I think that will be the next step. It works with Nokia phones that are not smart phones or PDA's. see link below.
http://www.triumphonic.com/catalog/wayfinder.html thanks, Little Freak([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 6:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] hearing protection -new tools You know the real bummer is as far as I can determine, there is nothing available for those of us using smart phones running windows mobile 6. Looking at the list of supported phones for Wayfinder, the Motorola Q or 9M does not appear. I hope someone will get something that works for these phones on the CDMA network. On Dec 27, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Ray Boyce wrote: > Hi Dale > URl at the bottom of this message > Try this > Welcome to Wayfinder Navigator 7 > > Wayfinder NavigatorT 7 is an online GPS navigation system for your > mobile phone. With the Wayfinder Navigator software and a Bluetooth > GPS receiver your mobile phone becomes the ideal travel companion. > Whether you travel by car, bike or on foot, Wayfinder navigator helps > you find and select locations and discover millions of points of > interest. > > Find hotels, banks, restaurants, theatres, bars, shops, night life, > petrol stations and much more by proximity, on the map or browse the > integrated directories. > At the click of a button your portable and easy to carry mobile > navigator guides you there from door to door. > > In Wayfinder NavigatorT 7 you will find new features such as night > mode (navigation mode with darker colours for a more pleasant > navigation experience when driving in the night), 3D navigation maps*, > improved search functionalites, and a new attractive easy-to-use > interface. > > Follow the instructions below to install your copy of Wayfinder > NavigatorT 7! > > * Not available for all phones. See Wayfinder.com for a list of > compatitable phones. > > INSTALLATION > ............................................................................ ... > > Install Wayfinder Navigator > List of 3 items > > In order to use Wayfinder Navigator you must first install it on your > phone (if not pre-installed). > > 1. If you have bought a phone with a Wayfinder download icon, click > this to automatically be taken to the download process. Otherwise, go > to to p1.getwf.com > * in your mobile phone's web browser. > 2. Follow the simple steps described to download and install the > application. > 3. When installation is complete, the Wayfinder application will > automatically start up and you will be asked to activate the service > (if Wayfinder does not start automatically, click on the Wayfinder > icon in the main menu). > > * If you are North American customer, please go to na.getwf.com in > your mobile phone's web browser, or go to na.getwayfinder.com from > your computer to start your download and installation of Wayfinder > Navigator. You could also send the word Wayfinder to number 66000. > list end > > Activation Code > > You will need an activation code to activate the Wayfinder service > after you downloaded and installed the software. If you are not > already a Wayfinder customer you can buy an activation code on-line at > www.wayfinder.com, at other on-line shops or at a reseller. The > service will be activated after having inserted the code and your > mobile phone number in the Wayfinder application on your phone. You > can however try the Wayfinder Navigator for short period of trial. > Please follow the instructions when starting up the application to get > a trial activation code. > > List of 6 items > 1. If you have bought an activation code at www.wayfinder.com, other > online shops or at a reseller, please follow the instructions below to > activate your Wayfinder application. > 2. Open your Wayfinder. > 3. Go to More* / Wayfinder* > Tools > Submit code (* menu names may > differ depending on your phone model) from the main menu. > 4. Enter the activation code (with or without space). > 5. Enter your phone number (add the country code, omit the zero of the > area code, eg. +44222111333. NB! North American users should enter > their number by adding a 1 and removing any hyphens. E.g. 6501234567 > should be written > 16501234567 > 6. Send your code and your application will be activated. > list end > > THE GPS RECEIVER > ............................................................................ ... > > Connect a GPS receiver > List of 8 items > 1. You will need a GPS reciever to recieve GPS position data and to > fully use the Wayfinder application. If you don't have a GPS, you can > still plan routes but you will not be able to navigate and get voice > instructions. > 2. Please follow the instructions below to connect a GPS unit. > 3. To begin with, charge the battery of the GPS receiver before you > turn it on. > 4. Please read the instructions manual that came with your GPS > receiver. > 5. Make sure that the GPS has a clear view of the sky; e.g. put it > next to a window if you are inside a building or on the dashboard of > your car. > 6. Wait until the receiver indicates that it is receiving signals from > the satellites. > 7. Open the Wayfinder application on your phone and select More* / > Wayfinder* > Connect to GPS (*menu names can differ depending on your > phone model). If you are asked if you want to turn on the Bluetooth > connection, answer yes. > 8. Select your Bluetooth GPS receiver from the list. > list end > > PIN codes > > Sometimes you need a PIN code when connecting the GPS receiver. The > PIN code for the GPS receiver differs depending on the brand. Most GPS > receivers (including the Wayfinder GPS) use 0000, with the exception > of: > > . Emtac: 0183 > . Falcom Navi: 1111 > . Holux: 6268 > . M-tec: 0183 > . Parrot: 1234 > . Royal Digital: 1234 > > If you have another GPS receiver, and 0000 is not working, please > check with the GPS supplier to find out the PIN code. > > Bluetooth and GPS data > > The external GPS receiver is connected via Bluetooth. It should not be > placed more than 10 metres from the phone. The GPS receiver gets > signals from the satellites when it is placed in clear view of the > sky. Move to an open area if you are close to tall buildings or other > objects that may impede the connection. > > On your first try it could take a few minutes, and even up to twenty > minutes. After frequent connections to the satellites, the signals are > received within a few seconds. > > GPS Symbols > > GPS icon No connection > Place the GPS receiver not more than 10 metres from the phone and make > sure that it is on. > > GPS icon Connection > The GPS receiver is connected to the phone, but your position cannot > be pinpointed. Is the GPS-receiver receiving satellite signals? Place > the GPS-receiver in a clear view of the sky, e.g on the dashboard of > the car or by the window if you are indoors. > > GPS icon GPS-reception > The number of green bars specifies the quality of the GPS-reception, > i.e. > the accuracy of the position. Three green bars indicate excellent GPS > reception. > > Wayfinder Navigator icon The Wayfinder Navigator icon The Wayfinder > Navigator icon is rotating when the application processes any request > from the user, e.g. searching for destinations, calculating routes or > downloading maps. > > The Compass icon The Compass icon* > The Compass icon shows the point of the compass - the red triangle is > always pointing north, and the white triangle is always pointing > south. * Not available on all phones > > Change GPS receiver > > If you want to connect to another GPS receiver, select More / > Wayfinder > Tools > Disconnect from GPS . Wait for at least a minute > and then select > More* > / Wayfinder* > Connect to GPS (*menu names may differ depending on > your phone model). The phone will start searching for available > Bluetooth units. > Select > your new Bluetooth GPS receiver in the list. > > ACCESS POINTS > ............................................................................ ... > > Access Point Settings > > To be able to use Wayfinder NavigatorT you need to be able to connect > to the Internet from your mobile phone. To be able to connect to the > Internet you have to have a working Internet Access Point. > > An Internet access point consists of the address to the Internet > connection of your mobile operator. 3G subscribers connect via 3G and > usually have an Internet Access Point preinstalled. If you don't have > an access point and need help to set one up, please contact your > mobile operator. > > Please note that you will need to access the Internet via 3G, GPRS > Internet or Edge. WAP or GPRS-WAP are not sufficient. > > THE MAIN MENU > ............................................................................ ... > > When the Wayfinder application starts, the main menu is displayed: > > Main menu > > Plan route iconStart navigation > > Lets you set your start and destination, calculate your route and > navigate! > > Search icon Search* / Find* > > Search for locations such as addresses, companies or categories (such > as airports, hotels etc). If you do not know the spelling, only enter > the first few letters. The Country always has to be defined together > with at least one other field to complete the search request. > > * Menu names may differ depending on your phone model. > > favourites icon Favourites > > Favourites are your saved locations; addresses, companies, locations, > etc. > In the favourites view the names of your saved favourites are shown. > You can > add a new favourite to the list by selecting a point on the map or > saving a search result. You can also use your favourites as your > start/ destination and calculate a route to one of your favourites. > > map icon Map > > In the map view you can select a location or scroll the map. If a > route is calculated, it will be displayed as a red line. When you are > connected to the GPS receiver, your current position is shown in the > map view. You can also zoom in and out, either by by clicking on the > icons Zoom in or Zoom out*, by pressing the keys 0 and 5* or by > selecting the menu > Options* / > Wayfinder* > Zoom (*depending on your phone model). Move the map using > the stylus (touch screen phones), joystick or by pressing the keys 4, > 6, > 2 and 8 > (keypad phones). > > Sevices icon Services > > A web page where you receive free information about weather > conditions, public transportation, currency conversion etc. You can > also purchase additional content, e.g. professional weather and city > guides, on this web page. > > Settings icon Settings > > Check the settings before you start using Wayfinder. To access the > Settings view select Settings icon in the main menu. > > In the settings menu you can customise parts of the application > according to your own preferences. There are between four and six tabs > in the Settings view depending on your phone model: Phone*, Route, > Communication (Comm.), Sound*, Map*, Show* and GPS*. Note that menu > alternatives may differ depending on your phone model. > > Definition list of 5 items > Phone = Volume*: Set the volume of the voice instructions. > = Voice prompts: With this setting you can control the number of voice > instructions given during navigation. If you select the setting > "Less", you will receive about half the number of voice prompts > compared to if you select "Normal". You can also choose to mute all > voice instructions by selecting "Mute". > = Backlight: The backlight settings will affect your mobile phone's > standby time. If you set this option to "Normal" the default screen > saver options of your phone will apply. The option "Only on route" > means that screen will only be lit when navigating. "Always on" means > that the backlight will be on all the time. > = GPS auto reconnect*: Toggle on or off to choose if you want the > application to automatically reconnect to the selected GPS receiver > when you are disconnected or when you start up the application. > = Language: Set the language of the Wayfinder application, including > the voice instructions. > = Current GPS*: Change your GPS reciever. > = Internet Access point*(not applicable on all phone models): Set > which Internet access point to be used for contacting the Wayfinder > server. > Activate > a new Internet access point by selecting one in the list. If you're > experiencing problems with your Internet Access Point settings, please > contact your network service provider. Make sure you can use Internet > Explorer to browse the Internet. > = Keep GPRS alive*:If you set this to "off", Wayfinder will connect to > GPRS Internet only when it needs to. If you set it to "on", Wayfinder > will connect to the GPRS Internet immediately and keep it active until > Wayfinder is closed. Please note that if your operator charges you per > minute, then you should set this option to "off", but if your operator > charges you per connection you might want to set this option to "on". > > Route = Transport mode: Set your transportation type - passenger car, > pedestrian or taxi. This will affect the calculated route in terms of > where it is allowed to drive and estimated time to goal, as well as > estimated time of arrival. Note: When using pedestrian mode it is not > possible to calculate routes over 10km / 6 miles. > = Distance units*: Choose between using the metric system or miles/ > yards (not applicable on all phone models and language versions). > = Optimise route for: Optimise your route for time, distance or > traffic info. Optimise route for time means that Wayfinder will > calculate the fastest route. > If you select Optimise route for distance, Wayfinder will calculate > the shortest route. Optimising your route for "traffic info" means > that road works, accidents and other traffic disturbances will be > taken into consideration when Wayfinder calculates the route. Traffic > information is a subscription-based service; please check > MyWayfinder.com to find more. > = Toll roads: Choose to avoid or allow toll roads when calculating a > route. > = Motorway: Choose to avoid or allow motorways/freeways/highways when > calculating a route. > = Navigation mode* / Guidance view*: Set which default navigation mode > Wayfinder should use when navigating on a route, Guide view or Map > view (menu names may differ depending on your phone model). > = Automatic reroute: If activated, Wayfinder will automatically > calculate a new route from your current position as soon as you go off > track. > = Check traffic info*: Toggle on or off to select if you want to see > the traffic information displayed in a route. > = Traffic update time*: Choose traffic update frequency for the > traffic info displayed in a route. > > Communication (Comm.) = Save SMS destination*:When receiving an SMS > with a destination from another user you can save it automatically or > be asked to do it (* not applicable on all phone models). > = Auto route to SMS*: When receiving an SMS with a destination from > another user, the route can be automatically calculated to that > location if you set this option to "On". > = Keep SMS in inbox*: Choose between letting Wayfinder ask you or keep > the destination SMS automatically in your inbox (* not applicable on > all phones). > = Username: In addition to Wayfinder in your mobile phone, you also > have access to your personal navigation homepage, MyWayfinder.com. Use > this username to log in at MyWayfinder.com. > = Password: Here you can set or change your password for your > MyWayfinder.com account. To set a password, enter a password of your > choice (consisting of > 4 to 25 characters). If you have forgotten your password, simply set a > new one. > > Map* = Size of map cache: Change the allowed map cache size. The map > cache size will not affect maps that are downloaded from > MyWayfinder.com (map download not available for all phone models). > = Show my position*: Select if you want the tracking functionality > (show the current position on map) to automatically be on or only on > request. > = Map orientation: Choose if you want the map to be north oriented or > to rotate according to your direction while navigating. > = Navigation map*: Choose if you want to show the navigation map in 2D > or 3D by default (* not applicable on all phones). > = Select Position Image*: Choose what graphical icon to be shown on > your position in the Map view. > = Show favourites*: Choose if you want your favourites to be displayed > on the map at all zoom levels (always), at city zoom levels (city > level) or > never. > = Categories shown*: Select which category icons you want to be > displayed on the map. > = Traffic info in map*: Choose if you want to see the traffic > information displayed in the map. Traffic info is a subscription bared > service available in selected countries. > = Traffic update time*: Choose traffic update frequency for the > traffic info displayed in the map > > Show = Show favourites: Choose if you want your favourites to be > displayed on the map at all zoom levels (always), at city zoom levels > (city > level) or > never. > = Start in*: Choose which view you prefer the application to start in. > = Traffic info in map*: Choose if you want to see the traffic > information displayed in the map. > = Traffic update time*: Choose traffic update frequency for the > traffic info displayed in the map. > = You can also select which category icons you want to be displayed on > the map by ticking them in the list shown at the bottom* . > list end > > * Not applicable/available on all phones. > > ICONS > ............................................................................ ... > > Points of Interest in the map > > In the map view you are presented with different icons that help you > find points of interests (sometimes referred to as "POIs") when > navigating or viewing the map, such as museums, restaurants, hotels > etc (see icon list below). > > hotel Hotel > restaurant Restaurant > grocery store Grocery store > bank Bank > atm ATM > post office Post office > gas station Gas station > car repair Car repair > wifi hotspot Wifi hotspot (wireless Internet connection available) > tourist office Tourist information tourist attraction Tourist > attraction historical monument Historical monument golf course Golf > course ski resort Ski resort church Christian church synagogue > Synagogue mosque Mosque pharmacy Pharmacy hospital Hospital airport > Airport railway station Railway station bus station Bus stop/station > tramway Tramway ferry terminal Ferry terminal parking garage Parking > garage parking Parking amusement park Amusement park casino Casino > theatre Theatre cinema Cinema nightlife Nightlife traffic information > Traffic information road work Road work speed camera Speed camera > speed trap Speed trap detour Detour hindu temple Hindu temple buddhist > temple Buddhist temple cafe Cafe commuter rail station Commuter rail > station subway station Subway station > > You can search directly for a certain category (e.g. hotel) by > selecting Select category when making a search. There you find a > number of categories already listed but you can search for many more > categories. Just enter any of the names listed below in the Address or > Company field. > > Amusement park > ATM > Automobile dealer > Bank > Beach > Bowling > Bus station > Business facility > Camping ground > Car dealer > Car rental > Casino > Church > Cinema > Community centre > Concert hall > Convention > Court house > Cultural Centre > > Dentist > Doctor > Embassy > Frontier crossing > Gas station > Golf course > Government office > Grocery store > Historical monument > Hospital > Ice skating rink > Library > Marina > Music > Opera > Parking garage > Petrol station > Pharmacy > Police station > > Post office > Recreational facility > Rest area > School > Shop > Shopping > Ski resort > Sports activity > Sports centre > Theatre > Tourist attraction > Tourist information > Town Hall > Tram station > Underground > University > Vehicle repair facility > Winery > > Application symbols > > Table with 2 columns and 16 rows > Plan route > Calculate and navigate a new route > Search > Search and find a location, an address or a company Favourites > Favourite locations Map View the map Services Services - information > about weather conditions, public transportation, currency conversion > etc. > Settings > Settings - customise your Wayfinder application Start icon Set as > start Destination icon Set as destination No GPS The GPS receiver is > not connected to the phone GPS icon The GPS receiver is connected to > the phone, but receives no signals. > GPS icon > Full GPS data reception > GPS icon > Regular reception of GPS data > GPS icon > Adequate GPS data reception > Zoom in > Zoom in > Zoom out > Zoom out > http://mywayfinder.com/manual/sep1/content.html > <http://mywayfinder.com/manual/sep1/content.html> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:lmchugh%40verizon.net> > > To: <[email protected] > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] hearing protection -new tools > > > Dale, the hearing protection sounds great, no pun intended! Who is > the > > manufacturer I really could use something like that. I have some > great ear > > muff style protection but the problem is that when I turn off my > power > > tool > > for a few minutes I can not hear if someone is calling me. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:dleavens%40puc.net> > > > To: <[email protected] > > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 7:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] new tools > > > > > > I got a couple of tools for Christmas, a pair of Japanese saws, I > used one > > already, a rather spectacular little hand saw. I also got a > ratcheting > > hand > > pruner, a rather fine plumb bob and a rather good sliding bevel. > It uses a > > thumb clamp to lock in the angle so you can operate it with one > hand and > > it > > presses flat so you don't have a wing nut in the way. > > > > I also got an earmuff style electronic hearing protection. When > the sound > > is > > below a certain level a microphone activates so you can hear, > there is a > > volume control. When a sudden noise happens or the background is > beyond a > > certain level it shuts down. > > > > Otherwise I bought myself the Wayfinder Navigator GPS software for > my > > cell > > phone and a Holux GPS receiver. Trouble is there isn't hardly any > > information for this area. So far I haven't figured out much but I > haven't > > had much time. I also bought a Cirius satellite receiver which I > am also > > figuring out. > > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net> Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, > > Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > <http://acbradio.org/handyman.html> > > or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/> > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > > > > If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the > > following address for more information: > > http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws- > > <http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-> > users.com > > > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man > > list > > just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com> > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: > 12/27/2007 > 1:34 PM > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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