I think we vote with our dollars. If Tap Tap See were a paid app from the get_go, that would be one thing. I don't mind paying for a picture if it returns the result I need. Sense that's not going to happen, I'm voating with my money. I'm not buying either version.
Alan Sent from my iPad Air > On Feb 2, 2014, at 11:58 AM, "Pinky" <pink...@abe.midco.net> wrote: > > Viphone lister’s > I too would like to be able to add some text or a recording to help get what > I want. But I find that the people on this list thought Tap Tap See was a > wonderful app and did not complain about it when it was free but now that > they have to pay they are moaning and groaning about their results they > get. They did not complain when they took picture after picture and thought > it was great. I think these app that assist us are great and we need to > wake up and smell the roses as to how well we all have it. So let say about > ten years ago how did you all identify jars, can good and other items? > It wasn’t to many years back as I remember we did not have all those devices > and app to assist us in our everyday lives like we do now. > > Yes it would great if Tap Tap See would add a recording or a place to type > in the question we want answered. But by us not supporting them by buying > the pictures how is it ever going to happen. I think we need to be more > patient and see what they do in the future. > > Ed > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 12:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: a tap tapt see rant > > Jerry, > > I think a lot of people still find Tap Tap See useful, get good information > and don’t mind the fact that sometimes what comes back is not perfect. The > fact is that Tap Tap See occurs the cost of the image recognition whether the > information is what you want or maybe even if the information you want is in > your photo. Anyhow, Tap Tap See is one of several apps out there and you make > the choice as to whether you want to use it or maybe I should say you choose > whether it’s worth it to you to buy credits. If not, there is Camfind, > Digit-Eyes, Red Laser, Talking Googles and others most of which are free or > can be purchased with a one-time payment. > > I think it’s unfair to claim Tap Tap See isn’t doing anything to add the > ability to ask a question or to complain the feature is not yet there. Why > don’t we wait another 4 or 6 months, if it’s not there then maybe it’s OK to > complain. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Jerry Mader > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 8:26 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: a tap tapt see rant > > Yes, I agree, I as well have stopped buying credit for this app. I’m not > going to buy credit for a product that doesn’t help me find the information I > need. > We have to have the ability to ask a question or at least type one. Tap Tap > See isn’t giving out the information any longer as well as it used to after > the purchasing of credits came into the picture. > Something needs to be done here, because I’m not wasting money on something, > that I can’t use, and I’m sure many would agree with me. And every time we > click a picture, if it gets answered, there goes another credit, even if the > answer is wrong. This isn’t right. Somehow if we get the information wrong we > should be able to somehow make tap-tap-see aware of this and they should > refund the credit back to us in my opinion. It just isn’t right for us to > have to pay for something that plainly isn’t doing anything to help figure > out what we’re looking at. Wasn’t this the ap’s purpose anyway? At least > that’s how I perceived the description of it. > > Thanks > Jerry Mader > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Kay Malmquist > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 11:16 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: a tap tapt see rant > > Yes, but the ability to ask questions has already been put to the fine people > at TTS and still nothing as of yet. That is not to say it isn't being worked > on. I don't care how small or stupid to some people a fortune is, not > everybody is going to want the same things from an app. It has done me many > favors and read some really neat things to me but it seems more and more as > though it is not doing the job expected. Several months ago, if I took a > picture of a fortune cookie paper, which I had done, it would be read the > first time. This is not the case any more. I have meat in my freezer which > I buy by the side and by the pig and It does not have bar codes on it and > just has labels that have to be read. TTS Used to get these right on the > first try and this is not the case any more. I have to resort to CamFind to > get the job done any more and nothing has changed I might add. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robin Frost > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: a tap tapt see rant > > Hi, > I write the following in humility and with the utmost respect. While I too > have always been a proponent of an ask a specific question feature and think > it certainly could serve only to enhance the usefulness and efficiency of the > app for all users, it seems to me that your reaction in this instance might > be a bit unfair. After all given the scope of the information the app > delivers to recognizers at this juncture they did give accurate information > based on that which they had available to them. You know what they say about > assuming (smile). We can’t assume that what we wish to know is obvious to > them any more than they could or necessarily should assume that they can > deduce exactly that you wanted the actual text of the fortune. In truth I’m > amazed that it came out clearly enough for someone to eventually recognize > for you. Again I’m not disagreeing that an ask a specific question via text > feature in the app isn’t greatly longed for and perhaps necessary to enhance > its usefulness. I’m just saying that I’m glad your rant was first directed > at us as opposed to them (smile). > Perhaps when the heat of the moment has dissipated a request for such a > feature and explanation of how it could only benefit both users of the app > and those who recognize images might be easier for you to send their way. > Just my two cents no one asked for and no one is obligated to live by. > > Robin > > From: Kay Malmquist > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 10:33 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: a tap tapt see rant > > I need to write this to the people at Tap Tap See, but right now I am > anything but constructive. For some odd reason I love to know what my > fortune cookie says. So I started tap tap see and took a picture. first > come back was, "fortune cookie paper". Brilliant deduction Sherlock. I am > blind not dense. Next came back with numbers. Oops! wrong side so I flip > it over. Then next I get, "white paper with black text". No kidding! Next > I finally am treated to the actual fortune. Now I had another one stuffed in > my jacket pocket so I decided since I was in picture wasting mode I might as > well try for more. First was fortune cookie paper, then text on white > paper, then numbers, my bad again, turn it over. Then back to same stuff > different side. Finally, the words I had been waiting to hear. all in all, > 11 pictures wasted before outcome is achieved. I have paid for 100 pictures > and feel this is a huge rip off. If I had a way to ask even though in this > case I don't feel I should have to state the obvious, A lot of time and > wasted effort could have been eliminated. 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