Hi all:
i got a special code that i won in a tournament to get the blind square for 
free, but don't know where i can put this code, any ideas will be highly 
abbreciated
thanks so much 
Ramy moustafa saber
licturer at:
faculty of musical education
music arranger and sound engineer
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 12, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, in Tools there is Recent Places. There you get list what you just heard 
> and then favourite it.
> 
> Eugenia, I don't mean voiceover setting. In BlindSquare, go to 
> Other/Settings. You'll find setting for speech speed and volume.
> 
> Lähetetty iPhonesta
> 
> "Red.Falcon" <[email protected]> kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 
> 15.15:
> 
>> Hi!
>> I do believe that one of the options when your on route is to hear again a 
>> list of places you've gone passed!
>> And if you pick the one you want I suppose it will let you edit it!
>> Have you heard the podcast [I do not have the link sorry] it tells you all 
>> about hearing that list as well as a lot of other stuff!
>> HTH Colin
>> 
>> On 12 Jul 2013, at 12:50, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi again
>>> I will check out the settings on voiceover like you said, but I think it 
>>> means that if I raise the voiceover volume the speech volume on BlindSquare 
>>> might be too loud at times. But I will find out.
>>> 
>>> I know I can do a search and make a place a favourite.  However, I had in 
>>> mind that you heard something that you didn't know about, so you decide to 
>>> make it a favourite without having to do a search. Like I said, I don't 
>>> even know if this is possible.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Jul 12, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> There is separate volume setting for Acapela voices in settings. You can 
>>>> balance volume with VoiceOver using that.
>>>> 
>>>> If you favourite a place, then you will hear also arrival and bypass 
>>>> announcements.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but let me know!
>>>> 
>>>> Lähetetty iPhonesta
>>>> 
>>>> Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> kirjoitti 12.7.2013 kello 13.50:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi guys
>>>>> Earlier it was asked about features that we would like for BlindSquare. 
>>>>> Now that I've had it for a while, a short while to be true, I have a 
>>>>> couple of ideas.
>>>>> 
>>>>> First, I think the meet speech mode should be available on all 
>>>>> BlindSquare screens. This is because I'm having to turn the volume down 
>>>>> on my headphones, and voiceover is very low to the point where I can't 
>>>>> hear it when I'm done that. Also, I got a phone call the other day, and I 
>>>>> couldn't hear and I had to start raising the volume on the headphone 
>>>>> before I could talk on the call. So, I'm not sure what all can be done 
>>>>> about this completely, but that would be beneficial.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Another feature, and I don't know if this is possible, would be to be 
>>>>> able to choose a location that you heard when you were passing it so that 
>>>>> you would be notified when you got there. Or, maybe you could put it on 
>>>>> your favourites right then and there. This is just some ideas.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Gigi
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 12, 2013, at 4:39 AM, Cheree Heppe <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here:
>>>>>> On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus.
>>>>>> Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my 
>>>>>> new area.  For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop 
>>>>>> on my way home.  Good-bye fat wallet!
>>>>>> When I neared my place, which I have as a favourite, the app made a 
>>>>>> chiming tone and announced the address.  As the bus left my location 
>>>>>> toward the transit center, the app gave a descending chime.
>>>>>> I was also able to find a place new to me while walking.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Cheree Heppe
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4S
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 09/07/2013, at 3:45, Ilkka Pirttimaa <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside 
>>>>>> shopping malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is 
>>>>>> not only based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It 
>>>>>> means, BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt announcements 
>>>>>> according to that. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will 
>>>>>> not hear direction and you will hear word "about" before distance. If 
>>>>>> you increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clock 
>>>>>> face information.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters 
>>>>>> from you. You will probably hear distance and clock face for half of the 
>>>>>> way there. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better 
>>>>>> and better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company 
>>>>>> (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m)
>>>>>>  for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. 
>>>>>> Their system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with 
>>>>>> accuracy of few meters.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas 
>>>>>> (http://www.indooratlas.com). With their technology, one can record 
>>>>>> static magnetic fields inside buildings. You can then use your mobile 
>>>>>> devices magnetometer to calculate fingerprint and get your location 
>>>>>> inside that building.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more 
>>>>>> navigation possibilities also inside buildings!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue., Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello guys
>>>>>>> I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most 
>>>>>>> impressed with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS 
>>>>>>> program would do this anyway.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left 
>>>>>>> BlindSquare running.  It started telling me about a lot of the stores 
>>>>>>> as I was passing. The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't 
>>>>>>> tell me left or right but it did give distance.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas 
>>>>>>> metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough 
>>>>>>> different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still 
>>>>>>> the busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger.
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Gigi
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get 
>>>>>>>> you to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that 
>>>>>>>> way. I actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know 
>>>>>>>> from my own experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd 
>>>>>>>> party apps has just the same features: 
>>>>>>>> https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Tue., Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, 
>>>>>>>>> or do you have to use the official app to earn them?
>>>>>>>>> Jonathan Mosen
>>>>>>>>> Mosen Consulting
>>>>>>>>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
>>>>>>>>> http://Mosen.org
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the 
>>>>>>>>>> world. Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact 
>>>>>>>>>> that this crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register 
>>>>>>>>>> of places around the world. If some place is missing, someone 
>>>>>>>>>> playing Foursquare will add it and give it category + address 
>>>>>>>>>> information, because they earn points in a game!
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it 
>>>>>>>>>> too. You can also check-in to places without publishing information 
>>>>>>>>>> about your location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your 
>>>>>>>>>> score and who of your Foursquare friends are in front of you. 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share 
>>>>>>>>>> their checkins. They will get push notifications about friends 
>>>>>>>>>> checkins and get to know if they are near each other. 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game 
>>>>>>>>>> while using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, 
>>>>>>>>>> BlindSquare could learn what type of restaurants you tend to like 
>>>>>>>>>> and suggestions will get better and better.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or 
>>>>>>>>>> even have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra 
>>>>>>>>>> twist and kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the 
>>>>>>>>>> device or even get you automatically checked in places you have 
>>>>>>>>>> given this permission. 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens 
>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Mike.
>>>>>>>>>>> With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in.
>>>>>>>>>>> This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for 
>>>>>>>>>>> checking in to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or 
>>>>>>>>>>> restaurants will give you specials for checking in with 4square.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> > Hello Matt,
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know 
>>>>>>>>>>> > what you mean when you talk about "checking in" to a place.  
>>>>>>>>>>> > Could you clarify or refer me to some explanatory information.
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > Thanks and best regards!
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > Mike
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens 
>>>>>>>>>>> > <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >> Hi Mike.
>>>>>>>>>>> >> No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The 
>>>>>>>>>>> >> only reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the 
>>>>>>>>>>> >> place you were going to.
>>>>>>>>>>> >> On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question:
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> 4Square?  I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> for sure.
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Thank you very much,
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Mike
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> i absolutely love this app.  i am still learning the new city 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> that i have moved to and, this app is great for that.  
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> yesterday, for example, i was on paratransit.  well, you know 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> how they tend to drive you about, who knows where, while on 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> your way to your destination?  i started my blind square app 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> and just had a listen as we were going along.  we pulled into 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> a parking lot, i shook the phone and it told me we were at a 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> grocery store.  i asked the driver; hey, are we at the grocery 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> store and he said; we sure are.
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> you when on out of town trips also.
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> i do use my navigation apps with ear buds though instead of 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> bluetooth.  i think it's just the nature of the beast but, 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> things seem to be cut out completely or the first part is 
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> chopped off.
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Vivianna
>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
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