp.net B784D020 0C1F 6A76 DC9D DD58 3383 8B5D 0E76 9600 B784 D02 David Chittenden kirjoitti Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:59:50 +1300 From: David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com To: viphone

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Eileens Misrahi
Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:59:50 +1300 From: David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com Yes, this is part of what I am talking about. The blindness specific GPS apps are primarily focused on US, Canada

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Joe *Sent:* Sunday, October 27, 2013 4:15 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi Alex, I don’t want my personal opinion to taint your

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread SSEric
, October 27, 2013 4:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Blindsquare is a fantastic app for basic navigation including finding POIs and hearing intersections and address ranges as you approach them. In fact in this respect it's much more informative than Sendero's

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread SSEric
a given location is on a route you plan to travel. Eric -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 7:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi Alex, I don't want

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Christopher Chaltain
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Alex Hall *Sent:* Sunday, October 27, 2013 12:48 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment First, I do not have this app, but I have done a lot of research into it and am thinking

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Wayne gmail
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of SSEric Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 7:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Joe, I have been a user since release, so I paid much less. I certainly would not have paid the asking $24. Many times, much of what I pay

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Ari Moisio
have compared OSM maps and Finnish national land survey maps OSM coverage is quite good. -- mr. M01510 guide Loadstone-GPS Lat: 62.38718, lon: 25.64672 hkp://wwwkeys.pgp.net B784D020 0C1F 6A76 DC9D DD58 3383 8B5D 0E76 9600 B784 D02 David Chittenden kirjoitti Subject: Re: BlindSquare

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread David Chittenden
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment First, I do not have this app, but I have done a lot of research into it and am thinking of buying it at some point. That said, it all depends on what you want from a navigation app. Blindsquare can’t do turn-by-turn

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Andy Baracco
: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi, just adding my few penny worth here. I think I see where Joe is coming from. When I purchased Blind Square it was while it was on sale for $9.99, and even then I thought it was too much

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Grant Hardy
in our areas, we can get pretty close. Grant -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: October 28, 2013 2:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment I apologise for my poor

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Joe, First of all, I doubt you will be able to get a refund. Apple has been giving refunds for inaccessible apps, but you can definitely not argue that Blindsquare is inaccessible since it was made for blind users. I think Blindsquare is awesome when it comes to finding out what's

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Joe
. Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 10:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi Joe, First of all, I doubt you will be able to get a refund. Apple

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Richard Turner
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 7:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi Sieghard, The BlindSquare app is very accessible. I don't want to give anyone the impression that it is not, and as far as I know, Apple gives other reasons for why you can request

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Alex Hall
otherwise, but so far the alternatives are winning out. Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 10:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi Joe, First

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Grant Hardy
, etc., you can at least do okay. Grant From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: October 27, 2013 8:42 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Also, to add to Sieghard's comments, using Blind

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Alan Paganelli
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RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Joe
refund request, I'll have no choice but to start liking the blasted thing.--Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment First, I do

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Grant Hardy
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment First, I do not have this app, but I have done a lot of research into it and am thinking of buying it at some point. That said, it all depends

RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, Joe. I don't know if you've found the podcast that was done by an Austrailian woman demonstrating Blind Square. It was rather lengthy, but gave some good information. Actually, I just went looking for it so I could tell you where to find it and couldn't find it. I don't think it was on

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread David Chittenden
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment First, I do not have this app, but I have done a lot of research into it and am thinking of buying it at some point. That said, it all depends

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.comviphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]*On Behalf Of*Joe *Sent:*Sunday, October 27, 2013 7:50 AM *To:*viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:*RE: BlindSquare, A Disappointment Hi Sieghard, The BlindSquare app is very accessible. I