Wow, I like the idea of Garmin but not announcing turn by turn directions when walking is a real limiter.
Navigon is starting to sound good, that or Mapquest. On Feb 13, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: > For what it is worth, I was very disappointed in TomTom. I found it > difficult to use with VO and found it was not possible to get turn > directions i.e. right/left. I regret purchasing that app. > > I've been pretty impressed with the Mapquest app. Aside from address entry > being a bit tedious, the directions have been solid and for free I'm > surprised what the app does. > > Kelly > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Geoff Waaler [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 4:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: GPS Apps > > Greetings, > > Perhaps those who believe Navigon's interface to be overly abstruse might > consider posting which tasks they would like to perform and what steps they > tried rather than a general statement lacking specifics that might scare off > people who might otherwise find this app very useful. > > Many of us who have Navigon are scratching our heads since it does not take > a technical wizard to ascertain, for example that from the main screen one > can locate an address by selecting "enter an address", or select: "search > for a POI" to start a business search. VO identifies both of these as > buttons. > > Best regards. > Geoff > > On Feb 12, 2011, at 11:12 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Hi Kawal: >> Call me dense. But, I still think there's too much rocket science > involved in making Navigon work. I've gotten discouraged with the number of > hoops to jump through, just to get directions somewhere. Or, perhaps I'm > just too much of a homebody to make it worth my while to work with. I have > a secret notion that only wizards and geniuses can really get anywhere using > it.:) >> >> Carolyn H >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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